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
Liora’s POV“Emma Parson?”“Here.”“Jacob Perkins.”“Here.”“Marissa Price?”There was no answer. The professor looked up, glancing around the room over the rims of his glasses. “Marissa Price?” he repeated.Still no response. I lifted my head, looking over at the empty desk at the front of the room
I blinked, confused. “Sorry,” the girl said. “You two look so similar. I thought you were her for a second.”“Oh. No,” I replied. “But we’re looking for her. She’s late for an important exam. Have you seen her?”The girl shook her head, then replied, “I actually haven’t seen her last night.” She wru
But even as I thought that, I couldn’t open the door.Finally, the knocking stopped. I figured Bianca had given up; but a few moments later, I received a text that read: “Fine. If you want to be like that, then be like that. But yesterday was really hard for me, and it’s not fair that you’re doing t
“Man, this is disappointing,” Mia sighed as she kicked aside some underbrush. “We’ve already reached the edge, and nothing—”Before she could finish, her foot suddenly slipped on a rock. Her ankle bent at an unnatural ankle as she fell with a cry.“Mia!”Zane jumped down from the tree he’d been clim







