Devouring the Secret by Crystal Perkins

Author:Crystal Perkins [Perkins, Crystal]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Romance
ISBN: 9781507696347
Amazon: B00RM098PO
Barnesnoble: B00RM098PO
Goodreads: 24919576
Publisher: Crystal Perkins
Published: 2015-02-01T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter 9

Faith

Gavin and I have been meeting secretly for a week now. It’s still only a couple of hours a day, but that’s better than nothing. I spend the rest of the time helping clear my name. Ainsley’s asked us all to meet today, so the girls should be here soon. She sounds more and more stressed every time I talk to her, so I know it’s bad. Even Zack has called me because he’s worried.

When she walks into my apartment, I understand why. They are canyons under her eyes, her hair’s messier than usual, and I can tell that she’s been crying. The other girls’ expressions look strained, and I know then that everyone’s worried about her. And that they’ve kept their worry from me.

“Ainsley, honey, it’s that bad?”

She starts sniffling again and bursts into full-fledged sobs as she nods. “It is.” It takes her a moment to pull herself together before she looks around at everyone. “It’s Jake. The mole is Jake.”

“What? No,” Stella says. “He worships you. He’d never betray you.”

“He did, though. I’ve checked and re-checked. It’s him.”

“Why?”

“We’re about to find out,” Reina says. “Matt just texted that they’re here.”

“You’re interrogating him in my apartment?”

“Since you can’t leave, yes.”

There’s a knock at the door. I get up and let Matt and Jake in. I let Jake hug me because we’ll all play nice. For now.

“Thanks for inviting me over for movie night.”

“We didn’t.”

“Ainsley?”

“Why did you do it, Jake?”

He jumps up and turns for the door, stopping when he sees Matt leaning against it. He swivels around realizing that there’s no way out. He drops back down into his chair.

“I don’t know what you’re talking about.”

“You’re going to tell us, Jake. Whether you leave here with all your body parts intact is up to you,” Reina tells him in her cold as ice work voice.

“The ice queen is going to use her toys on me, huh? Go ahead and try your best, bitch.”

He’s on the floor clutching his mouth within seconds. “Nice kick, Little Mouse,” Matt tells Ainsley as she stands over Jake.

“You’re going to tell us why you betrayed everyone. Why you betrayed me. And then you’re going to help us bring your boss down.”

“I stopped taking orders from you when you started fucking Mr. Football God.”

“This is about Zack? Why?”

“Because Jake’s in love with you.”

“What? No, Matt.”

“Because I’m not good enough for the great Ainsley, right?”

“I never said that.”

“But you were always thinking it.”

“No. I wasn’t. I always thought I wasn’t good enough for anyone until Zack made me feel special.”

“Oh, come on. You knew we all wanted you. You were just a little cock tease.”

“You should shut your mouth now, unless it’s to tell us everything you know about how Faith was framed.”

I didn’t even see Scott enter the apartment, but there’s no way to miss him now. The anger radiating off him is palpable. I understand why. Jake is someone he went to school with and trusted enough to help bring onto Ainsley’s team.

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