Page 2 of Their Wicked Secrets: Untouched, Vol 5 of 6

“It’s okay, Harper. We’re not going anywhere. We’ve got you.”

When the door at the top of the stairs opens, I draw in a ragged breath, putting myself back together.

Penny walks down the steps. Natalie is with her. They pause when they notice me in Luke’s arms, but he doesn’t immediately release me. The sound of the football game cuts off. He cups the back of my head and drops a kiss on my hair, giving me a moment to settle completely.

Luke steps back but takes my hand to draw me over to the couch with the others. He gestures with his chin to the other chairs for the girls as Eli puts up his pool cue and leans against the arm of the couch. Luke pulls me down to sit between him and Eli.

“How was your weekend, Harper?” Penny’s tone is bright as she sinks into the chair. Like this is a normal, everyday occurrence. “How’s Nico’s knee?”

Natalie hesitates before sitting in the other seat. When she lowers, she sits on the edge like she could run away at any given moment. I don’t blame her. The guys’ full attention can be pretty intense.

“Surgery Monday. The weekend was good.” I don’t want to give anything away. We need them to tell us what they know. Not let them know we already know.

Penny nods and smiles, even though it looks a little tight. She folds her hands in her lap, but not before I notice them trembling. Is she afraid of us? Or trying to hide something?

“How were the parties?” Eli’s gaze locks on Penny. It’s not an unusual question.

She smiles. “They were good.” She glances at Natalie. “Right, Nat?”

Natalie shakes her head. “Just tell them, Penny.”

No one asks tell us what. We all wait. Either she’ll tell us and we’ll know she’s still on our side, or we’ll have to cut her out of everything for fear she’s a traitor.

“Sidney wants me to have her over.” Penny lifts her gaze to Luke’s. Her eyes are sad. “From the way she was talking, she hopes to seduce you. I didn’t know what to say to her.”

The fist around my heart loosens a little. I’m sure it won’t be enough for the guys to fully trust her, but that she told us means a lot to me. It means maybe the six of us aren’t as isolated as I feared.

I lean against Eli’s arm as Luke sits forward with his hands clasped between his knees.

“What do you think we should do?” Luke narrows his eyes at Penny.

She swallows but leans back in the chair and blows out a breath. “She’s going to come at you. Whether it’s now or later. We can control this time.”

Luke nods. “How does she want it to play out?”

“She wants me to invite her to dinner and to stay the night.” Penny glances at Nat, who gives her a reassuring nod.

I’m not sure what that’s about, but I can understand needing back up when facing the horsemen.

“She wants access to you. She thinks if you see she’s available, you’ll want her.” Penny’s gaze darts to me for a moment, and I straighten. She swallows before saying, “That you’ll dump Harper.”

Caden chuckles. I arch an eyebrow at him.

“What? It’s funny.” Caden makes a kissy face at me. “Sidney is more delusional than we gave her credit for.”

Swallowing, I look at Luke, remembering one of the options he mentioned was letting Sidney catch us fucking. Not exactly my idea of a good time. I don’t know if I want her to see us in those moments. Even the thought of her seeing us sleeping together seems irreverent. Those moments I get the real Luke are precious. I don’t want to share those with anyone but my guys.

Luke hangs his head as he contemplates what to do. “Okay.”

“Okay?” Penny startles. “What do you mean okay?”

Luke lifts his gaze to hers. “Have her over. She’ll make her fuss, and then I’ll make sure she knows there’s no way I’m ever going back to her.”

His gaze swings to me, and my heart beats a little harder. I narrow my eyes. I need to make it really clear that I’m not fucking him in front of her or anyone else. He smirks easily and takes my hand in one of his before leaning back on the couch.

“What else did you learn from the parties?” Luke takes in both girls as he holds my hand on his leg.

“Tanner Lewis was at the parties,” Nat bursts out. “It’s like he knew you wouldn’t be there.”