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“No He’s gay, Luke Jake is gay”

“What the fuck?” I chugged the coffee as if there were shots of bourbon stirred in I needed a few

“We used to be friends Really good friends actually And then soht up in the faer and hotter stars It changed who he used to be And when I wanted to change he didn’t want it I was his golden goose as the good girl He didn’t want me to evolve and risk what he had built He threatened ainst me for years”

“What a dick I told you he was an asshole”

“I know you did You were right, but I was too scared to leave Too afraid that he would expose me”

I clenched o beat the shit out of that guy for what he had done to Alexa Part of me was mad she hadn’t toldfar over the cliff in love with her he couldn’t push her away There wasn’t enough booze in the world to drink her et

“So nohat? Where is he?”

She shook her head I saw the shame in her eyes She didn’t need me to tell her she should have trusted me with her secret She was already in pain because of it But I could have helped her Fuck it I didn’t know I valued the truth until it was so I didn’t have

“He said I violated our contract Had it nulled and then signed with a bigger pop artist He’s gone”

I couldn’t help but grin “Good You’re better off without that piece of shit in your life”

“I don’t kno I feel about it yet It was a big price to pay to be free”

I looked into her eyes This girl had been through hell and back She was alone in this life No parents No other family

“It cost listened with tears “Did it cost me you?”

I sed hard Fuck

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