Total pages in book: 102
Estimated words: 100476 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 502(@200wpm)___ 402(@250wpm)___ 335(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 100476 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 502(@200wpm)___ 402(@250wpm)___ 335(@300wpm)
Michael leads Wes out, shooting a hateful look my way. As soon as he disappears, I grip Fitzgerald’s shoulder.
“Watch him,” I warn. “He’s bad news.”
“You leave me to the police work, kid,” Fitzgerald says, a fierce glint in his eyes. “I’m handling things the right way. Don’t you worry.”
All I can do is hope to fuck he knows what he is doing.
Charlotte
“It’s all over the news,” a girl hisses. “I knew it. He was such a perv.”
“I heard Brylee Stevens was fucking him,” a guy reveals.
“Dude, she’s like fourteen,” Joey states.
“But she has tits like a porn star,” the guy says, laughing.
“Who?” I ask, turning in my seat to face Joey. “What happened?”
Heidi lets out a snort. “Don’t worry, Char, it wasn’t Mr. Hutton. It was your other boyfriend.”
Ignoring her, I pin Joey with a hard glare. “What happened?”
“Mr. Ewing got arrested last night. A picture was leaked of him inside a squad car. There are rumors it’s because he was fucking his student,” Joey says. “Did you fuck him too?” His smirk melts away as his gaze lifts to the mountain that is now towering in front of my desk.
“Did you, Miss English? The class wants to know.”
Heidi giggles like Cal is the funniest man she’s ever known.
“No, Mr. Hutton,” I state in a prim tone as I swivel around to face him. “I did not sleep with Mr. Ewing.”
His lips quirk up on one side. “Didn’t think so. You’re too good for that predator rapist.”
“She fucks other teachers,” Heidi mutters, making the class giggle.
“Nah, just one,” Cal says, pinning her with a challenging glare. “I imagine he loves her pretty damn much to put his job on the line for it too.”
I blow him a kiss that has several people gasping. Screw them. I’m eighteen and my aunt is the principal. Good luck, losers.
He starts his lesson and I can’t help but wonder if Cal had something to do with Wes’s arrest. It’s suspect timing considering just yesterday Wes came onto me hard. Cal conveniently had to do something with Terrence last night, too. Apparently they were busy taking down Wes. I can’t say I’m annoyed. He creeped me out when he tried to kiss me. Quickly, I rush through the easy assignment on my Chromebook and then text Roux.
Me: Wes did something bad to you, didn’t he?
Roux: He’s a bad man. Stay away from him.
Me: He tried to kiss me.
Roux: OMG!
Me: He also got arrested last night. Rumor is he slept with a freshman.
Roux: I hope he rots in prison.
Me: Are you okay?
Roux: Cal made sure of it.
Me: The Hoodlums don’t know?
Roux: I need Jordy and Roan here, not in jail for killing Wes Ewing.
Me: Hear you loud and clear, babe. Love you.
Roux: Love you too, sis.
I lift my gaze to find Cal sprawled out in his desk chair like he’s king of the school, his green eyes boring into me. He’s villainous in the way he smiles and the evil intent always emanating from him, but he’s a hero in his own dark, fucked-up way. My hero.
The sudden pain in my chest is from the surge of love and emotion toward this man assaulting me all at once. He loves me. He said as much in front of the class, though I’ve felt it for a while now in his actions. I may be able to stand up to people like Wes Ewing, but it sure does help when you have a partner willing to help.
My phone buzzes.
Chaos Hoodlum: You need extra credit?
He’s smirking, a playful look in his eyes. I can’t smile back, though. I’m overcome with the urge to cry. I don’t care if it makes me sound like an idiot. I can’t go another second without letting him know how I feel.
Me: I love you, Cal Hutton.
The smile falls when he reads the text. He sets the phone and pins me with an intense stare. His finger crooks, beckoning me over. I rise from my seat and walk over to his desk.
“Say it to my face, Charlie girl.”
“I love you, Cal Hutton.”
His smile is brilliant. “I need to tell you a secret. Come here.”
I lean forward, close to his mouth, uncaring if others see. His breath is hot as his lips near my ear. He kisses my cheek right beside my ear and then says, “I love you too, my beautiful bad girl. Don’t you ever forget it either.”
I pull away and grin down at him. “Never.”
“Good girl. Now go sit down or we’re going to be in big trouble.”
“Why’s that?”
“Because I really might get fired if I fuck you in front of all these people.”
I manage to walk away, though everything in me begs to drop down onto his lap. Heidi glowers at me, but it’s easy to ignore her. Cal loves me. That’s all that matters in my world. When the bell finally rings, I’m dazed.