Bound by Vows and Revenge

an's

people pretending they cared about anything other than their own reflections in the nearest mirror. I

brating and more about showcasing wealth and status. I usually avoided them, but tonight was differ

about to leave

was looking for an escape. She didn't belong here-that much was obvious. Her dress was simp

I recogni

nd

then, quiet and unassuming, always in the background while he soaked up the spotlight.

hing was

. Like life had taken more

e to despise. He was with Mia, the golden child of the Gates' family, and t

y. The smirk on his face deepened, and he whis

het

iece it together. Nathan had dropped Mandy for Mia, and now they were pa

s been a selfish little brat, but

Mia intercepted her, Nathan trailing behind. Even from a distance, I could see the

se, her face pale while she was trying to hold

I decided

rtunity. Nathan thought he could humiliate her and walk away unscathed.

was w

parting the sea of guests like a knife through water. But by th

aid, my voice cuttin

mug expression faltered, and Mia's confidence wave

d, recovering quickly. "I

flicking to Mia. "You must be M

y unsure how to read me. "It

g my attention to Man

ps pressing into a th

ing, but her eyes tol

et's get out of here. I think we've had

t then she slipped her hand into the crook of my a

rs that followed us as Nathan called after me, something

t room away from the noise. Then, I poured her a glass of wa

aid softly, her vo

crossing my arms. "You sh

p, her eyes narrow

ing. "You've got guts. But you're w

ightening on the glass.

er. "But you're hurt. An

rgue, but she didn't. Instead, she l

not broken," she admitted, her

re than I let on. "Then st

onfused. "What

want to hurt Nathan, you don't do it by showing up a

?" she asked, her

and deliberat

confusion deepening.

d out my car keys and said to her. "Come on.

lked side to side with me as we made our way

the engine filled the silence and Mandy sat stiffly

orming a plan. "You really want to ge

her brow furrowing. "Wha

ed. "Ma

as her mouth fe

. "Nothing would hurt him more than seeing you a

I'd lost my mind. "Y

I said, my smirk widenin

were fixed on the road ahead while the sile

I only planted the seed w

ption, she still hadn't said a word in regards of my proposal to her

ally, her voice steady but uncert

on my lips as I whispered to