Maya
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I rush out of the house without looking back. I don’t wait to hear the sickly excuse Liam probably rehearsed all day.
I finally got what I’ve always wanted—the man I used to dream of asking me to be his—and yet here I am, driving back home, away from him and for his brother.
Ray’s car is parked in the driveway. I still don’t understand why we have two separate places when he’s always at mine.
“Cupcake, you’re back!” he calls from the living room.
“Mhm,” I mumble, kicking off my shoes. “How’re you?”
“I’m good. So excited you’re back.”
I swallow the lump in my throat.
Screw it.
“Did you hear what happened to Ryder?”
“What? Something happened to him?”
“Apparently, he got into a car accident last night.”
Ray’s face twists. “I didn’t hear about that. But he came he
