Jace, stop!

My pace is swift as I make my way through the hotel, followed by Gerald and his crew of men in black suits, who were actually security personnel my father had hired ever since I was a child. I feel like I should get the hell out of this place soon because the stress and anxiety from the whole incident are starting to get to me. Tears are right behind my eyeballs and regret pangs in my chest

Suddenly, as we near the lounge, a voice comes from behind us.

“Please, Jace, stop!”

Kayla.

Anger and despair war in my heart as I debate ignoring her and continuing on, but she calls my name again and again. As much as I don’t want to talk to her, I don’t think I can ignore her.

After all, she is right next to me. She looks as panicked as Stone was, her eyes stormy, her cheeks flushed.

The security personnel move to keep her away from me, but I raise my hand, signaling them to stop.

“What?” I growl at her.

“Jace, please, you have to undo what you did to Stone’s father,” she pleads, and my heart sinks. Here I thought she was coming to apologize for the pain she caused me, “Please, you don’t understand, he won’t even be able to continue his studies without his father’s help. You can’t ruin his life like this.”

Sadness unlike any other cuts through the anger I feel, and I close my eyes shut. God, how I wish I’d never taken a liking to her.

undoing what I did for Stone. This is the world I come from, you fuck with

look into her eyes, “You know, I really liked you. When you talked to me, I thought, ‘finally,

purses her lips and

you,” I reiterate, “And I trusted you. Had you not done this, I could’ve given you everything you could’ve ever wanted. I could’ve made you the happiest girl in the world, and afforded you anything you wanted. We could’ve

“But no. You betrayed me. And worse of all, you betrayed me to Stone. You’re despicable. Don’t ever contact me again,

standing in the lounge of the hotel, we leave the premises

with a sigh of nostalgia. In all honesty, I’d missed cars like these in the last few years. The interior is warm, with light cream-colored padding and seats covered in original leather, unbelievably soft and comfortable, warm like a roasted marshmallow. In the

feeling of being in a nice car evaporates as

to me, and the lights in the interior of the car dim ambiently. The vehicles

lot, Gerald awakens his voice. I turn to catch his tender gaze, “Can I

a couple of SUVs driving behind us, all containing security personnel. It

go home to pay a visit to my father and somehow get the live-streamed prank sorted. I think

back. There is a reason why my mom left the family when I was very younger and took me with her. I haven’t been back home in years, not even when I was struggling. I did not want my father’s help with anything, because I

was not ready to go back. But did I have a choice

and give him

embark on the highway en

gleaming lights, looking like some Hollywood star’s dream home. The automatic gates open as we near the estate, and I feel my conflicting emotions clashing within me as I take in the sight of

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