Chapter 1 Nora’s POV Today was not just any night. Not just his birthday. It was going to be the night. The night I finally gave myself to the boy I’d loved since high school. Seven years of holding hands, movie dates, forehead kisses and promises. Seven years of soft-spoken "I’ll wait for you" and me believing every single one. I stared at my reflection, running my fingers nervously over the neckline of the red satin dress I’d almost put back on the hanger three different times in the store. It hugged my body in all the right places, made me look like I knew what I was doing when in reality, my hands had been shaking since morning. Behind me, Selene let out a low whistle, arms crossed and leaning against the wall like she was about to start rating me out of ten. “Damn, Nora,” she grinned, popping her gum. “You sure you’re just giving him cake tonight? Or are we finally popping that cherry?” I blushed, turning away and pretending to fix my earrings, even though they were fine.

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Chapter 2 Nora's POV The music hit me before the doors even opened. Loud, aggressive, pulsing like a heartbeat that belonged to someone a lot more alive than I felt. Neon lights sprayed across the sidewalk, painting my bare legs and arms with pink and purple and sickly green. Inside was chaos. Bodies everywhere. Lights slicing the dark. Music that pounded into your ribs. Selene pulled me inside with a tight grip on my wrist. I didn’t realize I was still holding the cake until someone bumped into me and it nearly flew out of my hands. A part of me wanted to take it outside and smash it into the sidewalk. Another part wanted to cradle it like it was the last thing I had that hadn’t betrayed me. She led me through the crowd like she knew exactly where to go. I followed dumbly, my heels wobbling, my throat dry, my chest aching. We slid into a booth near the bar, low and velvet-lined, half in shadow. Selene took the cake from me and set it down on the seat. “Stay,” she said. “I’ll

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Chapter 3 Nora’s POV “Mmm... Austin?” My voice was thick with sleep, echoing through wherever room I currently laid, I reached out blindly, fingers brushing across warm sheets, soft pillows, and… A Hard, solid and muscular chest. My heart rate spiked, that was definitely not Austin's. I frowned, still not opening my eyes. Maybe I was dreaming. Maybe Austin had finally been hitting the gym like he swore he would every New Year. I curled closer, wrapping an arm around him, pressing my cheek to the warmth. But something else was wrong. Austin’s chest didn’t feel like this; his was soft, warm with a layer of gentle flesh I’d always found comforting. This… this was sculpted and firm. Quite similar to a rock. Wait a minute… I blinked slowly. The light streaming through unfamiliar cream-colored curtains made me squint. This wasn’t Austin’s room. This wasn’t my room either. My lashes fluttered open fully, and that’s when the world exploded. I screamed, jerking back so fast I fell

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Chapter 4 Nora’s POV The door slammed shut, leaving behind a silence that ate at my skin and left nothing but goosebumps behind. They were gone. All of them. Except Aria, who hadn’t moved. She stood still, her back turned to me, her shoulders shaking with what I thought were sobs. My throat burned from crying. My legs trembled and I fought the urge to go down to the ground in shame. “Aria…” I choked out, dragging the sheet tighter around me. “Please, I swear on everything I don’t know what happened. I don’t remember how I got here. I didn’t touch him, I didn’t do anything. It's really not my fault.” She turned around slowly. And wiped away her tears with the back of her hand. But something in her face had changed. She wasn’t crying anymore. There was no heartbreak, no pain, no confusion. Only amusement, annoyed amusement. She gave a long, dramatic sigh like she was tired of pretending. “God, you’re so dumb.” My brows furrowed. “W-what?” “You really don’t get it, do you?” she

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Chapter 5 Nora's POV The room was too white and bright. Too loud with so many guests as if we were holding a press meeting. It was like walking into heaven if heaven had a bad sense of humor. Chandeliers the size of horses dangled from the gold-embellished ceiling, catching every glint of light and flinging it into my eyes like a taunt. Roses; no, not just roses; imported roses in obnoxiously perfect arrangements spilled across the pews and trailed along the aisle like someone thought this was a royal coronation. Who organized this wedding, holy mother. This is wealth. “Move,” one of the maids assigned to me to ensure I don't run away whispered behind me, nudging my arm harder than necessary. I stumbled forward slightly, the ridiculous weight of the gown and veil dragging my body like chains. Three other maids flanked me, all dressed in ivory like angels assigned to escort me straight to hell. Or maybe prison. I wasn’t sure which I preferred anymore. The music played softly. A

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