CHAPTER 24: Ivy’s POV Damian’s eyes lingered on me far too long. His stare was steady, like he wanted me to squirm under it, like he could read every single thought rushing through my head. My heart thumped harder, and then, finally, he looked away. The crowd cheered when he smiled. Girls screamed his name, clapping and swooning as if some rockstar had just walked in, and I shifted uncomfortably in my seat. The way every girl in Sterling Heights looked at him made me sick to my stomach, but then my eyes went to Maya. While the other girls were practically melting, Maya sat there still as stone with no smile, no excitement and no blush on her cheeks. Just calm.. way too calm and that wasn’t my Maya. My best friend was the type to whisper and giggle about any handsome guy, and Damian Bla

