Chapter 28

Chapter Twenty-Eight

Vox

By the time lunch rolls around, I’m already over the fucking day. Since the moment I arrived with Nova this morning, Nicole and her pack of THOTs have been up my ass. I stop by my locker and drop my shit off before catching up with Hayze and Archer.

“Where’s Ez?” I ask them as we push through the doors of the cafeteria, everything inside me burns at the scene unfolding in front of my very eyes. Ezekiel has his arm wrapped around Vivian’s waist, her feet are off the ground as she fights and screams to get free. Nova is on her knees with Nexus standing beside her with the dog leash in his hand. Nicole and all the others are jeering and have their phones out but it's the chant that rings out around the room that has me stiffening.

Slut. Slut. Slut.

“Fuck, he went too far,” Archer mutters, then turns and hands me his phone. When I peer down at the screen my grip on the phone is so tight I fear I’ll crush the fucking thing. The image is a still shot of Nova on her knees in her bedroom bathroom with my cock in her mouth. The image is cropped and zoomed in on her face, cutting everything about me out except for my dick in her mouth.

“What are you charging for blowjobs?” Jefferson our running back calls out, the rest of the team all cheer and laugh.

“You can suck my cock any time, piggy,” another fucker calls out. Nexus stands beside Nova, who refuses to lift her head even as my sister continues to spew threats at him. Ezekiel is trying his best to pull Vivian back but she is fighting with everything she has to get free and help her friend.

“You just gonna let her take this?” I toss Archer his phone back and focus on Hayze. He stands there with a challenge in his gaze, I step into him.

“What the fuck would you have me do? She made her choice?—”

Hayze cuts me off, shoving me back a step. I press forward but he doesn’t back down getting right in my face. “You always were a weak bitch, weren’t you, Voxy ?” My jaw locks as I try to control the rage unfurling inside me, this motherfucker is going too far now. “She’s good enough to suck your cock but not to defend?” He doesn’t give me a chance to respond. “Maybe me and Arch might take a turn on the slut tonight.”

A haze overcomes me, I see red. I lash out and clock him across the jaw. Hayze stumbles back a step and smiles before rushing me. He tackles me to the ground but refuses to throw a punch as we roll along the cafeteria floor. Unlike him, I do manage to get a few hits in before Ez and Archer are there pulling me off Hayze. Vivian darts past us and drops to her knees beside him and checks him for injuries, but the bastard just smiles and shakes his head.

“You still hit like a bitch,” he says through his laughter. I frown down at him, not understanding what the fuck he is doing or why he would push me to this point but the moment I register the silence of the room I get it. My face slackens as I take in the sight of my best friend sitting on the floor with my sister fucking straddling his lap as she checks out the split on his lip. The sight of her that close to him has my blood boiling, but given what he just did to take the heat off Nova I keep my mouth shut.

“You fuckers want something to talk about, huh?” Archer calls out as he stares down the room of nosy fuckers. Each of them drop their heads and claim their seats to eat their lunch. None of them would dare question us?—

“Oh my God, babe!” Ez groans as he takes a step back to allow Nicole past. She grips my face between her hands, acting concerned. Before I can tell her to fuck off, she is yanked back by her hair. A shrill scream tears from her as she falls to her ass in front of the whole school. “You fucking bitch!” she screams at my sister. Her friends rush forward to help her to feet. She tries to come at Vivian but Archer, Hayze and Ezekiel form a triangle of sorts around her.

“Try it and see what happens,” Hayze warns in a deadly calm tone, but the threat that laces his words can’t be missed.

“That crazy bitch just?—”

Nicole is cut off. “Call her that again and I’ll break both your fucking legs.” All eyes snap to Nova as she stands there glaring at the bitch. The dumb whore doesn’t know when to keep her mouth shut.

“Shut your mouth, piggy. Trash like you doesn’t get to speak.” Nicole flicks her hair over her shoulder like she just gave the best verbal lashing of her life. Her minions all jeer and start oinking but it's Nexus that garners my focus. When he grips the back of Nova’s neck, I see her wince in pain as he forces her to her knees.

“For that outburst you will be punished tonight.” Vivian pushes forward and bats away Archer’s hand when he reaches for her. I watch in horror as my sister lowers to her knees in front of the witch. Vi reaches out and cups Nova’s face between her hands and lifts her head to meet her gaze. The cafeteria has fallen silent and waits with bated breath to hear what my sister is about to say. Nexus’ jaw is locked, he knows if he tries anything or says anything to my sister I will say fuck it to the rules of the Saints and lay his ass out right here in front of everyone.

