Chapter 300

Mila sat beside her, forcing a smile.

This was her first real taste of what power could do a storm that shattered her resolve, leaving no room for pride.

Just as Miranda was getting worked up, threatening to report what had happened, Mila's phone buzzed with an unfamiliar number.

She answered.

A young man's voice came through, laid-back as ever.

"That grant you applied for? It's been approved, but nothing's finalized yet. Things can always change... Mila, let's talk. Come to this address tomorrow night."

He recited the name of a hotel and a room number.

It sounded less like a request and more like a statement-he assumed she'd show up, and before Mila could respond, he hung up.

Mila stared at her phone, her face blank. It took her a long moment before she suddenly reached for Miranda, who was still rambling on, and asked quietly,

"Miranda, compared to the Montgomerys, how does your family stack up?"

"Huh?"

didn't answer right away, just

Mila didn't get it.

skyscraper, my family's a little cottage. If they're an aircraft carrier,

She got it.

Waynes for help. If she wanted the scholarship

to Lysander's offer to keep

then finally sent a text to that

want

deleted

jobs over the summer to

body was out

in the sand, a line that, once crossed, would drag her into an abyss

a long time afterward, she couldn't make sense

let go, never tried to

Why?

mean you could just trample people, treat them like they

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