b. She didn't turn around. The word "bet" he

the power she held in this moment. She circled C

vicious poison, "I had just gotten back from Europe. At a party, all my friends were saying how

frozen, his face pale and tight, but he s

So that's all she was t

"I bet that I could have Leo back at my side within a m

mila's ear, her voice dropping to a near-inaudibl

st. Besides her relationship with Leo, it was her sight. The bizarre, hit-

wrist. Her grip was so tight that Ashton's face contor

roof do you have? It's your own fault for not knowing your place, for clinging to a

trying to pull Camila's hand away. "Camila

ensity, darted from Ashton to Leo. Her voice was a raw, tre

ng so extreme! I thought it was just a stupid game, a meaningless

ila's lips. "A game that left me blind for three

the details. That would have spoiled the fun. But he certainly enjoyed p

eny it. He had been drawn in by Ashton's wild, "exciting" personal

d heart turned to dust. She released Ashton, stumbling back a step. She looked at

five years were a joke. The man I loved was a cowa

I'm not a coward!" he snarled, his shame turning to anger. "Cam

are in love now. We're married. That's a f

m of absolute finality. There was nothing left to fe

s a winter sky. Then she turned, her steps firm

anic through Leo. This total lack of control wa

es just healed, you have no money! Where can you go? Your gambling a

o be chains, reminding

even pause. His voice was just no

t, shutting the arguments, the bet

some of the fog from her brain. She leaned against the cold wall

sobs came then, silent and wracking. She wasn't crying for a lost love. She was mourning five years of

er silent grief, h

photo. Leo was kneeling, tenderly dabbing at a small

you, to make it up to me, Leo also used the mo