To my chagrin, my door was opened, and Jason walked in without even being invited. "I'm sorry I'm late, I had problems with traffic. I even had to come here by helicopter," he said quite excitedly, and I frowned. "I was just missing this one," I muttered to myself, quite disgusted. "What? Do you
Laura I forced myself to laugh mockingly at his words. "So you missed me when I was your human alarm, promptly waking you up every day at the same time for you to go to work? Did you miss how I made myself available to keep you tidy? Did you miss me in the kitchen? Or when I prepared your bath when
LauraI saw Jason finally leave my room, and as soon as he closed the door, I covered my mouth with my hands to stifle the big laugh I let out. I got up and went to my living room window and looked at the powerful view of Manhattan outside. Furthermore, I had a smile of satisfaction on my face, it w
I couldn't deny that Jason Davies deserved a proper punishment, but it was also painful to see him lose everything to that woman. "He was too stupid not to be smart," I condemned. "Yeah, it was like Kendall put a spell on him. What a hell of a situation.""Spell or not, he remains the one to blame
Jason Dating? What? What does it mean? "Are you dating? Who are you dating?" I asked, feeling my mouth suddenly go dry. "I'm dating Richard," she replied, her big brown eyes still wide as if she were afraid of something. Her small, upturned nose was red at the tip, as were her cheeks. Laura Tho
Laura "What? What are you talking about? Did Jason find out about my daughter?" I was practically screaming in amazement when, on a group call with Ava and Terence, they told me about Jason's finding out. "If it's anything to go by, Jason thinks your daughter is a boy and not a girl," said Ava, t
"That Richard is a damn player," Terence commented recently. "Don't talk like that, Richard is a good guy," I said, defending Richard. "Look, we're going to take you off the call. You are drooling Jason egg," Ava said to Terence, then removed him from the call. She and I burst out laughing. Poor
Laura Strangely enough, Jason hadn't shown up again for a whole week, so I thought he had given up on me because I told him I was dating Richard. Maybe he decided to take some time to think about what he was doing. I was hoping he would stop bothering me and let me work in peace, but I got the answ
Annie POV Peter Morton’s face was just inches from mine, staring at me. The electric blue of his eyes was so close I could see his irises dilating and contracting. “You okay, Lady Ann?” he asked. I sighed with a small smile, half in delight. “It’s been a while since anyone called me that.” Actual
Annie POV The masked boy—who I didn’t want to admit was Peter—took me to an upscale, comfortable hotel where I could spend the night safely, away from everything, and try to regain my composure and figure out what to do next. “You can stay here,” he said calmly, though his voice still carried a hi
Annie POV The masked boy led me through the dark campus, his hand firm in mine as we ran away from the ballroom. My legs trembled, the blue dress swishing with each step, and tears still streamed down my face, hot and relentless. The sound of the shouts, the judgments, still echoed in my head, bu
“No choice?” He cut me off, his tone incredulous. “Are you serious? You chose to help Madison make that video. You chose to plug it into the projector. And now Annie’s out there, broken, while you try to run from the responsibility. This doesn’t fix anything, Abby. It wasn’t supposed to end like thi
Abby POV I was there, tucked away in the shadows of the ballroom’s corner, my heart still racing as I watched the chaos I’d helped create unfold. The giant screen kept playing that horrible video, distorted and manipulated clips of Annie echoing through the room like a final verdict. People poin
Annie POV I was still on the dance floor, the warmth of the masked boy’s body against mine, my head resting on his chest as the slow music guided us. The sound of his heartbeat against my ear was almost hypnotic, and I let myself get lost in that feeling I couldn’t quite explain. He’d just said s
I swallowed hard, Caleb’s words coming back to haunt me. “Have you ever stopped to think that maybe we’ve gone too far?” He’d said that at the mall, and I’d hung up on him, but now they echoed in my head. Annie had hurt me, yes. The fight in the dorm, the way she called me fake, like I was trash she
Abby POV I was leaning against the wall of the ballroom, the cup of punch in my hand already warm and forgotten, as I watched Annie dance with that masked boy. The soft lights of the ball cast shadows over them, and even from so far away, you could feel something in the air—a chemistry almost tangi
Anne POV I was there, trying to at least pretend I was enjoying the party with Summer, letting the loud music and spinning lights distract me from the weight pressing on my chest. Summer danced beside me, throwing her arms up with that endless energy of hers, and I tried to keep up, forcing a smile