CHAPTER 81

Nora’s POV

Conflicting emotions swarmed through my head. I wanted to cry and throw myself to the floor. But most especially, I wanted a shoulder to cry on. In that moment, I missed Michael. I sat still, like I had been glued to the ground, like a statue. Jake’s words cut me deep, like a knife. The painful part was not the wound, but the person on the other end of the knife. Suddenly, something hit me.

“You must think I am stupid to believe you. I am not new to your gimmicks, Jake. Claire would never betray me. You just brought in her sister to toil with my emotions.” My eyes burned with a new fire as I glared at him. Jake turned to me and immediately burst into a hysterical laugh. I instantly regretted saying that. My heart broke a million times as I thought of how Claire could do this to me. I thought we were more than friends. I took her as my sister. My eyes watered. I blinked back my tears. No! Now was not the time to cry or be weak. Especially in front of Jake. No way was he goin