“Whispers and Waffles” Tina’s POV I sat in the back stairwell, where no one ever checked the surveillance footage—because no one ever used it. My phone buzzed with a message. VASSANE: Anything new? I smirked. My fingers flew over the keyboard. TINA: They kissed in the boardroom today. Raymond walked in on them. Hazel's sleeping at his penthouse. TINA: He looked at her like she hung the moon. No reply came. But I knew she was reading. Watching. Planning. Let Hazel Hayden enjoy her little fairytale. It would burn soon enough. --- Hazel’s POV I woke up in Alex’s bed again. Except this time, he wasn’t next to me. No arm curled around my waist. No deep, sleepy voice whispering “good morning.” Just empty sheets and a soft indent where he’d laid his head. My heart sank. But

