Chapter 24

A Piece of Him

She furiously threw another stone into the water. The urge to scream out loud was still fighting to spew out of her. She curled her hands into a fist as she walked back and forth. 

Why was she angry? 

It was obviously because of Aaron. Who else would she be upset about? Not Dominic, that’s for sure. He wasn’t even a problem. The last time she saw him was when she ran into him at the gates while he was waiting for her father. It was as if telling her the truth about him made him want to ghost her now when she always wanted to run into him. 

Maybe this was one of the things she could consider Dominic a problem—she wanted to see him, if not every day but eight times a week, if that’s even possible. 

She kicked a rock, and it went right into the water. 

“Quit throwing things in there. You’re making the clear water not so clear anymore.”

Alice rolled her eyes before she even turned to see the owner of the voice. 

“Why are you