Seeing it hurt me in ways I couldn’t have imagined before.

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He’d kissed me in the hallway. He’d almost kissed me in self–defense practice.

I hadn’t considered he would be kissing other people too.

“Piper…” he said again, softer.

I couldn’t even bear to look at him. I turned my shoulder to him and dropped my gaze to the floor.”

Please go clean up. Then we can talk.”

He was rarely uncertain, but he shifted awkwardly on his feet now. “Very well. I’ll be right back.” He

turned toward the door, and I did not look up again until he had walked through it.

Both Mark and Charlotte were looking at me. I felt judged.

Charlotte glanced away but Mark didn’t. He didn’t say anything, didn’t even hold an expression, but I

disapproval radiating off of him

my heart,

he had been doing it with, he had dropped all

order of his priorities, I

trying to make the best of a bad situation. I knew, maybe better than anyone, the amount of pressure

unkind to

I borrow your handkerchief?” I asked

his pocket and then produced a soft blue folded bit of fabric. I accepted it with

a moment,” I said, and

was only a few steps down the hallway, aggressively rubbing his lips with

it all,”

said as I approached behind him.

turned. His eyes met

I reached up with the handkerchief and

lips and chin

stood very still as

“It’s not my place to keep you from the other girls. But

jealous,” Nicholas said. His voice was monotone. His face, impassive. He gave

deny it out of sheer embarrassment, but

it’s unfair to want to keep you for myself,

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