EGO & VENGEANCE

Chapter 26

Kelani

I'm standing here, basically telling Mateo that I suspect his longest, closest bestfriend may just be a sexual assaulter.

He stares at me, baffled at my accusations. He says that Ace could never have done something like rape, and honestly, I never thought so after the first few encounters with him.

But then again, can we ever really look at a man and say 'nah, I can guarantee he would never sexually objectify a woman'? Let alone say he could never rape? The answer is no. We can't.

Because the reality is, an abuser exists within every population, every sample, and every friendgroup. These people can't be escaped or avoided. And that's the sad truth, for both every gender.

As far as I can tell, the only effective way to rid these motherfuckers, is to kill them. And if a victim comes forward telling me to take care of their abuser, I will. I always have, no matter who it was.

So right now, standing beside Mateo, Im questioning if I have to kill his bestfriend or not.

My chest aches at this thought, hurting Ace. He was always good to me, he accepted me into his friend groups with a smile and looked out for me before anyone else here did.

He became a close friend. He's keeping the fact that I killed another human being to himself. Then again, I would hardly consider Justin human.

But the thought that he could've hurt that victim, makes my stomach churn more.

"shall we play a game party people?" Sebastian suggests with a sneaky, goofy smile.

The group cheers at the idea and start suggesting party games to play.

"Truth or dare!" Adam suggests.

Everyone boo's, Rowan pushes him away "such a fucken cliche bro. Something that'll really get this party started, cmon"

"Never have I ever!" Haley shouts, leaning her hand on Mateos left shoulder and smirks to him.

"That's even worse" Rowan points, frowning his brows.

Everyone laughs and chatters around, suggesting random activities and games. Mateo looks down to Haley, who strokes his arm with a flirtatious grin.

I scoff under my breath and let them get along, while Cherrie finds my eyes and gives me a look. I roll my eyes with a bored smile and shrug my shoulders to communicate 'I don't give a shit'.

She laughs at my mannerism and continues fiddling with her leather whip that completes her costume.

Ace smirks at Mateo and raises his brows, seeing Haley flirt with him.

"How about strip poker" Mateo says neutrally.

My shoulders tense and my brows raise at his suggestion. He smirks down to Haley who bites her lip and expresses her approval of the idea.

The boys cheer at his game choice, while the girls groan at the idea.

"Lame asses" Cherrie chuckles.

"Why not? I don't think seeing some skin is such a bad idea" Elias licks the corner of his lip.

"Cant see a woman naked any other way?" I blurt. Couldn't help it. It was to easy. His tongue bulges through his cheek, angling his brows at me.

Sebastian and Rowan try to hold in their laughs, turning away from the group, while Adam and the others break out in cackles. Samantha just gives me a dry glare that doesn't faze me. Her pearls that dangle from her bralette, fiddled between her fingers.