“I was never dating Ray. It was always fake,” I admitted, my shoulders hiking up when the boys’ noisy exhales reached me. Now they knew the truth. “But only Ray, Lara, and I knew about our arrangement. I think everything that has happened was done with the purpose of driving me into his arms. Everyone knows I hate being told what to do, and being told to stay away from Ray? They wanted me to do the opposite. Crimson Claw was an opportunity to combine our efforts and make me believe we were stronger together.”
