Chapter 40
ARIELLE’S POV
I sat in the back of the car, sandwiched between Enzo and Aiden. Derek was driving us home, and the radio was playing some upbeat pop song that I didn’t recognize. The brothers were all talking amongst themselves, but I just sat there quietly, lost in my thoughts.
I couldn’t stop thinking about the letters that had fallen out of my locker. “w***e” was scrawled across every single one of them, in bright red marker. I knew that Alisha was behind it. When she told me my life would get worse, I knew she meant every word of it.
But right now, in the car with the brothers, I felt surprisingly at peace. They had been so kind to me today, and I couldn’t help but feel grateful for their protection. I felt safe with them, which was a feeling I hadn’t experienced in a lon
