Jane's POV
The fundraiser felt fake and made me uncomfortable. Everyone was pretending to be nice but it didn’t feel real. Nate’s hand on my back was the only thing keeping me calm.
“Ready?” he whispered in my ear.
“As ready as I’ll ever be,” I said trying to smile even though it didn’t feel real. I stood up straight and forced a smile like the fake one Rachel always wore.
And then she came toward us—Rachel my stepmother. She wore a fancy dress that probably cost more than my old apartment.
“Jane darling!” she said sweetly but her eyes were cold. She gave me a quick hug that didn’t feel warm at all. “It’s so nice to see you back. I was surprised though. What made you come back after all this time?”
I looked at her straight and smiled in a way that wasn’t really friendly.
“Rachel, h
