Page 169 of Their Wicked Secrets: Untouched, Vol 5 of 6

“Remember to text if you need anything.” I lower my head to the girls, and Penny nods at me. We gave her the burner phone number earlier in case something happens and she needs us. If she’s desperate, she can call Luke, but our phones are assumed to be compromised for now.

“I will.” She releases her breath and smiles before turning back to her friends.

I meet up with Caden, Harper, Luke, and Nico in the hallway.

“Everything good?” Luke asks. His gaze lingers over my shoulder at his sister and her friends.

“Yeah.” I take in their grim looks. “What now?”

Caden holds up his phone for me to read the screen. Good.

“Let’s go.”

Jack

It’s different hanging out with Mike and Emma than my guys and Harper. First off, they keep flirting with each other. Which. while sweet, is still a little sickening after the first ten minutes.

“I can’t wait until the dance tomorrow.” Mike actually sounds excited about it.

“Hopefully they’ll get the king and queen thing out of the way early, so we can dance all night.” Emma leans forward in the backseat with her hands on Mike’s shoulders. She really seems into him and I’m happy for her. She deserves a nice guy, even if he isn’t the smartest. At least he’s loyal.

“Babe, you’re going to win.” Mike smiles. “How could you not?”

Emma giggles, and the sound is awesome to hear. I don’t think I’ll ever forget how broken she was after what Zach’s crew did to her. I’m sure some of that trauma is going to come back up, but hopefully Mike will help with that.

“The other girls are just as likely to win. Especially with Sidney out of the running.” Emma releases a breath.

“You could have beat Sidney.” Mike’s all in on this line of thinking. His smile is a little sloppy after all the beer he had tonight, but his reflexes are honed even when drunk. It’s why I brought him with us. In case anything goes sideways.

I don’t expect it to. I already tracked Will to his house. It’s not like he was at the party tonight for me to ask him while he was there. Hopefully he’s not watching porn like Grant had been.

I park the car along the curb in front of his house. It’s decent-sized in a good neighborhood. His parents make good money, and he doesn’t really want for anything. Aside from maybe a girlfriend.

Others teased him in middle school. We heard about it, but we were still focused on football and dominating our sport of choice. We trained even in the off season. But it’s hard not to notice when it seems the class is targeting someone for no other reason than he’s different.

I do worry what Will’s real intentions with Penny are at the Homecoming dance. Is this a chance to humiliate her, or is he just looking for a chance to be with her more? Either way, she can handle herself, and they won’t be left alone. They’re going with her group and Kenz and Brandon.

I get out, and Mike and Emma follow behind me. Mike asks quietly if it’s all right if he puts his arm around Emma’s shoulders. She nods almost shyly. He drapes his arm over her shoulder, and Emma’s grin stretches from ear to ear. Honestly, I don’t think I’ve ever seen her happier.

If all this shit hadn’t been happening around us, I’d never have been happier with someone either. Harper is definitely it for me. For us.

I walk around the side of the house. When I came over to give him the files and show him what I needed him to do, he showed me the back way to his room on the lower level.

When I knock on the door, a light flicks on beside it, blinding us momentarily. I wait, and the door opens. Will’s blue eyes widen as he takes in me with the others. He steps back to let us into the rec room.

Mike grins. “Sick crib, man.”

“Thanks for having us.” Emma’s smile is clear in her words.

Will runs a hand through his already tousled brown hair. He looks at them and then at me.

I smirk and explain, “We’re not going places alone right now.”

“We’re just here to hang out. Ignore us.” Mike sits on the couch and drags Emma down next to him before reaching for the TV remote. He turns it on and has the volume down low as he scrolls through the options.

Will still eyes them warily for a second, but when they settle in, he shakes his head.

“Come on.” He leads me through the room, down a hallway to his bedroom. Absently, he flicks his hand behind him at me. “Close the door.”