CHAPTER FIFTEEN

ELLA'S POV

Trent grabbed my hand and pulled me after him. My feet stumbled to keep up as we moved through the crowd. My mind was spinning trying to understand Trent's odd behavior. Girlfriend? Since when? What angle was Trent playing at?

As we pushed through the students, murmurs started rising up:

"That still doesn't explain the photo of her with that guy..."

"Yeah, if she didn't cheat then why did Damien dump her?"

I bristled, wanting to yell the truth - that Damien slept with Amelia! But Trent's firm grip on my hand signaled that I should keep quiet.

Without warning, Trent spun around and yelled out. "How can you all be so foolish? You'd condemn someone based off one photo."

The students stiffened, surprised by Trent's unexpected outburst. It was unlike him to speak out like this, and it had their undivided attention.

Trent held his phone high, the image still displayed on the screen "In fact, let's all take another objective look at this photo, shall we?"

They all reluctantly pull