When her dad’s gone, Emma moves to a new academy for a fresh start, but the town’s BIG FOUR, Rowan, August, Liam and Karl, rule everything. Each dangerous, magnetic, and unpredictable, they pull her into their dark world. But the real danger isn’t them—it’s the secret deal that ties her to a deadly game she was never meant to play.
It’s not a switch that flips off and on. I’m allowed to be hurt. All of this is easier said than done. The part of me that has been an impenetrable force out of necessity argues with the side that encourages me to be vulnerable. They had so many of my firsts, and when I…
I shake my head. “You two are fucking idiots and need to stay off social media.” August and Karl grin conspiratorially, and I don’t want to imagine what bodily fluids they have down there. “We’ll have a thirty-minute window with Samantha’s mother. During that time, the plan is to have her answer as many questions…
Well, uno reverse, bitch. “Set this shit up,” I instruct, pulling out my phone and texting the group chat to ensure Liam turns on the camera. This video is the perfect payback for the one she leaked of Emma and will go a long way in bringing about the destruction of Calloway’s self-proclaimed queen. “Who’s…
What if something else is at play? I wonder, not for the first time, if I’m missing something. However, I don’t get the opportunity to process what this means before Dr. Monroe begins class. “Open your books to page two hundred and thirty-seven. Today, we’ll be focusing on the interactionist theory,” she orders. I open…
“Yes, but he’s out due to an emergency surgery,” I respond directly, seeing no reason to beat around the bush. She smiles. “Yes, of course. We can discuss the process once we return to my office. For now, let’s head to the lecture hall.” I return her grin with one of my own. “Thank you,”…
Karl takes his place between Samantha’s legs, pistoning his hips. His cold stare meets mine. “They’re better off dead.” Samantha’s smug grin is the last thing I see before my vision blinks out. I catapult up into the sitting position in my bed. My hands instinctively land on my stomach, feeling around as my heart…
The twins are also apparently impatient to hear the news. I can feel them rolling around in my stomach. It’s the weirdest feeling, almost like butterflies on steroids. “Do you need me to go for this part?” Shay offered, but I could see the hope in her eyes that she’d be able to get the…
“How do you think she’ll react when she finds out we’re the ones sending her everything?” He huffs a laugh. “I think it’s best we keep her in the dark on this. You saw what she did to the invitation. Not that I blame her. That trash is exactly where it belongs.” Smiling, I pull…
Thinking back to that night, I remember Meagan making a scene before storming out of the diner. “She was going on about how we had what was coming to us, and she couldn’t wait until we were put in our places,” I explain. “That doesn’t sound out of character for Meagan,” Rowan states. I think…
Sebastian and Rowan share a look. “What is it?” August asks. Clearing his throat, Rowan mutters, “The condom Sebastian used at the pig farm was one of the ones from my room.” August rolls his eyes, “Oh, is that all?” “What do you mean, is that all?” I question. He stands and grabs a beer…