Enchanted Nightfall: Falling for Destiny

Chapter 59

What had she done wrong, really? If those guys hadn’t made the first move, she wouldn’t be able to string them along. There was no reason why men could play the field and women couldn’t!

Violet let out a sigh, “Quinn, as someone who’s been around the block, I gotta tell you, playing hard to get with folks and not giving them anything solid is going to bite you in the butt eventually.”

Quintessa just shrugged, “I know, but hasn’t happened yet, has it? Just keeping them on the hook for now.”

Violet shook her head. Quintessa was exactly the type that people loved to hate: she was tough as nails and cunning to boot.

Yet, for some reason, Violet just couldn’t bring herself to dislike her.

Violet had known Quintessa for two years and she’d never forget the first time she saw her at Serenitia’s. She was like a little animal caught in a trap, legs all but crushed, still fighting furiously. Those eyes were so bright, so fierce; all she wanted was to survive in this twisted, dark world.

Quintessa hadn’t had many good days in her twenty–something years. No one was born this way; they were driven to it, bit by bit. If they could, wouldn’t everyone choose happiness?

Violet had once asked her, “Don’t you ever just want to cry it out when you can’t take it anymore?”

had only replied, “Who’d give a damn? Who would

care for her, scrabbling

sighed, “Just be careful, okay?”

know. Don’t worry. I won’t

about your

it under wraps. I can’t let them know I’m back. Not until I’ve made something of myself again. The

her return from the Young family a secret. If they found out,

vengeance.

to wait until she made her mark, until she was on solid ground, where the Youngs

ready, and the music video director handed Quintessa the

got his makeup done, his agent showed him a photo

flamboyantly gay, and loved a

just pushed the phone away,

you say no now, I can’t find

ran his fingers through his hair, “I’ll step in myself.”

agent let out a shrill,

again, “Tell the director

agent pointed at

I not

“Yeah.”