Chapter 16  Chapter 16  Seeing his reaction, Ivy’s tears came pouring out: “Look, I know lying to you was messed up, but after all hese months together, you seriously…

Chapter 15  Chapter 15  The conflict was getting more intense. Mr. and Mrs. Reed heard the commotion and rushed downstairs, standing in front of Ivy protectively.  “Don’t touch her. How…

Chapter 14  Chapter 14  Emma crossed her arms and gave Ryan the coldest stare.  Her words were hitting him like bricks. Ryan gripped his coffee cup so hard his knuckles…

Chapter 13  Chapter 13  Thinking about what he’d done these past few days, Ryan’s face went ghost white and his pupils shrank.  He couldn’t even bring himself to think about…

Chapter 12  Chapter 12  When Ryan got back to the Reed house, he went straight to Stella’s door and hesitated before finally  knocking.  His mind was all over the place,…

Chapter 11  The call ended ten minutes later. Stella yanked out her SIM card and tossed it in the trash.  Before leaving, she took one last look at the empty…

  Chapter 10  Chapter 10  The Twitter drama died down after two days, with people gradually losing interest.  Ivy kept switching to fake accounts to stir shit up, but it…

  Chapter 9  Chapter 9  She didn’t need to guess who it was.  When Stella didn’t open the door, the voice outside got more desperate.  ‘Stella, please just open up….

  Chapter 8  Chapter 8  But Ryan’s cruelty didn’t stop there.  Three days before Stella was supposed to leave for abroad, she thought if she just avoided him, she’d make …

Chapter 7  When Stella got home to an empty house, she decided to start packing.  She hadn’t been living with the Reeds that long, and honestly didn’t own much anyway….