avenue toward the elite prep school. Inside the cabin, the o
er stomach gave a sharp, painful twist. The bacon hadn't be
of baked dough drifted through the air vents. Aurora tu
knuckles against the glass partiti
ull over. I want a cin
d on his forehead. Julian's orders were absolute: The Carlisle family did not
d, searching for an excuse. "I... I can't, Miss Aurora
bills in his suit pocket for emergencies. But he couldn't risk
words no cash ec
e Quarry. She remembered watching a woman get beaten half to dea
brutal logic of the prison, made a massive leap. Arthur was just a d
a sudden, heavy wave of pity. He was just like her. A p
th. "I'm sorry, Arthur.
corrected it. He stared at her in the mirror, his eyes wide with sheer terror. Why was
ce of the prep school. The Carlisle family n
ushed the heavy door open. Her bl
standing by a vending m
new money. He obsessed over designer logos and flas
me badging and wrapped in a dull, matte black finish. To someone like Juston, who only recogn
d on a soda can. He leaned
ack and dug around until she found a crumpled, faded twenty-dol
aid, her voice completely serious. "Go get yourself
nt pale. He didn't reach for it. He didn't speak. He just s
a step back, his heart pound
who acted like she owned the school-getting out of a trashy car an
ace. He had always hated how Aurora looked righ
ed the bill onto the passenger seat, turne
aking violently. He snatched his phone from the
mething is wrong with Miss Aurora. She just gav
e whipped out his phone and opened the school's anon
le is broke! Rides in a trash car and her driver
thin seconds, the comment counter b
ain path of the campus.
and intimidation were gone. Instead, students were stopping in the
d disgust. Girls covered their mouths, whi
the crowd surrounding her. Her heart d
smile creeping up th
hand her the perfec
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