Page 19 of Locked Hearts


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Mo grins evilly, and I worry I may have made a mistake. “I’ll help you under one condition,” she says with a shrug. “If you refuse, you can do your own dirty work.”

Shit. “Yeah, anything. What do you want?” I ask, hoping I haven’t promised her anything I can’t take back. My virginity is promised to my Eve, so she definitely can’t have that.

“Whatever she tells you, I want you to tell me,” Mo says, dragging her finger down my chest. I want to break it for daring to touch me, and my skin crawls. “Sharing is caring, after all.”

I don’t want to screw this up, she was so close to saying yes. I don’t know if I’m going to regret this, but I’ll always choose my friends over some new girl.

“Yeah, I promise,” I say softly. “She needs to come running into my arms, okay? I know you’re well equipped for this.” I almost call them the Bitch Squad, but hold my tongue. Mo really won’t help me if she knows that I'm only playing nicely so she’ll use her mean girl powers for my benefit.

Heading into my next class, it just so happens to also be with Levi. Mo whispers to Bridget and Lisa, and the three of them look over at me with a nod. They’re not discreet at all, but I don’t need them to be, since Chastity isn’t here yet.

The girl in question races in, quickly wiping her face. I should feel bad that she’s been crying since our last class, and it’s about to get worse, but I steel my heart. Chastity is not important to me. She’s a lamb I'm willing to slaughter, if she’s out to make trouble for us.

“Are those tears from sucking cock?” Bridget taunts her. I lean back and watch the show I initiated, waiting for my moment to help her.

“Wha-what? No, I don’t do that,” Chastity whispers, shaking her head.

I'm already learning things I didn’t know about her. I wonder what she needs to repent from, as her grandmother so helpfully announced on her first day at school.

“Guys, even her hair is all messed up. That’s definitely sex hair,” Lisa sneers. “I’m almost jealous, but then I wonder what kind of trash you’ve been with.”

Rolling my eyes, I insert myself into the conversation. “There’s no way she had enough time to have sex between classes,” I interject. “Leave the girl alone.”

Chastity sends me a grateful look, walking over to me. Mo sticks her leg out, Chastity trips over it and she falls. “Oof.” Chastity grunts as her knees hit the floor. Sighing, she starts to pick up the items that have fallen from her bag. The girl’s having a rough day. I drop to the floor and help her collect her things, then offer her my hand, pulling her up.

“Ignore them,” I whisper, as she sits beside me.

Mo sits behind her and kicks her seat hard. Chastity gasps, looking over her shoulder. “Sorry, new girl, but you’re sitting in my seat. Whores shouldn’t get to sit next to the cutest boy in school.”

On and on, they tease and taunt her. Levi comes in and silences everyone with a look. As if in sync with my plan, he asks the class what they were talking about. “The importance of abstinence, which is the opposite of what we caught Chastity doing,” Bridget states.

Surprised, Levi rocks back on his heels. “Oh? That’s a pretty serious charge, Bridget,” he murmurs.

“I mean, I’m assuming she was practicing the opposite of abstinence, due to her hair being a mess and the tears running down her face,” Bridget says with a shrug.

Levi nods, turning towards Chastity, who cringes. “We’ve had some interesting conversations surrounding abstinence. Meaning I talk and you clearly ignore me. Are you trying to be irredeemable?” Levi asks.

“Everyone can be redeemed,” Chastity says, lip quivering.

“Yes, well—”

A knock on the door sounds and Levi sighs. Walking to answer, he steps out and the girls stand to take advantage of the situation.

“Only people who need to worry about loopholes say things like that,” Lisa sneers. “You must open your legs regularly. I hope you enjoy the ride to hell with the reminders of your sins.”

Bridget pulls her hair, pulling her out the chair, and I stand when Chastity cries out in pain. “Yo, stop. You’re hurting her,” I roar.

Bridget shrugs and kicks her to the ground. “Oops, I must have slipped.”

One of the Sisters walks in, looking surprised to find Chastity on the floor. “What is the meaning of this?” she asks, aghast.

“I fell,” she whispers, and I pull her into my arms, ignoring how she stiffens and trembles.

“Shh, it’s okay. I’ll keep the bitches away. I didn’t know they were being so cruel to you,” I tell her. This feels like a half truth and an apology, because obviously, I gave the Bitch Squad a free pass to torture her.

Chastity looks up, her hazel eyes shining with tears. My heart clenches when I see there’s a shoe mark on her back from where Bridget kicked her. Damn, they’re savage.

“Father Levi has been called away from class. You’re all dismissed early. He’ll send out emails with work that has been missed,” the nun says.

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