Aria's POV
It didn't take a genius to figure out what was spinning inside Brenda's head. Even though Julian had eyes only for Kierra, he picked me anyway.
And because of that, Brenda was bitter—she was never going to willingly step aside or move on.
"Brenda, do you know why you never get his attention?" I looked at her calmly, my tone flat.
"Why?" she snapped, stepping closer as her eyes narrowed into angry slits.
"Because you're bad at playing the game," I offered a sharp, sarcastic smile. "If you really want to be Julian's mistress, you have to throw out your pride. You have to flirt with him, shameless and desperate, until he gets bored enough to give you a taste of what you want. Don't you realize that, in a way, a woman with limited self-respect can pull off being a good mistre
