Peyton
I had tried to warn Hardin earlier that we should at least ask Dionne if she invited any friends for her birthday party, but he rather teased me, saying I was looking for an excuse to talk to her. They all laughed, accusing me of slacking off, so I gave up and didn’t mention it again until Aspen brought it up, a few hours later.
Lucian had disappeared to who knows where earlier without telling us, so it was up to the three of us to handle things ourselves. I met them at the dining table when I returned, eating some grapefruit, so I had to break the bad news to them despite the fact that they seemed too comfortable doing their thing.
"Bro, she invited Violet," I said, my words making them stop eating.
"Wait... Violet from school?" Aspen asked, and I nodded in response. However,
