Chapter 55

Looking at Zoe as I recover from the slap breaks my heart. She has never hit me before, so her doing that now has my mind spinning. “Zoe,” I say her name and my voice breaks.

“Lara, you freaking have Zayn! Why can’t you just let me have Ashton?!”

“I’m not holding up Ashton. He’s the one that keeps chasing me,” I argue as I breathe heavily. I can feel the adrenaline running through my veins. 

“But you’re not running, are you? You’re not running, you’re letting him catch you each and every time because you like this game. You like having the attention of two powerful guys.” Zoe was no longer sobbing but tears were still falling from her eyes.

“I’m sorry,” I give up. There is no use in arguing with her when even I don’t understand my feelings. I am so freaking conflicted about all this. I am starting to wish that I had never gone to that party with Tessa. 

If I had not gone then I wouldn’t have met Ashton. And it is most likely that if I had not met Ash