Chapter 4Mistaken Online Love

Rowan was waiting by the courtyard.

Everyone knew exactly who he was. Filthy rich, top of his class, with the kind of lazy, heartbreaker good looks that made girls ruin their lives.

Yet, strangely, the guy had never dated anyone.

Freshman year, Cathy had sent someone to ask for his number. She was entirely convinced her looks made her invincible.

Rowan turned her down flat.

Because of that bruised ego, nobody in our dorm was allowed to mention his name.

And now, he was leaning against a brick pillar, furiously typing on his phone.

He looked extremely irritated.

I walked up to him, shrinking a little. "I am sorry, did I keep you waiting?"

He clicked his tongue.

He looked up.

Whatever he was about to say died in his throat. His eyes flickered over my face for a split second before he narrowed them.

"You are Jenny?"

I nodded.

He fell silent. When he finally spoke, his tone was bizarre. "My cousin's ex girlfriend?"

I froze.

It took my brain a solid ten seconds to connect the dots.

I had only ever been in one relationship. But I had never associated the word ex with Dominic Lancaster.

"You mean Dominic?" I asked cautiously.

He nodded.

"Yeah."

"Hardly anyone on campus knows about us. Please keep it to yourself," I mumbled.

He agreed.

Then he pulled a crisp, folded check from his leather jacket. "He told me to give you this."

Right. The payoff.

I took it without hesitating and shoved it in my pocket.

Just then, his phone rang.

I was standing close enough to see the caller ID.

Dominic.

Rowan did not even bother stepping away. He answered it with a lazy drawl. "Yeah?"

Silence on the other end for a beat.

"Did you see her?"

Under the pale moonlight, Rowan lifted his gaze and stared right at me.

"Saw her. Gave her the envelope."

My chest tightened. Dominic was just calling to make sure the transaction was complete.

I did not want to hear the rest. I turned around and slipped quietly back into the building.