Chapter 14

He practically shoved me into the hotel’s private lounge, the door slamming behind us with a final–sounding click.

Blocking the exit with his six–foot frame, Aiden towered over me, his perfectly tailored suit doing nothing to hide the tension in his shoulders. His voice shook with a mixture of anger and disbelief.

“Real mature, Brooklyn! Throwing away everything we planned just to spite me? Running off to Stanford? We had our whole future mapped out!”

I lifted my chin, finally finding the courage I’d spent all summer building. My voice came out steadier

than I felt.

“I’m allowed to have my own dreams. Why does my entire life have to revolve around your plans? God,

Aiden, do you even hear yourself?”

took a deep breath and delivered the blow I’d been holding back: “And be honest

broken promises, or because you’re

face. His perfect prep school composure cracked. “What’s

Brooklyn… Don’t make it sound so… cheap. We’re adults. That night… that

tell me you’re still hung up on it?”

meet his gaze. After all these

that much.

I’m not pathetic enough to chase someone who doesn’t want me. But you knew exactly how I felt about you, and you watched me throw myself at you like some lovesick fool. Did you enjoy the ego boost? Having your childhood friend so desperately in love with you

still didn’t get it. That’s the thing about people like Aiden – they never understand that people don’t walk

red. He stumbled back like I’d physically struck him, his back hitting the expensive wallpaper. “How can you… what are you even… you…”

golden boy

known each other since third grade. We’re seniors now. Since you’ve chosen to throw away a decade of friendship, let’s

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