Chapter 9SARA POINT OF VIEWI sat beside Maxmillan in the car, the look on Eva's face when she saw me with Max was the most beautiful sight and it meant that i am victorious. Causing her pain and suffering is my life purpose.I've always felt overshadowed by my sister Eva. I’ve always hated her.I
Chapter 10SARA'S POINT OF VIEWI pushed the front door open and walked into the house. I felt so tired after everything that happened today. The car ride home with Max was... crazy. I couldn't stop thinking about how Eva's face looked when she saw me standing next to Max, holding his hand. It felt
Chapter 11SARA'S POINT OF VIEWI could feel the anger coming off my dad as he stormed towards me. His eyes were on fire, and I'd never seen him this mad before. It was scary, but I tried to stand up straight and not show how freaked out I was. I wasn't going to let him scare me. Not now, when I was
Mom just stood there, watching us. She looked like she knew exactly what I was doing. She taught me all this stuff - how to make people feel things, how to turn things around so they work for me. And it was working.Dad's shoulders dropped, and for the first time in forever, he looked like he didn't
Chapter 12EVA'S POINT OF VIEW I heard the front door shut and my stomach dropped. Max was home. Crap. I've been dreading this all day.Max walked in like nothing was wrong. Like he hadn't just shown off Sara to the whole damn world. Like I wasn't a total joke now."Max," I said. My voice came out
Chapter 13MAX POINT OF VIEW I shut the bedroom door and let out a big sigh. My eyes went straight to the whiskey bottle on the nightstand. Without thinking, I grabbed it and poured a big glass. I downed it in one go. It burned, but it didn't help the knot in my stomach. I poured another anyway.I
Chapter 14MAX POINT OF VIEW I pulled up to my grandfather's huge house, feeling like I was gonna be sick. The big gates, the perfect lawn, the weird quiet, it was all the same, but today it felt different. Today, my stomach was in knots.I got out of the car and fixed my suit. It was cold, but tha
I nodded, feeling so angry I could barely see straight. But I kept my face blank. There was no point in fighting with him now."Now get out of here," he said, waving his hand like I was a fly he wanted to swat away. "And think real hard about what you're gonna do next."I stood up, my heart pounding
"Sara..." "Sometimes I wonder if they are." The confession spilled out before I could stop it. "If somewhere inside me, that capacity for darkness just waits to emerge." "No." The fierceness in his voice made me look up. "You're nothing like them." "How can you be sure? You've seen what parents c
"Because I enjoyed it." The confession seemed torn from him. "For a moment, when he touched you, I wanted..." "To hurt him?" I finished when he couldn't. "Good. He deserved it." Shock replaced the darkness in his expression. "You can't mean that." "I do." I touched his arm gently. "Whatever you l
Chapter 334 Sara's Point of View The perfume launch event buzzed with typical fashion industry energy, air kisses, champagne flutes, and enough fake smiles to make my cheeks hurt. After my ultimatum to Josh last week, he'd maintained rigid professional distance, speaking only when necessary about
Danger signals flared. "The contract is a huge step forward-" "I wasn't thinking about the contract." She met my eyes directly. "I was thinking about how right it felt, just being us. No walls, no boundaries. Just..." "Sara, don't." "Why?" She leaned forward, voice dropping. "Why do you keep figh
By dessert, they'd moved closer together, heads bent intimately over shared plates of decadent French pastries. "Try this one," Sara offered her spoon, holding his gaze. Josh's heart thundered as he accepted the bite, her spoon lingering against his lips a moment too long. "Sweet," he managed. "
The lights of Paris twinkled like stars through the restaurant's panoramic windows. Le Cinq's intimate atmosphere wrapped around them as Josh pulled out Sara's chair, his fingers brushing her bare shoulders before he could stop himself. "This is too much," she protested softly, taking in the Michel
Chapter 332 Josh's Point of View The conference room of Louis Vuitton's Paris headquarters buzzed with anticipation. Their entire marketing team sat across the massive table, watching Sara's portfolio display on the screen behind me. Every photo showcased her transformation from promising newcomer
Sara's Point of View The file lay on Helena's desk like a live bomb, manila folder edges worn, papers peeking out temptingly. I hadn't meant to see it. Had only stopped by her office to drop off some contracts when my eye caught the heading: "Juvenile Records Joshua Matthews." My heart stopped. Th
Josh's Point of View The study in Mom's mansion hadn't changed since the day she found me, a broken eighteen-year-old with blood on his hands and darkness in his soul. The same leather chairs, the same antique desk, the same compassionate eyes that had seen past my sins and offered salvation. "Sit