Writer's Note:

My apologies for the error regarding Adrian and Elena's age difference. They are actually nine years apart. Nicole and Elena are the same age, meaning that while the previous chapter stated Adrian is seven years older than Nicole, the correct age difference is nine years.

[Nicole's POV]

The moment the call with Lena ended, guilt pinched the back of my neck.

Not because I lied, okay, maybe a little because I lied, but mostly because I'd been sitting on the edge of my soft bed, ...