He shook his head. “This is my bike, kitten.”
“Your bike? When did you buy it?”
“Years ago.”
My eyes widened. “What are you trying to tell me?”
He inhaled a deep breath, steadying his breath before stating, “I don’t know how to even say this, so I’m just going to say it, okay?”
I nodded, never expecting him to admit…
“I’m Full Throttle.”
Chapter 26
—Belle—
I scrambled backward as fury consumed me, my face flaming hot. He reached for me, but I shoved his hand away.
“Kitt—”
“No! You said your name was Chase.”
“It’s my middle name.”
“Oh my God…”
“Let me explain.”
“Explain?” I roared. Instantly livid with him. “You want to explain what? How you’ve been lying to me for over a year?!”
“I know, but technically, I didn’t lie to you.”
“Not telling the truth is a form of lying to me, Tristian!”
He placed his hands out in front of him in a surrendering gesture. “I was going to tell you.”
“When? Because you should have told me the moment we met.” The realization hit me like a freight train. “You were waiting for me, weren’t you? My first day of school, running into me. That was a setup, wasn’t it?”
He shamelessly nodded.
“You lying asshole!” I pushed him as hard as I could. “Did you know it was me the entire time we’ve been talking in the forum?”
“Kit—”
“I can’t believe you. How could you do this to me?”
“I never imagined it’d turn into what we have now. I just…”
“You just, what? Wanted to fuck your rival?”
“You’re not my enemy, Belle. You never were.”
“Then what was this for? Huh? Why did you do all this?”
“I think that’s pretty self-explanatory, kitten. I wanted you.”
“And you always get what you want, right? Have I been a game to you this entire time?”