The Masks We Wear: High School Bully Romance (Emerald Falls Series Book 1) by Lee Jacquot

Author:Lee Jacquot [Jacquot, Lee]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Lee Jacquot
Published: 2021-03-09T06:00:00+00:00

TWENTY

That’s him. William. I know it is.

Anyone that hot at Emerald Falls can’t go unnoticed. Hell, I’m surprised Spencer made it that long without people talking.

When we were younger, there was only one guy he used to talk about. The one who had him ten months out of the year and still called him almost every damn day. Pissed me off that he even answered the calls. He was supposed to be mine for those seventy-four days. But I always felt like I was competing for his undivided attention.

It makes sense he would bring him here. Parade the very person that was our end.

I ignore the pang of jealousy that shoots through my limbs when I see Spencer grab Remy’s wrist. I know they aren’t involved intimately, but it still bothers me to see him sensitive, soft with someone.

That’s it.

I’ve done everything to get a reaction out of him. Embarrassed him, inconvenienced him, annoyed the fuck out of him, and probably given him blue balls a few times. But I’ve never tested his endurance to watch me with someone else. And I know just the person.

Amora bounces through the small crowd and up the stairs. She rubs the gaggle of goose bumps down her arm. “Who the fuck is he with?”

“A friend from where he used to live.”

“Hmm.” She chews the inside of her cheek. “I want to sit on his pretty face.”

Chuckling through my nose, I watch over the railing as Remy and Spencer make it to the kitchen. They both motion to the juice, then their bodies shake in unison as they laugh and grab a beer. It always surprises me to see Remy out of her element, doing something I wouldn’t imagine her doing. It makes me wonder vaguely who she is behind the person she shows the world.

“Let me have a little fun with him. Then he’s all yours.”

Amora giggles, rocking on her heels. “Ooooo. What are you going to do?”

Just then, William leans close, asking Remy something. She points to the hall behind my kitchen, shakes her head, and points to the stairs. He must have asked about the bathroom.

Perfect.

I tuck a stray hair behind my ear and fix my shirt before waving my fingers at Amora. “Put on a little show before the big finale.”

She grins, shaking her head before floating down the stairs. She stopped asking a long time ago why I put so much effort into messing with Spencer. Not sure if she thinks it’s still about the project or if she knows better and is just having fun. Either way, she’s more than willing to partake in my game.

William rounds the banister and saunters up the stairs. Depending on whether he’s seen a picture of me will affect my plan, so I take the cautious approach, leaning against the wall and scrolling on my phone.

When he speaks, I have to force myself to keep my composure. It’s deep—deeper than any eighteen-year-old I’ve ever heard, and husky. “Well, hello there, sugar.”

I peer up from my phone and bite my tongue.

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