Sabine simply stared at me, but I saw the light of triumph in her eyes. She didn't even seem upset
at having been caught. She seemed... excited.
"Wait a minute, wait a minute," Trey said, stepping up next to us.
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Slowly a crowd was forming around us. Trey. Noelle. Astrid. Gage. "What do you mean, it was all
her? What was all her? Reed, what the hell is going on?"
I couldn't answer him. All I could do was stare at Sabine. "Why did you have to kill Cheyenne?" I
asked her, my throat suddenly aching. "If you wanted me, then why didn't you just come after
me? Why did you have to hurt her?"
My voice broke on the word hurt, which pissed me off. Trey and Gage looked at each other, grim
understanding creeping into their eyes.
"Because I wanted you to feel it," she said fiercely, her teeth still clenched. "I wanted you to feel
what it was like to slowly lose your mind. I wanted to put you through exactly what you put my
sister through. An eye for an eye."
"What?" Trey said. "What the hell are you guys talking about?"
"Let her talk," I said, holding a hand out to Trey. "It feels good to talk, doesn't it, Sabine? Just like
Ariana did. Doesn't it feel good to get it all off your chest?"
"Don't talk about my sister like you know her!" Sabine snapped, getting right in my face. "You
ruined her!"
There were a few gasps around me as the crowd thickened. Up until now, it had been difficult for
anyone to hear us over the noise, but now that the other partygoers were starting to take notice, I
could hear the whispers running already, disappearing into the heavy bass of the music.
"Ariana's sister?"
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"Sabine?"
"Reed just said Sabine killed Cheyenne...."
I saw Josh slip into the front row of onlookers, his gorgeous face creased with concern and
confusion. I felt stronger just seeing him there.
"Fine. Let's just say I ruined Ariana," I said sarcastically. "What did that have to do with
Cheyenne?"