Black Sheep by Brynne Weaver & Alexa Harlowe

Author:Brynne Weaver & Alexa Harlowe [Weaver, Brynne & Harlowe, Alexa]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2022-06-27T04:00:00+00:00

18

ELI

“I asked Samuel Brooks’s niece if she had money to go to Utah. And I fucked her. In the library. And on my desk. And in a classroom.”

“Jesus Christ, Kaplan,” Fletch hisses as she tosses an ax toward the target. “I don’t know whether to be proud or disgusted.”

“Both,” Blake chimes in. “Have you ever thought of maybe taking her to a hotel room? Or like, your house?”

Fletch snickers and elbows Blake. “That would be too tame for our friend here. Haven’t you heard his nickname? K—”

“Shut it, or I’ll tell Blake your nickname.”

Blake huffs a laugh. “What, Farty Fletchy? I already knew that.”

Fletch grins as I pass her to take a turn with the ax. “Who’s Samuel Brooks anyway?” she asks.

“Essentially, the most renowned Berkshire faculty member in recent years. He was the dean of Engineering for over two decades. He contributed a huge donation toward the Palladium Building on campus. His name is on a plaque at the door. He retired just before I started, but I’ve heard about him.”

“Anything in particular?”

I shrug and toss the ax, and it smacks into the target near the bullseye. “Not really. He’s a bit reclusive, apparently, though he seemed very engaging when I met him. Wildly brilliant. Intimidating. From what I understand, he’s not one to suffer fools. But he also did a lot to advance the department, and pushed the good students to become great ones.”

“Sounds like Bria comes by her nature honestly, from what you’ve both told me about her,” Blake says as she takes her shot with the ax.

“Wonder if that includes her murdery vibes,” Fletcher chimes in.

“She doesn’t have murdery vibes,” I retort, crimson heat crawling up my neck.

“You’re the one who said it in the first place in the Uber to the party. And then you said she was going to make a mask from your skin.”

“I was wrong,” I snap. Fletcher’s brows climb and a knowing smile crosses her face. “What?”

“Nothing.”

“You’re the one who wanted me to go for her, and now that I’m trying, she’s a murderer? What the fuck is that?”

“I didn’t say she is a murderer. I said she gives murdery vibes.”

“What kind of murdery vibes are we talking about here?” Blake asks. “Does she go off on people at random or threaten other students?”

Fletcher shakes her head. “No, not at all. She’s very composed. Almost…too composed, like she’s trying too hard to keep a mask up. And for a brief moment, once in a while, it’s like she goes dark and the mask slips.”

“She’s exceptionally intelligent, you know that. It probably takes work for her to fit in,” I say. I let out a heavy sigh and take up the ax, throwing it with too much frustration. It bounces off the target and lands with a thud on the floor. “She’s unique, that’s all.”

“She certainly is that.”

“Fletch—”

“I meant that in a good way, I swear.” Fletch balks a little when I give her a skeptical glare. “Smart unique.”

“Right.”

“Speaking of which,” Fletch

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