side of the hallway like fans at an event, their faces filled with excitement and a hint

en she

e it impossible not to look at him. Lydia recogn

lip as she took him in. His dark hair was perfectly styled, not a single strand out of place. His sharp jawli

ity, as if the room belonged to him and everyone else was just borrowing space. His fashion sense didn't help either;

. She could not let herself get distracted not

She moved with the grace of a predator, her amber eyes scanning the crowd with sharp precision. The w

ed to each other

e they

s back t

someone's arm during s

en cooler tha

and Riley neared where Lydia stood, Ethan's

ybe two, but it felt like he saw right through her. His s

ed away, continuing down the h

. Runners of the school. Do not get any ideas, though. Ethan does not do rela

her heart still racing.

rown onto every accessible surface. In the midst of it all, Vanessa was carefully lining her lips while sitting on a stool before her

led, dragging out the

dia did no

capping her lipstick and twisting to look at her. "There are a hundred bett

d when it is quiet. You are making so much noise,

w what else is a challenge? Trying to look hot for a Lu

here will be time for that after I graduate." She

rent won't be?" Vanessa shot back casual

s. She recovered quickly, pretending to re

"Everything. He's going to be t

ed uncomfort

, "you are not fooling anyone. You wa

ted, but Vanessa cut he

ever since he looked at you in the

ine. Maybe I do want to see him. But that does

e eyebrow raised in

ia shot back

on her hips. "Go get dressed. We do

h knew the reality. She stood, pulling her feet towards her wa

everybody, but the one person you ca

few minutes, Lydia finally decided o

u think?" Lydia a

lain black dress Lydia was holding. "You are

clutching the plain black dress t

fit as if it might bite her, and held it up for scrutiny. Her nose scrunched. "

her arms. "It i

judgment. "Not bad?" she repeated. "Lydia, if you walk in wearing this, I can prom

but her cheeks flushed

g in is for the background characters. And trust me, girl, you do not want to be one. Not when you are with the V

hat looked like it had been made to turn hea

aring. Trust me, you

stomach flipping. "This is way

re is no such thing as too much for a Luxemount party. Now, get changed. Th