Page 147 of Their Wicked Secrets: Untouched, Vol 5 of 6

The guys around us laugh.

“No messing up faces. Pictures are forever.” Emma puts her hands on her hips to scold Caden.

He smirks. “Yes, ma’am.”

Emma arches an eyebrow, but then she smiles and slides in next to Mike. I don’t see Hannah or Ashley. Ashley wanted to talk to us, and the party is our opportunity.

No one’s had time to bug this house to overhear our conversations.

Caden continues to rib Mike and the guys while I look around. Jack steps beside me.

“They’re in the living room.” His words are quiet.

I nod and look back at the house. The lights are dim, but the curtains are open. The lights flash when someone puts on a strobe light, and she’s there. Harper.

She’s smiling as she talks to Kenz and Nico. Penny sits on the other side of Nico and leans across him to be part of the conversation. It’s odd to think I might have actual family I don’t hate.

After a few minutes, Harper looks up and our eyes lock. Her smile brightens and she goes to stand, but Nico holds her back. She leans in to say something to him, but her eyes never leave me.

He shakes his head and says something. She sighs. There’s disappointment in her eyes as she looks at me now. I smirk at her, and her smile softens.

“Are we going to replay the Wild Cats?” Greg Johnson asks me.

“Coach will let us know tomorrow.” I tear my eyes away from Harper and focus on the guys. We need to get information.

“Is it true that Zach Gray did it?” Greg asks.

“Looks like he and his guys took advantage of the blackout, but we can’t know if they caused the blackout.” We know they did it, but it won’t do us any favors if we blame them and they come away scot-free. Do I think he’ll get charged? No, but one of those guys will.

“They still came after the girls. How are we going to get back at the basketball team?” Greg rubs his hands together. “They need to be taken down a notch.”

I pat Greg on the shoulder. “Let’s see what punishments they get before we decide on a counterattack. This one might have blown up in their faces.”

“Someone said it was a panty raid on the Homecoming girls.” Adam Rivera joins our conversation. “Did your girl get hurt?”

“No, she didn’t.” I smile at Emma. “Probably because Emma throat punched a guy.”

Emma laughs. “He deserved it. Fucker.”

“You should fight tonight, Emma.” Greg smiles at her.

She pats Mike’s chest. “Nah, I want to look good for my date.”

Mike beams at the others and squeezes Emma tighter against him. “I like that you stood up for yourself and the others.”

Eli joins us and claps me on the shoulder. “Are we doing this?”

I glance back at Harper. As if she knows I’m looking at her, she lifts her eyes to mine.

“I’ve got something I want to do first.” I look at Eli, Caden, and Jack. “Let me get a beer, and I need to have a conversation before we fight.”

The guys all shout above the party noise, talking smack about each other.

We’re still the kings of the school. I clap the other players on the shoulder as Eli, Caden, Jack, and I turn for the house.

As we cross the threshold, I lean into Eli. “Find Ashley. It’s time to talk.”

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