Laura "Mommy Daddy! You guys came back!" It was Annie calling us as she ran towards us at the airport. Jason and I had just arrived in Manhattan, and the first thing we had was a deep and warm hug from our daughter. “Oh, my God, sweetie. We missed you so much,” I said as I caressed her back. With
Laura Annie went all the way home, telling us what the last seven days had been like. She had stayed at the Pritchard's house and seemed to have had a great time with the couple's children. “It was so cool! Abby and I used to play with the babies before bed; they are such cute little things! Gray
Suzy Allen The New York summer afternoon extended everywhere, but the weather was neither cold nor hot, and I was staring at the uninteresting landscape through the window of the waiting room of that city's prison. In fact, the landscape outside was just a blind spot; my thoughts were far away whi
Suzy Allen Graham's words were baffling to me; they didn't make any sense, it wasn't what I was planning. My objective in coming here to the prison was to make him tell me who my rich family was and how I could get to them, not to know that he had lied to me and that Laura was actually the bastard
Laura That morning, I woke up with sensations of kisses and caresses on my skin. I soon knew it was Jason. I gave a weak smile, enjoying that good feeling at dawn. It had been a really long time since I felt so good, and I hadn't woken up so well. That was an effect that Jason managed to have on me
Laura “We have to sit down with her and talk to her; She needs to know what's going on,” I said after thinking about his words for a second. “Are you going to tell her we’re getting married again?” he asked, all suggestive as always. I gasped in surprise. It was incredible how Jason still manag
Suzy Lewis drummed his fingers on the steering wheel of the car while we were parked somewhere on Wall Street, right under the buildings that housed Hextec's facilities. We had just gotten there, and I was thinking about how I would approach Laura to get what I wanted. “I've only seen Laura Thomp
Suzy She was smiling at me now, but a little restrained. “I think he and I can reach a consensus that will be a win-win for everyone,” she commented with a nod. “And I wish all the happiness in the world for you two. Besides, Annie deserves to live with her parents nearby,” I added my speech with
“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
“She’s an idiot,” Summer said, crossing her arms as she looked at me with concern. “You okay?” “Yeah,” I lied, grabbing a cup of punch just to have something to do with my hands. “I just… I just want this to stop, you know? For people to leave me alone.” Before Summer could reply, I felt him befor
Anne POV It was the day of the freshman ball, and I stood in front of the mirror in my dorm room, the blue dress Summer had insisted I buy staring back at me. The fabric draped lightly over my body, the delicate sleeves and simple cut highlighting my shoulders and collarbone in a way I knew was bea
“Why do you keep hanging out with them, Abby?” he asked, and now there was a note of concern that annoyed me even more. “You know Madison’s not good for you. She uses you, and you let her.” “It’s none of your business,” I shot back, my voice sharp. “I do what I want, Caleb. Bye.” I hung up before h