Page 154 of Their Wicked Secrets: Untouched, Vol 5 of 6

Chants of War and Death begin in the crowd. There’s a guy taking bets on the sidelines. Fuck. This is insane.

I’ve never been to parties before this year, but this can’t be the first time they’ve done this.

I tug on Eli’s pants to get his attention as he stands in front of us with his arms crossed over his chest.

He glances back at me before returning his gaze to the ring. “Yes, kitten?”

“Does this happen often?” My gaze lingers on a red spot on Eli’s side that looks like it will bruise.

“Fights?” He chuckles. “Only when things get a little too tense around the school. We need to let off steam. The guys in school need to let off steam. This is controlled. If someone gets too into it, we step in.”

“Doesn’t it hurt?” My voice is soft.

Jack is yelling out the virtues of each of the guys.

Eli squats next to me. “The adrenaline rush helps, but yes, it’s physically painful. But not being able to beat Zach and his guys to a pulp or even finish the game fills us with this bound up energy that needs release.”

His dark eyes meet mine, and a shiver of awareness flows through me. His smile makes my already wet panties wetter. Luke and Caden were auditioning for best kiss, and I have to say, I’m really glad I don’t have to choose because I don’t think I could.

Eli chuckles and straightens to watch Luke and Caden.

I drag in a breath as Jack backs out of the ring and Luke and Caden circle each other. Caden is built large and powerfully. As a quarterback, Luke is actually tall for the position. He’s cut slender, but still thick.

Fuck.

I don’t know who to root for. I definitely don’t want them to fight, but if this helps them in some way... I sigh. The urge isn’t completely foreign to me. It’s just the execution.

I’ve been angry and wanted to hurt someone else, but I don’t think I could ever lay my hands on them.

Luke ducks in, drawing a swing from Caden that he deftly avoids. Caden laughs, but it’s dark, like he knows exactly what Luke is doing.

Jack moves to stand next to Eli.

“Did he tell you about the bet?” Eli asks.

Jack chuckles. “Of course. I’m okay sitting this one out with Nico.”

“Still not okay sitting this one out,” Nico mumbles.

I shake my head. “You want to get hit for the opportunity to fuck me? Which you all do pretty much whenever you want anyway?”

“It’s not about fucking you, sunshine. It’s about proving to you that I’m strong enough to handle you.” Nico smirks and traces my lower lip with his finger.

“I don’t need you to prove anything to me.” I wet my lips, flicking my tongue against his thumb. Our eyes lock for a second. I’ll do whatever it takes to make him know I don’t think he’s less than because he’s injured.

Caden told me to wish good luck to my favorite. But I don’t have a favorite. If I did, why would I be with all of them? Because they chose that for me? They may have decided to be all mine this year before they got to know me, but I decided to be all of theirs too.

I fell in love with all of them. Little pieces at a time.

The sound of flesh colliding with flesh turns my attention back to the fight. My nerves fire. I don’t want either of them to get hurt, and I know how competitive they can be.

Caden strikes Luke in his side while Luke connects with Caden’s stomach. They’re both beautiful to watch, but I can’t take it.

I duck my head into Nico’s side and wait for the winner to be announced.

CHAPTER 46

The Winner