Todos os capítulos de Dirty Little Secrets : Capítulo 51 - Capítulo 53

KINGSLEY'S POVIt took a few seconds standing there in the rain, Summer's heartbeat hammering against my chest, before I managed to pull myself back together enough to function."Okay." I eased back just enough to look at her properly, wiping the mix of rain and the tears off my face. "Okay. We need to get everyone out of here.""Good, you're back," George said, already herding the group toward the cars. "We can debrief once we're not standing in the middle of a parking lot."Victor caught up to me as we walked, still catching his breath from whatever had gone down inside. "You look like you saw a ghost.""Close enough." I glanced at him. "What exactly happened in there? Start from the beginning."He exhaled, dragging a hand down his face. "Roberts showed up right on schedule. I called him out about the men he's had following Summer — figured a threat of exposure might buy us some breathing room.""And?""A

SUMMER'S POV I loosened my grip on his hands and took a sharp step backward, the air suddenly feeling thin between us. "Huh!?" I gasped in shock, unable to process what he had just said. "I... mmm..." Kingsley stuttered, his confidence evaporating as he rubbed the tip of his nose—a nervous habit I’d never noticed until now. I just stared at him, my throat suddenly became tight as I gulped down nervously. My heart was already hammering against my ribs from the near-disaster of mentioning Mr. Noel, but now, it was threatening to burst for an entirely different reason. An abrupt, agonizing silence settled over the room before he finally cleared his throat. "You asked me... what my thoughts were about you, right?" He tightened his knuckles, taking a step back to match mine and creating a small, safe distance between us. "I never really wanted to say this until after the Orientation Showcase. I did not want to pressure you." I stood frozen, listening quietly, my shoulders ten