JADE's POV I have to admit, things weren’t going according to plan. Right now, I was standing in the middle of Olivia’s grand, overly loud, and wildly chaotic party. The house—if you could call it that—was more of a mansion and uncomfortably close to Silas’s family’s mountain home, maybe a ten-minute drive away. Too close for comfort. Dangerously close, my inner voice whispered mockingly. Why do you even care? Olivia, glowing in her black sequined mini dress, looked stunning, her confidence radiating as she floated through the room like she owned it. I had Skylar to thank for dragging me shopping earlier; at least I didn’t look like I’d been plucked from the bargain bin next to her. “I almost didn’t recognize you this morning with the glasses,” Olivia said dramatically, throwing her arm

