Nate’s POV
“Well?” I ask Rachel as soon I shut the door behind our parents. “Do you really think you can do it, or were you just blowing smoke?”
“She’s going to have to,” mutters Stella, clucking her tongue. “If she fails, that’s all they’ll see her as—a failure.”
“That’s already what they see me as,” Rachel mutters. “But—yes. I can do it.”
She looks good tonight—really good. So good, I can almost forget what a miserable excuse for a human she is.
“What about you?” Dash asks me. “You still think you stand a chance?”
Honestly? I’ll keep trying—both for the sake of my own s****l desires and my parents’ wishes—but so far, I’ve gotten nowhere. “If you’re asking whether I’m willing to let you join the cause, the answer’s yes. Apparently the stakes are much higher than we thought.”
“Jo
