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entire world was spinning. She closed her eyes, took a su

screen off. Clutching her chest, she could feel her heart hammering violently against her ribs. She picked the

hot tears finally streamed down he

requent as the tears r

mixed with the absolute shock of it all. She paused for a br

her phone again, she refreshed the page multiple times and confirm

s that couldn't stop pouring from her eyes. Everything she had spent years dreaming about had ju

chest, her phone buzzed. She picked it up, seeing a text from an unk

hat flavor of ice-

in her eyes as she prepared to type back, but deep down, her

: "Who i

, desperate for confirmation. She dropped her phone back onto the sheets, assuming the reply wouldn't come anyti

"You said you

h a stalker," she huffed. Her fingers hovered over the screen for a moment as the realiz

do something abou

almost immedi

umber: "V

ure frustration, her finger

you going to ju

ext. But seconds turned into minutes, and he did not reply. Her

But a part of her really wanted him to text back. She wanted him to talk to

door. Nathalie stayed in her room, lost in her thoughts. She felt a mix of anger, happi

!!" Emily

alked quickly to the living room and the open kitchen. The moment

chen table. More boxes were packed tightly inside the freezer. Her eyes went wide. She loo

he picked up one of the ice cream boxes to look at it. "This brand costs ov

Nathalie said. Her voice shoo

d, rolling her eyes. "You always say you don't have money for my school fees. You alway

ds felt like a slap in the face. The shock turned i

T. ORDER. ICE. CREAM." Her

surprised. Nathalie had never

u do not tell me how to spend

nd slammed the door. She grabbed her phone from the

cream? You came into my life and you know everything about m

hy she was so pissed off about all of this. The idea of someone knowing everyth

quickly. He had sent her a web link.

ink," she scoffed. Her fingers tapped on the link, and th

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ody in the city knew the Harringtons. They were one of the oldes

my goodness," she muttered. Her thoughts began to

e switched it on again. Stared at h

red shakily. "I'

Caroline, asking when they could meet up. S

that evening and insisted she only wanted to dance on the main stage. She refu

ue eyes. She also wondered why she wasn't feeling his hot gaze on her

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cholarship with every expense paid?!" Caroline as

it," Nathalie huffed, takin

d spend this much money on a stripper?!

on hurt, but she thought to herself that Caroline wasn't lying. "I'm worth

re, Nathalie. So, what's his name? Like, how

brought out her phone and sh

voice boomed through the quiet cafe,

mpany together. But do you know him, like, personally?!" Nathalie asked. Her heart thumped harder,

ack of her neck. "I mean, I'm just surprised. A m

d feelings she already had about Nathaniel's power had just been fed by

ed way too quickly. "Can I please have your phone?!.

eks. She did not plan her life to be this way, but unfortunately, it turned out like this. It made her feel like she

s. Nathalie promised to keep her updated

smile disappeared. She picked up he

father's loud voice c

her!" Caroline sa