A Clean Cut

Stella

It’s the day before the Alpha party, and I feel as though I haven’t stopped running around since the sun came up. Tessa and Piper, always my biggest cheerleaders, have also been by my side since the crack of dawn.

“Stella, you should take a rest,” Piper says, gesturing for me to join her and Tessa by the bar, where they’ve poured another cup of coffee for each of us.

I sigh, tucking my cli