Used (Unlovable, #1) (Unlovable Series) by Halat Lynetta

Author:Halat, Lynetta [Halat, Lynetta]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Lynetta Halat
Published: 2014-01-16T23:00:00+00:00

Chapter Seventeen

Ransom

I CAN’T GO back to the creek and everybody just yet, so I grab a flashlight out of my truck and comb through the woods looking for some extra branches to keep the fire going. Finding a weathered branch that would make for good kindling, I place my hands on the ends and my boot in the middle. I pull up until it snaps in half. I continue to ignore the thoughts raging in my head for a few more minutes while I complete my mundane task. I’m not able to fight them off for long, though.

I really shouldn’t have stood around and listened to them, but when I heard Denver and Greer openly discussing me and Austin, and using other guys and other girls, I couldn’t have moved if a herd of buffalo had been stampeding my way. I had to know. Now I wish I hadn’t.

I really don’t understand what you see in a slut like me.

God, what did that even mean? She’s the slut Becky and Amber accused her of being? What kind of girl openly admits that about herself? What kind of arrangement had they had? I’m not naïve to unusual sexual preferences, so I know about open relationships and shit like that. But they’re eighteen, almost nineteen. A little young to be flirting with that kind of trouble, which makes me wonder exactly how fucked-up the two of them are.

I know in that moment I want nothing more to do with them or her. Most especially her. And just like that, I am bitter, vile feelings overtake the ones I entertained these past weeks. Hell, I haven’t even fooled around with any other girls because I was so set on her. So set on having her. So obsessed with the thought of breaking my own rules for her and what exactly that would mean for us. Oh, I was determined there’d be an us. I know my intentions weren’t the purest, but at least with me, she would have control over how things went down. Sounds like she and Greer just flat-out use each other, and others, without thought of consequence.

I hear a branch snap to my right and throw my light to spot Pete. “What are you doing, man?” I ask him.

He ignores my pissed-off tone and strides over to me. “Just checking on ya. How’d it go with Denver?”

“Not good.”

“Yeah, I figured that when I saw you heading in the woods alone, looking like somebody kicked your dog. What happened?”

I find myself a sturdy Black Cottonwood, set the wood down at my feet, and lean against the tree before answering. “She’s not who I thought she was.”

Pete scratches his chin for a second. “What’s that mean? Maggie loves her. And Maggie’s amazing.”

He’s my best friend, my brother, and I don’t hide anything from him. But I don’t want him to feel awkward or whatever around his girl’s best friend. “Have you heard of anything being … off with her?”

His gaze drops to his boot as he kicks a rotten log.

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