The house grew smaller, the air thicker. I stepped outside onto the porch, pacing, glancing toward the gate every few seconds as if I could will headlights into existence. I called and called, not reachable. He wasn't replying to any of my texts either. What the hell was he doing? Twenty more minutes and he still wasn't here. The door opened behind me. I was too upset to care about who was stepping out. "Marshall's beloved girlfriend." Brielle. I closed my eyes, feeling the cold against my face while she came up to stand beside me. "You poor thing," she clicked her tongue. "How did you really think you could pull this off? I mean, lie to everyone that you and Marshall were a couple. Like, Marshall Domayne?" She snorted. "I bet he didn't even take your calls this morning. You know w