“Fight!” That one whispered word from my sister has a fire swirling in Nova’s gaze, I see the war inside her. Obeying that fucker goes against everything inside her but the threat of her mother’s safety forces her to go against every instinct inside herself.

“Yeah, fight for the next cock you suck,” Brandy says from beside Nicole. Everyone begins to laugh, snuffing the fire in Nova’s eyes out as she shakes her head subtly and lowers her gaze to the floor, forcing Vivi to release her. Not wanting all of these fuckers to see my sister crumble, I stride forward, grip her arm and haul her to her feet. She turns and peers up at me with unshed tears in her eyes.

“Help her,” she whispers low enough for only me to hear. I suck in a ragged breath.

“I am,” I say as I grip her hand and drag her out of there before we blow this plan to shit and I break Nexus’ jaw.

I missed chem today with Nova thanks to coach calling me and Hayze into his office and chewing our asses off for fighting. We all know he wasn’t going to bench us, we’re the best on the fucking team. We’re waiting in the parking lot for Nova. I check the time on my phone and glare at it.

“She should have been out by now and we have practice in ten minutes,” I grit out to the guys. The three of them scan the lot, Nexus’ Audi is still parked so I know she didn’t go home with him.

“Vox!” At the sound of Vivian’s panicked voice I spin around to see her running toward us. When she reaches us the guys crowd her which pisses me off. I shove them out of the way.

“What happened?” I growl.

“Nova left after lunch, she was cornered in the bathroom. Jefferson, Neil and Justin tried to…” She clamps her mouth closed, unable to finish her sentence but she doesn’t need to.

“I’ll kill them,” I vow as I try to step around my sister, but Ez stops me with a hand to my chest. I glare at him but the dark furious look in his eyes gives me pause.

“Go to practice, act normal and tonight the Filthy Few will dish out a just punishment for their crime.” Excitement courses through me at the prospect of releasing my pent up rage on these wannabe rapists.

“I never thought I would ever be so excited to know my brother is going to fight.” I cut my gaze to my sister.

“You don’t breathe a word of this shit to anyone!” I snap.

She rolls her eyes. “Who am I going to tell? Unlike you, I only have one friend and she is currently the school's main target. So, if you could end this shit fast so I can have my friend back, that would be amazing.” I shake my head and nod my head to Ez before Hayze and I make our way to practice. I look back over my shoulder and frown at the sight of both Archer and Ez with their hands on each of Vivian’s arms.

“You fuckers need to lay off touching my sister,” I snarl, Hayze shoots me a snide look.

“Yeah, sure thing, captain dick bag.”

“Don’t fucking call me that.”

“Why, because that’s Nova’s pet name for you?” I bristle at the mirth in his tone and clamp my mouth shut. His laughter only serves to grate on my already frayed fucking nerves. I don’t know why the witch is able to affect me the way she does but there is something about the she-devil that has drawn me in. Maybe it was the fact she saw me without really seeing me, while I was in the mask she admitted to liking me without knowing two horns was me. She’s never hidden what she wants or been someone she isn’t, she has just been herself and something about that shit is fucking alluring and sexy as hell.

When practice ends I am fucking wrecked. Coach made sure we knew we fucked up with our performance and we paid the price for it. Hayze and I slip inside my car and groan.

“You owe me after that shit,” he grits out.

I screw my face up and look at him. “I don’t owe you shit.”

“The fuck you don’t! I saved your girl's ass from being eaten alive today.” I cringe when I see the split on his lip.

“That was my bad,” I mutter as I start the car and peel out of the lot.

“Yeah, well, we all knew the great Vox Hatchett wasn’t about to step in and do anything.” The hint of bitterness in his tone pisses me off.

“She said she didn’t want our help,” I defend.

“Bullshit, you didn’t help because you think showing you care is a weakness.”

“My sister is my only weakness,” I grit out.

“From where I’m sitting, it looks like you have a raven-haired-size weakness as well.”

“Jefferson is going down tonight.”

