Love's Toxic Echo

s (false) deference, settled back

he golden couple. Everyone said so. She adored me. Absolutely. Even when I had t

as if it were a legendary romance,

exclusive parties, and Ca

annoyed expressions on Cassie's

sion seemed.

man," Damian continued, puffing his chest slightly

er carrying a tray laden with

tilted pr

ough the air, direc

d just walked into the coffee shop looki

rward, shovin

essly against the wall where Damia

arm, wincing slightly, but her

she cried, rushing to hi

roic rescue. Her devotion to

r eyes blazing, a

gizing profusely, bu

. "Did you trip him? Were

. "What? No! I di

stening. Her face wa

urking, always c

ther, she grabbed his own half-full c

rate motion, she t

d shocked him m

from us!" s

n his hair, his fa

r patron

surge of bewi

m his eyes. "Cassie, th

led back, his injured arm, still no

s head hit the edge of a n

ain, then

n blurred was Cassie, her arm protecti

looke

blac

e shop floor, Liam's anxio

can you hear me

He touched the back of

omeone said Cassie threw c

is best friend. Liam, w

dn't tell Liam that his sister had assaulted

ge of her, or worse, put Li

Ethan mumbled. "I just.

to cause more p

these people, this life he couldn'

to Austin felt mo