Across town, in an exclusive bistro, Stella slides into a leather booth across from Jade.
Before they have even glanced at the menus, Jade slams her phone face-down on the table, staring at Stella with unadulterated disbelief.
"Are you seriously telling me Luna and Marcus are actually dating?!"
"Yes. I only found out the truth today myself," Stella murmurs, delicately stabbing a roasted olive. "I originally thought they had completely broken off whatever was going on between them, but it turns out they are just locked in a dramatic fight."
"Hold on a second," Jade taps her manicured nails aggressively against the tabletop. "Didn't the Vane family already arrange a marriage for Marcus? That Pierce girl...Does Luna even know she exists?"
"She didn't know before today," Stella admits, he
