LOGIN“Oh, what’s the harm…” He held up the packet of powder. “This is supposed to kill you. Come morning, your body will be buried under the rose bushes. My employers wanted to dump you somewhere else, but… Well, you’re a good kid, despite everything. I felt like it was only fair to put you someplace nic
Liora’s POVMy head ached something fierce.I groaned, squeezing my eyes shut tight before blinking them open. My vision blurred, the dark ceiling swimming and swaying above me. An overwhelming feeling of nausea came over me, and before I could stop it, I’d turned my head and retched.When it was fi
I turned slowly, taking it all in. My mother leaned in the doorway beside Zane with her arms crossed tightly over her chest.“Like I said,” she muttered. “Gone. Took off the moment she had a chance to. With my dress and everything.” She shook her head bitterly. “I mean, it makes no sense! I told her
Callum’s POV“Zane, what point are you trying to make? You’re talking in circles.”“The point is that I think you owe me a little credit, Callum,” Zane huffed. “I mean, I’m basically the whole reason you two are even together right now! I feel like that deserves some kind of acknowledgment at minimu
“Something subtler,” Callum’s mother added.“Yes.” Callum’s father paused.. “There are other ways to handle it. Something that looks natural. An accident, maybe, or…”I didn’t linger to hear the rest of it.I pushed off the wall. My heart was slamming so hard I could feel it in my ears, my throat, m
Liora’s POVMy stomach sank as I heard those words.“I could hardly keep a straight face all through dinner,” Callum’s mother said. “Seeing her sit there in my gown like she had any business wearing it.”A soft clink of crystal followed. His father’s voice, flat and dry, responded: “What possessed y
Liora’s POVMy head was still pounding slightly from where I had bumped it, making the lights of the gas station even more blinding. I rubbed my fingers across the bump, hissing at the sudden ache from the raised welt that had formed on my temple.But really, I hardly felt the pain at all.I stared
Liora’s POVBy the next day, my interaction with Callum had all but consumed my mind. The pictures on my phone felt heavier than ever. I couldn’t focus in my morning class, and I could hardly eat my food at lunch.Not that it mattered, anyway, because I was pretty certain one of Bianca’s followers
Liora’s POVI turned abruptly, staring at Callum with wide eyes. His gaze remained fixed on the road ahead, guiding the car through the winding landscape with ease, but his jaw was set in a firm line and his expression was completely serious.“You… believe me?” I whispered.I almost thought I was dr
Liora’s POVI wanted to explain myself. I wanted to tell everyone that the rumors weren’t true—that I had merely been having dinner with my father and nothing more. And that the panties on the floor were mine, but that someone had stolen them from my dresser. I hadn’t placed them there.And yet, th







