Page 30 of Brutal Little Secrets

“Would it have changed our plan if we had known?” She’s the key to getting Damon’s revenge. Take the thing Chase wants. Take his future. We still don’t know why he wants her so badly, or maybe we do.

“Fuck.” He scrubs his hand down his face. “What do we do now?”

“Talk with her.” I lead the way into the bathroom. I lean against the counter, and when Damon comes in, he joins me. Cam has his elbows on his knees with his hands clasped between his legs while Annie sits with her knees up and her arms wrapped around them protectively. Her hair is piled on top of her head in a bun.

She rests her head on her knees and looks at the three of us. Her cheeks glow pink, but she doesn’t say anything. She looks so young and innocent. Fuck.

“Are you okay?” I keep asking it, but when she screamed in pain, I panicked. Whatever hurt her, I was prepared to fight.

She drags in a breath and runs her fingertips through the surface of the water. “A little sore, but I’ve been told that’s typical.”

“You still want to do this, goody?” Cam lifts his eyes to hers.

Her gaze drops to her fingers in the water. “I don’t see what the big deal is.”

“You let me rip you apart, Evan.” Damon stands and paces a few steps. His anger is at himself, and I hope Annie knows that.

“I mean, you’re big, so it probably would have torn either way.” She shrugs but doesn’t look at any of us. Like losing hervirginity in a forest as if she’s our fucking prey isn’t most girl’s nightmares.

“There’s a difference between riding a bike for the first time on a sidewalk versus down the side of a mountain,” Damon snaps at her.

“I thought you two fucking would help matters.” I shake my head. This isn’t working. I grab a towel, holding it up. “Time to get out before you prune, baby girl.”

When she stands, I wrap the towel around her body and lift her out of the tub. Her blue-gray eyes lift to mine. I still want her. We all do. And from the look in her eyes, she still wants us.

“We should play truth or dare.” Cam looks at all of us as we turn to him. “Look, neither of you would have believed Evan if she told you she was a virgin because you convinced yourselves she was a whore. Maybe it’s time to get some of the misconceptions out of the way. If you don’t want to tell the truth, take the dare.”

I rub the towel over Annie’s body. “What do you think?”

She glances at Damon before shrugging.

I have to offer. “If you just want to go to sleep?—”

“I don’t.” She wets her lips. “I’ll play.”

EvanAnn

I’m dressed and sitting on the bed with three guys. Damon refused to do this sober and got a bottle of vodka and four shot glasses from somewhere in the house.

He pours one for each of us and passes them out. As he hands me mine, he says, “Only one for you, little devil.”

I grow warm. That first night, it loosened my lips. Maybe not telling them I was a virgin was a bad idea, but I don’t regret it.It’s one moment of pain for me to be able to explore everything with them.

“Rules.” Cam leans back on his hands. “Everyone answers the question. You don’t answer, you get a dare.”

“What kind of dares are you proposing?” I ask.

“Depends on who the player is.” Cam winks. “Like if I had to dare Damon, I might make him suck on your breast for a minute without popping a boner.”

“Fuck off,” Damon says, pouring another round for the guys only. Part of me wants another shot, but I know I’ll be too drunk to make decisions, or maybe even sense.

“Or I might make him take a body shot off you.” Cam arches an eyebrow as his brown eyes flow over my body.

Everywhere he looks heats. Part of me hopes I get to play with Cam. We haven’t gotten time together lately. Though we had a quickie in the closet at school on Friday.

Hawk grabbed me comfortable leggings and panties to wear, but for my top, he gave me one of his shirts. No bra. I’m used to being naked around these guys, but right now, I feel so vulnerable, like they’ve seen inside me and found me lacking.

“Any more rules?” I ask as they down their shot.