Parsons, her chest heaving as she gasped for air. She scanned the b
tablet didn't just have her competition sketches; it held a hidden folder containing he
nch, reaching into her bag fo
what the cat
voice sliced throug
t rigid. She slow
e draped in a seasonal Chanel haute couture jacket, f
e, intentionally raising her voice
ashing with malice. "You're embarrassing the Copeland family, and you're def
ointing and whispering. Everyone knew the rumors a
reeping up her neck, but she refused
anie," Allie said coldly. She turned on
ions. The girl immediately stepped side
y move, a male voice called o
ll
pering students. He was wearing a casual des
hy, and completely oblivious to the fact that Brittanie had ano
you do it, Allie? Why did you sell yourself to a paraly
ce drained
g with panic. "You don't know what you're talking
Jerald's bruised ego. His emo
a crushing grip, trying to physically drag her aw
ly. Her cheap heels slipped on the cobblestone
ile. She smoothly pulled her phone from her purse, aimed the high-
so fiercely, Jerald
-balance Allie directly into his chest. For a
ked exactly like a desperate, passionate
snapped dozens of perfect
hands against Jerald's chest with every ounce of strength she had. Her fin
umbling backward,
campus security!" she screamed, pointin
ion. He took a step back, looking hurt and betrayed. "You
ted into cruel laughter. Someone yelled
Out of the corner of her eye, she
her like a freight t
lete those pictures!" A
two of Brittanie's minions s
her palms tore open, bleeding instantly, but she didn't feel the pa
triumph. She mouthed the words, You are dead, bef
d, leaving Allie sitting
led out her phone to call Vance. She
reen flashed the low battery icon an
massive engine echoed fr
ed her head. Her
ling like a mechanical beast waiting to strike, was
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