“Wow, Lisette, your taste is really something else. I can’t believe you’re actually into Robert,” Portia drawled, her voice dripping with sarcasm.
All around, a wave of shocked whispers erupted.
“Lisette has a boyfriend? And she’s still messing around with Robert?”
“You’ve got to be kidding. Robert? With a reputation like his? And she’s sleeping with him?”
“This is insane.”
“I can’t believe it!”
Everyone was talking at once, gaping at Lisette. That she would cheat on her boyfriend was bad enough, but with Robert—the one guy everyone in their circle looked down on? It was almost impossible to imagine. Then again, after her humiliating performance earlier, maybe this wasn’t such a leap after all. Maybe she really was the kind of girl who would stoop this low.
Lisette, by now, was mostly sober again. She stared in disbelief at the crowd packed into the room—how had all these people gotten in here? It had to be Calliope. That bitch must’ve sent for them.
Yes, that had to be it. That bitch Calliope must’ve told Portia to bring everyone here to see her like this. Lisette’s face burned as she clutched the bedsheet to her chest, desperate to cover herself.
“Get out! All of you—get out!” she screamed, panic and rage cracking her voice.
“Lisette!” Valerian was suddenly at her side, storming into the room with eyes full of hurt and fury. “So you’ll crawl into anyone’s bed, is that it? Are you really that disgusting?”
He looked shattered. She’d told him she loved him, said she wanted to be with him. They’d finally gotten together, and he thought their relationship was solid—mutual love, total trust. And now this: she’d gone and betrayed him for another guy.
A bitter, self-mocking smile twisted his lips.
“Let me explain!” Lisette cried out desperately. “I was framed! It was Calliope—she set me up! Calliope did all of this!”



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