Strip That Pride

"Just kill me and get this over with." I begged him.

"No." He replied. "It's no use killing a suicidal maniac."

Stella was once a poor but prideful scholarship student at an elite school, before a scandal left her reclusive and broken. Now, she’s haunted by a secret—she saw Eric, her best friend Sophie’s fiancé, having sex with another woman in an alley. Trapped by fear of Eric’s power, Stella can’t muster the courage to tell Sophie the truth, even as the guilt consumes her.