Lily’s POV
After what happened, sleep became a stranger.
Victoria’s threats echoed in my mind long after the lights went out. Her voice slithered around my neck like cold fingers, tightening with every word. I kept asking myself–what would she do next? How far would she go to destroy me?
I tried to calm myself, but the waves kept crashing, and the words only grew louder in my head.
And on top of that, I still had an assignment from Sebastian–to dig into that night. The night that haunted my bones. The night I had tried so hard to forget. Reliving it now felt cruel.
I had to find every trace of it.
I had to find Emily Rivera.
The girl who invited me to that party. The one who smiled as she led me into a trap. The one who–alongside Olivia–planned it all. The music. The drinks. The thr
