Unloved (The Undone, #2)

by Peyton Corinne

Walking on shaky legs—made worse by the strappy, impractical heels on my feet—I barely make it out of the tinted glass doors before slamming hard into someone. “S-sorry,” I choke out, the word mushed with a sob. “Shit,” a deep, soft voice curses before cool hands brace on the overheated skin of my biceps. “Ro?” Matt Fredderic. As if this couldn’t get more humiliating. “Hey, Matt,” I murmur, attempting some sad excuse for a smile through my tears. “W-what are you doing here?” “Ro, are you okay?” His voice sounds more serious than I think I’ve ever heard it. He looks mildly frantic, searching around me like we’re about to be attacked. I finally take him in, only now realizing there’s a wide-eyed pretty blond girl with dip-dyed tips of blue standing next to him, looking at me worriedly. “Oh my god.” Now I’m really crying. This is truly the most embarrassing moment of my life. “You—I’m… Freddy, I’m so sorry—” “Rosalie,” he says again, his hands framing my face, tilting my head up until my eyes lock on his. “What happened? Why are you crying?” His face suddenly changes. Anger crawls across his usually jovial features and leaves something harsh and fearsome behind. “Ro, did someone hurt you? Who—” “No. No, I’m fine.” “Where’s Tyler?” I shake my head silently because I can’t get the words out. I can’t bring myself to admit my boyfriend stood me up and left me here, especially to Matt Fredderic of all people, but to admit it while accidentally crashing his date? Absolutely not.