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thought. And the professor needed to cover his tracks.

He runs his hand over his dark hair. “’Cause we’ve been hooking up for over a year. There’s no reason to do it now.”

Shane enters again and shakes his head. “Nothing.”

My jaw clenches. “It doesn’t make any sense. Someone had to know. And they are connected to both you and Demi.” And us. They had us come to this very cabin to give us that fucking letter.

“Becky.”

We all turn to look at Shane. He leans up against the wall with his arms crossed over his chest. “I accused the wrong sister. She’s the only one who connects them both and the four of us. She came here to Texas with you. You fuck her over for her sister.” He shrugs. “She was around him.” He points at Seth. “Who knows what she heard or saw. She’s crazy enough to do it.”

“But not smart enough to pull it off.” Cole growls.

“She did have Austin’s journal. She knew a lot more than we knew she did,” I add.

“What?” Shane asks. “Austin had a journal? What all was in it?”

“Everything,” I answer.

“Fuck.” He sighs, leaning back and hitting his head against the wall. “I swear, every time I’m around your asses, I find out more shit that I should have already known.”

“Bennett.” I turn to face him. He sits at the kitchen table, typing away on his phone. “Bennett?” I snap.

“Oh.” He drops it to the table and joins our conversation. “It could be her. All she’d have to do was see you log in one time. It’s not hard to change an email address and login info.” He shrugs.

That’s all the confirmation I needed. We’ve spent too much time on this already. If Becky did it, Cole’s right, she won’t be smart enough to cover her tracks. And it’ll be easy to prove.

I release her hair and lean down to untie the passed-out girl’s wrists and throw the rope to Bennett who is already back to texting on his phone. “Shane,” I say and he pushes off the wall. He walks over to us. “Go load her up in the back of my SUV. Take her back into town.”

“No!” Seth shouts.

“He’s just gonna take her home,” I tell him. We did some research earlier before we went out to the party. Their parents are out of town for the night on their yacht. They’re throwing a party for a co-worker of his father’s. Showing off their wealth is the best way to do that.

“I’ll take her home,” he growls.

“You’ll be staying with us,” I inform him.

He swallows nervously, and Shane smiles at him. “Don’t worry, man. I’m not into fucking chicks who are unconscious. I like it when they fight.” He winks at him as he lifts Melissa into his arms.

“I don’t believe you.” Seth fists his hands.

I was never going to hurt her. I slipped some GHB into her cup when she bent down to pick up my phone, but I never had any plans to do her any harm beyond that. I didn’t even give her much. I just needed enough for her to sleep while I interrogated her brother.

“You have my word,” I tell him. “I don’t hurt the innocent.”

“You’ve drugged her.”

I take a step toward him. “And you slammed Demi’s face into the floor while you held her down and unzipped your pants. If she hadn’t gotten away, you would have raped her!” I scream the last part. “Your sister will wake up tomorrow with a headache and no memory of tonight, but she won’t think her friend betrayed her.”

He hangs his head, and I look at Cole. “Help Shane get her in the car.”

Bennett brings the chair to the center of the room that Melissa just occupied and hands me the rope. “Have a seat, Seth,” I order.

DEMI

I chew on my nails as Austin drives us down the dark highway. The clock on her dash reads a little after midnight. Deke sent me a message a half hour ago to head their way. They didn’t tell Austin and me much about their plans for tonight, and I’m not sure I even wanted to know them. The less we know, probably the better.

Austin slows down and turns onto the gravel road parallel to Lake Travis. She comes to a stop in front of the cabin, and my heart begins to pound when I see Seth’s Jeep parked out front. Shutting off her car, she exits, and I follow. We make