Page 139 of Evil Boys

I scoot back my chair and stand. “Look, I have no intentions of marrying anyone, let alone—”

Suddenly, my phone buzzes, and I fish it out of my pocket.

Nathan just sent me a picture.

I frown and open it up, but all it does is bring me more rage.

It’s my body on the pavement in that alley, covered in cum.

Nathan: Two thousand. That’s what I need. If you don’t bring it before eight o’clock tonight … this might end up in the wrong hands.

I almost crush the phone with my bare hands.

He’s blackmailing me?

“What’s wrong?” my father asks.

“I gotta go,” I say, right when the chef returns with my newly created dish. A perfect Caesar salad for a hungry soul. But I’ll worry about filling this stomach with food later.

As I march out the front door, someone grabs my shoulder and stops me. “Where are you going?” Jason asks.

“I have to meet someone. Now.”

“Can’t it wait?” he asks. “I thought you said this dinner was important. I want to make a good impression.”

“Yeah, well then go back inside and talk with my dad.”

“I can’t do that if you’re not there too,” he says. “He thinks you’re my girlfriend.”

“Girlfriend?!” I parrot. “Look, I don’t have time—”

When I take one more step, he grips my wrist and steals my phone straight from my hand.

“Hey!” I try to snatch it back.

His eyes widen.

Too late.

He’s seen the picture.

“What … what is this?” he murmurs, his voice laced with disgust. When he looks up at me with bloodshot eyes, I can barely look away. “Did you take this?”

“No,” I reply.

“Then who did?” he asks, swallowing. “You’ve been … fucking other guys? Is that why you’ve been so distant?”

I snatch the phone back from him.

“Why? Tell me why, Lana.” His voice fluctuates in tone like his ego is bruised. “Why would you do this to me? I thought we were—”

“They’re extorting me,” I interject.

“Who isthey?”

“Does it matter?” I scoff. “I don’t want the picture they took to be seen by anyone. I didn’t mean for you to see it, but I guess it’s too late for that now.”

“Yeah, I won’t be able to get that filth out of my brain any time soon.”

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