Joselyn needs a job.
Penelope needs someone to keep an eye on her boyfriend while she's gone.
It's the perfect match.
But, add in said boyfriend's charismatic side-kick and a troubled past desperate to resurface, and Josie's surveillance may be i...
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Thanks for all your patience with cliffhangers, guys!! Also, a little note that TBS is 26 chapters long (... so only 7 updates left! This is about ~normal~ book length, but short for a Wattpad book, I know!). I'll hopefully have some bonus chapters ready for afterwards, and possibly even some extensions to add in in a second draft. Enjoy the update 🥰
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I wasn't the only one who was Penelope Aldgate's spy.
"What's she got on you?" I asked in a hushed voice. I was terrified of the others overhearing. Of breaking down the fragile structure I'd built around me.
Ella gave me a sad smile. "Would you answer that question if I asked it of you?"
Touché.
My mouth hung open as I grasped for something to say. How could she do this to Poppy? It was no secret that Poppy was crazy into Ella. But, then again, wasn't I doing the exact same thing to Felix?
"I-I don't know what to do," I said in a whisper. "I don't know how to get out of this."
Ella shrugged, her posture defeated too. "My bet's we don't. We just have to hope he does something terrible enough for her to dump his ass."
"Or he needs to dump hers," I said.
"The last thing I want is for this to end on his terms. If she's bitter, she's coming for us," Ella said quickly. "Anyway, there's no answer here, Josie. We've signed away our souls."
For the rest of the night I kept wondering just how many spies Penelope had. Clearly, I wasn't her only puppet.
Ella had dropped me back at Penelope's after we were done shopping. I hadn't had the chance to talk to her alone because Poppy was still in the car. Instead of Ubering back to mine, or even to Felix's, I let myself into Penelope's studio. I started opening drawers and cupboards, trying to find anything that might give me more information. I didn't know what exactly I was expecting to find, but any sort of documentation seemed like it might help.
