“Are you stalking us?” Bethany asked. “I’m sorry that it wasn’t you in that room… but you have no right to be stalking us. We were having so much fun that he couldn’t even control himself…” “I’m glad you were having fun,” the other voice said. A lighter and sadder tone. Lila. My heart sunk into
Lila’s POV I woke up feeling an overwhelming sense of comfort and warmth. I had never felt this relaxed before and it took me a minute to figure out why. As I opened my eyes, I wiggled against something, and his arms tightened around my body as his face nuzzled in my hair. I froze completely when
“I understand,” I said quickly. “You don’t need to feel bad about that.” Besides, Enzo was my partner now and I was quite pleased with that. Even if Connie wasn’t. “Oh, my goddess, you guys!” Rachel said, running toward us through the lounge. “Ryan’s vacation home is vacant tonight and he’s having
Lila’s POV We could hear the music a mile before we even got to the house. It was so loud, and it wasn’t anything I even recognized. The house was packed when we got there; there were students from the academy inside and outside. Most of which I recognized. I supposed if we got in trouble, at lea
“And where is Sarah now?” I asked, folding my arms across my chest. “She’s returning to school next week,” Scott scoffed. “And once she returns, we will be the ‘it couple’ and you will have nothing.” She’s returning to school already? The thought gave me an unsettled feeling in the pit of my sto
Lila’s POV I dropped the can of beer from the ground, watching it spread across the hardwood floors. My mind was whirling as the smoke began to fill the living room. I saw the smoke before I saw the flames, and then the explosion came last. I wasn’t sure I could stand up from the couch without fal
“Where’s Lila?” I demanded to know. Brody narrowed his eyes at me, seemingly confused. I realized I must have sounded like a worried boyfriend, and I needed to think of something else to say. “Where is everybody else?” “Lila is still inside,” Scott cried. “She told me to get Rachel out.” “I don
Lila’s POV The hospital was crowded with frantic and drunk students. Most of them were covered in soot from the fire and some of them had blood on them. Thankfully, I only had a little bit of soot because Enzo managed to wipe most of it off my face. It was my clothing that was doing the most damag