Page 40 of Take My Throne

“And you know what the first rule I want to introduce will be?” Milly asks.

“What?”

“No cheating or stealing boyfriends from each other. Not that I’m likely to have a boyfriend any time soon. The one guy I like is already taken. But if we’re going to support each other, we have to really support each other. That means if a boy comes on to us and we know he’s got a girlfriend we immediately tell her. Let’s flush out the rats in this place. It would do a lot to stop all the bitchiness and bickering.”

“I didn’t know you liked someone.”

Milly blushes. “It’s just a dumb crush.”

“Don’t be silly, Mills. If you like someone, you like someone. There’s nothing dumb about it. Who’s the lucky guy?”

“Sorry, Ivy, but I can’t say.” She looks away. “Like I said, he’s already in a relationship, so it’s pointless talking about it. I’m never going to be the other woman, not for anyone.”

“Good for you, Milly.” I smile and nudge her with my elbow. “That’s the kind of self-respect I’m talking about. If we work together with the other girls instead of against each other all the time, there’s no limit to what we can achieve.”