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I slowly stood up.

He groaned. “So gorgeous.”

I felt my cheeks grow hot. “Don’t go anywhere.” I hurried up the spiral staircase into Scarlett’s room. I cleaned up as fast as I could and found a simple black bikini in one of Scarlett’s drawers. It was no fig leaf bikini, but it would work.

I opened up the trapdoor and ran back down into the secret lair. My heart dropped when I saw that it was empty.

He’d left? What the hell? I was about to sit down on the edge of the desk where he’d banged me. But then I saw a note. Right there in the middle of the desk. I lifted it up.

I hope that fulfilled your fantasies. I had to run. I have an early day tomorrow. But that was amazing. You’re amazing. Merry Christmas, Eve. ;)

-Mr. Halifax (aka Adam)

I laughed at his signature. He had definitely fulfilled some of my fantasies. But my head was full of them.

“Fight, fight, fight!”

My eyes flicked to the door. What?

“Fight, fight, fight!”

I could hear the chanting from the party. Oh no. I left the note on the desk and ran out of the room.

Scarlett screamed at the top of her lungs. “Snake!”

No! I’d specifically told Mr. Tanner no snakes! I pushed my way through the crowd.

Scarlett was standing on the bridge, pointing. Was there really a loose snake on the bridge? Axel was standing in front of her, blocking my view.

Everyone was still chanting “fight.”

I got to the front of the crowd to see that she was pointing at the other end of the bridge toward Leo’s snake-covered penis.

Oh. I laughed. Scarlett was so wasted.

“Baby, I promise I don’t bite,” Leo said. “Unless you want me to.”

“Leo, get your snake away from my fiancée,” Axel said. “I’m only going to ask you one more time.”

“Fight, fight, fight!” everyone chanted.

Leo stepped onto the bridge. “We both know your fiancée wants my snake in her mouth...”

He didn’t get to finish the sentence because Axel lunged at him.

The little wooden railing snapped as the two of them tumbled into the pond with a splash.

Scarlett screamed at the top of her lungs.

“Fight, fight, fight!”

Damn it! Where was Jacob?! He was supposed to be preventing this! I looked around but didn’t see him anywhere. He was probably hooking up with Girl #5 just when I needed him.

Axel put Leo’s head under the water, holding him there.

Was he trying to kill him?!

I grabbed William’s arm. He could break this up. He was the center for the team and huge. “Make them stop.” I pushed him toward the pond.