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Brennan: Camera footage from the country club. Said it’d give you leverage

Victoria: Oh, neat!! Thanks, guys. I hope you understand and can forgive me?

Brennan: We can forgive you

Eoghan: Sure

Eoghan: Next year.

Victoria: And him!!! It was my idea

Eoghan:

Victoria: Eoghan?!

Brennan:

Victoria: BRENNAN!!!!!!

THIRTY-SEVEN

GIRLS JUST WANNA RULE THE WORLD

Victoria: I’ll be at school later

Victoria: You should probably know I’m married now

Wynter: HOLY SHIT. NO WAY! And you didn’t invite me?

Victoria: It was kinda rushed. Perfect, though. For what I needed.

Wynter: Protection?

Victoria: Yeah

Wynter: I get it. I have you and you have Maxim

Victoria: Something like that lol. Catch up over coffee?

Wynter: Sounds good. Text me when you’re at Dopie’s?

Victoria: Sure thing

THIRTY-EIGHT

WHERE TWO WORLDS COLLIDE…

TWO DAYS LATER

“Soundslike your rite was a hell of a lot easier than Victoria’s.”

“Shay,” I hiss.

Wynter pulls a face but her eyes trip off the makeup I’m using to cover the bruise Bordeau left me. It’s getting fainter—thank God—and the cut is a tiny scab now.

“Honestly, he’s right, Victoria. I had to stick to Derek Dyers's side for an evening and you?—”

I scoff, “Sounds like purgatory to me.”