Rhea’s POV
As soon as Colton explained what was going on between him and Jessica I felt a wave of relief wash over me, but almost immediately a new sort of hurt settled in.
“How could he not have trusted me enough to tell me that was what he was doing?”
“He isn’t the smartest,” Sylvia replies, but before I can shut myself in my room to sulk, I can feel the presence of Dolton, who’s standing in front of his brother's suite.
He tells me about a party Lark is having, and I immediately crumble. I want to see my grandparents, and my nephews, and…
I turn to Colton, setting aside my pride completely.
“Can we go?” I ask, but I’m totally ignored, and now I know how he felt when I was doing the same thing to him. “Are you listening to me? Is that a yes? Are you saying I can go? Are you going
