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My gut wrenches because, once again, I’m the worthless piece of shit who will never be good enough for his precious angel. I could go after him. Stop him and go instead, but it’s useless. Ridge does what Ridge wants, and what he wants is to always be with her.
“I’m out, too,” Lev says.
“Hell no. I was down here for an hour before you two showed up. I’m not dealing with him a second longer.” I look at Cade, who seems to have fallen asleep with his chin snug to his chest.
“Shove that nasty sandwich in his mouth and leave then.”
Without another word, Lev goes, too.
And the pushover stays.
CHAPTER5
RILEY
The last thingI want to do is lie to Maddox, but this thing with Lev is a battle I will not win, no matter how hard I fight.
As he walks toward me with a slow swagger, the corner of his lip curled, my insides shiver. Only a complete idiot would meet a guy like Lev in a graveyard. The sun is veiled by a thick blanket of clouds, cast over the graves as it begins to descend. In minutes, we will be greeted with darkness. Leaving the spirits of the dead as the only witnesses to what Lev has planned for me.
“Nice to see you, Trouble.”
I cringe at his voice. “Why are we here?”
The space between us closes, and once he’s directly in front of me, his finger rests underneath my chin and he tilts my head upward. “I’m impressed. Didn’t think you’d show.”
“It’s not like you gave me much of a choice.”
“Very true. But you chose to obey, nonetheless.”
“Let’s just get this over with.” I slap away his hand, angered by his touch. “I have better things to do than hang out with you in the cemetery.”
“Oh yeah?” His eyes perk up. “Like what? Fucking Ridge, or fucking with Maddox?”
My chest quivers. “I don’t have intentions of doing either of those things.”
“But you have, right? You fucked Ridge and now you’ve moved on to our best friend.”
“Did we meet here just so you can ridicule my poor choices?”
“So you’re saying you regret it?”
“Regret what?”
“Fucking Ridge.”
I scoff. “How do you even know that Ihavefucked Ridge?”
“Because I saw you. Ridge isn’t the only one who watches you. Actually, I watch you often. I’ll never forget the look in your eyes when he gave that final thrust that sent you over the edge.”
“You’re sick, you know that?” My cheeks burn with shame and anger, knowing he witnessed me losing my virginity.
“I do. But you’re sick, too.”
“I am nothing like you.”
“Oh,” he hums softly, “but you are. A sane person doesn’t murder someone.”
Silence engulfs us because it’s true. Everything Lev is saying is accurate. I did fuck Ridge. I am falling for Maddox. And I did murder someone. But I didn’t murder those other guys. Not the ones that Cade framed me for killing. Fortunately, that’s in the past. My only concern now is protecting my secret. Which is exactly why I’m here, doing what Lev wants, just so I can have some semblance of a life.
