Corrupted By You (SINS OF MONTARDOR #2) by Marzy Opal EPUB & PDF – eBook Details Online
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Devil’s Luck
Darla
I once heard that fortune favoured the bold.
It favoured the kind of individuals who weren’t afraid of helping
themselves to the bigger slice of pie and the most comfortable seat at the
table. e kind of individuals who had no qualms about expressing their
opinions—no matter how volatile and unabashed—and thrust open every
door of opportunity in the name of ambition and drive.
I hadn’t felt bold in years.
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Not since my mother made it abundantly clear that my life was
carefully planned down to the finest detail. Not since I’d been bullied for
expressing myself through a catalogue of wild fashion choices as a child.
And not since I graduated high school and traded my pom-poms for
demure-coloured ball gowns, red sole heels, a bachelor’s degree in education,
and the most respected title a woman on South Side, Montardor, could have
at twenty-seven years old.
Principal Hill of St. Victoria High School.
St. Victoria was perched on a grassy hill in the cleft of South Side’s
projects and its most prestigious gated community. A motherhouse turned
high school over a hundred years ago, its leadership position had always
been occupied by a Hill woman. My great-great-grandmother was the first
Principal Hill and now I was the latest addition to the collection after my
mother passed the torch to me.
In hindsight, I came from a strong line of powerful, opinionated
women. And most days I was exceptionally proud of it, but sometimes…
sometimes I was exhausted with the upkeep of the Hill name.
e daughter of Montardor’s mayor had expectations to fulfill and
those ranged from holding my chin up in the face of adversity and
partaking in no frivolous activities that could tarnish my mother’s image.
But this evening, as I crossed the archway leading into the upcoming
celebration of the Devil’s holiday, even I couldn’t deny that there was
something bold, something tantalizing, in the air.
It raised goosebumps on the exposed skin of my arms.
I wrapped my fur stole around me tighter as I walked alongside my best
friend, Ella Ximena Cordova, and her fiancé, Cade Killian Remington, into
the overcrowded carnival brimming with manèges, games, and concession
stands.
We skipped a charity gala early—after hefty donations and one too
many champagne flutes, mind you—to come here. South Side was
renowned for its Halloween festivities and this was the one night in the year
that made me feel nostalgia like no other. Even Christmas couldn’t
compare.
As we threaded through groups of parents, teenagers, and children, I
was plagued with memories. Ella and I, six years old, having cotton candy
for the first time. Ella and I, twelve years old, on our first ever rollercoaster
ride, which had ended with me getting my period. Ella and I, fifteen years
old, playing high striker to see who had more strength and me losing to her,
but Ella giving me the prized stuffed toy nonetheless because I fell in love
with the doe-eyed grey elephant.
My best friend was walking down memory lane too. She glanced over
her shoulder and gave me a sentimental smile, her black hair floating in the
wind.“You still with me, darling?”
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