Page 5 of When Kings Fall

Damn fucking straight.

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~Brianna~

I was exhausted.

It had been almost the crack of dawn when I’d finally arrived home last night.

Again.

For three days and nights running now.

I hadn’t trusted that the guys would stay away when I’d really needed them to after that messed-up revelation about what Levi had done.

Urgh. It was beyond invasive and a violation of my freedom and choices, something he knew was so important to me.

I couldn’t believe he’d actually done this.

So I’d come home really late yet again, and I’d had to get up far too early to go to my first class of the day.

As I finished getting dressed, I checked the text notifications I’d heard as I’d stepped out of the shower.

I was more than a little surprised when I didn’t find anything from the boys.

Nothing at all.

Not for three whole days.

There hadn’t actually been any contact whatsoever since the night I’d kicked Levi in the balls.

Instead, there were some from Chloe.

Chloe: Are you okay?

Chloe: Maybe I shouldn’t have told you. I’m so sorry I upset you.

I shook my head to myself and wrote back.

Brianna: You didn’t upset me, you just told me the truth. It was brave and I love you for it.

Chloe: Aww, I love you too. I wish we could be at Stonewell U together still.

Brianna: Me too. But, you know, it’s gonna be great for your career at least being where you are now instead at that special design school.

Chloe: Yeah, there is that.

Brianna: Exactly.

Chloe: There you are again always seeing the positive in everything, even when there seems like there isn’t any to be found.

I started at her message.

I guess I did do that.

At least these days since my reinvention.

But I hadn’t done that earlier with Levi after I’d found out he’d kept my friend from me.

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