Torment Her: A Dark High School Romance (Rebels at Sterling Prep Book 5) by Caitlyn Dare

Author:Caitlyn Dare [Dare, Caitlyn]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2020-12-09T16:00:00+00:00

Panic roots me to the spot. He’s there, again. I jump out of bed and shove my sneakers on while texting him back.

Me: We’ll be there. Just don’t let him get hurt, Levi. Please.

His reply is instant.

Unknown: You’d better hurry.

Chapter Eighteen

Conner

The first crunch of bone under my knuckles instantly helps to tamper down the anger that's been threatening to bubble over all week.

I did my best to avoid her, but I knew it couldn't last forever.

Our very public argument in the school hall plays out in my mind once again.

I'd admitted I loved her, and she just looked at me with furious, confused eyes.

Just like she did back then after our relationship changed forever.

She didn't fight. She just walked away at the first possible opportunity.

Crack.

My knuckles collide with the guy’s jaw.

Oomph.

He groans, and I use his moment of distraction as he spits out a mouthful of blood to plow my fists into his stomach, making him double over in agony.

But it doesn't help.

The images are still there. The rejection still stings just as badly.

This guy isn't enough.

He's too easy.

I need a challenge. Something to distract me from my reality.

After another five minutes, I have the guy on the ground while the crowd around me goes wild, but I don't feel any sense of achievement.

My ribs smart and my jaw aches a little where he got two pathetic hits early on.

But it's not enough.

"Someone sure pissed you off, eh?" Daz asks when he comes over to congratulate me.

"Yeah. I want another," I demand.

"Nah, man. You know the rules."

"Fuck the rules. Give me another fight. A fucking decent one this time. I want someone who knows what they're doing."

"Conner," he warns.

"Darren," I counter, narrowing my eyes at him. "I'd hate to have to tip off the wrong people about where this is happening tonight."

His angry eyes bore into mine. Back in the day, what I just said would have been an empty threat. Daz and I were tight. He delivered me what I needed when shit got to be too much, and I brought in more money than any other fighter. It was a win-win. But since we moved, he has no idea how to take me, what I'm capable of, and whether my threats are real.

"You wouldn't be so stupid."

"Want to try me?" I ask, stepping up to him, my bare, sweaty chest bumping into his.

Daz was one of the best back in the day. If this were a year or so ago, I have no doubt he'd take me down. But that was then. Now he's had one too many concussions and a wife and kid at home.

"Fine. But if you get yourself killed, I want it noted that this wasn't my fucking idea." He looks at Levi and Jay, who have walked over to see what's going on.

"Dude, you can't let him go again," Levi says, concern lacing his voice.

"Fucking watch me," I seethe, walking away in the hope of finding a drink.

"You want to try to stop him, be my guest," I hear Daz mutter as I get farther away.

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