Hateful Regent: A Dark Enemies to Lovers College Romance (Sweetest Revenge Book 2) by Helen Scott & Zoey Shelby

Author:Helen Scott & Zoey Shelby [Scott, Helen]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2021-11-27T16:00:00+00:00

20

Lyric

The brothers all stroll in like they've just won the lottery or something, and I suppose seeing a bunch of sorority girls in their undies is like that in their minds. The scent of alcohol and smoke of varying kinds trails after them. One of them hiccups as they enter, making me wonder how much they've had to drink already.

My eyes roam over the group, and I see Atlas's blonde hair gleaming in the light. I can also pick out Keats' tattoos through the crowd. I wish I wasn't so attuned to them and where they are at any given moment.

I try not to look for Jude and Thayer, though I know they are there. The one thing I don't see are their pledges. Maybe this is only for initiated members? That makes the most sense, since pledges might drop out and rat them out to the council. The last thing they want is another citation.

"Alpha Phi Theta brothers, welcome." Paige's overly formal welcome is weird, but then again, this whole thing is weird. "You've been invited here to judge our pledges. Please choose the most attractive pledge by adding a pink pebble to the bucket opposite them."

Rocks rattle in the brother's hands, and I see a few of them turn toward the trash cans— or buckets, I guess—as though they've already seen everything they needed to see. I hadn't expected the smaller trash cans to be used for anything like this.

Murmurs start up, but I can't make out what any of them are saying, and I don't really want to. I try not to think about anything, so I just stand and let them judge me. My mind is playing tricks on me, though, and I feel like I'm back in Sampson's area in the basement with all the male employees jerking off to my naked body.

The crack of the rocks hitting the bottom of the trash cans is grating when I already feel tense, each noise like a roller coaster ratcheting up the big hill. Whispers and cracks fill the air and practically swirl around me as they pick at old wounds.

After the words exchanged earlier tonight, I don't want to piss anyone off. So I do what I've always done—I start singing in my head. I can almost hear Annie Lennox's voice in my head as the words to "Here Comes the Rain Again" flow through my mind.

I’ve been feeling new emotions ever since I arrived at Welhurst, and I've even kissed someone like they were my lover. The song sounds different to me now.

I've never had lovers before. I've had people who fuck me, but that's it.

When the noise of the stones dropping slows and stops like the final pop of popcorn, Paige claps her hands together. "Is that everyone?" Murmurs of ascent fill the room. "Let's see who won, shall we?"

She goes over to the buckets and, with the help of Rachel and Miriam, brings them over one by one and empties them on the ground in front of us.

Download

Copyright Disclaimer:
This site does not store any files on its server. We only index and link to content provided by other sites. Please contact the content providers to delete copyright contents if any and email us, we'll remove relevant links or contents immediately.