Chapter 86

Stacey

A few hours earlier

As I stood outside the bathroom, I heard the hiss of the shower and pictured Jaden’s body beneath the stream of water. The taste of his lips still lingered on mine as I traced my fingertips over them, feeling a sense of contentment wash over me. Despite the challenges we still had to face, being with him was everything I had dreamed of. And now that we were finally on the same page, I knew we could conquer anything together.

As I thought about Felicity, my mood darkened. It was a constant cloud hanging over me, the unresolved tension between us. I couldn’t help but blame Jaden for not handling the situation better, but at the same time, I couldn’t understand why Felicity couldn’t take a hint and move on. Was she truly unable to let go after being rejected?

The memories of what she did to Gemma and me still haunt me. I can still hear her voice, cold and calculating, as she saw us as nothing more than pawns in her twisted games. She had no qualms about using us