Page 80 of Boys Who Taint

CHAPTER 19

Levi

If Grey isat all connected to them, I have to tell Aspen.

Even though I know I’m not supposed to talk to her, even if both my family and her family will kill me when I do, I have to keep her safe, no matter the cost.

He hops into his car and starts the engine, and when he drives off, I casually tail him through the rain without drawing too much attention to myself.

He drives to the outskirts of the city and heads into the parking lot that’s on the edge of an abandoned piece of land. I stay behind on the other side of the street, stopping only to stick up a cigarette and pretend I’m taking a break so I won’t be noticed while I stalk.

But then a second car drives up the parking lot, and I’m keenly aware of their meetup.

Who is this guy, and what does Grey want from him?

Is he a mule for the Bonesmen Brotherhood?

The car stops right behind his, and when a guy steps out, they have a brief chat before another person is pushed out of the vehicle, hands bound. The guy hops back into the car, and it skids around and races off across the rainy road, leaving the shackled person stranded with Grey.

Grey kicks a few loose pebbles off the street as he approaches, his hands in his pockets. Suddenly, he lunges and knocks him out in one blow. Out cold.

My eyes widen as Grey drags the guy to a secluded spot behind a tree, pulls out a knife, and slowly eviscerates the man, blood spraying all over the pavement.

Holy shit.

Guess Silas isn’t the only insane fucker in Aspen’s life. Grey’s an absolute maniac.

I lower my visor and prep my bike, but the moment I rev the engine, Grey homes in on me, so I drive off fast.

Can’t risk him following me.

He may have seen my bike, but he doesn’t know who I am, or that I saw him kill, and I intend to keep it that way. But if he does end up following me, I’ll be ready for him.

I pat my leggings to ensure my knives are still there, before swerving across the streets, back up the mountain to Spine Ridge University grounds.

I have to fucking warn Aspen about his nefarious side job. Even if she won’t listen to me, I have to at least try. I don’t care if she’ll only end up hating me more. I won’t give up. Not now. Not ever.

When I finally get to her sorority, I hop off my bike and tap on the doorbell numerous times until the door finally opens. A girl in her pajamas with a cup of tea in her hands stares me down. “What do you want? I was trying to read.”

“Is Aspen here?”

She frowns. “Who’s asking?”

I push up my visor, and her attitude immediately changes, as she nearly spills her tea on the pavement. “Jesus, Levi?!”

I plant my hand against the door. “Is she here or not?”

“Um … I think so…”

“Get. Her,” I growl. “Now.”

The girl immediately turns around and skedaddles off, leaving me so impatient I nearly storm inside after her. But then I’d most definitely get expelled.

When Aspen finally shows up through the gap in the door, she barely steps close enough to see me.

“So it really is you,” she mutters as she clutches the door. “I thought she was joking.”

“We have to talk.”

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