Jason His evil laugh on the other end of the line irritated me. “Jason, Jason, Jason. After everything we've experienced together, do you treat me this way? Why do you want to marry her, my dear Jason? You told me it's me you love and not her. Have you forgotten that?” She teased. “Stop the nons
Jason I didn't wait any longer to hear what that unpleasant woman had to say, I just turned off the cell phone and ran out of the room where I was, in a hurry to check if what she was saying was really true. “Jason? What is going on? Why such a rush?” Terence asked me, but I didn't even have tim
Jason I was trying to call Laura, but she wasn't answering my call. All of this started to make me panic, and Kendall's words started to resonate in my head. “I’m with her…”Trembling with fear, I returned the call to the number Kendall used to call me, she didn't take long to answer. “So, have you
Jason Suddenly, the door to the room opened, and it was Annie running towards me with a worried look on her face. “Is it true that Mom is missing, Dad? Where is she?” She sought to know, being terribly scared, with her eyes shining with excitement. I looked up to see Ava walking into the room hol
Jason “It's okay, Kendall. I'll send you this money, just send me the account number, and I'll send it to you today,” I told her, receiving an approving nod from Jake. But Kendall, on the other end of the line, was laughing at me like I was an idiot. “And do you really think I’m going to accept e
Laura My hands were tied behind my body in a chair as I faced Suzy in front of me. I had no idea how she had managed to escape from prison and enter the mansion to kidnap me and have me in this place. I was trying to understand it all. It was my wedding day, but still, these evil people couldn't le
Laura I was waiting for an opportunity to escape from that place, it wasn't as easy as I imagined it would be, and they didn't give me any respite. And just when I thought I'd have a moment to plan an escape, Kendall and Suzy untied me and took me to a small yacht. They were nervous, as if they had
Laura “I told you to let go of her!” Suzy shouted at me, her eyes were lit with anger. Kendall got away from me and ended up next to Suzy, laughing at me loudly. Suzy kept the gun in my sights, looking at me steadily as if she finally had me where she wanted me. “Do you know how many times I dre
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