A fling with Emma

ALESSIA'S POV

I have no idea how I was able to scurry out of his deadly trap, but I was grateful I did.

I was at home since it was a Saturday evening, preparing to head to my Uncle's birthday party.

Standing in front of the mirror, fully dressed with make-up, I shut my eyes, inhaled and exhaled, before opening them.

I was trying to get myself together and not let my cousin's words get to me.

I was sure they would be there with their friends and boyfriends, as we all attended the same college with Rachel and Lucas, but the feeling I felt within me was nothing short of dread.

I didn't want to go, and I don't have to go, but I couldn't help it.

Ever since the death of my parents, Uncle Williams and his wife, Aunt Lucy took me in and treated me like their child.

I was happy, but only for a short while because their kids treated me like a slave.

They made me inferior while we were growing up.

Elisa and Emma hated me to the very core, and they would stop at nothing to treat me badly.

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