I was either going to throw up or faint. I think he’d seen enough of me throwing up, and I wasn’t sure he would take kindly to me passing out either. “I’m sorry, I don’t know what you mean.” My voice cracked as I stared at the tattoos on the arm that caged me in.
“Ava?” he asked. “That’s your name?”
“Yes,” I croaked. Great, he only learned my name today? I felt cheap.
“Tell me what I want to know, and I won’t make this worse.” His voice was cold in my ear.
“It gets worse?” I tried to joke. I heard Gray’s sharp inhale, I felt Jett press closer, and for the gazillionth time in my life, I wondered what possessed me to speak before I thought.
“Why?” He drew back slightly so he could look down at me. “Who gave it to you? What did you have to gain?”
I knew I looked confused because Ifeltconfused. “Why what? Gain what? Why did we . . . have sex?” My face flamed, but this was too intense, and I needed to leave. Now. “I dunno. Why do most people have sex? It felt like a good idea at the time?” I suggested wildly. “Why doyounormally sleep with girls?”
A hand wrapped around my throat as he tilted my head backward to look at him. Furious eyes met mine, and I should probably have been grateful he was holding me up, even if it was by my neck.
“You’re hurting me.”
Jett leaned closer, and I forgot to breathe as I felt his hate envelop me. “Hurting you? I’m going todestroyyou.”
He shoved me away from him, causing my head to bang off the wall as he stormed past me and left. Silently, Gray met my stare. With a quick glance over me, he followed his brother out of the room. My knees gave out as soon as the door closed behind him, and sliding down the wall, I brought my knees up to my chest. Tears ran down my face as I dropped my head down onto them.
I don’t know what he thought had happened, but I knew I was in deep shit, and I had no way of knowing how to get out of it. What did he even think I had taken? Wiping my eyes, I shakily got to my feet. There was only one thing Icoulddo, and that was to find out. Even if it meant I had to talk to him again. Not knowing if I would survive another encounter with him, I left the classroom. One thing I was sure of — it wouldn’t be today. I wasn’tthatreckless.
Chapter 14: Jett
I’d been walking out of my morning class when my phone beeped with a text, and I had almost not read it when I saw who it was from.
Elise:Hey baby, I found your thief
Me:Who?
Elise:What will you give me for my knowledge?
Me:Tell me what I want to know
Elise:So demanding when I have the cards
Me:Cards? Don’t piss me off, who is she?
Elise:Come over later tonight and I’ll tell you
Me:You want sex?
Elise:So blunt
Me:Name? Now
Elise:Always so dominant . . . I love it when you’re angry
Elise:She’s no one btw
Me:Name
Elise:Ava Bryant. Trust me, she isn’t anyone, what time will you come over?
I’d shown Gray the texts and been surprised when he had started laughing.
“Why is this funny?”
