34 parts Ongoing Mature"You got hotter?. How long have I been away?" Jax drapped an arm possessively over my shoulder.
I smiled, but my gaze met with Ludwig's again, his eyes narrowed in a possessive way I knew too well. Well if he's dancing with another girl, then I'm going to dance with Jax.
Ludwig wasn't the only one watching. I could feel the quiet hum of men's gazes glued to me. The kind of attention I didn't ask for but was always given when I least wanted it.
I ignored them all.
The only person I couldn't ignore was Jax. His gaze was different. Not hungry or possessive, but something deeper. Something harder to read. He didn't need to say a word, his eyes said it all, silently acknowledging the unspoken power in the room.
"Let's dance."
I was lost in Jax's scent, the familiar musk of his cologne. His arms were around me, hugging me close in a way that felt... like home. The way he moved with me, our bodies in perfect sync.
One moment, Jax's warmth was mine, and the next-someone violently yanked us apart. My body jolted as I was pulled back, and before I could react, I felt a strong hand on my wrist, dragging me away from Jax. My heart slammed into my ribs, panic blooming in my chest.
What the hell?. Ludwig!.
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She had plans. Life had chaos. Her final year in high school was supposed to be simple: graduate, hang out with her best friends, maybe finally sort out her tangled crushes on Alameen and Jax. But that dream shattered the moment her father returned with a new German wife and a stepson.
Things spiral fast. The Sassy Six becomes the Sassy Four. One crush ends up in a hospital bed, another moves far away, and just when she thinks it can't get worse, her father forces her into an arranged engagement without a single explanation.
But Ree's story is far from over.
Just as everything seems lost, secrets start to unravel, about her past, her parents, and a fortune she never knew she had. Turns out, Ree's life isn't falling apart... it's being rearranged.
