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Alexa
“No more, Alexa. Jason is a dick and I won’t stand by and watch him hurt you any longer, he is a piece of shit!” I lean my head against the car window and gaze out at the passing landscape trying to tune out Cody’s bitching, I know she’s right. Jason is a dick, since we started dating six months ago he has changed. When he became captain of the basketball team at our high school it went to his head, three months ago he started hitting me and no matter how hard I try to end things, he won’t let me. “Do you hear me?”
I cringe and slowly turn to look at my sister, who is gripping the steering wheel so tight her knuckles are white. “Uh, yeah.” She pulls her gaze from the road to glare at me for a second and I quickly look away.
“I mean it, Lexi. Jason is a piece of shit and after everything my friend Leah went through–.”
That piques my interest. “What happened? Did she get beaten up by her boyfriend and call her sister to come to save her ass?”
Cody huffs and shakes her head, clearly she’s exasperated by me. “Not exactly, a guy did punch her though after airing a video of him raping her at a party, he roofied her drink then aired it at a football game. She’s in Alaska at the moment trying to recover and heal.”
“Her brother is the one you have been hooking up with, right?” Cody cringes but nods. “You lecture me on my choices, yet you’re sleeping with a guy who won’t commit to you.”
“We’re not talking about me, Lexi. Corvin isn’t going to beat me to death. He may not want to commit but at least he keeps his hands to himself.”
I snicker. “Whatever, can we just not talk about this shit?”
“If Jason kills you, I have first dibs on your Gucci bag and clothes.”
My jaw slackens as I turn to scowl at the bitch. “Seriously?” She just giggles and shrugs her shoulders. “Well, if your boy toy kills you, I’ll be a good sister and fuck him over so bad he’ll hate himself and wish he was the one who had died.”
“Jesus, Lexi, that is fucking morbid.”
I scoff. “Coming from the one who just wants my shit when my ex kills me.”
“Alexa, if Jason ever took you from me, I would ruin his life and kill the son of bitch with my bare hands. We may fight and joke but at the end of the day, you’re my baby sister and there isn’t a fucking thing in this world I wouldn’t do to keep you safe.”
I wish I had known then that this conversation would in fact become my reality. Revenge is a dish best served hot, ready or not, Corvin Williams, I’m coming in blazing.
Corvin
“I can’t do this,” I breathe out the moment the priest begins to speak, it’s too fucking much for me to handle.
“You may not want to be here but by God, you are going to stay because that girl deserves that much from you. Man the hell up, Corvin, and pull your head out of your ass. Cody deserves more than this pathetic sack of shit in front of me. Don’t dishonor her by being a pussy and leaving.” I stare at Darius, surprised by the amount of contempt I hear in his voice. He has no idea that it is taking every ounce of strength I have just to stand here, that wooden box that holds her body taunts me.
“Who the fuck is she?” Beck growls from the other side of Darius.
“Who?” D asks.
“Her!” Beck grits out as he points toward the front of the church where–fuck! It’s the girl from the motel this morning. I was that fucking wasted last night I don’t even remember who the fuck she is. Honestly, if we fucked I’d be surprised my cock even got hard with the state I was in if the hangover I’m currently dealing with is anything to go by.
“Shit,” Darius breathes out at the sight of her. The girl lifts her gaze and locks eyes with me. A chill runs down my spine, I can feel it in the pit of my stomach that she wasn’t just some random groupie from around here that has watched me play.
“Thank you all for coming,” she says as she looks around the packed church. “For those of you who don’t know me, my name is Alexa.” She turns her gaze back to me. I swallow the dread brewing inside me, I know without a doubt that she is about to tip my fucking world upside down. “And I’m Cody’s little sister.”
Jesus Christ!
I feel sick. Her mouth continues to move but I can’t hear anything over the ringing in my ears, it becomes hard to pull air into my lungs. My head starts to spin and my stomach churns. I shove past Darius and Beckett and rush outside, jump down the stairs and manage to make it around the corner of the church before I empty the contents of my stomach in the garden. Fuck. Beer coming back out of your body like this tastes like fucking ass.
“Fucking hell, look at the state of you,” Beck growls from behind me. I ignore the bastard. I don’t need any of their judgment, they’re no fucking saints. The thing is at least they get to still see the women they love unlike me, I have to bury the girl who gave me everything only for me to refuse her and treat her like shit.
“Well, what a surprise.” At the sound of her voice, I straighten and wipe my mouth with the back of my hand before I slowly turn around and face Cody’s little sister. Her long raven-colored hair falls in loose waves around her shoulders, bright blue eyes spear me with a look of hatred. She’s so tiny, the top of her head would just reach my chest. Looking at her is like looking at a pocket-sized version of Cody. Pain radiates throughout my chest.
“We just came to pay our respects–” Beck starts but she isn't listening, her gaze is fixated on me as she talks over him.
“The fact you have the nerve to show your face here speaks volumes about you being a real piece of shit.” I flinch but don’t deny what she says, because it’s true. I shouldn’t be here.
“Hey, Cody and Corv were—” She swings her gaze to Darius and pins him a scathing look before cutting off his tirade.
