Bonus Chapter 2

Athena

I could be doing anything with the rest of my day, probably watching Netflix and chilling. If I was up for a bit of fun, I could always go clubbing. But that wasn’t the case tonight; instead, I was being prepped for a ball I wished not to attend.

Only if there was a way to escape having to attend and watch those pretentious fuckers pretend to get along with each other.

“Do you really need me there?” I asked, letting out yet another sigh.

“Of course I do,” Bella, my childhood best friend, responded, giving me a pleading look. “I can’t do this by myself; it’s torture having to go there and pretend to care. I need you there, Athena.”

“Why don’t you just skip this year’s ball? I’m sure your parents won’t mind.”

Bella sighed exasperatedly. “I wish I could, but my dad is too stubborn to listen to reasons. He is running for a political position and wishes I would accompany him since my brother can’t attend this year. I’m really hating the f