Leonardo’s POV I closed the door behind me and stood in the middle of my room for a long moment, the quiet settling heavy around me like something that had weight. Victoria’s words kept turning over in my head, sharp and deliberate. Bryan is lying. He’s just some boy Amelia got herself involved with. I’ve warned her about him before, about the kind of company she keeps. This isn’t the first time, and I doubt it’ll be the last. Involved with other boys. The way she had said it so casual, so certain made it sound like a pattern. Like Amelia was the kind of girl who collected men, used them, and left them looking like fools. And earlier, by the pool, Bryan had accused her of scamming him, of taking his money and never making any of

