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“Do you know what to do?”
“I can follow a recipe.”
“Um. Sure, I guess. I’ve just got the pumpkin pie left. You can do the filling while I deal with the crust.”
Wes’s lips feather over my forehead in a kiss that makes my stomach flip. “Got it.”
Behind Wes’s back, Mom gives me an impressed look. That guilty feeling expands inside me as I gather the ingredients for the pie. My plan is to get revenge on the guys. I want them to hurt the way they hurt me.
But what if I disappoint or hurt my parents in the process?
Or myself?
Chapter Forty-Seven
Wes
Thanksgiving dinner goes much more smoothly than I thought it would. Athelia’s parents host their extended family for dinner, and the conversation stays cordial if not a touch boring.
Athelia’s parents invite us to go Black Friday shopping with them the next day, but we politely decline, claiming we’d all like to have a quiet morning in. It’s far from the case. Cal, Kellan, and I have plans for Athelia that are far from quiet.
She’s in the shower when we sneak into her room. Her parents left a half hour ago, and it sounds like they’ll be gone until after lunch. That gives us plenty of time.
I told the guys what Athelia told me—that she wants us to take away her ability to say no—and they both jumped on the idea. They’re eager to catch her off guard with me. Cal only gave me one request—make sure Athelia has a safe word.
I should’ve thought of it beforehand, but I was too caught up in wanting to give Athelia what she needed that it completely slipped my mind. I’m glad he had the clarity of mind to bring it up.
When we hear the water shut off, we each get into our respective hiding places—me in the closet, Kellan under the bed, and Calbehind the door. We packed our masks without Athelia knowing, and we’re hoping we’ll be able to scare the shit out of her.
Athelia is humming when she steps into her bedroom. She’s only wrapped in a towel—a pink one, of course. As she takes it off and begins squeezing her dripping hair with it, Cal sneaks out from behind the door. She’s facing away from him, so she has no idea he’s there until he turns the light off.
With a gasp, Athelia whips around, only to be greeted with the pink glow of his mask. She screams and throws her towel at him. A gut reaction—she knows it’s us—but her instincts kick in first.
“Cal!” she exclaims when he stalks toward her. “I told you,not here.My parents—”
“They’re already long gone,” I say from behind her.
With a yelp, Athelia spins around. I step out of the closet just as Cal grabs her and tosses her onto the bed. She tries to throw herself off the other side of the bed, but Kellan is there, looming over her.
“Jesus!” she shouts, scrambling away from him.
“You can’t hide from us,ma belle,”Kellan says, and I can hear the grin behind his mask. He pounces on her, grabbing her wrists when she tries to claw at him. “Is that all you’ve got?” He laughs. “So weak. Sohelpless.”
She’s kicking and screaming as Cal and I climb onto the bed. Kellan wraps a hand around her throat and squeezes the sides of her neck, which only makes her fight back harder.
“Go ahead,” I tell her as I pull a knife from my pocket and flip it open. “We’ll have our way with you whether you struggle or not. Up to you if you want to waste all your energy now.”
Athelia tries to shy away when I trace the blade down her cheek. It’s a dull knife because the last thing I want is to accidentally hurt her while she struggles so wildly, but she doesn’t know that. To her, this could slice through her skin with ease. She gasps and stills, her body vibrating with fear and arousal.
“Your safe word is red,” I tell her. “Say it, and everything stops.”
She nods her understanding as she arches into me.
“What should we do with her first?” Cal asks.
“I want to see how quickly she comes from three men holding her down and using her perfect little body,” Kellan says.
“No,” Athelia screeches. She claws at my arms while trying not to move too much.
