Page 128

She nods eagerly. “Yeah, I think so.”

He kisses her, pointedly ignoring the fact that he just saw me with her. He then glares at me and points rather aggressively. “You’re a stupid motherfucker.”

I bolt to my feet, and everyone stares at me. “What the hell did I do?

Bax breaks the tension. “Hey, man. Remy’s pissed. You went to the wrong cave.”

I glance around. Everything is as it should be. Rocks and dirt. I shrug when I realize he’s right. It’s not the actual meeting spot, but very similar. I stare up at him like it’s no big deal, only to be met with the beam of the flashlight. “Do you mind not shining that fucking thing right in my eyes, Bax. We got lost, it’s dark as shit out here.”

He shuffles, clearly uncomfortable. “My bad, man.” Then, he aims the light at Talia, who’s watching me as Remy and Diana make out. “Did you see that jerk go up in flames? The guy was standing in the perfect place.”

“Did anyone see you?” Remy asks after they finally come up for air, tilting his head at her, staring down at Diana and ignoring all of us. “Why did you take your mask off?”

His voice is different…something’s off with him. He keeps glancing in my direction. There is no way Remy is jealous of me right now. First off, Remy is never jealous. Second, Didi was mine first, so what gives?

Didi nods slowly. “I…I think so. A few of them were pointing. I’m so sorry.”

Remy flicks his eyes in my direction, but I keep my gaze fixed on Talia, though her silk eyes hide in the darkness. He’s trying to tell me something, but I have no goddamn clue what it is.

“What’s your deal, man?” I ask.

Talia takes a step forward, grabbing Didi’s hands and pulling her away from Remy. “It’s fine that they saw you,” she says, her voice soft. “Let them see the one who will bring about their ruin.” She turns and glances at me. “Did anyone see you, Tommy?”

“Yeah, at the end. But I was wearing my mask. No way anyone knew it was me.”

She tilts her head. “It’s time everyone in this town knew about us and exactly what we stand for.” Her voice hardens. “I want everyone to fall asleep at night and dream of the masked men in the shadows and the white-haired girl coming for them. I want to spread fear across this entire campus until everyone is trembling on their knees for us.”

I forgot how cute Talia is when she’s being evil.

“Damn,” Bax mumbles. “That’s like…some really deep and messed-up shit.”

Poor Bax. He wasn’t made for this, and neither was I. Remy is grinning for once, and Talia’s words are even getting me fired up.

Talia slides a hand over Didi’s face. “Now whenever anyone sees his burned skin, they will think about us.”

“Will he be okay?” she asks, and my heart melts at her innocence.

She grabs Didi’s face, forcing her to look at her. “You gave him a gift, Diana. He will cherish his life now…that is, if he survives the night. Either way, he is closer to his god because of you.”

“So, do I get to stay?”

Talia smiles. “Yes, sweet girl. You get to stay…at least, for now.”

Talia waves her hand. “We have to get back into town so people can see us. There is another party tonight, and we need to make an appearance.”

Remy slings his arm over Didi and pulls her out of the cave. “Come on. Let’s get you somewhere warm.” The two of them walk out of the cavern, and Talia walks directly over to me, stopping me before I can follow them.

I stare at her in silence, waiting for either my punishment or praise. My dick is still hard from a few minutes ago.

Talia stares up at me, then presses her lips to mine, kissing me softly.

Praise, then.

“When we are at that party tonight, I need you by my side. Everyone needs to see you with me. Then you can go be with her.”

My eyes narrow, and my hands draw to her hips. I don’t want her to think for one second that she doesn’t turn me on, too. I’m just not in love with her.

“When you and Remy are finished with her, you both need to understand something.”