The Reclaimed Rose (Annalise and Steven)

The group chat fell silent. Then, someone finally said, "We thought you and Sasha had gotten back together."

Shane almost let out a bitter laugh as he typed his reply. "I've been broke. You all know she'd never take me back."

That was enough to shut everyone down.

"Well, okay then," someone texted back.

Shane opened the social platform and saw everyone going off about him and Sasha.

"Sasha's the other woman. She probably gets a kick out of stirring up trouble in other people's relationships.

"If she really cared about Shane, why didn't she say yes when he first told her how he felt? She only went after him once he was already taken."

"Shane's no saint either. The moment Sasha calls, he comes running like some lovesick puppy. He'll never find anyone half as good as Jenny!"

"Those two jerks are perfect for each other!"

"They might as well just stay together and save the rest of us the trouble!"

scrolled past the insults. When he refreshed his feed, Sasha's reply showed up. Her post was

I were never a thing. We co-founded a company and are only connected

Jenny ending things with him. Everyone watched Jenny acting overbearing in the video and

just the side chick? What's

broke up forever ago, why is Jenny still messing with

he's doing well now and wants him

the video

all been lied

already done. So why's she tripping about him and

they figured out she'd played them Jenny had been thoroughly enjoying watching everyone

video of herself. Every

out to Shane immediately. "How do you even have that

he responded,

had happened. "By then, Sasha and I were already done One of

recorded it without me knowing and sent it

trash about me behind my back, calling me a