Orchestrated Downfall

SLOANE’S POV

Everything had been perfect. Every detail.

Every smile. Every calculated step that led me here. Standing beside Nolan Croft,I felt like I was finally where I was supposed to be.

Where I had fought to be. Where I deserved to be. And then, his voice rang out, cutting through Nolan's mother's speech.

“Does she deserve it?” The words hit like ice water dumped over my head. Cold. Sharp. Pa