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Well, of course… he’d just had an amazing orgasm thanks to me, but that didn’t mean he wouldn’t be pissed. For all I knew, he could have sworn to a life of celibacy, and there went that.
I stayed in the speaker’s box for a moment longer, my heart thundering so hard, it threatened to break through my ribs. When I was certain everyone had left the room, I slowly unfolded myself and breathed easy.
Still trembling, I crawled out, the lingering echo of Bridge’s furious gaze imprinted on my mind. His eyes gleamed with both amusement and something darker.
As I turned to hop off the stage, a voice brought me to an abrupt halt. Louise stood across the room with her arms crossed and a narrowing judging look in her eyes. The shock of being caught off-guard sent a jolt through me. I froze, staring at her as if I was a deer caught in headlights. All the blood drained from my face, leaving me feeling light-headed.
“I can’t believe you just did that. Don’t you have any shame?”
Her words hit me like a punch in the gut. Her gaze filled with disbelief and disappointment. Suddenly, the adrenaline that had been carrying me through left me tired and even more scared of what was to come.
The blood rushed to my face. I was already a tornado of emotions and guilt knotted in my chest as the realization of Louise’s accusation sank in. Bridge was handsome and incredibly well-hung, that much was certain, but the allure was mixed with fear.
I didn’t know how to feel.
Louise sauntered toward me, a sly grin dancing on her lips.
My breath hitched.
“Gosh, can you just imagine if everyone found out what you did?” she drawled, her tone so sweetly innocent, it was almost sickening.
Horrified, I inhaled sharply. My mind raced, thoughts spinning out of control as I tried to determine her game. With a heavy sigh, I braced myself for whatever was coming because there was little else I could do.
“What do you want, Louise?” I questioned, my voice steady despite my trembling.
“To be your best friend,” she replied promptly, her attention never wavering from mine.
“Are you serious?” I stared at her, disbelief coursing through me. “You can’t just force someone to be BFs you. That’s... that builds with time,” I retorted, giving her a deadpan look.
She shrugged nonchalantly. “Don’t care.”
Her eyes sparkled with triumph that I found irritating. Still, I scowled back at her.
“So, you’re just blackmailing me into this bogus friendship? Do you think that’s how strong bonds are formed?” My voice dripped with disbelief.
Louise just chuckled, the sound oddly hollow. “Hey, I never claimed to be after the real deal,” she quipped. “All I want is for the other girls here to see that you think highly of me. Plus, we get to hang out.”
Her audacity made my mouth drop open slightly. “And this... arrangement will keep you quiet about... today?” I needed confirmation.
“You got it.” A smug grin spread across her face.
As much as the situation grated on me, her proposal told me she worried more about what the other girls at the institute thought than she let on.
“Fine, I can handle that,” I conceded. I might not be thrilled about my new ‘best friend,’ but if it kept my secret safe, I could stomach it.
With that, I exited the room, Louise’s laughter echoing behind me. The cold dread in my gut remained, but I had a more significant issue to deal with. Namely, how the hell I was going to face Father Bridge.
Bridge
Restlessness gnawed at me like a starved beast. The images from earlier in the day still played like a movie reel in my mind. The daring audacity of Katerina blew my fucking mind…as much as she blew me because the girl knew how to give head. But that wasn’t the point.
As I paced the confines of my room, I felt like a caged lion, my mind about to burst with each step.
I’d promised myself to maintain self-control, that I’d keep my hands to myself, waiting for my life to find its way back to normalcy. Mason had assured me that his contact would infiltrate the Bloods gang, giving us three months to strategize our strike. On paper, it seemed straightforward enough, but life seldom followed.
All that was turned on its head when Katerina entered the institute. Logan and Mason had lost their ability to control their dicks. She knew how to poke at our control until it frayed at the edges, now drawing me to her games.
When her eyes locked with mine, her lips quivering at seeing me like she was as startled as I was, I was utterly taken aback. Not much in this world could surprise me anymore, not after I’d lost so much, but Katerina was a surprising exception.
