it with the ugly glee of witnessing a scandal. She pointed a trembling fi

front of Chloe, trying to shield her. "I

ake a scene." There was annoyance in his voice, but it was the annoyance

ysterical performance with a cold, detached calm. Her silenc

her. Jenna Schaefer, slinking forw

sliding up next to Kayla and linking their ar

ncée, the new girl, the best friend, the backstabbing

trying to manage the situation. He finally made the most hypocritical choi

of you," he said to Kayla and Je

Kayla stared at him in disbelief. He w

e. But some people aren't worth defending." H

pt at protection. "Get out of my way," she said, her voice

then slipped away from th

ng cold water on her face, when Jenna

against the door, her arms crossed. "After what we planned fo

r, then slowly turned off the t

ou did. You found some random guy to pop your cherry, t

hink will happen if I tell Chase? If I tell Eleanor? I

was a mask of stone. Jenna was gues

ingly calm. "Let's see who they believe. Your bas

of? I paid off the bellboy at the hotel. He saw you ru

yb

Her pupils contracted for a split second.

cha. So the guy has money. It doesn't matter. All I have

o run. Real, primal fear seized her. If Julian was dragged into this

with her manicured fingers. "Get on your knees and beg me.

Her nails dug into the edge of the marble counter,

g her victory, a firm, quiet kno

k. K

"Who is it? Can't you see it

at. The lock, which she ha

from the outside with an

the hallway light. The oppressive, famil

. Chloe looked up,

ce was a sculpture of cold perfection, the

Beaum