LOGIN“How could you?” Noah demands, his voice raw. “You knew I was regretting how I treated her. You knew I wanted a chance and you took her from me.”A humorless laugh leaves me, and I shake my head. “Are you serious right now? I didn’t even know who she was… And I met her when you were still treating h
ADRIAN.I don’t remember getting into the car. I don’t remember starting the engine. All I remember is the look on her face and the chilling words she said.It keeps playing in my head, wreaking havoc in my already depleted soul.We had such a great day. I cleared my schedule and spent the entire da
“No,” I answer immediately. “I didn’t.”“Not even a suspicion?” he presses.“No,” I repeat, frustration rising. “Why would I lie about that?”“I want to believe you, but…”“But what?” I insist. “Why can’t you accept it as it is? A messed up, terrible coincidence.”“Because from where I am standing,
“It’s not nearly enough!” Noah pushes back.I stare at him because really? Does he not know when to shut the fuck up and leave?I get that this must come as a shock to him—not that I care—but it’s a shock to all of us. Never in my wildest dreams did I imagine I’d end up dating one of his best friend
I never pried because I thought that once we were more serious in our relationship, I’d meet them because they were part of his circle, just like he would get to meet Lilly.Looking back at those conversations…I should have asked more. I should have pushed. I should have at least asked for a name. M
SIERRA.“Adrian?”The name leaves Noah’s lips like a ghost.His name and the familiarity in it loops in my mind on repeat, echoing over and over no matter how hard I try to shut it out.“Noah?”Besides me, Adrian stills as if he’s seen a ghost. He looks at Noah like he doesn’t trust what he is curre
I remember the last time he gave me hope. It was after we joined Uni. Chloe had broken up with him for reasons known only to her. He’d shown up at my apartment one evening, looking like the world had broken him. I was so startled to see him there—Noah Woods, standing on my doorstep with red eyes and
NoahThe rhythmic hum of the air conditioner fills Dad’s office, blending with the faint rustle of papers as I flip through the final page of the report. The mahogany desk between us gleams, sunlight slanting across its surface and catching on the silver cuff of my father’s watch. Across from me, Li
I wake up with an overwhelming need to use the washroom badly. My bladder feels like it’s about to combust, and maybe it’s all that water they made me drink before taking my meds.I must’ve fallen asleep not long after Lilly’s visit. One minute I was awake, staring at the ceiling, and the next, I wa
“Hey.”Lilly’s voice pulls me back, her hand warm over mine, grounding me in the present. “You’re scaring me. Should I call the doctor?”My vision clears slowly, the sterile white walls of the hospital room replacing the foggy garden from my dream. I take shaky breaths, trying to calm the frantic rh







