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Cal rolls his eyes before he starts rinsing the soap from Athelia’s hair. We do the same thing with her conditioner, and the whole time, I watch how gentle Cal is with her.
Once Kellan got back from tying Athelia to the tree, he told me what Cal did to her. I was impressed. And after the way I kissed her while she was passing out, I can’t judge him for being gentle with her. Three years of hating her, and I thinkI’mthe one going soft.
Something happened out in the woods tonight between me and her. Maybe it was seeing her bound and helpless and begging for my help, but I don’t think so.
No, I think it was that she showed she wanted me.Still.
After years of torment.
After choosinghimover me.
Somehow, I think it might be possible that Athelia Harper is as obsessed with me as I am with her.
Chapter Fifteen
Cal
After we finish bathing Athelia, I’m able to convince the guys to let her body rest for a while before we do anything. We put her to bed in Wes’s room before heading downstairs.
The house is a mess, and we spend a couple hours cleaning everything up. By the time we’re finished, you can’t tell that we even had a party.
“Hey,” Kellan calls. “Wasn’t there a painting over here?”
“What?” Wes finishes putting the leftover alcohol in the pantry before joining Kellan in the hallway that leads from the kitchen to the front door and staircase.
“The one of the church burning down.” Kellan gestures to the empty spot on the wall. “Either of you move it?”
“No.” Wes sets his jaw before pulling out his phone and sending a few messages. “I liked that painting, dammit. Is anything else missing?”
“Not that I saw, but maybe we should do a quick look around.”
We all split up, looking through everything we can think of, but nothing else is missing.
“Someone lefttheir vape on a windowsill,” I say, “but otherwise, nothing seems different.”
“Yeah.” Kellan runs a hand through his brown hair. “Everything’s in place.”
Wes checks his phone before sighing. “I texted Barrett and Aaron. They’ll get back to me when they’re awake. Either of you have any suspects?”
“None,” we both say.
“We’re finding the fucker who took it,” Wes says, his expression dark. “But for now, we have other things to attend to.”
“Fuck yeah.” Kellan starts for the stairs, but Wes grabs his shoulder.
“Shower first. You smell like sex.”
“Well, I didhavesex earlier, and I’m about to do it again.”
“Not until you’ve showered. We all should. I don’t want your sweat and grime on my sheets.”
Kellan rolls his eyes, but I get it. I’m the same way.
After making sure all the windows and doors are locked, we head upstairs and to our respective rooms. I clean myself quickly but thoroughly, wondering how Athelia will react when she wakes up.
If Kellan has his way, she’ll wake up to him fucking her. He’s been talking about it for weeks—ever since we came up with the plan for her ultimate punishment.
I think it’s a little stupid that our plan is to make her want to die and then bind her to us permanently. Sounds like a way to make her resent and hate us more. But god, after the way she looked while she came all over my hand, I might be wrong.
