Chapter 13  Malik’s voice rang out sharply, “Sadie, stop right there! You walk into the house and don’t even greet your elders? Is this how you behave now?”  “Don’t think…

Chapter 12  Sadie watched from the sidelines as her brothers took the stage with Lorena standing in the center, holding the trophy that should have been hers. She wore a…

Chapter 11  Her eyes drifted to his wrist. “That scar… was it from a car accident  too?”  Sean paused for a split second, then quickly pulled his hand back.  He…

He’d decided–this time, he was going to sit down with her and have a proper talk.  Lorena couldn’t keep getting hurt like this.  But just as he moved, Sean stopped…

288 Mouchers  Malik bristled. “What’s that supposed to mean?”  “Exactly what it sounds like,” Sean said coolly. “I don’t care if she’s your adopted sister. Once you take someone in,…

Chapter 8  “It’s nothing. Malik. Just a little scratch. Please don’t blame Sadie–she didn’t mean it. I wasn’t careful and knocked over the IV stand. I’m just clumsy.”  Sidekick #1…

Chapter 7  The moment she stepped inside, the buzzing chatter fell silent  News of Nadie’s brutal takedown in the school forum had spread like  Now, everyone was asking the same…

Within minutes, the thread blew up with thousands of replies. The forum admins were so shocked, they thought the site had been hacked.  After dropping her verbal bombs, Sadie tossed…

Chapter 5  Malik clenched his fists. “Exactly. She did it on purpose–to get under our skin.”  Lorena listened to them, gritting her teeth quietly.  Sadie’s tactic had clearly worked. She…

Chapter 4  She had prepared for this exact moment. She knew Malik would press her about an apology, so she’d brought everything they had ever given her.  Since Lorena entered…