LILA
“Goodnight, Lila.”
His voice softened when he said my name, and for a split second, I almost turned back.
Instead, I kept walking.
I didn’t realize how tight my chest had been until I was far enough away that the music from the party faded into the distance.
The breath left my lungs in a long, shaky rush.
“Stupid,” I muttered to myself as my heels clicked against the pavement. “So f*****g stupid.”
How had I let myself get pulled into any of that?
Callum Reid being interested in me should have been the first sign that something was off. Guys like him didn’t just suddenly notice girls like me.
He probably had a girl in every dorm building. Each one thinking she was the special one.
And I had almost believed it.
Hook, line, and sinker.
The cool air brushed against my face as
