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Twelve years ago
“I have to say I don’t see the attraction,” Luke said.
Ava looked around the girls’ locker room, and no one was in sight. She’d been taking late classes as the pool was open when the guys were training out on the football field. Sometimes there were cheerleaders, but there was some kind of competition and she was alone.
“This is the girls’ locker room. You shouldn’t be here.”
“Oh, I know.” Luke smiled. “I’ve watched him for a few years now. He thinks he’s got it all covered up. No one knows his little secret, but I do.”
“I have no idea what you’re talking about.”
“Of course you don’t. Why would you know? You don’t know anything,” Luke stepped closer toward her.
She wrapped her towel a little tighter around herself.
“I know that you’re not supposed to be here, so any kind of prank you’re playing needs to be dealt with elsewhere.”
“I doubt you’d be making jokes if you knew what was at stake.”
Ava cried out as he shoved her hard against the locker.
“I’ve watched you as well, Ava. I’ve seen the way you are, and I’m not impressed with what I see.”
“If you hate it so much, leave me alone.” Her heart raced, and she had never felt so scared in all her life. She felt sick to her stomach. Petrified. This couldn’t be happening, and yet, it was.
She tilted her head back, looking up at him, waiting.
“I can’t do that. You see, Logan, I’ve got a problem with the guy. He seems to go through life getting everything he ever wanted. What he looks at, it’s his within a matter of days, if not hours. Now, with you, you’re different. At first, I figured it was because you were indifferent to us. You thought you were better than us, but now I see it’s not that. Logan likes you. He has the hots for you. You make his dick hard, and it confuses him. Poor guy doesn’t know what to do around you other than rub himself all over you, acting like a big dog.” He tutted.
“You’re wrong,” she said.
“Am I? You weren’t alone in that classroom when he had his hands down your pants. I was right there, seeing the action. Watching you. I knew then what I could have that he never would.” He gripped the edge of her swimsuit, and she grabbed his hand.
It didn’t do her any good.
He pulled the suit down, and she cried out.
Fighting against him, she tried to make him let go of her, but he wouldn’t do it. He held onto her tightly, and she couldn’t push him away. During the struggle, he managed to pull her swimsuit completely off, and she fought him, trying to get away.
She was on her hands and knees, fighting with all of her might, but it did no good.
There, on the dirty floor of the girls’ locker room, she lost her virginity. It was torn from her by Luke as he raped her, spewing about how it was supposed to be Logan’s but now he had that piece of cherry all to himself, and no one else was ever going to take it from him.
Chapter Thirteen
All of Logan’s clothes were burned, the mess in the warehouse and the club cleaned up. There wasn’t a single trace of the sheriff or Luke near him.
He sat in the hallway outside his apartment, staring at the door.
He’d faced so many opponents over the years. Some taller than he was, stronger, fitter, wiser. He’d made sure none of them saw his fear or his nerves.
Beyond his door was a woman he had laughed at. He’d taken revenge on her for something she hadn’t done.
Running fingers through his hair, he didn’t move from his precious spot. He watched the door, knowing Hunter would take care of her.
The only real friend he had in his life was Hunter.
He’d already put a call out to all of his businesses, saying Riley and Marvin were cut off. They were not to get freebies and would soon be cut out of his life for good. It was the only way he could do this.
After what Luke did, he was never going to trust them again.
He didn’t know the full extent of the truth his friends were told, but it was already too much. He’d deal with them, and that wouldn’t take long, bringing him back to his current problem.
Ava.
The girl he should have been there for.
He’d known she’d started to go swimming after school. She once told him it helped her to think, especially if one of her assignments wasn’t coming together. Luke must have found out during one of his times of watching him, trying to find any means to hurt him.
Logan sent Hunter a text letting him know he was outside.
Within seconds the door opened, and Hunter was there.