Laura “She's alive; although Laura believes her daughter is dead, she is alive,” said Richard's voice while he was talking to someone on his cell phone. I could see from the clock on the bedside table that it was 3 am and everything was still pitch black outside. There in the apartment room, Richar
Laura Filled with adrenaline and fury for having just learned that that bastard hid the truth about my daughter still being alive all this time just so he could manipulate me, I hit him in the back of the head with the bat, using all my strength in a scream. Richard grunted, leaning his body forwar
Suzy “Are you doing this because of our child?” I asked calmly, and I saw Terrence sighing slowly. “I just want you to get out of here as quickly as possible, and you will. As you saw, the lawyer I hired is the best for this type of case, and the defense was excellent. He used your heroic act of
I laid my body on my back on the bed and stared at the roof of my saddle. It's incredible how people were so opportunistic and only thought about themselves. I thought about Annie and that dangerous night when I almost sacrificed my life to save her. I hadn't seen her since that morning, as I was tr
Suzy The coffee and cupcakes I had ordered were still untouched on the table. I was drumming my fingers on the table a little apprehensively to talk to the person who had made an appointment with me at this coffee shop in downtown Manhattan. That would be my last action before I left this city fore
“I'm pregnant too, Suzy. That’s why I’m here,” she confessed. I opened my eyes wide, giving a comical laugh. “Woah! So that means our dear Terrence scored two goals from different beacon,” I said with a laugh. So she's pregnant too? So that must be why Terrence never hesitates in wanting to get ri
Ava This girl, Suzy, told me about her involvement in Laura's kidnapping. I knew it had been a woman, but I didn't know it was her. She told me how she saved Anne and how she helped her; that's why she was worried about Laura too, so I couldn't refuse her request to go with me to the hospital. Ok
“What… What does that mean?” Terrence asked with slightly wide eyes, looking from me to Suzy. I could completely understand his shock; after all, he had done everything to hide the truth from me. “I know everything, Terrence,” I said to him, looking deeply into his eyes. I could feel the raw fear
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