Chapter 117

Gemma

Cassie laughs again. “Breathe, Gemma. There’s no need to freak out over this, okay?”

“But, but…he tricked me!”

Another laugh comes from my best friend and then she goes back to patting my back. “Don’t feel bad. From what you’ve told me about him, Nathan seems like a pretty smooth operator. He probably knew you’d run off scared for your life if he asked you outright to be his girlfriend.

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