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He shook his head as he stared at the phone. “No.”
“No what?” I asked, confusion on my face.
“No to her. You can’t fuck with her.”
His voice sounded firm. Final. Like there was to be no further discussion.
“Excuse the fuck out of me?” I said, locking my phone and putting it back in my pocket. “And why the hell not?”
His eyes locked on mine, and I could see the seriousness in them. “Not…her.”
My eyes narrowed for a moment. “Wait… Do you know this girl?”
“Yes. I met her a couple weeks ago, and I saw her again while she was registering at school. I saw Harper waiting on her, and I should have known the fuckingsecondyou said Harper wanted someone destroyed it would be her. Why the fuck else would Harper be hanging around someone like her? She’snothinglike Harper.”
“You seem pretty set on this,” I said.
He nodded. “I am. I’m serious, man. Leave her be. Please, not this one. I don’t ask you for shit, but I’m asking now.”
I shrugged. “Look, I’m sorry. I can’t back out of a deal. You know how it is.” He opened his mouth to protest, but I held up a hand to stop him. “Wait, wait, wait. How do you feel about a wager?”
Anger etched across his face. “What?”
“A wager,” I repeated. “Look, you want her, and so do I. We’ve shared our toys in the past, but it seems like you’re a little upset about this particular one. So, here’s the deal. Let’s see which one of us she chooses, shall we?”
“She’s not a dog to be called by both of us to see who she runs to,” Asher said with disgust.
I shrugged. “You know, that’s thesecondtime I’ve heard something to that effect tonight, and I’ll tell you the same thing I told her.I beg to differ. That’s the deal. You either play along with the bet, or I just dive right in on day one, break her, and you’ll be forgotten all about. We both know I’m more than capable..”
“Why the fuck wouldn’t I just warn her?” he asked.
“Come on, now,” I said. “You wouldn’treallychoose a girl you don’t know over your best friend, would you? Besides… If you ruin the game, you ruin my prize. Ruining my prize means me needing a new target. Trust me when I say, you don’t want me to choose a new target.”
My voice had an edge to it, one he both heard and understood. He knewexactlywho I was talking about, and it stopped him.
“Fine,” he ground out. “You win. Just so you know, I’m not happy about this.”
I smiled. “You may not be, but I sure as fuck am. Let the games begin!”
I clapped him on the shoulder and headed off toward the pool. It looked like it was livening up back there, and I couldn’t wait to take a victory lap with my consolation prize of the evening.
Temperance Wilder, welcome to Crestview.
Your life is about to be a living hell.
Andyouare about to bemine.
