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?"

by the question. She didn't answer right away,

Mila didn't get it.

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

She got it.

wanted

agree to Lysander's offer

to that number with no name

don't want the

she blocked and deleted the number

extra jobs over the summer to get by. She'd survived

was out of

drag her into an abyss she'd never escape. She couldn't do it. She wanted to

long time afterward, she couldn't make sense of

never tried to

Why?

having power and money mean you could just trample people, treat them like

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