2 – Nath

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against the wet pavement as I walked away from the building glowing in neon blues and purples. The str

too, on a damn sink? I shook my head, trying to blink the alcohol away, but the memory clung to me like a second skin. His scent, his touch and t

er eyes wide as she steadied me by the elbow. "Wh

to get the stain out and I met

then grinned. "You met som

," I muttered, glancing down at

now or you will regr

ed a year ago from sudden cardiac arrest which was shocking to me because he never had any medical conditions that could cause that but

go now?"

e didn't press further, thankfully. We got into a cab, and I stared ou

ill fully dressed in her evening gown and sipping wine like the queen o

joy your who

om of a whore" I said fl

away from me, Elena

ammed the glass of w

ther, next your mother is involved in an accident and has been in a coma for almost twenty years but all that do

I do not even get to go out always, I am always focused on my studies and each time I go

supposed to raise the heiress, not the shadow and never again in your miserable

hit like

y should have. Not because I believed her but because part of me feared they were true. A bastard? Was that what Jas

d racing. I lay awake all nig

ed shoving a smoothie into my hands. "You're pale and not th

dn't s

said. "Lucky you, I have brunch

k' and you don't argue with Ava when she's alrea

ared eyeliner and no energy. The hostess led us to our reserved tabl

han

wearing a tailored navy suit and had dark sha

y stomach twisted

y direction and

n expression of

quickly, f

ed. "Fuck.. me, your Greek g

she said, her eyes l

ssed in a navy suit sitt

r neck despite

e whispered. "Tha

last night and it was mom's message

u seriously made out w

please ju

ecause ten minutes later, a

. Cain:

jaw d

ot going,

I shoul

will," she

I d

s the way he looked at me as if he co

though I did like the wild version of you too but not

't just summon wome

idn't realize you

t exactly do yo

for what I want from y

stood. "Then this co

wrist gently

cluding someone who's very interes

oked

lking in, hand in hand wi

an st

red. "Let's give them so

ould argue, he

lid around

brushed

apped around

ever think that they would ever see me with a guy and that

"Smile for the cameras, sweet

I d

e woman who was n

d if she had to and in that moment, I f

Cas watched from their table. Jasper could

with the very person, you know I

in. Remember, you dumped me for my sister, how do you f

g me out of there bu

yours anymore and i don't want to remind you of what happens to peop

I was loving every reaction. Jasper had no choice than

ou rate my ac

ng, I l

't like attending it but i think I want to now. Let's pretend to date and in retur

ly it wasn't a bad idea, I sta

aid to him and he chuckled at the em

your dress tomorrow and I w