Blair's POV
Walking back into Westwood Academy felt almost like a dream. More so because I never imagined I'd be so happy to be back.
The last time I'd been here, I was a girl being forced toward a future I didn't want, trapped in a life I couldn't control. And all I wanted was control.
Now I returned as someone different. Stronger, more certain of who I was and what I wanted.
Even if that meant wanting my stepbrother.
"BLAIR!"
I barely had time to turn before Madison crashed into me, her arms wrapping around me in a bone-crushing hug that nearly knocked all the air from my lungs.
"I missed you so much!" She muttered into my hair with a shaky voice, and I let myself melt in her embrace.
“I missed you, too.”
“Just where the heck have you been?” She whined, her face a mix of worry a
