AFTERMATH
~CHELSEA POV~
{Playlist Suggestion: "Pink Ballon" by Jade LeMac}
The bruises bloom across my arm like ugly fingerprints I cannot scrub away.
Zoe stares at the purple crescents where my mother's nails dug in, her face twisted with disbelief. "You're telling me that woman did all this to you because you kissed a guy? What's she gonna do if you actually sleep with one?"
I give her the look. The one that says this is not the time for jokes. But her words lodge in my chest anyway, sharp and unwanted.
What if I did sleep with him?
The thought comes unasked, traitorous. Heat floods my face as I remember Kade's mouth on mine, his hand sliding to my waist, pulling me closer, like he already knew every secret hidden beneath my skin.
The way my body responded before my brain could
