Hannah That night, after the awkward tension at dinner, I found myself unable to finish my plate. The rest of the family banquet went by without incident, Noah keeping his distance after I had seen him watching me from the hallway. I pretended to eat, falling back into my old habits: pushing my fo
Noah As Noah returned the plate to the kitchen sink, he found himself unable to fully suppress the small smile that tugged at the corner of his mouth. Despite his lingering anger and frustration with Hannah, he couldn’t help feeling a glimmer of pride at her attempt to eat something. Her eating
Hannah Seeing Zoe kiss Noah’s cheek so tenderly, so lovingly, had filled me with a rage that made me want to lash out. I wanted to scream, cry, yell and throw things, even resort to my purging pills once more despite the fact that they had long since been flushed down the toilet. But I didn’t do
My heart gave a little flutter at the undisguised want and hunger in his eyes. This wasn’t like him, to want me outside of our intimacy nights. But something had changed lately. … Later that evening as I began dressing for the banquet, I stood in front of the floor-length mirror in my chambers a
Hannah “Can I talk to you?” Noah asked, taking a hesitant step forward before his eyes flickered over to Viona. “Alone?” Viona scoffed from behind me. “Whatever you have to say to Hannah, you can say in front of me,” she said coldly. Noah shot me an almost pleading look, and I sighed. “Viona,
Hannah After politely excusing myself from the cluster of council members’ wives, I made a beeline for the bar. My throat felt parched, an anxious dryness brought on by Noah’s lingering presence even after he had departed. The flute of champagne was already growing warm in my grip, and I certainly
Hannah With a fresh scowl now etched onto my face, I strode away from Noah, the rapid clicking of my heels against the marble floor echoing the pounding of my heart. Are you drunk already, he had said. All because of what? Because I was polite to Drake? Because I was affectionate toward him? B
Noah Noah watched as Hannah stalked off with a scowl, her hips swaying with each step. His jaw clenched as she disappeared into the crowd without a backward glance, her long black dress moving behind her. She looked so… different lately. Was it just because she had been eating more? No, he thoug