Lavish Betrayal by Charlotte Byrd

Author:Charlotte Byrd [Byrd, Charlotte]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781632250353
Publisher: Byrd Books

Chapter 22 - Everly

When we chat…

The following morning after my date with Easton, all I want to do is to stay in bed and relax. But I can hear their voices downstairs and I know they’re expecting a full blow by blow recap of everything that happened.

I wash my face, brush my hair and teeth. I put on some eyeliner and eyebrow tint as well as some mascara. I rarely wear foundation and typically concentrate all of my makeup on the eye region. I also hate the taste of anything on my lips at any time, let alone first thing in the morning, so I skip the lipstick.

The makeup isn’t necessary, but I need it. It’s armor. I’m wearing just enough to show that I care what I look like, but not enough that I would come off as someone who is trying too hard.

When I come downstairs, I see six women standing around the kitchen. Olivia, Savannah, Teal, Aurora, Catalina, and Skye. Over these past few days I’ve gotten to know all of them pretty well and they all seem to have the same story of how they ended up in York with a few unique details.

They all have a dashing man they started seeing.

A charity event held by the Bay Foundation.

The gold invitation box.

After I speak to enough of them, I realize that I need to incorporate a gold invitation box into my own origin story to fit in and I wonder how many of them are lying about theirs.

“So, so, so,” Olivia says, pouring herself a cup of coffee. “What the hell happened to you last night?”

Her tone isn’t accusatory, but inquisitive. She looks genuinely excited to hear all the juicy details. I shrug.

“There’s no need to hide. We saw what happened.”

This takes me by surprise.

Saw?

I don’t remember seeing anyone else’s dates when they went on them.

“Yeah, Mirabelle came by and asked if we wanted to watch,” Savannah explains. “Apparently, there’s a television channel which is basically just CCTV.”

“So…you saw…” I start to say, nodding.

I don’t know exactly where to go with this.

How much did they see?

How much did they hear?

I mean, I always knew that people up there, the judges and whoever else, were watching. But the women, too?

“Yes, we saw you kissing!” Olivia says excitedly.

I nod.

I should’ve expected this much. I mean, a part of me did, but for some reason I’m still surprised.

“Why did you go to the beach with him?” Savannah asks.

The others gather around me, their eyes wide with glee. Despite the fact that we are competing against each other, there is a feeling that everyone is genuinely excited for each other.

“He asked me to,” I say, nodding my head. “He wanted to have some alone time.”

“So, what happened when you were there?” Teal asks.

She is a quiet girl with short dark hair, and alabaster skin. We haven’t had the opportunity to speak much since Olivia and Savannah have dominated my attention, but I had a feeling that we would get along. She mentioned that she was studying to be a librarian, and that was all I needed to know.

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