Stepbrother Bad Boy's Baby Boxed Set (26 page)

S
ara’s comments
made me think to myself, what if Veronica pulled my name?

S
he isn’t
,
I told myself.
There’s no way she’ll chose me. There’s eight other girls’ names in there.

V
eronica finally grabbed
a folded piece of paper out of the hat and opened it. She gave a dramatic pause as she stared at the paper.

W
e all waited
with baited breath.

“
W
ell
?” Hanna demanded impatiently. Who is it?”

V
eronica tore
her eyes away from the paper and my heart began to pound as her gaze centered on me like a hawk. “Bella James.”

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