Page 284 of Good Boys Don’t Bite

“You never noticed me.”

Elliot felt cold. Ronan stepped closer to him. Nathan noticed. His smile changed.

“There.”

“What?” Ronan asked.

“That.”

Nathan tilted his head.

“The way he looks at you.”

Elliot’s jaw tightened. An officer started moving Nathan toward the stairs. He resisted just enough to look back.

“I wanted to know what it would take.”

Ronan frowned.

“What?”

“To make you look at him the same way.”

Silence. Nathan laughed.

“Monster to monster.”

Elliot’s stomach turned.

“Get him out,” Ronan said.

Nathan ignored him. His eyes remained on Elliot.

“Mason screamed longer than you remember.”

Elliot froze. Ronan did too. The officer pushed Nathan forward. Elliot stepped after him. Ronan caught his arm.

“No.”

“He was there.”

“I know.”

“He saw it.”

“I know.”

Nathan looked back from the stairs.

“And Lucas begged better.”

Elliot lunged. Three officers reacted. Ronan wrapped both arms around him.

“ELLIOT.”

“LET ME GO.”

“No.”