Just a little, but it did shift something inside my heart. My feet clicked, but what would that make me? A love-sick billionaire? No! I wouldn’t want to come off as that, falling in love wasn’t part of the plan. I freaking made the rules.
I slowed my steps, dragged in enough air. I could see the smirk on Ava’s face the whole time the ladies barked at her, and for unknown reasons, I managed a smile. I loved that she wasn’t backing down, or hiding her face.
Cassandra stood directly in front of her, tilted her head back like she was smiling. I knew that too well, Cassandra could be so sarcastic. I could tell there was nothing friendly about that smile.
Then Cassandra said something I couldn’t hear clearly, but her friends laughed at that, and Ava’s hands slowly curled into fists at her sid
