ce

Enid stood up with her wineglass and walked over to the unlit fireplace, while Adr

ver the king piece and raised her vo

y school? Do they even teach chess there, or

m his chair, rub

e doesn't know how to pl

embarrassment only made Adrianna bolder. She s

embarrassing yourself? I guess b

bernet by the mantelpiece, loo

a visual lesson to understand which

stood up from the dining table, a

t eager to pla

te pieces and moved first, slamming her pawns forward

w that before I was adopted, my biological father in Boston was a grand

ll of holes. With three quiet defensive moves, I lured both

bit her lip, her hand hovering over the board, and when I glanced toward the

icked up my black knight and brought it down in the ce

ckma

e blood draining from her face as she realize

on the edge of the table, and l

heating, Adrianna. You're n

able. The priceless jade pieces flew through the air and hit the marble

dirty bitch, you

wo tears and threw herself straight into

er! She's bullyi

houlders and glared at me, his voi

e to ruin every single night until

mbling finger towa

ow uncultured trash in

crying homewrecker, I picked up my Birkin ba

ion. Have the check

oken jade pieces in my heels, and walked ou

to the driver's seat, and slammed my foot on the gas, speeding out

fifty miles an hour-right as a pair of red taillights flared ten feet ahead, and my front