Love Beyond the Mask by Adelaide Sinclair

Whitney’s Facebook pinged.

Opening the app, she was horrified to see Roselyn had posted the photo in their college group with a scoffing caption,

[Come see the former campus queen with her thug boyfriend, caught in the act. She’s dining and dashing at Southern Elegance Club. Stay tuned for the live stream of her getting kicked out.]

The group exploded. Whitney had been a goddess on campus, secretly admired by numerous high society young men. Now, they recoiled as if they had swallowed flies.

[How’d she end up like this, with a thug?]

[I felt sorry for her after the kidnapping news, but she’s clearly promiscuous.]

why waste time with a thug? Spend

her price,

pregnant. What’s she even worth? I’d say ten grand is

enough, Whitney became

pinched her face mockingly and said, “What’s with the act, darling? In the group chat, they’re treating

over,

Roselyn felt a surge of superiority. She strolled over with a sultry gaze and taunted, “Do you have any

she boldly pinched the man’s chin, “You’ve got a decent build. Consider this meal on me, and come with me. Whitney is hardly your match

trample her underfoot and show her up

The man finally spoke, his voice chilling and

did not

got it for her

slightly at the sight of