“She's with me,” Bathory responded to Terence's lamentation. “She's only with you because she's making sweet ass. You know very well what women are like; they say no when deep down they want to say yes.” “You’re pretty confident, you know that? Just be careful that your trust doesn’t turn into abus
Laura “I was thinking about spending my honeymoon in a sunny place with a beach and crystal clear waters, so I can show off my beachy looks to my husband,” the bride said with a naughty smile, making us laugh. “Oh my God, yes! I support it,” Ava replied in agreement. “Don’t go to Iceland, please;
Laura I stayed there for a while, trying to compose myself and not focus on what was happening. I shouldn't care what Jason did or who he hung out with; it definitely shouldn't affect me. He was just living his life as a free adult man; if he wanted to get involved with other people, so be it. I un
“As I said, and I'll say it again, Gideon must have just gone overboard with what he said; you're probably stressing yourself out in vain, Avie,” I said, always trying to calm things down. But she was shaking her head, rejecting my words. "No, please. Stop it, Lau. I know you're just saying this s
Jason “So, Davies. Will you or will you not fulfill my condition?” Gideon Bathory asked, still expectant, his cell phone in his hand, threatening to call my ex-wife to defame me and take away her peace just because he wanted to play the good guy and get in her good graces. After all, he was dying f
Jason It was incredible how I came to love every corner of her, every detail of her face, and every feature. It was just amazing how my heart beat every time she was around. That could only be God's punishment, loving in this painful way the person I hurt the most in my life. I was definitely being
Terence Sleeping alone was awful; I simply hated it. I was used to feeling like my wife's body was lying next to me; that made me feel calm and safe, but today I had no choice but to sleep somewhere else because Ava hadn't let me go back to the apartment where I, she and the children were for Joshu
Terence When we arrived at the desired room, security guards opened the doors for us, and we could both see Joshua and his fiancée in a luxurious and modern living room, with a completely open and curtained wall on the side letting fresh air enter the compartment. The entire room was a complete lux
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