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AVA“Mira, please wait,” I called out, my voice pleading. But she didn’t stop. “Mira, can you please let me explain?”She turned. “Explain what?” She spat. “How you’ve been lying to my face for God knows how long? Or how have you even been pretending?”“I…”“You knew him, Ava? You have known Caden Duke, and you choose not to tell me!” she interrupted, walking off.I followed her because I understood why she was hurt. We’d been best friends since we were five. We never kept secrets from each other, and I managed to keep this very vital information about myself from her.I caught up with her, holding her hands. “Just let me talk,” I said. “Please”.She folded her arms beneath her chest with a huff, actually willing to listen. “Tell me. And it better be a very reasonable excuse.”“I wanted to tell you.”“Wanted to? Ava, that’s what people say after they’ve already been caught. Besides, when? Before or after the whole school found out?”“The school didn’t find out anything, Mira,” I sai

AVAI had no idea where the bathroom was.“Thanks for walking me,” I said with a smile as we stepped back into the hallway. “I would’ve probably ended up in someone’s bedroom.”Reid chuckled. “My pleasure. At least I finally got to have an actual conversation with you.”“You make it sound like I’m hard to talk to.”You kind of are.” He muttered. “Not because you’re hard to talk to. We just never seem to finish a conversation.”Silence settled between us for a moment. My eyes wandered around the room, searching for Mira. She had excused herself minutes ago, but there was still no sign of her.And then…my eyes searched for someone else.Caden.He had been seated on the couch all night, but now…he was nowhere in sight.I exhaled sharply, returning my gaze to Reid. “I should probably go look for Mira.”He arched his brows. “You sure she didn’t ditch you?”I shook my head. “Mira wouldn’t—”My phone vibrated before I could finish my sentence. Mira: Emergency!!! I had to rush back to schoo

CADEN HOURS AGO The sunlight flickering from the windows made me stir. Fuck! My head was fucking killing me.A loud groan escaped my lips as I opened my eyes slowly. I squeezed them shut due to the bright light, before opening them slowly as events of last night slowly started coming back.The party…that alarm I dreaded every year…mom..lots of whiskey…breaking bottles…bleeding hands and then—Ava.Fuck.I turned my head towards the bed, and froze. She was there, sleeping beside me.For a moment, I just stared at her. Her hair was scattered across the pillow, her face peaceful despite everything that had happened last night. My eyes dropped to the space between us, and then to my hand, which had apparently found its way around her waist sometime during the night.I pulled it back immediately, just as more memories came rushing in all at once.Ava helping me with my wound…her arms around me when I broke down… Her fingers running through my hair as she comforted me. The way she’d l

CADENShe was standing across the room…looking so fucking hot in that red dress. It hugged her body so tightly, exposing her curves she usually kept hidden. I swallowed hard, trying to ignore the irritation building in my chest as she pressed herself closer to Reid.That shouldn’t be my business . She could do whatever the fuck she wanted to do.That was what I told myself, but still my eyes wouldn’t leave hers. Even with Maya beside me, shaking her ass vigorously against my pants, kissing me all over—my mind remained fixed on Ava. I stole another glance at her, and she was laughing. Laughing so loudly that I wondered what the hell Reid must have said. This continued for some time, and I could only watch in annoyance. Soon, some of the people around them moved away, leaving the two of them with more privacy.Reid looked at her; Ava did too. I couldn’t tell what they were discussing from where I stood, and somehow that only made the feeling in my chest worse. He moved closer, sh

CADEN. I had avoided seeing her since that day.All because of one reason—that image—Ava standing bare in front of me.It wouldn’t leave my head, no matter how hard I tried to erase it. Every second, every minute, my mind drifted toward Ava; that was all I could see.I hated it.I hated that she’d gotten into my head so easily.And now, seeing how close she was to Reid, I couldn’t decide which was more infuriating—fighting my thoughts or watching her laugh with him like he was some Prince Charming.“What the fuck are you two doing together?” The words escaped my lips before I could stop them.They both turned toward me, the smile on Ava’s face instantly disappearing.“Someone’s in a mood tonight,” Reid joked.I didn’t laugh.My attention remained on Ava, and I couldn’t help but notice her clothing choice.A slip nightdress? What the hell was she thinking wearing that downstairs?Wait—it wasn’t my business.I swallowed hard. “I’m so tired of having to tell you this, Ava,” I said, tryi