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Wes steps up on my right side, and Kellan follows suit on my left. They both watch her as she squirms and begs me not to let her fall.
“You look so pretty when you’re scared,” Kellan tells her with a cruel smile.
“Let her fall,” Wes says. “I want to hear her scream.”
“No—no!” Athelia tightens her grip on me. “Cal, don’t. You already ruined my laptop. You don’t need to make this worse.”
“Maybe I want to,” I say with a playful shrug.
“Cal,” she whispers. “Please just let me go.”
Wes chuckles.
I smirk, and her eyes widen as she realizes her mistake. “You should be more careful with your word choice, baby.”
Athelia shrieks as I let go of her. The dark water engulfs her as she falls in with a splash. I stand there for a second, watching the ripples on the surface.
All you had to do was apologize, and I wouldn’t have done any of this.
“Come on,” Kellan says. He and Wes are already halfway up the dock. “No need to stand here all night.”
I wait until Athelia surfaces. She’s not the best swimmer, and I want her to suffer, not die. So when she starts making her way back to the shore, I watch until she’s close enough that she’ll be fine.
“Cal,” Wes snaps.
I give Athelia one last glance before the three of us jog off into the night.
Chapter Five
Wes
Halloween senior year
I twist my skull ring around my left index finger impatiently.Where the hell is Kellan?My plan—ourplan—won’t work without him, and he said he’d be here.
“Is everything ready?” I ask Cal as he walks past with a couple liquor bottles.
He grins, although his eyes flash with darkness, not amusement. “Looks like it. The house is gonna be packed.”
“And she’ll be here?”
“Kellan overheard her rather loudly saying she wouldn’t come.Tooloudly.”
Satisfaction slithers through my veins. “Perfect.”
Three months ago, this house was for sale, yet it was sitting untouched in a competitive market. I bought it up quietly when I realized how well it suited my short- and long-term plans.
We did some of the renovations ourselves and hired out the more complicated shit. The house needed some work, but not enough to deter people from buying it. No, that’s because of its history,which only attracted me to it. Now we have a place to stay… and a place to set our trap.
As long as Kellan gets his ass over here.
I’m just about to call him when he bursts through the door. He’s got his arm looped through a couple shopping bags, and he’s out of breath.
“Where’ve you been?” I demand.
“Had to get some supplies. I’m practically early.” He doesn’t elaborate beyond that, instead heading for the staircase and taking the steps two at a time.
I glance at my phone. People will start showing up in an hour, so we’ll need to get dressed soon. No one can see our faces here—not for this to work.
