Breaking Through (The Breaking Series Book 3) Read Online Free PDF Page A

way Lucas acted, how drunk he was, and how mad I was about his behavior. How Gui swooped in and saved me. The way I bravely left the party by myself, but broke down once I was out of sight. I had cried for fifteen minutes, but I stayed at the gas station for over an hour because I didn’t trust myself to drive until I stopped shaking and lowered my frantic heartbeat.
    Closing my eyes, I let the hot water wash away my problems, my doubts, my fears. I would put them behind me. I would because Hannah was here, and this was supposed to be a good, happy day we had together.
    By the time I had showered and put on a dress and sandals, my parents and Hannah were seated on the chaises in the sunroom.
    “There you are,” my mother said, smiling. “If I hadn’t heard you walking around your room, I would have gone in and pulled off your comforter.”
    Smiling, I took the chaise beside Hannah. When I was a bitchy teenager and didn’t want to get up early to go to school, my mother did that. Pulled off the comforter. And if it was winter and rather cold, she even opened the windows, so I would have to get up to either grab another blanket or get dressed.
    My sister—dressed in her usual jeans, tank top, fitted plaid shirt, and cowboy boots—was radiant.
    I turned to her. “How are you?”
    She beamed at me. “Wonderful.” She showed me the ring.
    I had seen it before, but now on her finger, it looked even more amazing. It was shaped like a flower with a huge diamond in the middle, and smaller ones all around the bend. Leo didn’t tell Bia, Gabi, and me how much it had cost, but Gui, who had been with him when he had chosen the ring, said it had cost a small fortune. Good thing that was nothing for them.
    I took her hand in mine. “Congratulations.”
    “Thanks. And thanks for helping out with the surprise. I really don’t know how you guys pulled off all that without letting a single detail escape.”
    “Well, I imagined the huge smile you have now, and it was easy to keep quiet, then.”
    She squeezed my hand back. “Thanks again.”
    “No problem.”
    “I have something to ask you, though.” Hannah stared at me with a serious face. “Would you please be my maid of honor?”
    I smiled from ear to ear. “Of course!” I leaned forward and embraced my sister while my mother let out a loud, delighted gasp in the background. “Thanks for thinking of me.”
    She pulled back and looked into my eyes. “Thinking of you? You’re my sister. My wedding wouldn’t be the same if you weren’t the maid of honor.”
    My cheeks heated up. “What about Bia?”
    “Even though she’s like a sister to me, she isn’t you,” Hannah assured me. “I’ll ask her, Gabi, Lauren, and Iris to be bridesmaids, though.”
    “Oh, my heart, I can’t wait for us to start planning this wedding,” my mother said, a hand over her chest. “It’s going to be amazing!”
    “Have you two decided on a date yet?” my father asked.
    “Not yet, but we’re thinking about the end of summer. That way it’ll be easier for Leo’s family and friends to come from Brazil, and also for Hilary—” She turned to me. “—in case you take summer classes.”
    “That gives us—” My mother paused and made the calculations in her mind. “—four, five months to plan it all.”
    “It should be enough,” I said.
    “If you girls don’t plan the next royal wedding, yes,” my father muttered, and we all laughed.
    Rosa walked in the room. “Brunch is served.”
    I stood. “Morning, Rosa.”
    She offered me a warm smile. “Good morning, Miss Hilary.” She turned and left.
    Rosa had been with my family for many years, but recently she had become someone I thought of. Cared for even. Before, when I was a selfish little bitch, she was just a maid. She didn’t get good mornings or please and thank you. After though, Hannah showed me Rosa could be a good friend.
    I sighed. It was hard to think about before and after—it all revolved around that day,