Jessa

The noise of the crowd faded into a dull roar, like I was underwater.

I just stood there, frozen in the middle of the chaos, while everyone around me celebrated. The field lights were blinding, and the smell of sweat and fried food mixed in the air, making my stomach churn.

But none of that mattered.

All I could hear were Daniel’s words echoing in my head.

“…the only reason Noah’s paying attention to you is because he lost a bet.”

At first, they hadn’t ...