~ALLISON’S POV~
I stood outside Cara’s house, staring up at the grand estate like it held all the answers I needed. Which, obviously, it didn’t. My grip tightened around my sleeping bag as I exhaled.
I had told Klein to leave me alone earlier, not because it was his fault Devon was a monster, but because—God—I just needed a second to breathe.
Every time I thought I was past it, past him, it all came rushing back.
“Maybe I’ll talk to Klein tomorrow at work,” I told myself. Maybe I owed him that much.
But tonight wasn’t about Klein, or Devon, or the mess that was my life.
It was about this. A sleepover. A distraction. A night filled with old friends, new friends, and absolutely no drama. That was the plan.
That was what I needed.
I adjusted my bag on my shoulder and knock
