Chapter 15

DAHLIA

Who does he think he is? Just because I allowed him to take me back into this job? They were practically begging me to come back, weren’t they? They were.

And now he thinks he can just order me around?

Does he think this job is the only thing I have going? I have my Mom to take care of and school.

Oh, fuck!

At the thought of school, I remember the assignment Izzy told me about. I might not have been in class at the time, but any news from Izzy is definitely true news because she gets her facts checked… all the time.

How am I going to do the assignment now? If I knew Sebastian was calling me to trap me, I would have brought my books. Then, maybe I wouldn’t have promised my Mom that I’d return.

Why does he have to think the world revolves around him?

The deafening sound of sharp claps yanks me from my head and into the kitchen.

“Did you hear a thing I said?”

No, I heard nothing.

“Yes, I did. Everything,” I say in