Page 99 of Black Hollow: Awakening

“Will.” Liam placed a hand on his shoulder and looked him deep in the eyes before stating, “Sometimes a wink is just a wink, you know?”

Will frowned.

“So you have kissed a guy.”

“Mhm,” Liam confirmed casually, stepping back.

“Blake?”

“He kept his token, remember?”

“Maybe he cheated.”

“No.”

Hm. Interesting.

“Did you just kiss, or did you do more?” Will pressed. After all, just kissing another guy didn’t mean much. Maybe they were playing spin the bottle or truth or dare, maybe some horny girls had put him up to it, or maybe he was just experimenting…

Liam started laughing again.

“What?” Will grumbled.

Liam just shook his head, not answering.

“But you’ve had girlfriends, right?” Will asked, feeling an incredibly strong need to get answers to his nagging questions.

“You seem very interested in my love life,” Liam noted with amusement.

“I’m just asking.”

“Just asking? You have a boyfriend, yet you’re grilling another guy about the details of his private life. Is that okay?”

“I’m just asking as a friend.”

“Are you?”

“Fine, I won’t say anything else,” Will muttered, offended.

The last thing he needed was to seem interested in Liam. He wasn’t interested. Not at all. Not in the slightest. He was just curious. Anyone would be!

They ducked out of the party a little after one, just in time to catch the last bus. Will didn’t want to part with Oscar just yet, so he decided to walk him home.

“Thanks,” Oscar said when they reached his house.

“Any time,” Will replied softly.

They kissed, and then Oscar went inside. Will took a breath of the cool air, shoved his hands into his jacket pockets, and started walking. He had a long way to go.

Will turned down a nearby street. After going only a few yards, he suddenly heard a loud, “Hey!”

He turned around instinctively, though he didn’t think anyone was calling for him. He saw a large guy in a hoodie walking behind him. There was no one else around. A wave of discomfort washed over Will.

“Hey, stop!” the stranger called after him.

Will picked up his pace.

“Morgan!”