Page 78 of A Smile Full of Lies
“Find his fucking phone number and give it to me,” I said. “I don’t care how private he is. You’re telling me this guy could just do anything he wants to someone in there, and you wouldn’t have a single clue who to hold accountable?”
“He’s professional,” the organizer said carefully. “He’s been vetted.”
“Vetted bywho?” I snapped.
The organizer’s smile sharpened.
“By the same person who approved the haunted house experience.”
My chest tightened painfully.
Knox.
Knox had approved this. Hewantedthis.
Butwhy?
The organizer watched me for a moment longer, then smiled like he was enjoying himself.
“If you want to reach Nox Obscura, maybe try DMing him in the app.”
I turned and stalked away, heat crawling beneath my skin.
Fine, just fucking fine. If this asshole wouldn’t give me answers, I’d get them straight from the source.
I stalked back to my piece of shit car and pulled up the app where he posted his videos. My thumbs hovered over the keyboard for a long moment before I typed in @NoxObscura.
The handle popped up instantly. A thumbnail of his signature mask, dark and menacing, the purple neon glow of his false grin cutting through the black.
My pulse hammered painfully beneath my skin.
Fuck it.
I hit the DM button and started typing.
Midnight Rose
Who the fuck do you think you are, touching me the way you did last night?
I didn’t expect a response, but he replied immediately.
Nox Obscura
I think I’m the guy who made you come on my thigh like a good fucking girl, just on the other side of the door from a portrait of someone who’s apparently pretty important to you, based on how you reacted when you saw it.
A sharp, heated pulse shot through my core. My thighs squeezed together involuntarily.
Midnight Rose
Fuck you.
Nox Obscura
Already did… sort of. Dry humping counts. But you’re the one who let me hunt you, sweetheart. You’re the one who came for me. You did so fucking well, too.
My hands trembled around the phone. Heat prickled beneath my skin. My stomach flipped. My fingers hovered over the screen, ready to fire off something cutting, but my phone rang before I could hit send.
I stared down at the screen. Unknown Number flashed up at me. I hit decline.
