Page 66 of Their Wicked Secrets: Untouched, Vol 5 of 6

She laughs. “Fuck you, Luke. I’m the most powerful girl in school. Everyone looks up to me. Even your little wannabe.” Her eyes narrow. “I’ve played nice so far with your little slut, but don’t worry, I’ll unleash everything I have on her.”

“And what is it that you have, Sid?” I step in again and lower my voice. “You don’t have me to punish her when you can’t, like all those other girls. You’ve fucked up your relationship with Ashley, Hannah, and Emma. The other girls at school can tell that you aren’t the top anymore.”

“And you think your little pet can replace me.” Her tone raises in pitch. “No one would follow her. She’s weak, and they all know it.”

“They may not follow her, but they’ll like her. Which is more than you’ll ever have.” I shake my head. “You’re going to fall, Sid. I’m going to stand over the ashes of your reign and help your successor rise, because you and I are beyond finished. No more favors. No more protecting you. You don’t exist at our school anymore.”

“I’d like to see you try.”

CHAPTER 21

The Patrol

Caden

Sidney barges out of Luke’s room and almost runs into me. She snarls. “Fuck off.”

Guess she didn’t get what she wanted. Good. When I step into his room, Luke shakes his head.

“Not over?” I ask.

“With her, yes. But I’m not done making sure she crumbles.” Luke releases a breath. “We need to make sure the other girls are on our side.”

“We can do that.” Though we may have burned the bridge with Hannah, I’m sure the other two would be willing to help us. And Hannah goes where the others go. I jerk my head toward the door. “Come on. You aren’t staying here.”

He nods and steps toward me before stopping. He clenches his fists. “I’m eighteen. I can leave, but Penny’s seventeen. He’ll use her to punish me.”

“She’s fine for tonight.” I rub the back of my neck. As long as the police don’t come and find her drugged. Then we’re all fucked. “We’ll figure it out, but not here. Not tonight.”

Luke grabs a few things and throws them in his backpack. He pauses next to me and glances around his room. His tone is resigned. “I can’t come back here anymore, Caden.”

I put my hand on his shoulder. “I know.”

The way his father cornered him again. The only reason I held back is because I had to protect Harper from charging to the rescue and getting herself hurt. Eli was here to have Luke’s back if he needed it. But I’m done finding my friend hurting because of his asshole dad.

I follow Luke down the hallway toward the back stairs. A noise sounds behind me. When I turn, I see Sidney coming out of the guest bedroom. Her bag isn’t with her. She catches me watching her and smirks before heading down the hallway, away from Luke’s room.

Whatever she’s planning, she’s not going to find any ammunition against us in this house. Luke’s always had one foot out the door. His father snoops too frequently for Luke to leave anything important behind.

“She’s going to be a bitch now, isn’t she?” I mumble.

“She’s always been a bitch.” Luke leads the way out of his house.

Yeah, but she was a bitch we could control. Or rather, Luke could control. Who knows what she’ll be like at school now.

When I head to my ride, he follows me instead of going to the garage.

I meet his gaze over the roof of my Mustang with a questioning look.

“I don’t want anything he’s given me.” Luke glances at where his car is. He’s taken care of that car since his father gave it to him when Luke got his license. It has to be hard to leave it behind, but I get it.

“If you need a car, I’ll make sure you have one.” I unlock the doors, and we both get in.

“I can make it on my own.” Luke rests his head back and closes his eyes.

“Fuck you, man.” I shake my head and laugh. Like he’s ever been alone. “You wouldn’t last a day without us. So if you need to borrow a ride, you hit me up.”

He grumbles as I pull out and drive toward my house. Luke takes out his phone and starts texting.