Ruling Class: A Dark Bully Romance (Kings of High Court College Book 2) by JA Huss

Author:JA Huss [Huss, JA]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Science Future PRess
Published: 2020-09-01T16:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER TWENTY - CADEE

I almost step back out of the pool when I realize how cold the water is.

Almost. But one quick glance in the direction of the Chairman, who is just a few feet away, and I reconsider.

I take another step, my body already stiffening up with the cold. Elizabeth made it all look so easy. But she’s done this before, I’m sure of it. Once upon a time in her past, she was me. Not the Golden Legacy, whatever the hell that is. But a new girl to be celebrated instead of an old one to be punished.

I take another step. Then another and another and soon the freezing water is nearly up to my breasts. I’m shorter than Elizabeth, so this pool is deeper for me. The space in the middle of the pool is only wide enough for one person to stand. I’m not sure what to do when I reach the last step, so I just turn and face the Chairman the way Elizabeth did.

He smiles at me. And it’s familiar now, so I actually smile back. “Cadee,” he says in a much softer voice than he used for Elizabeth. “Do you have any transgressions to confess?”

Jesus Christ. What does that mean?

“Cadee?”

“I’m sorry.” My teeth are chattering. “I don’t know what I’m supposed to say.”

“Would you like to confess anything to us before we proclaim you pure?”

I look at Cooper for help. But he is as confused as I am.

“Have you had sex before, Cadee?”

“What?” I turn back to the Chairman.

He’s still smiling, so that’s a good sign. I think. “You were not part of the summer rush in any official capacity, so we didn’t check you.”

Holy shit. What is he saying? They’re going to check me now? Here? In front of everyone.

But they already know. At least some of it. They know Dane raped me, that’s why he’s dead now and Elizabeth is on her knees in front of Jack Valcourt just a few feet away.

So what can I do but tell the truth?

“Yes. I’ve had sex before.” I look down at my feet in the water. I’m so cold now, my whole body is beginning to quiver.

The crowd begins to murmur.

“With who, Cadee?”

“Dane.” I sigh. “He raped me though.”

“We know that part. That’s why you’re here and he’s not. He took something that was not his. But is there anyone else?”

“Yes. Cooper.”

“Anyone else?”

“Lars and Ax.”

The murmuring is loud now. And I hear someone say, “Whore.”

“Now, now. Calm down.”

I peek up at the Chairman, but he’s talking to the crowd. So I steal a glance at Cooper, but find Isabella’s face instead. She mouths encouraging words at me.

“Good girl.” I look at the Chairman. He’s talking to me again. “All we want is the truth. Your sins will be washed away. That’s the purpose of the pool.”

“Oh. OK.”

“Look down into the pool, Cadee. Do you see the silver handrails built into the last steps on either side of you?”

I look down and find something that could be a handrail fastened to the riser of each of the bottom steps.

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