Nightshade
She was dressed in the Moonstone High cheer uniform, navy blue and silver, as pristine as always.
Everything about her screamed perfect, expensive, and powerful.
She was everything I wasn't, everything I could never be.
"Well?" Eleora pressed, leaning closer. Her perfume wafted up my nostrils, something floral, mixed with the chocolate scent, and it made me sick.
"Cat got your tongue, mutt?"
Tears filled my eyes. Don't cry. Don't give her the satisfaction.
"I...I..." My voice was hoarse and barely above a whisper. I steeled myself and tried again, tilting my chin up even as the chocolate dripped from my jaw. "What did I ever do to you, Eleora?"