Taming Asher

ed between three and four, thanks to my very wretc

that you send that text to Asher." Mia Harpe

?" I r

ard me

w

ds to describe him with. His dad was the CEO of the Thorne Pavilion Hotels, littered across the country. So, just saying he was rich was a mere u

utton, and you get a whooping sum of five hundred b

d partner, Nicole, urged. "It's not like

n. "Hi, Ash. It's Grace, the sophomore scholarship kid. I

t do this. I've never said a word to him since I resumed h

Besides, this is five hundred bucks. You get to pay for your cousin's

process my thoughts, Nicole put a hand around my shoulder to talk persuasion into my ears. But unfortunately, that was a w

n

oomed

. She peeked at my phone screen, then squealed and hu

eezing the money into my numb h

ed. It can't be too late. I can still delet

was too

nly read it, bu

me at the pr

h

ly meant two things. Either he wanted to make fun

that it was all a joke when

re you

my cousin, Regan. The reason

rt from th

ging to my hottie cousin, Regan. Actually, it's not the regula

watch before the end of the day. Else, ge

Regan

till you have the watch or m

hat, she s

rth was I supposed to get three hundred bucks from? Since I had about a hundred in my savings, I figured I would have to pay the rest in ins

aci

pped

breathing next to anyone below her social ranking, let alone hold a conversation. Schol

aci

so sweetly said a lot. What did she want from me?

lp you with the money." She offered with a friendly sm

was why she insisted on me texting

mmediately. She rolled her eyes with a scoff. I shoved my hand smartly i

field. We can ask Mia if she came across the watch by chance." She said, "

unced Nicole that w

already asked her. She did

en who picked it up. All she needs is a little prodding an

made up dumb reasons to hang around the field after school, just to watch him play or maybe get a chance to talk to

I think I need to use th

en my makeup too." she repl

defeat. You've tried, gi

it didn't need fixing. Her lips were glossier, her short skirt a few inches higher, an

e mercy

My messy bun was just perfect as far as I wa

sked. Lisa was her bes

. She lied about having a stomach ache, just to visit the m

e was mad at

forcing herself on him and still claims to be my friend." She snorted. "The only reason I'm he

coff. Because of

ple, avoid looking at the boys and focus on my feet or my phone. A

ing to meet them would require me and Regan to walk through the field, under the full glare of everyone. Regan's perf

ne, but the thought of tripping blindly on the grass or ov

m Mia, I heaved a huge sigh of reli

Willi

and quickened my steps, my pulse racing. For a guy whom I thou

me, panting. He grabbed by free hand, sinc

into my eyes. "Come on. Yo

ammy. Even though he was sweating, I could still catch a hint of his expensive cologne. This was the

. Like she was going to rip me apart and explode. Standing be

p their sleeves? And what was Asher up to? He