Page 114 of Boys Who Taint

I shake my head.

Talon steals one from my hand and grabs his girlfriend’s hand, dragging her inside. “It’s a Phantom custom.” He winks. “Thanks, Levi.”

I grab another mask for the next person. But when Aspen appears behind Ivy, her hand locked into Grey’s, I nearly break the mask while it’s still in my hand.

“What’s he doing here?”

“He’s with me,” Aspen retorts, staunchly defending him.

“And what makes you think he’s welcome here?” I grit back.

A sudden hand on my shoulder pulls me from my rage. “Relax, Levi. I invited them.” Apollo steps out of the door. “Give them a break.”

“Really?” I growl at him.

“Really.” Aspen folds her arms. “And I don’t remember having to ask you anything.”

“Let’s stay civil, shall we?” Apollo muses, pulling a mask from the basket so he can hand it to Grey.

Traitor.

“These make it harder to find our friends,” Grey says, looking at it.

“Good,” I reply. “Put it on, or you’re not getting in.”

But all she does is stare at the mask as her face slowly turns white as snow.

Aspen

This iswhat my stalker wears.

This has to be a joke, right?

“This mask,” I murmur.

“What about it?” Apollo says, grinning.

I never thought of it before.

I grab the basket, snatching it from Levi so I can peer inside, but he pulls back and steps away. “It’s just some goddamn masks.”

“How many do you have of those?” I ask, incensed these are the masks they use at a Phantom party.

“Thousands,” Apollo responds.

My face contorts, and the mask in my hand nearly breaks in two.

There’s no mistaking it.

This isthemask.

The mask Ghost was wearing when he stalked into my life.

Which means this motherfucker is part of the Phantom Society, or he went to their parties.

“If you want to come in, put it on,” Levi warns.

I throw him a look, then glance at Apollo. I’m only here because he demanded I’d be here. If it were up to me, I’d turn around immediately and never come back. But if I do, Apollo will tell the world what we did in order to protect Grey.

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