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“What about your consequences, Cole?” Jeff yells at me, and I stiffen. “Huh? You killed three of your best friends, and I don’t remember you having to pay up!” he snaps.
“Eli?” I ask. He’s the one who had the sister. The reason they killed Jeff. What was her name? Did Cole ever mention it? “Yeah. He, Maddox, and Landen all passed away last year.”
“I wanna punish you for burning Jeff’s body. I wanna punish you for fucking up my car. And I wanna punish you for how much you make me want you,” I tell her. My dick is still hard from that kiss we shared in my kitchen. The thought of fucking her is so strong that it’s hard to think about anything else.
When we walk outside, I say to him. “Post the video.”
“Can you do that?” I ask, just realizing what he said. “Isn’t that a parental thing? You’re not really her dad, are you?” I ask, and he tenses. “Cole is …”
“You think she’s any better than he is? You think she’s not gonna find out that you’re using her? That you want to fuck her dad over?”
He’s keeping a very big secret from us. That only I know. What he doesn’t know is that I plan on using it against him. Very soon.
Kellan stays to himself. He’s only been this way for the past six months.
I think theres more to it than that
“You weren’t driving.”
And when he realizes what I’ve figured out.”
But only one stands out. Cole Reynolds. His profile pic is of us. I’m sitting on the counter at his father’s house, and he’s standing between my legs, kissing me.
My stomach knots up. Shit is going to hit the fan soon, but it’s not gonna be because I fucked Kaitlin. It’s gonna be because more secrets are gonna catch up with me, and they are gonna blow up in my face.
“She’s gonna eat you alive, man.”
That you won’t let her go. That she needs to go, and since you won’t step away, she needs to.”
“And we found emails that indicated the car wreck was not an accident.”
“They prove that he had been talking to your dad. They had a set amount and a plan.” He pauses, and I close my eyes. “Bennett checked the funds and confirmed that your father paid Jeff fifteen thousand dollars to ensure that the brakes would fail on Cole’s car the night Eli, Maddox, and Landen died.”
“Lilly,” Deke answers. Her frowns deepens, and my heart pounds at the mention of my little sister. She looks at me. “Why would he want to hurt you because of Lilly?” Deke runs a hand through his hair and answers. “Because Lilly is Bruce’s daughter.”
“You dared me to show you a side of me that no one sees. And I have, Austin. Now I’m daring you to give me a chance to be more than the guy who hurt you.” I give her a soft smile. “Move in with me and let me show you that I can be what you need.”
“Celeste here”—he looks at her over his shoulder—“killed Betty, Cole and Lilly’s mother.”
“She waited thirty minutes before she called for help. Lilly was delivered in the ambulance on the way to the hospital. Betty was dead by the time they arrived at the hospital.” I look at her with wide
