Chapter 99

Mia blinked at Elena, her head tilted in amused disbelief. “Wait, wait. You kissed him? You’re the one who initiated it?”

Elena smirked and shrugged, tossing a pillow onto her lap. “Yeah, I did. What? You thought I’d sit around waiting for him to grow a pair?”

Mia laughed, genuinely caught off guard. “You’ve never seized to amaze me.”

“I just go for what I want,” Elena said with a small smile. “Always have.”

Mia looked at her curiously, watching how her expression softened.... less teasing, more real.

“I mean, life’s too short, Mia. You wait around too long, and fear starts making your choices for you. And...