Safe With You

Party Time

~ Alyssa ~

If deception were an art, I’d have earned a bloody award by now.

Pulling off a surprise party for Lillian while making her believe it’s just a “small dinner” celebrating the trial verdict and her eighteenth birthday?

Genius.

Exhausting genius.

The plan is simple — on paper.

Step one: Convince Lillian her mother’s hosting a fancy dinner at Savannah’s estate.

Step two: Ensure she looks breathtaking without suspecting why.

Step three: Don’t blow the secret.

Easier said than done when the girl in question has the intuition of a hawk and the curiosity of a journalist on espresso.

At the moment, she’s sitting in my dressing room, a towel turbaned around her head, side-eyeing me suspiciously.

“You’re way too invested in what I’m wearing,” she says flatly.

I flash a sweet sm