Morning light poured through the mansion windows, bright and vibrant.
Jessie woke to her phone exploding… buzz after buzz after buzz. She rolled over in her large bed, grabbed it, squinted at the screen.
Gossip sites. Dozens of notifications.
“VALENTI HEIRESS & MORETTI HEIR CAN’T KEEP HANDS OFF EACH OTHER!”
She tapped the first link. Photos loaded, like they were out to mock her.
Marie in a blue sundress, ponytail swinging. Din leaning close under park trees. She zoomed in on the pictures, his hands taking hers in the next image.
Their faces inches apart, eyes locked, lips almost touching. Wind catching her hair. His thumb brushing her cheek. Jessie's eyes widened, her lips parted but no sound came.
She zoomed in on them again, just to be sure her mind wasn't playing tricks, “Din
