Page 151 of Devil's Bargain

Matt whips his head to Nina. “No, they fucking don’t!”

“Yes!”

“He’s Emily’s ex!” Ben stares at Rick in disbelief.

“Which is why they’ve kept it a secret.”

I shake my head. “We’re not together. She doesn’t want me.”

Now it’s Nina’s turn to laugh. Ben kicks Scott to shut him up. “She’s in love with you!”

That shuts us all up except for Scott, who laughs despite the blood pouring from a cut near his hairline.

“When did you last see her?” Matt asks me, back to business.

I look at him. “Four days ago.”

“Have you spoken to her?”

I lower my head. “No, I got a message to say that she doesn’t want me to contact her.”

They exchange glances. Then as Ben goes to punch Scott, I hurry to add, “You’ve got the wrong guy!”

Ben straightens back up and looks at me as if I have three heads. “What the fuck are you talking about?”

“She’s fucking Jared.”

Scott laughs even louder now.

“What is so fucking funny?” Ben growls, kicking him in the stomach.

“Wait a minute!” Steph looks at me. “She’s fucking Jared?”

“Yes.”

The cogs turn in her head. “How do you know?”

It’s not like I can tell them he made me watch him fuck her on camera. “He admitted it when I confronted him.”

Ben glares at Scott. “Why did you beat her up in the classroom?”

I stiffen, bouncing my gaze between them. “Beat her up?”

Ben nods, his eyes on Scott. “We watched the security footage.”

I look down at Scott. His gloating smirk tells me all I need to know. “They’re both fucking her.”

Silence.

“Still want her, Quarterback?” Scott taunts.

“What is going on?” Dallas mumbles under her breath, her eyes glassy with tears. Something unspoken passes between them all as they exchange another glance.

“What is going on here?” The headteacher growls, descending the steps.

Scott jumps to his feet. “I slipped and fell. These kind students helped me up.”

The headteacher stumbles to a halt. “Dear lord. Your face.”

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