Allison cooled her jets and pretended everything was peachy, “Mom, what’s up?”

“Nothing much, just saw that the sheets have been changed…”

Allison chuckled, “Mom, I did that for you. Those sheets have been there for days. I put on new ones, do you like them? It’s the new one I got the other day”

Grace, watching Allison’s expression, smiled a bit nervously, “I could have changed them myself. Did you see the watch I put under my pillow?”

Allison’s eyes widened, “Watch? What watch? I have no clue that you have a watch under your pillow. I didn’t notice anything like that when I was changing the sheets…” She knew Grace was testing her waters. There was no watch under Grace’s pillow, just a diary.

Grace breathed a sigh of relief. Never mind, I must have misplaced it. I’ll go cook.” She turned around, went back to her bedroom, grabbed the diary, held it tightly, then put it back into the drawer and locked it.

On the balcony, Allison watched Grace’s retreating figure, her gaze darkened

Her mom was her only family. Yet, her moms behavior

clenched tightly around the

That night,

room of Red Jack Club

sat with legs crossed. A drink was passed over to him, and he waved it off, I can’t drink anymore, you guys

you, Nick? You’re

teasing comments, he waved his hand again, “Really,

back on the dark red leather couch

women around Nicholas. His family was strict, he

coming? Didnt he say he was going to join

check.” He made a call, ‘He’ll be here soon.”

at a passing girl and grabbed her arm, “Allison, help me out.” Allison was in the room next to the girl, so covering for

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