Chapter 84

Selene texted back almost right away. "Marceline, you'll always be my best friend." Marceline's chest tightened as she read the message. After all these years holed up in Cloudcrest Bay, she had done nothing but push Selene away. She leaned back in her chair, eyes drifting to the screen. Maia was still on the livestream, her voice laced with sarcasm. … Maia had been livestreaming all night and finally signed off. She was probably drained. After breakfast, she called Serena. "Ms. Lovell, did you catch my stream? Everyone's tearing into that bitch now." Her fawning tone made Serena's skin crawl. Maia had been sending her saccharine little check-ins for years. If Maia hadn't been the one who got Selene's degree revoked back in college, Serena wouldn't have given her the time of day. "I saw it. Keep the pressure on. I want Selene in pieces," Serena said. Even though Serena wasn't in the room, Maia instinctively shrank back, her voice small and eager to please. "Got it. I'll go li