Ruthless Intentions

Nadia Hayes.

I watched Darius drive away with Tessa from the playground to her house again, and the bitter taste of jealousy rose in my throat. I have been following him. He was spending more and more time with those brats, playing the role of a father. It was pathetic, really—his sudden obsession with them, as if it would make up for years of neglect.

“They’re not even his real family anymore,” I