Ryleigh was silent for a few moments. She knew too well why I despised Axton. Why there would never be anything but animosity between us. She’d been there that night it all went horribly wrong, but she’d been with her own lover and missed the worst of the show. It wasn’t just the heartbreak and embarrassment; it was the realization that I didn’t belong in his world and never would. Just as my stepmother always claimed.
