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She whips her hard glare up at mine. “Watch your mouth, kid. I only ask because, from what I understand, she’s pretty smitten with Christian. I’m actually quite surprised she gives you any attention at all.”

A rock forms in my chest before it tightens. I’m stupidly jealous right now, even though I have a feeling this bitch is lying through her teeth right now. She wants me to believe her lies, and I hate to admit I’m questioning them.

“How would you even know that?” I ask through clenched teeth.

Shrugging, she steps up to me and plucks at my shirt. “I spoke with Billie yesterday. She spoke highly of Christian, but you didn’t really come up in conversation.”

“Is that why you’re using them as your secret puppets instead of me?”

She loses her smile. “Who told you about that?”

This is where I’m going to shut her ass down. “I may only be seventeen years old, bitch, but growing up a Reaper ages us differently. I might as well be twenty-seven. You might get away with pulling the wool over other kids’ eyes, but not mine.”

Studying me, her lips lift into a wicked grin before she says, “I had you pegged for a stupid kid. Guess that’s my bad.” She looks me up and down again, this time showing a bit of interest, but it only makes me shiver in disgust. “I may use you after all. Tell me, Zeke Lungren, how well do you know the Lucas’s?”

Chapter 15

BILLIE LUCAS

Everyoneisstilllookingat me like I’m the biggest asshole on the planet. Don’t they understand I hadnothingto do with what happened last year? I’d like to see how they’d feel if I started judging them for whattheirparents have done.

I’m rushing through the hallway, trying to get to my next class before Mrs. Slye tears me a new one again, but I don’t make it when someone sticks their foot out and trips my ass. I land on my hands and knees with an oomph, cursing when my books go flying.What the fuck?!

Looking over my shoulder, I see Lacee and two of her girlfriends snickering down at me. I’ve never had an issue with Lacee before now, so what gives? But it’s because of Christian, isn’t it? I walked in on her topless in his bedroom—thinking they had done something—before he kicked her out. They had something before he raced the Barrett brothers and landed himself in juvie, but I don’t know what thatsomethingwas. By the look on her face, it meant something more to her than it probably did for him.

“Oops,” she says with a giggle. “You should probably watch where you’re walking, honey. And the next time you want to interrupt two people about to fuck, you should really knock.”

Yep, there it is. She’s upset that I interrupted her time in Christian’s bedroom. I laugh, shake my head, and stand to my feet like my knee isn’t throbbing right now. She can try to bully me all she wants, but I’m still Billie fucking Lucas and this was my school once upon a time. I’ll get it back, and Lacee and her minions will be sorry for ever fucking with me.

For now, I hit her with my words and watch the color drain from her complexion. “Is that what you think it was? Because I’m pretty sure after you left, Christian had me screaming out his name while he pinned me against his door and had his dirty little way with me.”

The girls with her all drop their jaws, gawking at the scene before them. I smirk and shake my head at her again. “Don’t try to be the top dog, little girl, ‘cause I’ll eat you up and spit out your bones.”

Lacee’s gaze flits over my face as she tries to take back control. I’m not expecting what happens next, though. Her hand stings when it slaps me across the face. I stumble back into the lockers.

“You already had Holden Van and blew it. Christian is mine, you fucking whore!” Lacee screams before she launches herself at me.

I’m trapped between her and the lockers as she repeatedly slaps and punches me. Then she’s pulled away from me, and I gather my wits when I see Zeke with his arms around her waist, pulling her off of me. He looks annoyed and pissed the hell off as he shoves her away.

“Cool off, Lacee!” he shouts.

She’s huffing mad, looking at me like she wants to rip my fucking head off. The feeling is mutual, you cunt! Fuck, my face stings. I’ll give her one thing—the girl knows how to throw fists.

Mrs. Slye steps into the hallway, throwing daggers with her gaze at me and Lacee before she points down the hall. “Zeke, help Billie clean her face up. Lacee—my office.Now.”

Lacee shoulders Zeke on her way down the hall, flipping me the bird as she goes. I had a feeling Lacee might be a problem, but not like this. I get it, though. Christian hasn’t even fucked me yet, but my addiction to him has already started. The poor girl has a right to be upset that he isn’t choosing her anymore.

“Come on,” Zeke says, grabbing my books from the floor.

We leave the class building and walk across campus to the dorms. I say nothing, seeing how annoyed Zeke looks as he walks ahead of me. He’s quiet until we’re in my room behind closed doors.

“What the fuck was that all about?” Zeke demands as he tosses my books on my desk with a loud thud.

I jump, staring at him with pleading eyes. This isn’t how I wanted to tell him about what happened between me and Christian, but I can’t keep hiding it, either. If I want to be with both of them, secrets can’t be kept. Not this kind, anyway.

“She was mad because I showed up at Christian’s place. She was topless, telling me they were about to fuck. My presence interrupted what might have happened.”

He studies me, leaning against my desk as he crosses his bulging arms over his chest. Gosh, he’s good looking. My eyes betray me, scanning over every inch of him while remembering how it’s like to be with him.

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