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Ace sat down on the couch and grabbed a doughnut from the box. “Because he’s a part of it too.”
“You mean…” I swallowed hard. “He usually dates the same girl as you guys and Otto?”
“Him and Titan, yeah.”
BennettandTitan?Holy shit.All five of them? I couldn’t help it. I was actually really excited about this. I’d never been with five men at the same time before.The logistics of it were already firing through my mind.Yes, please.
“And Bennett usually chooses who we’re with,” Ace said. “Actually, he always chooses who.”
What?“Always? But…he’s told me he’s not interested in me.”And I’m pretty sure Titan hates me. Shit.So that was why Otto was sneaking around with me. Because…he wasn’t technically supposed to be dating me? But… damn it! I didn’t want to stop dating Otto, Huxley, and Ace just because Bennett didn’t want me. And he was also still hung up on Emma. This was terrible.
“Yeah,” Huxley said. He lifted his hand and let his thumb trail along the choker. “So we need to figure out a way to convince Bennett to let us keep you.”
Chapter 18
Tuesday
Zoey
There was no way in hell that I was going to stop seeing Otto and the twins. Not when Elias had almost just been killed by a vampire. And when King’s warning was still stuck in my head:Once a villain, always a villain.
The three guys I was dating were the only reason I wasn’t having a heart attack every night. I needed them. And I wanted them.
I tried to adjust the choker around my neck to hide the hickey that Ace had given me, but it was no use. It was almost as bad as the bruises and cut marks on Emma’s neck.Almost.Since mine weren’t given to me by a vampire.
Speaking of vampires…I hadn’t seen Emma since yesterday afternoon. I shot her a quick text asking her if she wanted to meet up for coffee again or maybe lunch. And letting her know that Bennett was coming back to town today. All I really wanted to text her was: ‘Are you alive?!?!’ But, I resisted.
I shoved my phone into my purse and adjusted my breasts in my push-up sports bra. I needed to look my best today. Because I had a new man to win over. A man that so far had completely denied all my advances. The manager of the local bank – Bennett Moore. Hisname was as sexy as the rest of him. Normally I had men wrapped around my finger. But not Bennett.
I grabbed a coat and pulled it over my sports bra and my tightest yoga pants. Usually I’d put on a tank top or something…since unlike everyone assumed, I wasn’t sleeping with my clients. But I was pulling out all the stops for Bennett, in hopes that Iwouldbe sleeping with him soon.
The fall air was getting more crisp by the day. I hugged my jacket tighter around myself as I made my way toward Main Street.
Honestly, three men was a good solid number to juggle. But I could handle more. And I wanted to handle Bennett and Titan too. Bennett was actually the first of the five guys I’d noticed. He was six feet of sexy, lean muscle. And his blue eyes reminded me of the ocean. It was so easy to get lost in them.
I turned onto Main Street. In a few weeks the decorations would change from fall décor to holiday lights. I couldn’t wait. I’d first moved here in the winter because the town practically looked like it was from a Christmas movie. A safe family town, perfect for a cam girl to go unnoticed. If only I’d known Crooked Point was full of monsters.
A chill ran down my spine. I turned around…but there were just a few people walking down the sidewalk. Nothing unusual. I swear it felt like someone was watching me though.
For some reason I found myself touching my choker. As if it could protect me from someone dangerous lurking in the shadows. I dropped my hand and shook away the thought.
I’d feel better once Emma texted me back. And once I got to the bank. I walked past the doors of the coffee shop and then I backtracked.
Bennett was sitting there all alone drinking a cup of coffee.Ah, perfect!It would be better to talk to him one on one anyway. No distractions. Just come clean about everything. I opened the door to the coffee shop and Bennett’s head turned in my direction.
I pretended not to notice him as I pulled off my jacket and tossed it over my arm. My exposed stomach looked great. My breasts looked even better. And my ass in these yoga pants?Get ready to drool, Bennett.
I walked over to the line, still ignoring him.
And…he ignored me back. He didn’t say hi or anything even though I knew for a fact that he’d noticed me.
I frowned and ordered my coffee. A million thoughts were running through my head. Were Bennett and I suddenly not supposed to be friends because Emma dumped him? Or…did he already know I hooked up with Otto and the twins and he was pissed? Or…did he just hate me as much as Titan did all of a sudden? Maybe he was mad at me for setting him up with Emma in the first place.
My eyes landed on the éclairs in the glass display case. I bit my lip, remembering that Emma had compared Bennett’s dick to an éclair.Yum.
The checkout girl gave me a weird look. “We’ll bring it to your table. Just sit anywhere.”
I’ve been here before! Don’t give me that sass.Clearly I was just having a moment. I plastered on a smile and turned around. I pretended to look for an empty table.
