Lily I rip open the package and holy shit…a pair of black lingerie falls into my hands. Net. Scanty. Sexy as hell. "What the actual fuck, Mia?” "I snuck it into your box when I helped you pack. Amazing, right?" She sounds way too proud of herself. "Well… it is. But what the hell am I supposed to
Mia Where the fuck is Damon? It’s already late, and he’s still not back. Both him and his dad. I mean, weren’t they just supposed to grab Christmas decorations? What the hell is taking them so fucking long? I just got out of the shower, and now I’m lying on the bed, bored out of my damn mind. I
Curiosity gets the best of me. “Where’s Aaron?” I ask, narrowing my eyes. Max scratches the back of his head. “Uh… he went out to grab something.” I roll my eyes. “Thank goddess. At least I won’t be running into him.” We keep walking, but then I notice something weird. Instead of heading towar
Mia Damon didn’t say a single word—no warnings, no dramatic threats. He just moved like a goddamn bullet and decked Aaron right in the face. Full-force, no hesitation. Aaron stumbled back, clutching his jaw, and I swear I heard his teeth rattle. “You fucking bastard,” Damon snarled, rolling his sh
Damon exhales sharply, his jaw clenching. “Yeah… it’s why I don’t like my cousins.” He reaches for my hands, squeezing them gently. “I’m so sorry, Mia. I didn’t want this to happen.” I shrug, trying to act unbothered, even though my blood is still boiling. “It’s fine. I mean, I probably should’ve t
**Current Time** Aria The holidays are over, and honestly? Fuck this. I don’t wanna think about going back to class, dealing with professors and their surprise-ass emergency tests. Like, why? Why do they do this? Can’t we ease back into it like normal human beings? Ugh. "Are you done?" Lucas s
I can’t fucking believe this. Did he seriously just accuse me of putting everyone else before our relationship? Like, is he for real? I stomp to my car, get in, and speed off. We were supposed to go together, but screw that. He can figure it out himself. Maybe take an Uber. Or walk. I don’t give a
Aria I can’t fucking believe this. This bastard actually has the audacity to show up in front of me—after everything. I stare at him, my rage boiling under my skin. He looks like shit, to be honest. Like life’s been kicking his ass in all the right ways. His face is sunken, his eyes dull, and he’
Aria So, Lucas slowly starts driving the car into the pack, and the people standing there just part like the damn Red Sea. The second we pass through, the gate shuts behind us with this loud-ass BOOM that nearly makes me jump out of my skin. I glance ahead and realize the only thing lighting up th
“Relax already,” he says with a soft laugh. “You’re turning into a damn yapper.” I smack his arm playfully. “I’m serious, Lucas.” “I know,” he says with a nod. “And I get you. But with Mark and me, just let it be. There’s no fixing shit there.” “He shouldn’t have brought up your mom... that wa
Aria Lucas grips the steering wheel tight, his knuckles damn near white, and lets out a deep breath. “It’s none of your fucking business.” Mark throws his head back and laughs like an idiot. A full-blown, body-shaking laugh. “Calm down, man. I was just curious. I just wanna know what she was li
Mark looks like he’s about to throw out some excuse. “No... I just feel like…” “Listen, Mark,” Before he can finish that sentence, I cut right in, already tired of their dumbass back-and-forth. “If you want, you can ride with us in Lucas' car.” “What?” Lucas snaps his head toward me, eyes wide an
Aria It’s finally morning, and Lucas and I are all set to head out. The air is calm and sharp with cold, the kind that bites through your clothes, so we both throw on our winter jackets for extra warmth. We didn’t pack much, just a school bag stuffed with a few essentials, and Lucas had said if we
“Yeah, but he already told us everything he claims to know.” “Not enough, though,” he mutters, shaking his head. “I wanna know what it looks like, the people, the way they live… all of it. I don’t trust that fucking jerk, Aria.” I glance up at him, raising a brow. “And you guys are supposed to b
Aria Aunt Esther has been staring at Lucas and me from the couch like I’ve completely lost my mind. For the past hour, she hasn’t stopped looking at us that way, ever since I barged into her apartment and told her everything that’s been going on. “I still can’t believe this,” she says for what f
He pauses for a second, like he’s trying to find the right thing to say, but then he just nods. "I get it... I understand." I watch his face closely, trying to read him. "I’m thinking tomorrow," I add, my voice soft but sure. I wait for his reaction, but he’s holding it together better than I expec
Aria "So you're telling me the man just disappeared? Like, poof, gone?" Mia’s eyes are still wide as hell, looking all sorts of shocked, even though this is like the tenth time she’s asked. "For the last damn time, Mia, that’s what they said," Lily mutters, rolling her eyes, but Mia still looks