Total pages in book: 177
Estimated words: 176345 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 882(@200wpm)___ 705(@250wpm)___ 588(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 176345 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 882(@200wpm)___ 705(@250wpm)___ 588(@300wpm)
I clutch the ribbon tightly. “Just as we can destroy hers.”
“Hmm …” His eyes begin to twinkle again. “You want to extort her.”
“I haven’t decided what I’m going to do with her yet,” I reply, and I tuck the ribbon back into my pocket. “But you … you’ll keep quiet about this. Tell no one.” I point my finger at his chest. “That includes Nathan, okay?”
“You know I’m terrible at keeping secrets from him,” Milo muses.
“Try,” I rebuke as I march off toward the hallway. “Or your reputation will be on the line too.”
LANA
“Oh my God, I feel terrible,” Brooke says as she pops another pill.
“You sure you wanna be here?” I ask. “You could go lie in bed.”
“No, I’ve got a test today,” she replies, groaning in pain.
“Still hungover?” Irina muses as she sits down on the picnic bench.
“I thought this shit would be over in a day, but I guess that’s only for people whose bodies are normal,” Brooke laments, huddled over her bottle of water. “Remind me not to drink that much ever again.”
I giggle and take a bite out of my sandwich. “I’m sorry. If I’d stayed around, I could’ve plucked the drinks out of your hand.”
“You missed out on a whole lot of fun, Lana,” Irina says. “Some dude even came to ask us about you.”
I can barely swallow my sandwich. “What?”
“Yeah, I mean, I don’t know what his name was, but man, he looked sexy in that suit of his. And my hands were all over that.” Brooke holds her hand up high for Irina to clap. “Fuck yeah. I should’ve gotten his number.”
“What did he ask you?” I casually take another bite from my sandwich to avoid appearing too invested.
“Oh, just if we were friends, if we were from the same sorority, and if he could see me more often,” Brooke muses, smiling like crazy.
But I know better.
That guy was trying to find out where I lived.
“What did you tell him?” I ask.
“Well, the truth, what else?” She shrugs.
“But what if he’s a Phantom guy?” I ask.
“So?” She takes a sip of her drink. “I don’t care as long as he’s hot.”
“He was hot, though,” Irina concurs.
“Hey, babe.” A kiss on the hair alerts me to Jason’s presence. “How have your classes been going?”
“Fine,” I reply as he sits down beside me. “Yours?”
“Fantastic. Couldn’t be better.”
“Sounds sarcastic,” Irina says.
“You got any extra sandwiches?” Jason asks, avoiding the topic entirely. “I’m starving.”
“So are you two dating now?” Brooke says, pointing at us both.
“Dating?” Jason snorts. “Well, I mean, I would, but …” He tilts his head in my direction.
“What?” I scoff. “Don’t look at me. I wasn’t the one sucking off this clitty the other day.” I point at my crotch.
Brooke and Irina burst out into high shrieks and laughter.
“Oh my God!” Brooke cheers.
“What?” Jason’s brows furrow as he looks at me like I’ve lost my mind. “When?”
Now I make a face too. “After the party, when you tried to kiss me, half drunk, and we went upstairs.”
He keeps eyeing me like he has no clue what I’m talking about.
“After you finished your shower,” I mutter.
Everyone’s looking at me like they’re waiting for the clue, but there is none.
“Whatever.” I take another bite of my sandwich. “You were too drunk to remember anyway.”
“Well, if I got some pussy … I consider that a win regardless,” Jason says, throwing out an arrogant laugh. “Friends with benefits is cool too.”
I finish my sandwich and get up. “Time for more classes. See you guys later.”
“Bye, Lana!” Irina waves as I walk off.
I wave at everyone too, but when I turn around, the smile instantly disappears off my face. Something about that whole exchange just doesn’t sit right with me. Why wouldn’t Jason remember how he finally didn’t just think of his own pleasure but mine too? He’s always been a sex-obsessed maniac, and now he suddenly denies eating me out right after the party?
I shiver as a cold draft flows across campus, and I tie my scarf tighter around my neck.
But it’s not just the chill of the looming winter that makes me feel frigid.
Because I feel like, wherever I go, I’m being watched.
Milo
I clutch the tree and glance at the girl walking closer and closer. My heart rate picks up with each step she takes.
God, if she is really that girl we met in that dirty house …
That vicious murderer …
This is going to be out-of-this-world amazing.
A grin spreads from ear to ear.
I can’t believe it’s really her, that she’s here out of all places. Crescent Vale City is huge, and to have her be a student here at Spine Ridge University is almost too good to be true.
But it is true.
She’s wearing that same red ribbon that girl was, and she walks with the same kind of swagger. Like she knows no one can touch her. And that kind of arrogance only comes with being a killer.