Beautiful Carnage by Heather Ashley

Author:Heather Ashley [Ashley, Heather]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2022-10-10T16:00:00+00:00

After I’ve thoroughly brushed my teeth and rinsed my mouth out, I take a few deep breaths and try to calm down. As much as I’m freaking out over what Erika implied, I don’t have time to sit in a corner and cry over it right now. Tonight’s about dealing with Carter’s threat.

I can’t let it stand, and I need to make a statement.

A very public statement.

“You sure you’re up for this tonight? We can skip and curse Cole over pints of ice cream while swiping through a dating app to try and find you someone new.”

I love my best friend, but she doesn’t get it. The all-consuming force that is Cole Callahan. There’s no walking away from him, not intact anyway. Like he’s sewn himself into the very fabric of my soul, I’ll have to rip him out and risk losing chunks of myself in the process. That’s not something I want to deal with tonight.

I don’t even bother bringing up how we’ve been fucking nonstop without protection and it’s a very real possibility I could be pregnant with his baby right now. God, I’m fucking stupid.

I grab my phone and before I can second guess myself, I dial my dad’s friend Romeo. He’s closer to my age than my dad and Cole, and I know he’s basically a genius with computers and tech. I need to push my doubts about Cole out of my head and deal with the situation with Carter. Hopefully Romeo will be willing to help me.

“’Sup, Baby Ashwell?”

“Hey, Rome. I was hoping you weren’t too busy to do me a favor.”

It sounds like he’s moving for a second and then the background gets quiet. “For you? Anything,” he says, and I can hear the smile in his voice. Romeo Hudson is the kind of guy who knows he’s hot and has no problem flirting—and sleeping with—anything that moves.

“I’ll owe you,” I promise.

He scoffs. “Stop. It’s fine. What do you need? Name it, it’s yours.”

I take a deep breath and blow it out. “I need you to build me a website, something that’s not traceable. No one can know it’s mine or where the posts come from.”

Romeo chuckles. “Getting up to no good? I love it. Count me in.”

“Just like that?”

“You want me to interrogate you about it?”

“Not really.”

“That’s what I thought. Now give me the details of what you need, and I’ll hook you up.” Keys are already clacking the background as I explain what I want to do.

When I’m done, he says, “Give me an hour and I’ll send over the login info and how to access it so you’re protected.” Then he hangs up, already lost in the job.

Now that things are in motion, my nerves settle. I’m focused, and Waverly looks at me in the mirror where she’s doing her makeup.

“You know… since you have the website, maybe you should use it more than just tonight,” she says, spinning on the vanity stool to face me.

“What are you thinking?” I ask,

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