“That—” I’m cut off by running into a hard object. It knocks us back a few steps.
“Hey, ladies.” The guy smiles at us, but I don’t miss how his eyes drop to my chest before going to hers as well. I know him. His name is Marcus, and he goes to Barrington University. He is theit guyif you want drugs. I’ve even bought from him before. It was a couple of years ago, though, at a Halloween party.
Another guy stands next to him; I know him from the university as well.
“Sorry,” I say and sidestep Marcus, pulling Kira behind me as we try to squeeze between him and the wall.
His hand shoots out, stopping us again. “It looks like you two could use a little help.” He reaches for me, and I take a step back, bumping into Kira.
“We’re good.” I push his hand away. Sin is still not in a good mood. Kira and I don’t give a fuck about the guys, but you can tell they’re not happy about being here with us tonight. And Sin’s been watching me closely. I keep thinking about what he said to me in the parking lot, and I wonder if tonight is a test somehow.
“You could be better,” the other guy says, making Kira gasp. She thinks he means our looks; I know he means drugs.
Marcus reaches up and rubs his chin, looking at me. “Need a party favor tonight?” he asks.
Kira answers before I can. “No.”
I’m sure that’s for Sin and Corbin’s sake. She doesn’t want Corbin or her brother to know that she’s tried them with me before. If Sin knew she did, he’d lose his shit.
The Lords would never. Getting high or taking any kind of substance to inhibit their behavior goes against their oath. They are always on their A game.
“How about you, Elli? Want a little something?”
I bite my bottom lip. The need to be good for Sin battles with the need to rebel just to see what he’ll do if I go against what he said. Reluctantly, I shake my head. “Not tonight.”
“Come find me when you change your mind,” Marcus adds, winking. “If there’s anything I can give you.” And then they continue down the hall.
I roll my eyes, entering the bathroom with Kira. She starts fixing her hair in the mirror. “God, I’m so glad I’m no longer part of the dating scene.”
“Yeah,” I mumble, walking into a stall and pulling up my skirt. “So, you and Corbin. Fill me in. All the details.” I’ve been a shit friend.
“Yep. He’s so great, Elli.” She sighs.
Exiting the stall, I walk over to her and start washing my hands. “I hope he’s good to you.”
“Amazing.” She bats her eyes.
Man, the girl has it bad. I’m happy for her. “Sin didn’t look so happy.”
She snorts. “I don’t care what he thinks. And neither does Corbin.” Unlocking the door, she pulls it open and in walks the last person I want to see tonight. Sin’s chosen.
Amelia’s eyes look over me before pulling her lip back with a snort. I hate that I turn to watch her go to the sink. She opens up her Hermes clutch and reapplies her lipstick. Eyes meeting mine in the mirror. Thoughts of her fucking my boyfriend run through my mind and jealousy courses through me like electricity.
Popping her lips, she turns to face us. Placing her hands on her hips, a smile spreads across her face. “How’s it feel to be two for two, Elli?”
My brows pull together, confused by her question, but it’s Kira who actually asks. “What are you talking about?”
She looks from me to Kira, then back to me. Taking a step closer, the smile just grows. “You mean your best friend doesn’t know aboutDaddyand his friend?”
I stiffen at her words. The blood rushing in my ears. How would she know? She wouldn’t. She’s digging. Staying silent, she snorts and looks to Kira. “She’s fucked both of her stepdads.” Leaning forward, she whispers in my ear, “What do you think your mother would do if she found out?”
My hands fist down by my sides. My mother knows about James, just not the truth. The story he told her. I’m sure it was that I came onto him. Threw myself at him. But my mother has no clue about Lincoln. Or she would have mentioned him too.
Pulling back, Amelia shrugs. “I mean, if my daughter slept with my husbands, I know what I’d do to the fucking whore.”
“Who told you that?” Kira demands, pushing me to the side. She thinks it’s a lie. A horrible rumor being spread about me. I’ve never told her.
Pushing her hip out, Amelia looks down at her nails. “Your brother.”