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I bend my legs and drop my head to my knees. "This is such a fucking mess," I mutter as Hadley's warm hand lands on my back.
"I wanted to kill you for what went down with Remi, Bex. But this… I wouldn't wish this on my worst enemy.
"I was lucky, I guess. My father found out the truth and I was exiled. It worked out perfectly for me. But I know that things are very different for male heirs. If I were a boy and this happened then… I can only imagine what they'd have done to me. I guess it's good that I never had a brother."
I tense at her words.
She needs to know the truth.
I turn to look at her.
She looks happy. Really fucking happy.
"Shouldn't you two be at college or something?"
"We're both at Colton U. Cole is a Colt."
Of course he is. Cole Jagger is a killer running back, so it’s not surprising a team like Colton picked him up for college football.
"We just came back for the weekend for James' birthday."
"About the Jaggers," I start, knowing there are some pieces of the puzzle I’m still missing. "Where do they all fit into this?"
26
Mia
By the time we get back to campus, all the relief I felt confiding in Annabel melts away, and I can’t help but wonder if I did the right thing or not.
But in that split second, I needed to tell someone. All the secrets and lies are slowly killing me, and since it appears Bexley is ignoring me, I turned to the only other person I could.
Of course, I swore her to secrecy. But after my emotional breakdown as I confessed to her, I think she knows how important it is that she doesn’t breathe of word of it. To anyone.
“I’ll see you tomorrow?” Annabel pauses as we arrive outside my dorm.
“Yeah.”
“And I’m here, Mia. If you need anything.”
Her eyes say everything she doesn’t, and I reach for her hand, squeezing it.
“Thank you, for everything.”
“Of course.”
I slip inside and close my door, breathing a sigh of relief. For as much as I’ve enjoyed Annabel’s company, I’m glad to have some space.
Kicking off my sneakers, I flop down on the bed and grab my cell from my pocket, bringing up my messages to Bexley. They all show the little read sign, so I know he’s seen them.
So why hasn’t he texted me back?
The obvious reason is that he’s realized I’m not worth it.
It shouldn’t hurt so much, but it does. Even though I know it’ll save us both a lot of inevitable heartache if we walk away now, I can’t get his words out of my head.
“You’re mine, Mia. Mine.”
Why would he say that and then ghost me?
