Page 122 of Their Wicked Secrets: Untouched, Vol 5 of 6

It’s too early for most people to be at the school. The guys need to get ready for the game, and they didn’t want me to drive alone to the field.

I can do this.

“Come on, H.” Kenz wraps her arm around my shoulders and leads me into the locker room. “Most people don’t want to fuck with the horsemen.”

I nod. She’s right. They’re still top dogs of the school. It’s just a matter of time before they take down Sidney and Zach.

“Have you been watching the videos?” I ask Kenz and hang up my dress.

“If I have to watch another session of Call of Duty...” She shakes her head. “Is that all guys do? Play video games and talk about fucking girls? I mean, they include the random comment about drugs, but seriously, is that all there is?”

I laugh. “Pretty much with that group. I’m not sure it’s worth watching them, but there’s always the possibility they’ll mention something or say something we can actually use against them.”

“Well, I have last night’s activities to go over.” Kenz smiles. “At least it’s shorter since they had the bonfire.”

“Pay attention to see if they talk about lighting it.” I lean back against the row of lockers. “Maybe we can get them suspended if it’s proven they did it.”

“On it.” Kenz winks.

“Will seems excited about our date tomorrow.” Penny rolls her eyes.

“Did you want to go with someone else?” I feel bad knowing she’s doing it to help Luke.

“Not really.” Penny straightens and pastes on a smile. “Some boys ignore me because they’re afraid of pissing Luke off. Most of the guys who pay attention to me just want to get back at Luke, so there weren’t any real offers.”

“Boys suck.”

Penny laughs. “Yes, they do.”

“Will seems like a good guy.” I put that out there, because from what I know he’s nice.

“I’m worried this is just his way to humiliate me for what happened.” Penny sits on the bench and sighs. “It’s not like I was the only one that laughed at him, but I’m sure it hurt. Not my finest hour.”

“I don’t know what to tell you.” I sit beside her. “If it were me, I’d apologize and hope for the best. But you’ve got to do what you feel comfortable with.”

“There’s so much to worry about.” Her brown eyes meet mine. “With you. With Zach. Luke’s worried our dad will want me to move back in with him, but I haven’t heard anything from our father.”

That’s odd. “It’s only been a couple days.”

“And my dad really didn’t care if I was there or not.” Penny shrugs and drags in a breath. “It doesn’t matter. I just need to see if Mom will let me come home.”

I forget that Penny’s world is turned upside down too. Sure, she knew that Luke was her brother, but everyone else didn’t.

“Thanks for being here.” I also can’t forget that she got drugged instead of Luke.

Smiling, she meets my eyes and takes my hand. “I’m glad I am.”

“What next?” I ask, looking at both of them.

“We wait until the guys come out. You go with them, and we watch the dress.” Kenz shrugs.

“So we might run into the Cheermonsters?” I don’t know what to make of them right now. The cheerleaders. Sidney isn’t a mystery. She’s out for me and willing to do anything to get Luke back.

But the others? I know Hannah was upset I was with Caden, but she never pretended we were going to be best buds either. Emma is sweet, and Jack considers her a friend. In my world, that speaks volumes about her. And Hannah stood by Emma instead of staying by Sidney’s side.

Ashley is the hardest for me to get a read on. It can’t be easy knowing your parent is having an affair. I get that she’s used to things being a certain way with Eli. She’s also helped us the most, but will she be a better leader than Sidney?

I don’t know. And that scares me.