*

ZA

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g clothes and fixing my bed like some busy

think, but my brain

r at school-that stupid moment when I t

. Ugh. I could still smell his stupidly

he have to catch me? And why did my

head, climb

just Adrian's annoying older brother who lov

rs over me, stari

ights' mansion earlier. She hadn't said a word to me. Ju

as off. I c

o deal with whateve

yes and let s

*

woke up to my alar

it off, and dragged

t all. But I had classes, so I couldn't s

uniform, and tied my hai

bag and heade

her coffee like it held the answers to all pro

d, dropping my b

me, and her fac

walking closer.

ht away. She just kep

om

looking at me. "Za

d ever started wit

eart already starting t

see the Wrights yesterday. I aske

d. "Oka

y ag

t, seriously? That's

re's a c

"What c

us if you marry D

I just stared at her, waiting for h

didn't

ted, standing up. "They agreed to help us onl

er eyes fille

I have feelings for Adrian! His parents literally know that! So why would t

, baby.

I love Adrian! Not Dante! Why

"Zara, please. I didn't want this

can figure som

e bank is coming for everything, Zara. The house, the com

re just throwing me into a loveless

ome with tim

I repeated. "That's your a

y goals? I wanted to open my own restaurant, travel, an

se they

ng into the Wright family. But why does it have to be Dante? He bullied me when we were

ut to say something I didn't want to hear. "Zara, if Adrian loved you, h

ht. I hated tha

hung out with me-but he never asked me to

h

I said, grabbing my bag.

rning. They took all t

ha

for the house ne

staring at he

really h

I muttered, head

ar

t it, okay? Just

ore she could sa

ht the school b

ut the window. My mind kept

. To Dan

teased me with ev

upposed to

, I got off and immediately spot

hen frowned. "Why

muttered, walk

the sound of an engine r

ed up in front of us. Every

an popped his head out, grinning

literally

hlia said wi

n the morning. His black hair was perfectly styled, an

at my mom said. "If he loved you,

new car?" I asked

d, grinning. "Dante got it for me this morning. My brother

urse.

lways came b

er eyes. "Rich

a gift from the same brothe

l rang, and we

. The professor's voice was just backgrou

gement. The fact that my entire life was about

ve a choice

nte, my mom and I w

ry him, I'd

I suppo

ar

ling someone t

eft, Adrian on my right-both

talking to you,

and my art professor

"The bursar wants to see

y eye in the room follo

be good. I