“Ava, men like Lucien would only use you and dump you… think about it? Why didn't he go for women of his calibre? The high and mighty girls, girls like Cassandra…” Her voice rattled on.
My heart clicked with each word that hit my ear, but I had always known Mara to be blunt, really blunt with words.
“They’d use you for their ego. He needs you to make the world see him differently. Take away your time, and by the time you realize it was just illusions, they had moved on and you're stuck, left with a broken heart…”
Mara had been happy when I first told her about Lucien and the arrangement but her words these days had been too blunt. I guess she was looking out for me.
“Are you there, Ava?” She asked.
“Yes… Yes, I am…” I answered, words cut off instantly.
“I'm watching out for you my
