Exposed by Aster Willow

Author:Aster, Willow
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2020-01-08T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Twenty-One

Mara

The decision to go out this late at night probably wasn’t the best idea, but I had to get out of the house. I’ve been moping in those dark halls for days and it was beginning to feel like the walls were closing in on me. It’s obvious I’m brokenhearted because I leave the house in things I normally wouldn’t be caught dead in: jeans, a T-shirt, and a hat. Teresa, our family designer, would be mortified. Eden is her new favorite anyway, but no one can deny my gift for fashion. I didn’t even know I had these jeans but must have bought them at another low point with Elias. The fact that he’s also breaking my fashion sense is not something I take lightly, but in my whole quest for simple, this seems…simple.

My mood is so bleak I deserve a flavorless drink; the lime on the rim is a luxury. I’ve had one vodka soda when they walk in. It’s like a fresh razor blade scraping off a new scab. I shiver with the pain and anger skids through my body at lightning speed. I lift my finger for another drink and the waitress brings it to my table within minutes.

Brienne looks like she’s been working out…like just now. She’s sweaty, but somehow it doesn’t look as bad as it should on her. And Elias doesn’t seem to mind. He’s smiling and hightailing it to the bar like a man on a mission. They could’ve been sweating together in his bed for all I know.

They probably were. Do I care? With everything in me. But I know if they were to look over here and see me staring, they’d see an expressionless face. I’ve had years of practice. I tilt the glass to my lips and let the ice cool me down; the fire building within me is threatening to undo all the zen I’ve been working on. Tired of drama? I am so ready for drama in this moment I can already see the humiliation on both of their faces when I cut them to the quick.

I sit and watch, a snake camouflaged in the brush. I might be a princess, but the jeans and T-shirt act as some sort of disguise; not a single person has approached. Unheard of at Ziegler’s. I note that the jeans and hat will be coming out again when I need anonymity.

They sit at a table across the room and the waitress coyly tilts her head and laughs at something Elias says. He looks at Brienne and they share a laugh.

Why isn’t he bleeding right now?

Why isn’t his soul lying in ruins like mine?

I sip, sip, drain the glass and when my girl sees me set the glass down, she’s ready with another. Looks like I’m going all in tonight. The waters get murky when Elias makes eye contact with me across the room. I know the second he does. The smile drops off his face and his shoulders stiffen into two sharp blades, trying to fight me even from this distance.

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