Page 85 of Their Wicked Secrets: Untouched, Vol 5 of 6

“Zach has plans, but with Nico down, Jack’s a fucking zombie, barely staying awake in class, and the others having to be on the court, it’ll be easy to get her away from them. Especially since the court is announced at the game. They’ll only have a few minutes on the field before the only ones left will be us, Zach, and her. It only takes a minute to get her off the grid.”

“What if the other girls in school find out you sacrificed Harper to get what you want?” Ashley asks. “How will they know they’re not next?”

“They’ll fucking thank me. After all, the guys will be free to fuck anyone again. They won’t be chained to her side.” Sidney laughs. “The guys will probably be grateful they no longer have to fuck her and only her. Can you imagine how bored they must be with her by now?”

“They don’t seem bored.”

“They will be. Or they won’t want her after.”

“After what?”

“You’ll see.” Sidney chuckles. “Here you go.”

“Thanks, babe.” Zach comes closer to the mike. “I’m ready to get out of here. What do you say, Ash? You want to come party with us? We can make it interesting.”

“I’ve got to catch up with Emma.” Ashley’s tone is light. “But maybe next time.”

She gasps, startled.

“You want to be on the winning team, Ash. Trust me. When they fall, we’ll take them all the way to the ground, and you don’t want to be with them.”

“Let me go, Gray.” Ashley doesn’t sound like someone to mess with. “I haven’t picked a side yet, but trust me. I’ll be on the winning side. Every time.”

“Good.”

“We should do a girls’ night,” Sidney says, like her boyfriend didn’t just threaten her friend. “Reconnect. I miss you guys.”

“Yeah, that sounds good.” The relief is obvious in Ashley’s voice. “We need to catch up and if you need help, you know where to find me.”

She walks away from them and whispers, “Fuck.”

After a few more moments, she says, “I hope you got that. What a fucking asshole. He better not have bruised my arm.”

I have no way to communicate with her, and I’m not sure I want to. Both of us are struggling with the same thing right now. Our parents’ infidelity with each other. It’s hard to make sense of it.

The years don’t seem to have made a difference. Does her mother ever think about my mom? Do either of them consider what this affair does to all of us? Or does it even matter to my dad and her mom?

Fuck. I don’t know and I don’t care why. I just want them to stop, or for my mom to finally divorce my dad so she can move on with her life.

“Hey, Emma.” Ashley’s voice draws me back to the transmission. “Hannah.”

“How could you hang out with her? Are you actually okay with what Sidney did?” Hannah asks.

“It’s not what Sidney did. It’s what Zach did.” Ashley sighs. “And no. But I need to know what she has planned for Homecoming so we can be prepared, and nothing blows back on us.”

“Sidney hasn’t even checked in with Emma,” Hannah says.

“It’s okay,” Emma says. “I mean, she has a lot on her mind with Homecoming.”

“Her boyfriend had you attacked,” Ashley spits out.

“He’s not really her boyfriend.” Emma sighs. “I should have made it clear that’s not what I wanted.”

“Fuck that. You are not to blame.” Ashley sounds livid. “Just because you agreed to have sex, it doesn’t mean you were open to adding more. You should have gone to the police.”

“No!” Emma sounds shaken. “I couldn’t do that. My mom would flip out. It’s fine. I just want to put it behind me.”

“Someone should rip off their balls,” Ashley mutters.