hapter 15

-Ava’s PON-

The rooms was colder than it had been just a moment ago The ughter between Isabella and me died instantly as soon as save what was happening in front of me. My stomach twisted, and my feet froze to the floor.

Liam and Elaine.

Having sex.

Right there, in the bar Grayson probably used more than anyone else.

I couldn’t look away, though I desperately wanted to. They scrambled, rushing to pull their clothes on. My eyes flicked to the floor, my heart racing as the room filled with awkward tension. I could feel the beat rising in my cheeks as I stood there, watching them fumble with their clothes like two teenagers taught sneaking around. The embarrassment wasn’t mine to feel, but it clawed at me nonetheless.

Isabella, though, didn’t seen fazed at all. A slow, amused smile crept onto her face as she stepped forward, eyes dancing with mischief.

“Well, isn’t this interesting?” she squealed, her voice light and teasing.

Liam, still buttoning up his shirt, cleared his throat He was trying to regain some semblance of control, but the moment was 100 far gone. The way he straightened his back, attempting to seem unaffected, only made the scene more ridiculous. Elaine, on the other hand, wasn’t trying to hide her irritation. She was glaring at me like I was the problem here, like I wi

the intruder.

Which, technically, I was, but that wasn’t the point,

Her eyes narrowed, lips pulling into a tight, angry line. She didn’t like me before, and now this? Now, I was sure she hated

me.

The silence hung in the air, thick and suffocating, like the weight of what we’d just walked in on was sinking into the very walks of the root

Isabella broke the tension first, her voice slicing through the awkwardness. “Well, is anyone going to say something to ease the tension in here?”

That was enough to set Elaine off. Her lips curled into a sneer as she took a step toward us, her words dripping with venom. “Who the hell are you?”

didn’t wait for an answer, though. Her gaze flicked to me, eyes filled with disgust. “This is what happens when

guard by the blatant insult. My heart thudded harder, not from fear but from the irritation that had been bubbling under the surface since the moment I stepped into this place. I hardly knew Liam, and I sure as hell didn’t care about Elaine about what her problem was with

new level

started, but before she could finish, Liam

cleared his throat, still avoiding my eyes. “I apologize that you had to see that, but Grayson must not

king care if you’re banging some

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insult. Her eyes gleamed as she teased her hair over her shoulder, her voice dripping with superiority:

you have attitude issii Might I add an irritating voice to

whatever insult was perched on her tongue, I stepped forward, raising a hand between them. I had to

looking directly at Liam. “We won’t say anything,

I cared in the first place. Everyone’s business was their own.

maybe we could just leave and pretend this

have the right to act all light and mighty?” she snapped. “You think you’re so important that your promise to keep your mouth shut actually matters? You’re nothing

it. I had been holding it in all day, swallowing down the irritation, the snide remarks, the stares. But now? Now, I was done.

my pulse pounding in my ears. “What the hell is your problem with me, Elaine?” I asked, my voice sharp and cutting. “I’ve been here for what, a day? And ever since I arrived, you’ve made it your personal mission to make me feel like crap. I don’t know you, and you sure as hell don’t

widened, clearly not expecting me

And for what? Because you think you’re better than me? Because you think I don’t belong here?

twitched, anger flashing in her eyes, but

my arms over my chest. “You’re going to stay out of my way, and 11 stay out of yours. You

I thought she might actually try to hit

stood my ground, refusing to flinch under her glare. I wasn’t going to let her intimidate me. Not

replied, my voice cold and steady. m here to survive. But

her mouth to spit something else out, but Liam, who

until

He placed a hand on Elaine’s arm, pulling her back

his grasp, still glaring at me like she wanted to burn a hole through my head. “She’s nothing.

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