LOGINThe 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
“Who knows?” I went to stand. “They’re rogues. It’s not like they’re the most logical—”Before I could finish, the room spun from the sudden movement, loss of blood, and whiskey in my system. My knees buckled again, and I collapsed. Callum’s arms shot out, gathering me against his chest just before
“I didn’t consider the time of month when I invited her out here,” he chuckled.Chuckled.Had I ever even fucking heard him laugh before?The guards just stared at us for another long moment. It felt like an eternity, and the whole time, I feared they could hear my heart pounding wildly, or that th
We didn’t stop until we reached the edge of the forest. It was only then that I froze, releasing Helen’s hand. “Go,” I said, giving her and Marissa’s girlfriend a shove. “Run back to campus. Climb up the trellis and walk along the ledge—”“We know how to get in without getting caught. But why aren’t
Liora’s POV“Well, well. What do we have here?” One of the rogues, a male in human form, stepped forward. The moonlight caught the jagged scar that cut across his cheek, making the smoothed-over flesh almost seem to gleam a silvery hue. Cold eyes flicked over us before landing on one of the girls in