Hayze snorts. “Smooth subject change, asshole.” I shoot him a grin. We spend the rest of the drive back to my house coming up with a plan for Jefferson and the others, and I hate to admit it but Hayze is right. We need to be smart and wait until Friday night. That way they will think they are in the clear and it won’t draw too much suspicion to us. Our conversation is cut short when I pull into my driveway and step out, only to be met by the sound of arguing and shit smashing from next door. Without thinking about it, I dash across the lawn and kick the front door open just in time to see Nexus ducking when Nova throws a vase at his head.

“You ever touch me like that again and I’ll break your neck!” she screams, neither of them are aware they now have an audience.

“Mommy’s getting another round of shock treatment for that, piggy!” Nexus roars. Nova lets out a gut wrenching scream.

“Let her go and I’ll do whatever you want!”

“You gonna suck my dick?” I inhale sharply and tense, I feel Hayze’s gaze boring into the side of my head. Nova’s shoulders droop as she drops her gaze to the floor and I see the fight drain out of her as she shakes her head. Unable to stand this shit any longer I storm toward them making my presence known. Nexus stares at me in shock but I know without a doubt Nova can feel me. The instant I step up behind her she sways into me. I grip her hips, steadying her but say nothing as I shoot Nexus a look that has him squirming.

“The fuck is going on here?” I ask playing my part.

“Nothing, bitch got handsy with me and didn’t like being rejected.” His answer has her stiffening but she doesn’t rebuke his claim, I nod and purse my lips. “What the hell are you guys doing here anyway?”

I come up blank for a second but Hayze is quicker than me. “We came to get Nova, she missed chem today and they have a paper due. You know how shit Vox is at keeping up.” I roll my eyes playing along but I can see from how Nexus darts his gaze between us that he isn’t buying what we’re selling. Before he can question us on it his phone pings, he pulls it out and curses beneath his breath.

“She stays here, I want you both gone by ten and I’ll know if you stay longer.” I nod. “Clean this shit up before Dad gets home, piggy,” he barks before storming out of the room and out of the house, slamming the door closed behind him.

“Well, that was—” Before Hayze can finish speaking Nova whirls on him and opens her eyes wide in warning as she flicks them toward the corner of the room where a camera sits.

“Clean this shit up, I don’t want to spend any more time than I have to with you,” I spit out. Her jaw locks but she does as she is told and retrieves a broom, then cleans the shards of glass up and straightens the furniture in the living room. When she is finished, she motions for us to follow her up the stairs to her room, only when the door is closed and she presses play on the Bluetooth speaker does she finally relax. I never thought I would see the day she wasn’t on edge in my presence but it appears I was wrong.

“What the fuck was that?” I snap as I get right in her face and force her back until she is flush against the wall. She places her hands flat on my chest and shoves me backward. I expect her to lash out but when she reaches for the hem of her shirt my eyes widen, it’s torn in the middle slightly. She yanks it over her head and tosses it to the side leaving her standing there in a black lace bra with her stupid tattoo on display.

Waylen 4221.

“That was me showing that piece of shit that I may bow to him at school for the sake of my mom but not here, I won’t let that cunt touch me…” Her bottom lip trembles and the anger drains from me as I watch her compose herself. “He can do what he likes and say what he likes but I draw the line at sexual favors.”

My fists clench at my sides as I grind my teeth to the point they begin to ache. She brushes past me to head for her closet. Hayze keeps his back to her as she grabs a shirt and yanks it over her head, concealing those luscious fucking tits from me.

“Has he touched you?” I grit out through clenched teeth.

She huffs out her annoyance as she drops down onto the edge of her bed. “No, Vox, the only person who fooled me into bed with them was you.”

“Don’t recall ever fucking you in a bed, witch,” I clap back, her eyes burn with outrage as she scowls at me.

“Okay, just so we're aware, I am still here, like standing right here and I don’t need to know about you two doing the horizontal dance,” Hayze says, earning a smirk from Nova.

“Come on, like he didn’t brag about tricking me,” she snidely replies.

Hayze’s forehead creases as he looks down at her and shakes his head. “He never once bragged about banging you. Ez caught him sneaking out of here one night and that’s how he found out but none of us knew, Nova.” Her face slackens as she turns back to me.

“Is that true?”

I stuff my hands in my pockets and shrug my shoulders as I answer her. “I may be a bastard but I don’t kiss and tell, witch. Fucking you was what I wanted, not the Filthy Few . I’ll admit, I thought fucking you would force you to ask the favor but I realized really fast that I enjoyed it too much to care about the favor.”