Chapter 141: The Game I Love

Mara’s

I paced back and forth across the bedroom like a predator locked in a cage. My steps were sharp and heavy, clicking loudly against the cold marble floor. Every single word that Ella had thrown at James earlier that day was replaying in my head like a broken record. Each insult felt like it was slicing deeper into my skin. I couldn't stop thinking about the way she had looked down on us, as if we were nothing more than insects beneath her boots. I hated her ...