Naughty Nice [chapter 3] | Full & Free

Elena felt the last of her hesitation dissolve, replaced by a cold, sharp adrenaline. She pulled the folder toward her and clicked her own pen.

In this version, Chapter 3 is where the "Nice" exterior begins to crack, and the "Naughty" reality starts to leak through. Chapter 3: The Thin White Line The peppermint mocha tasted like betrayal. Naughty Nice [Chapter 3]

"If we do this," she whispered, her fingers hovering over the folder, "there’s no going back to the way things were. We aren't the heroes of this story anymore." Elena felt the last of her hesitation dissolve,

Elena looked at the file folder sitting between them. It was labeled Project Kringle —a name so wholesome it made her stomach turn. Inside were the routing numbers that shouldn't exist and the signatures she had forged with a shaking hand just three hours ago. Chapter 3: The Thin White Line The peppermint

She thought about her reputation—the "Nice" girl who volunteered at the animal shelter and never missed a Sunday dinner with her mother. Then she looked at Marcus, the man who had shown her just how easy it was to break the rules when no one was watching.