Page 138 of Twisted Fate

“You know I’ve got her, man. We were just going to hang out before heading to Ty’s party anyway.”

Skeeter raised an eyebrow, not seeming amused in the slightest.

“You’re going to Ty’s party?”

“Why wouldn’t I?”

Skeeter’s face darkened and his voice went flat.

“Because you fucking hate high school parties, maybe?”

“Like fuck. I love a good beer and some barely legal titties,” he joked, giving me a wink before running his gaze across my chest. “Right babe?”

I swatted him for being a prick, but a giggle slipped out.

This was going to be a pissing contest forever, wasn’t it?

“Starting to think you’re more of a dick in the ass kind of guy, but whatever you say, pretty boy. I’ll take your word for it.”

Skeeter laughed, seeming to be enjoying the conversation all of a sudden, but Diesel moved closer to me, his voice laced with concern.

“How are you today? Been having problems here I see?”

I shrugged, not at all fazed by the hate people threw at me.

I wasn’t put on the planet to be fucking liked.

“Seems I’m outcast again, but I’ve got it under control. I don’t give a fuck if they like me or not.”

An empty water bottle whacked me in the back of the head, and Skeeter growled as he nearly snapped his neck to glare at Mandy from across the room.

“Back off, you dirty slut.”

She smirked, her voice filled with sarcasm and torment.

She was harmless, but she had a mouth on her and never knew when to shut up.

“What’s wrong, Skeeter? Can’t handle anyone other than you roughing up your girl?”

He went to argue, but Caden stood angrily, slamming his hands down on the table.

“Enough!”

It had been a while since the king of the rich boys had demanded attention, and the surprise was obvious on everyone’s faces.

He’d been lenient on people, but he needed to put them back in their place.

I loved every second of it.

Everyone went silent as he aimed his glare around the entire room before continuing.

“No one has the right to even speak to Rory like that, you got it? I don’t give a fuck who you are, so back off!”

“Caden, she’s trash and you know it. Look at her, for fuck’s sake. She’s still the same trailer trash whore that she was when she showed up before getting under your skin. Well, apart from the fact that her daddy’s dead and now she’s on her own. How could you stand up for her after she killed your fucking dad?” Mandy smirked, causing people to start gossiping like wildfire.

Tyler snorted, and if I didn’t know how to read him properly, I would have missed that he was actually nervous.

“Where the fuck did you hear that bullshit from?” He asked without hesitation.