No Longer Broken: Loved By Him

ion. She shot a furious glare back at me, clearly rattled by my comment about her resemblance

l nodded sympathetically, casting disdainful looks in my direction. I lowered my head, pretendi

th a loud thud. "These are my assignments for the week. I want them done by tomorrow morning. And

, this constant humiliation was just another part of my daily mi

face a mask of meek com

whose life you stole, while your real, trashy mother is probably at home counting the penn

his back straight, the picture of a model student. He was the school's golden boy, t

dump the notebooks on my desk. For a fleeting second, I felt a pang of the old hurt.

oned over Caleb Stone was gone, drowned in Blackwood Lake.

ed late in the library studying, hoping he' d notice my dedication. He was smart, ambitious, and came from a respectable

e in the hallway, "accidentally" spilling her drink on my books. I saw Caleb watching from the s

he principal had called us both into his office, along

acting suspiciously?"

with my eyes. He knew I wouldn't cheat. We

g one. Olivia' s father, Richard Hayes, was a major donor to the

finally said, his voice quiet but c

either. He chose the path of least resistance, the one that kept him in the good g

Stone died a painful death. He wasn'

iece on the board, and his weakness was something I could, and would, use. Olivia's cruelty

weak, scared Ava. They were abou