All of it was brutal, and they wouldn’t stop. Bodyguards could only go so far to keep crowds at bay, but my life had turned into a tabloid story and the internet spread it like wildfire. I expected Evans would soon be all over me at some point to start doing damage control. A true PR nightmare for a soon-to-be-christened CEO.

So much for going to classes and keeping my head down. Those days were long gone and were never coming back no matter how much I begged or pleaded the universe.

Welcome to the elite life, Fallon Montgomery.

Class was more of the same, but I was grateful my schedule change wouldn’t go into effect until the next semester. There was only so much time I needed to spend on campus with students taking pictures of me and whispering. I hoped it was a fleeting story that would be consumed by the next hot drama to sweep campus.

It got worse when the professor made an announcement not to take pictures of me and to stop with all the noise. All eyes were all over me the entirety of class. If someone could have warned me about the fame attached to my mother’s company, I could have at least tried to be mentally prepared for it all.

The head of Beta Kappa Phi, Sloane, made her appearance, linking arms with me acting like we were the best of friends. “Hey girl!”

“Hello,” was all I thought to say. She was top girl at the school–at least that’s what she made it seem like. My being instantly famous, and from a prominent company I was set to inherit must have looked attractive enough to her that she wanted me in her circle.

She sat and crossed her legs, flipping her hair across her shoulder. “You are the Fallon Montgomery. I wish you would have told me sooner, babe. You are ever the elusive girl, but I am so excited to meet you. Did you know you’re third on the list?”

The girls around her started nodding and chattering. Her tone was odd, fake.

“List?” Yet another thing I was unaware of.

“Yes, silly.” She giggled. “The rich list, of course. Being a top ten is an honor, but top three? Ugh, I’m jealous! We have no time to waste. I’m sixth, by the way. But someone of your caliber is needed in our sorority, and we need to find you a man in the top ten.”

I had no fucking idea what this girl was saying to me.