MasukThe first note was loud and raucous, nearly drowning out the roar of the crowd. Around us, the bar patrons surged forward, and I went with them without thinking, pulled in by the music.Somewhere in the first song, Callum appeared at my side.He didn’t say anything. Neither did I. We just stood ther
Liora’s POV“Okay, but hear me out,” Mia said as she sectioned off a piece of hair near my ear. “He got on his knees. In public.”“I know. I was there.”“In front of, like, fifty people.”“Mia.”“I’m just saying.” She caught my eye in the mirror, grinning. “That’s kind of romantic, don’t you think?”
“The deal was one date so I could convince you to have another.” He glanced at me. “Were you not listening?”“I was choosing to ignore that part.”“Selective hearing. Convenient.”I almost smiled and hated myself for it. I kept walking, and he kept pace with me easily.“Where would you even take me?
Liora’s POVBy Monday morning, the date was apparently common knowledge all over campus.I didn’t know how it happened. I hadn’t told anyone the details about the date except for Mia, and she had proven herself not to be the type to yap when I told her not to. But somehow, people had found out about
I looked around, sure that her cronies would appear now. But still, they didn’t. We remained alone, unheard, unseen.“What do you want?” I finally asked. The words came out sharp and clear, surprising given how tight my throat felt right now.Bianca looked up at me. “I don’t want anything from you,
Liora’s POVBianca’s sudden apology took me by complete surprise.It also struck me as complete and utter bullshit.I stared at her for a long time, not sure what to say. On one hand, it was almost impressive that she was going so far as to humiliate herself like this, but on the other, I knew it wa
I hesitated, then slid into the driver’s seat. Zane got in on the passenger side, still grinning like an idiot.“Okay,” he said. “So the clutch is on the left, brake in the middle, gas on the right. You’re gonna want to—”“I know how to drive a manual,” I said, cutting him off.He blinked. “You do?”
Callum’s POVThe bar erupted into shouts and murmurs.“He drugged the wolf?”“Holy shit, did you hear that?”“Alder’s gone too far this time!”The student in question was standing in the stream, dripping wet and pointing at the principal. The camera was still rolling, capturing everything. Capturing
Liora’s POVMy “date” with Zane was in under an hour. I hated that I had to call it that. A date. But he’d insisted, and right now, I needed his help. Not just in keeping my secret a secret, but in getting to retake the field test.I decided not to overdo it while getting dressed. Zane said to dress
Callum’s POV“Come on, man. You’ve been moping around for weeks.”I looked up from my textbook to find Drake standing in my doorway with his arms crossed. Behind him, I could see Toby loitering in the hallway, tapping away at his phone. They were both dressed to go out.“I’m not moping,” I said, for







