Allie’s POV.
I stopped in my tracks, my heart pounding as I heard the voices of the boys behind me. I didn't want to turn around, but I couldn't help myself.
"Here's the w***e," one of them said, and I felt my cheeks burn.
"Who?" another asked.
"Allie," the first speaker said, and I could feel my stomach churn. I squeezed my eyes shut, trying to calm myself down. But I couldn't block out their words.
"No wonder her parents sold her," one of them said. "If I were her mother, I would have done the same thing."
I gritted my teeth and balled my fists, anger coursing through my veins. I took a deep breath, trying to focus on something else, anything else. But I couldn't. Their voices, their cruel words, were all I could hear.
"The twins haven't marked her yet," the first speaker said, hi
