LILY
I thought it couldn’t get worse.
That was my first mistake.
My phone buzzed for the millionth time, and I considered ignoring it because I thought it was the same news, and frankly, I didn’t want to see any more of it.
But the notifications had become impossible to avoid, piling up faster than I could process. With a slow breath, I unlocked the screen, my eyes immediately catching on the bold headline from the school’s paper.
A follow-up article.
My stomach tightened as I opened it, dread settling deep before I even read the first line.
“Sources Reveal Identity of Mystery Man in Alex Scandal.”
“No…” I whispered, already scrolling.
It was a grainy, slightly angled, but clear enough picture of Roland standing right outside my door.
My breath caught sharply in my chest as my ey
