Chapter 2 " Oh , look at that ! I thought you were supposed to be dying , but you still know when something's gross . Doesn't seem very allergy - like to me ! " ]] Paisley looked at me with complete disgust . ] ] Dash's face darkened with irritation . ] ] " Luna , enough already . Can you let me have one normal birthday without all this drama ? " [ ] One of Paisley's friends rolled her eyes . ] " Seriously , this whole routine is so played out . We were pulling these tricks back in middle school . Can't you at least be original ? " My entire body started convulsing , each breath feeling like knives slicing through my lungs . [ ] " I'm not ... I'm really having an allergic reaction ... " I desperately hoped someone would help me , but not a single person in that room lifted a finger . [ ] Paisley pulled Dash over to another couch . ] " Just ignore her . Let's go out the cake . Once nobody's paying attention to her , she'll magically get better . " ]] After Dash finished cutting the birthday cake , Paisley " accidentally " let her slice slip from her hands . [ ] Thick frosting splattered all over her chest. [ ] Everyone immediately started whooping and hollering . [ ] " Damn , Paisley ! You putting on a show for us ? " ] " Forget napkins - make Dash lick it off ! "] " Wonder if Dash's actress girlfriend's gonna get jealous ? " " She's too busy with her fake allergy attack to notice ! " ] They were all laughing and jeering as my vision blurred . [ ] I could barely make out Dash glancing in my direction before leaning down toward Paisley's chest Through the cheers and catcalls , I watched their silhouettes merge together . ] It felt like thousands of ants were eating me alive - every part of my body felt like it was being stabbed with needles.// I tried to get up and crawl toward the door , but the moment I lifted my head , all my strength gave out . ] They laughed on 1 Win Chapter 2 Just when I thought I was done for , I remembered - a few days ago , one pill had fallen out of the bottle into my jacket pocket . [ ] I frantically searched with my fingers . ] The moment I felt that small tablet , I held my breath . [ ] Clutching the pill tightly , I slowly pulled my hand from my pocket . [ ] As the medication finally reached my lips , my heart was pounding with relief . ] ] But my hands wouldn't stop shaking , and I fumbled the grip . The pill rolled across the floor . ] ] Just as I reached for it , a leather shoe stomped down . Paisley pressed her heel into my swollen , sausage - like fingers and twisted . ] The pain was so excruciating I didn't even have the strength to scream . ] " Why ? " Why was she doing this to me ? ] Paisley crouched down until we were eye level . " I heard your family's loaded , and you're an only child . If you died , wouldn't your parents hand over everything to your loving fiancé ? " " And then , if I married your fiancé , wouldn't all that money end up in my hands ? " Rage boiled through me I wanted to kill this psychopath . ] So she'd never intended to let me live at all ! ] But her plan was doomed to fail . ] Even though my parents only had one daughter , we were part of a family business empire . The Ashford family had several branches and cousins . Even if I died , another family member would step up as the new heir . ] My eyes burned with fury . ] But to Paisley , I just looked like a pathetic laughingstock . She smiled with the cold cruelty of a demon " You're tougher to kill than I thought . Let me give you a little help . " ] ( 0 ) ( 0 ) Discover our latest featured short drama reel. Watch now and enjoy the story!