Page 182 of Vile Boys

But then I hear my ringtone.

I clear my throat and fish it out of my pocket, the name on the screen making chills run up and down my spine.

“Ares?” I say as I pick up.

“Open the door.”

I hold my breath and look at Crystal, who definitely heard too.

She pushes down the handle and slowly cracks open the door.

Ares stands there with a phone against his ear just like me, staring us both down.

Oh fuck.

ARES

I’m surprised.

Not just him … but her too?

Did they sneak out without my knowledge?

Or is something more nefarious going on here?

I home in on her face, her round lips swollen, pink, and freshly kissed.

Fuck.

“What is she doing here?”

Crystal’s pupils dilate, and Caleb steps in front of her to save her from my ire. “I brought her with me.”

I never thought he’d actually have the balls to show her the truth.

But I guess he would eventually crack.

I grip the door. “So … you brought her here out of all places,” I mutter. “For a second there I almost believed you let her escape.”

Caleb swallows. “I was going to take her back straight away.”

Crystal gawks at him.

“Right,” I reply.

I stare at them both until they get the message.

“Let’s go,” Caleb says.

Crystal nods and follows him outside under my watchful gaze.

“How did he find us?” Crystal whispers to Caleb.

“He’s not the only one who knows how to put trackers on phones,” I reply.

She seems spooked I responded, throwing glances at me over her shoulder every so often as we walk down the hallway.

It’s almost cute.

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