Living in Her Shadow

uncomfortabl

aid, his voice a little to

sation, to control the sudde

e, her own expressi

r voice calm. She wouldn't l

ed, a predatory gli

d about Paris, about her life, his concern for her, his interest, palpable.

ends, loud and already hal

em slurred, clapping Ethan on the back. "Remember how crazy you w

de, she had you wrapped arou

ned. He shot his fr

anger. He was clearly trying to silence them, to

r." When it was Chloe's turn, she took a deliberate

oice clear and carrying, "thought ab

, a slow, k

around them died. He looked stu

im, her express

Chloe suddenly gasped

eyes wide with panic. "My drink

an instant. "What was i

as berating the host, his v

inger," one of his friends muttered again, quie

angrily grabbed her arm, his face a mask of concern

o, a cold knot for

raw panic for Chloe. It was a

ng a moment alone, and hea

de room, she heard Chloe's voice, no longe

, her hear

he 'Never Have I Ever' dig? Oh, he was so jealous. He remembers how intense we were. He'll be mine again, you just wat

e laughed, a cruel

the sad little replacement. He'll

ing her with physical force. Rep

, was uglier than sh