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If I don’t love anyone then no one can use them against me.
So, I don’t love Violet. Not at all.
Landon’s wrong about what we’re doing to her. He has no idea how wrong he is. What we’re doing here is so much bigger than high school or us.
It’s all about saving her life.
It just fucking hurts that we’re ruining her life in the process.
Fourteen
Reed
Dee tries to be stealthy, she thinks no one sees her. But I do. I watch her scamper away from Mr. Reyes’s office, leaving the door slightly ajar. Her cheeks are rosy, the hem of her shorts pushed up to reveal that perfect curve of her ass.
A flare of jealousy leaves me grinding my teeth. They think I don’t know, they think I’m some sort of dumb jock. They think I don’t notice how the other two break all the rules just enough that they think it goes unnoticed.
I notice.
Knox and Landon, they steal touches here and there. Do they steal more than that?
There are too many secrets lying hidden away in this house.
A rule is a rule for a reason. We committed to this plan and I feel like I’m the only one with follow through.
I step into the office I’ve never stepped foot in. It’s bigger than I thought it would be. Knox leans up against the wide oak desk his fingers hovering over his lips.
He drops his hand as soon as he sees me. His face quickly returning to impassive, unimpressed, most certainly apathetic.
“So, since when are we beating the crap out of our best friends?” I begin.
Knox chuckles under his breath. “You come to tell me you’re backing out of the deal too?”
“I’m not. I finish what I start.” I stand up straight. I want to take offense to his question, but he’s just seeing if I can still be trusted. Trust just enough to be friends but don’t trust someone enough to get hurt. That’s how he works.
Knox and I go way back. Known each other for so long I’m in shock he would question my loyalty.
The first time my dad caught wind that Ronan Reyes’s son was attending my school, he pulled me aside.
“Ronan Reyes is a powerful man, a wealthy man. If you’re in his good graces he could help you achieve anything. Think of your future.” That’s what he fucking said to a six year old kid who didn’t even know what a future was.
This year when I told my father Knox wanted company while his father was out of town, he jumped on the idea. Sent me away for as long as it takes.
He dumped me is more like it.
Not that I care. Life’s easy here. As long as you play by the rules.
At least I don’t have to see my mom stumbling around the house like a botoxed Barbie, too drunk to remember to put makeup on both eyes.
My family is a fucking mess.
It’s funny because I think me and Knox could have been friends even if my dad hadn’t pushed for the friendship. Knox loves football, comes to almost every practice we have just to watch.
A lot of people never understand why he doesn’t try out for the team.
But I think it’s simple really.
He loves violence.
