Page 17 of Brutal Little Secrets

I’m so sorry

I don’t want to lose you

I swear I can change

I’ll be better

Come to the party with me tonight

I’ll show you how much I want to be with you

Only you

I toss my phone to the side and bury my head in my hands, torn between frustration, confusion, and anger. Why? Why would I ever go back to him after what he did? Does he think I’m that desperate?

I think of the girl I was before he asked me out, before he noticed me.

Yeah, I was desperate enough to say yes to dating him. Even knowing he was a fuck boy.

Damon comes to the bathroom door, straightening his cuffs. He’s dressed in jeans and sneakers with a dress shirt in black. My mouth goes dry. He’s gorgeous. His blue eyes lift to mine, but not before he looks me over, dressed only in my underwear.

He smirks. “I thought you might like a little more coverage, but I can definitely get behind that look. Or under.”

Slightly amused, I shake my head and offer him my phone to look at the messages. “I told him I knew he was cheating on me. He didn’t deny it. He probably went back to the party to fuck someone before coming back to get me.”

Damon glances over the texts. “He wants you, Evan. You can get revenge. You can own him. It’s the way to break him.”

I run my hand over the skirt fabric on the bed next to me, avoiding his gaze. Do I want Chase to pay for what he did to Damon? For using me? “What if I’m the one who gets broken?”

“Then we’ll put you back together.” He nudges my chin up to look into my eyes. I wish I knew what he’s thinking. What’s going on behind those blue eyes? “Just a little while longer and then we’ll pull the rug out from under him. Make him give up his whoring ways for you, but tell him he can’t touch you until you know he’s been faithful.”

Will that work? Will it stop all the touching? What will everyone think? What have they already been thinking? Most people have to realize Chase cheats on me. But no one told me. I don’t want him back for real, but there’s got to be more to him dating me. Some reason.

“He knows I’m not at my old house anymore.” I bite my lip. “I don’t want people to know about this.”

He smirks. “What? Living in the lap of luxury? Fucking your future stepbrother? What’s there to hide, little devil?”

I draw in a breath and release it.

“They’re going to find out.” Damon slides his hand over my neck and moves in closer. “It’s bound to happen, but if you want it to be a controlled release, we can do that.”

“I don’t want things to change,” I say softly. It’s a vulnerability I’m offering him. Too many things changed after my dad’s death. The longest we lived anywhere was two years. I got comfortable, and I thought letting Chase into my life wouldn’t be a bad thing.

I thought I could have change, and it wouldn’t blow up my life. I almost laugh bitterly at that thought now.

“Tonight, I want you to shine so that asshole knows exactly what he’s lost.” Damon leans down so his breath touches mylips. His blue eyes hold me captive. “Then you can give him conditions on how you’ll take him back. We’ll decide whether we need to push it further. You may be his to everyone else. But at night, you’ll be mine, and I’ll make you come so hard you scream.”

I swallow and his fingers tighten on the sides of my neck. Not tight enough to cut off my breath, but enough I can feel the power he holds over me. He doesn’t have to show me. I feel it in my bones. I’m his.

“Let’s get you dressed, little devil. It’s time to raise the stakes.”

Chapter 6

Damon

We ride to Hawk’s house, the only place guaranteed safe from parental interference. He lives a few blocks from me in an old Victorian his mother updated and restored. One of the original houses in the neighborhood.

Evan slides off my bike and tugs at her skirt. I set my helmet down. I should just take her somewhere and fuck her tonight. To hell with everyone else. No Chase. No Olivia.