Page 18 of Bound By Secrets

"Johnny can help us. But whatever you do, you don't let your dad or Cameron find out, okay?" She nods again as he sternly tells her this and then she pulls him closer to her so that she can wrap her arms around him in a tight embrace. His arms enclose her and he rests his head on hers, breathing her in.

Okay, now I feel really awkward.

"We'll find a way,” she says before pulling away. His face lights up, wide smile blinding. Jesus Christ, this guy's good looks are messing with my brain.

I think I have my first man crush and unfortunately, it's a guy that seems to like the same girl as me. She pulls away from him and starts walking away from him before she stops and turns to face him again, a smile playing on her lips.

"Ryker." He lifts his head from where he’s staring at the floor and stares up at her, affection clear in his eyes. "Be careful if you run into Connor." She smirks at him as she says it and he, now known as Ryker, lets out a deep, throaty laugh and shakes his head at her.

"Until next time, my love." He then turns and stalks off into the dark trees that surround this whole place.

My love?

That just made him even more attractive… I shake my head as I internally question my sexuality. Callie stares after him fora few minutes before turning and walking the last few steps towards me.

"So, is that guy an ex? Because if so, I can't compete." She snickers at my comment and wraps an arm around my back as I throw one over the top of her shoulders and we walk side by side towards the run-down warehouse.

"Yeah, he's definitely something else," she says it so softly I'm sure she was meant to just say it to herself in her head but I heard her.

Nate

"What the hell are you doing here?" I turn to face the growly bastard, who I now class a friend, and raise an eyebrow at him in question.

“What am I doing here? More like, what are you doing here?” I ask. He scoffs and walks away without answering my question. “Don’t mind him. He’s not very cheery at the minute.” I jump and turn around to find Callum.

"Dude, you can't do shit like that! It's creepy. I thought he was behind me again." Callum laughs at my comment.

"I have a much better voice than Connor. You should know the difference by now." He winks at me and I smirk back at him.

"I don't pay that much attention to you guys. I'm too busy staring at your sister all the time instead."

His face drops and he glares at me. "Not funny, you arsehole." I can't help but laugh at him. He rolls his eyes at me and then glances around the place in search of something or someone.

"Why are you guys here anyway? Didn't Callie say you had plans?" He nods, still looking around, before letting out a deep sigh and focusing back on me.

"This is what we had planned. Connor's fighting tonight against some new wannabe." My brows raise at that.

"I'd hate to be the guy that's fighting him. I think I'd piss myself. He's one scary mother fucker." We both chuckle at that.

“You seem way too innocent to be at a place like this, Nate. It doesn’t suit your vibe.”

“I’m mainly here for my friends, but I also enjoy watching a good fight. You know what they say, never judge a book by its cover.” He shrugs and then continues to study the people around us. I’ve noticed that both the twins and Callie do that, making sure they’re always aware of everything going on around them.

I look around and spot Brad entering through the hallway leading from the entrance to the fight club area of the warehouse with Callie tucked under his arm.

My mouth instantly waters as I watch them make their way over to us through the crowd. She's wearing a long black dress that hugs her curves perfectly. The dress ends just above her knees, and she's wearing a leather jacket over the top. Her hair is pulled back into a slick high ponytail, the style accentuating her lustrous blue eyes.

"Pick your jaw up off the floor and stop staring at my sister like she's a piece of meat."

I break out from the spell Callie seems to have put on me and close my mouth, which was, in fact, hanging open. She makes me lose all control, and I can't seem to think when I'm around her - unless my thoughts are about her, of course. As they reach us, she gives me a dazzling smile that makes my body go boneless and my cheeks blush instantly. She then looks over at Callum, and they seem to communicate something silently.

"I'm gonna go help Connor get ready for his fight so that we're hopefully not here too long, you okay staying with these idiots?" She nods at his question and he gives her a chaste kiss on the head before walking off in the same direction his twin went.

"Does Connor fight here a lot?" Callie shakes her head and nibbles on her bottom lip, drawing my attention to it. They look so soft and full. Damn, I really want to kiss her.

"He does occasionally, but not too often." I nod while my eyes are taking in the way she and Brad are standing together looking extremely comfortable and close. My eyes land on Brad's smirking face.

"I think I'm gonna go find Kitty Kat. Callie, are you okay with staying with Nate?" She looks at me when he says my name and the blush that appears on her cheeks is adorable.

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