Mauve's pov
"I used to be the prettiest thing in the school, do you know that?" I said, to no one in particular because the only person that could have answered was lying still, unconscious on Paige's bed. If it wasn't for the rise and fall of her chest, I would have thought that she was dead.
I wished she was dead.
Lily Beauregard. The girl who was responsible for my sudden and swift decline. The person who walked into Shadow cove academy and ruined my entire life just by existing.
Her eyes fluttered close and I wanted to barf at how angry I felt.
She was wearing a new uniform today and better shoes. It had to be Ren. It had to be him. He was so used to rescuing strays, to caring for the less privileged and saving those who he thought were beyond redemption.
I guessed that was w
