Chapter 359 “Helping with what?” I asked. “And Chloe’s been smoking weed since high school.” A bitter memory stabbed through me. “I covered for her. Lied for her. Got another student suspended because of her p> “I know.” His voice softened. “But weed wasn’t enough anymore. She was scared. Paranoid.
Chapter 358 Chapter 358 Chapter 204: Who Is He? Savannah The drive to the address Chloe had given us felt longer than it was. By the time we pulled up to the building, every single expectation I’d formed about Zane’s new life was confirmed. Chloe’s directions had led us to
Chapter 357 357 Backup. I stumbled sideways as they walked past me, their boots thudding against the floor without hesitation, without even glancing at the puddles of blood. One of them crouched near Paula without flinching when she screamed. Another grabbed Chloe’s hand and inspected it like he’d seen this
Chapter 356 Chapter 203: She Didn’t Fire Savannah Roman didn’t warn us. There was no shout, no more threats, no pause in his breathing. The room was already shaking with screams, and then, a piercing blast detonated through the apartment, swallowing every other sound. Roman acted before I even processed
Chapter 355 Chapter 355 Chapter 202: He’s Not Bluffing Savannah Roman didn’t cower, even with a gun pointed straight at his chest. Paula’s hands were trembling so violently the weapon clicked against her rings, but the fury in her eyes didn’t waver. “Don’t speak!” she shouted, her voice cracking under
Chapter 354 Chapter 354 Chapter 201: 1 Need To See Zane Savannah I knew Chloe was going to lie before she even opened her little lying hole. “Nothing. We just had a disagreement,” she said, flapping her hands like an irritated teenager as she paced. “Besides, he’s useless around here.
Chapter 353 Chapter 353 I held Paula’s stunned gaze. “Stay out of my discussion p> ชล “What the fuck is wrong with you?!” Chloe shouted. 1 “You,” I said, turning toward her. “You are what’s wrong with me. You. Chloe.” My voice stopped trembling. It sharpened. “I’m so unbelievably stupid
Chapter 352 Chapter 200: You Need Help Savannah D p> 2 For a moment, none of us moved. No one breathed. No one blinked. And then, unexpectedly Roman let out a sharp, incredulous laugh- the kind that sounded almost painful. “Remember when you said my side of the family was
Chapter 351 Chapter 351 Chapter 199: Proceed With Caution Savannah The room felt too small and too thick with tension to breathe properly. I looked between Chloe and Paula, both of them staring at me like I’d interrupted a conversation I wasn’t meant to hear. “Wrong about what?” I asked,
Chapter 350 Chapter 350 A sob clawed out of my chest. “He forced me to the ground. He held me down. He forced himself on me. He said disgusting things to me. in my head. ” My voice wavered. “No one believed me. Not even my mother. Then he did
Chapter 349 63 < SHARE Chapter 349 Chapter 198: We’re All Different Savannah 100 For a long, suffocating moment after the words left my mouth, silence pressed in from every corner of the apartment. It was the kind of silence that made your ears ring, made your own heartbeat sound
Chapter 348 Chapter 348 “ You’ve got it all wrong,” I said, stepping forward. My voice was hoatse. “I would never… never sell you out. You’re my sister. Asher lied to you. He twisted everything. ” Her eyes hardened into stone. “ Did you or did you not get pregnant
Chapter 347 Chapter 347 “Oh, and you think I haven’t seen hell? ” she spat, trembling violently now. Her lower lip quivered, and fat tears slid down her face. Paula tried to hold her still, but Chloe shook like she was being electrocuted by her own memories. Her entire body
Chapter 346 Chapter 346 Chapter 197: Clear My Name Savannah 2100 The moment those words left Chloe’s mouth, my ears didn’t just ring, they collapsed. A sharp, throbbing pressure swallowed all sound, turning everything into a distant, suffocating noise. My own heartbeat was suddenly the only thing I could hear,
Chapter 345 Chapter 345 “And why do you always blame me? Why?” she shrieked. “Whenever anything goes wrong in your boring, shitty, stupid life, you pin it on me! Are you obsessed with me or just addicted to blaming me p> 100 I blinked, stunned. “What? When do I blame
Chapter 344 Chapter 344 Chapter 196: This Shirt Is Expensive Savannah “Chloe? ” The name slipped out of my mouth before I could tame the disbelief clawing up my throat. ance, that she wasn’t dead in a ditch somewhere. A dark, guilty part of me had even imagined finding her
Chapter 343 Chapter 195: Go On, Baby Savannah I didn’t know what kind of answer I expected when I looked Paula in the eye and asked, “Where do you know me fro But I definitely didn’t expect her to freeze the way she did–chin tucked, eyes darting down my body
Chapter 342 Chapter 342 Chapter 194: Where Is Your Brother? Savannah My stomach twisted so tightly I could barely breathe through it as we drove toward the address Cole had sent. Every street we passed, every red light we stopped at, every bump in the road made the dread in
Chapter 341 Chapter 341 100 When my fingers brushed the inside of her thigh, she parted her legs intentionally–wider, offering herself like she was born for it. Not shy. Not unsure. Not waiting for permission. Just wanting. Inviting. My fingers met her heat, slick and warm, and I froze in
Chapter 340 Chapter 340 And I’ve been needing a distraction. Needing something that isn’t responsibility or tension or deceit or watching everyone crumble around me. Something that demands my attention in a different way. And she turned out to be exactly that. I wiped my hands on a towel and