s, crackled from the

ll acting like the high

is going crazy, Ava. They're all talking about how the great Lewis

had spent years building a narrative of me as a spoiled heiress who looked down on his humble beginni

ce, and my throat felt like sandpaper. Each ste

knees and apologize to Chloe for what you did to her. Tell ev

I'm used to it. She's always looked down on me. Do you remember that time she s

mented her shoes, and she had taken it as an in

was a performance, fueled by Chloe's w

ith him. I had supported his business with my own funds, funds he now controlled. All because I bel

cure; he was cruel.

, Chloe?" Liam asked, hi

. "They were bleeding

But Liam boug

ded slightly, and two of Liam's bodyguards jumped out, la

nd, my heart po

above. "She thinks you have no idea what it's like to suff

e. One grabbed my arm wh

one of them muttered,

f my feet, and tossed them aside. The

k to the rope ladder dangling fr

r, a malevolent insect

corching hot, covered in tiny, sharp rocks that felt like g