Page 135 of Love Me in the Dark

While I love my laptop and I can take it with me anywhere, there’s just something about a desktop. Sitting in front of multiple screens as I devise plans to rule the world soothes me.

“You sure Jonas can get her where we want her?” He takes the last bite of his apple, having eaten it down to the core, and tosses it into the wastebasket.

“Yeah. He’s got her wrapped. Especially after you got her off with that nasty ass mouth of yours. Make sure to take the trash with you when you go. I don’t want any food rotting in my room.”

“You’re such a princess. That was hot with her last night, and fuck man, I nutted so hard after he left to take her home.” He reaches down, gripping his cock as he uses his other hand to navigate the mouse, pulling up our private files.

“Midnight, we’ll head out to all the predetermined spots and make sure they are ready for Friday. We just need to make sure we have everything we need stashed.” He brings up the folders with our four victims of the night.

“Our first task is to get each of them to their spot and contained before we make our rounds. The party is the perfectcover. How’s Jonas planning to get Hilary to where we need her?”

“He’s filling her head with mush. He figured out she’s into astronomy, so he’s setting up an elaborate story of how he wants to gaze at the stars with her as she teaches him about the constellations. Even went as far as saying nonsense about working it into their project, something about star-crossed lovers and shit. Bitches are so fucking gullible.”

I laugh as I sit down on the edge of my bed.

“Speaking of bitches, how did she taste?”

He spins around in the chair, facing me with a shit-eating grin.

“Like heaven man. If we weren’t fucking killing her, I’d want to keep her as a toy. Our very own sex slave. I have a feeling her virgin pussy is top-notch. Better than what the three whores our fathers want us to marry are packing. We could train Hilary to be just what we want. Who knows, maybe she’d be a unicorn and have the same lust for blood as we do.”

I nod in agreement.

“Those bitches will never rule at our side. They are delusional. I wish we could kill them tonight and put our fathers’ plans to bed,” he growls.

I sigh. It’s a brilliant fucking idea. It would take a little maneuvering, but we could make it happen. But just as the idea lightens the dark recesses of my mind, reality kicks in.

“As great as that would be, their disappearance would raise too many questions. Are you prepared for them?”

Hals groans as he slumps in the chair, twisting left and right.

“I’m so sick of our fathers thinking they can run our lives, dictating who we’re with. Why can’t we pick the women we want to fucking tie ourselves to for the rest of our lives? The ditsy bitch brigade isn’t who I want, and I don’t think you do either.”

We both blow out a deep breath, sitting in silence. Hals continues working on our plans, as I fall back on the bed, staring up at the ceiling.

Jonas steps into the room a little while later, clearing his throat, and I sit up.

“What’s going on?” He leans against the doorjamb, crossing his arms over his chest.

Hals spins around in the chair. “Finalizing plans. What took you so long?”

“You know, sweet-talking Hilary. By the way, we're a go for Friday. She’s meeting me at the location I gave her at ten-thirty. Told her I had to meet with my dad first, so I needed her to meet me there.”

“And she fell for it?” I’m almost astonished at how eager this girl is to believe us.

“Hook, line, and sinker. Did you ever doubt me? All it takes is a few sweet words and they’re sticking to me like honey. It’s sad really how stupid these women are. I actually kind of liked this one,” he says softly at the end.

As much as I hate to admit it, the nerd’s growing on me, too. I’m glad this will be over soon, so we don’t have to worry about her complicating our lives.

“So, when are we heading to the woods? I’m starving!” Jonas exclaims at the same time his stomach growls.

“Later. You done on the computer, Hals? We can get some pizza or burgers. I’m hungry too, and we still have a lot of shit to do tonight.”

With that, we all head out. The big day is almost here.

Four hours later,we’re at the last spot. The one that’ll end Hilary James’ life. It was a short one, but one that won’t be missed. Not by anyone. I wonder how long it will take for someone to notice she’s gone. By the time they do, her room will be long-cleared. Nothing to show she was even there. Hell, that she even existed for that matter, other than her grades. She’ll be another kid from the wrong side of the tracks who simply couldn’t hack it.

As we’re walking back to Hals’ truck, my phone vibrates in my pocket.