by W. Winters
It’s Our Secret
W. Winters
Contents
Also by W Winters
Author’s Copyright
Prologue
1. Dean
2. Allison
3. Dean
4. Allison
In one day
5. Allison
6. Dean
7. Allison
8. Dean
9. Allison
10. Dean
11. Allison
12. Dean
13. Allison
14. Dean
15. Allison
16. Dean
17. Allison
18. Dean
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20. Dean
21. Allison
22. Dean
23. Allison
24. Dean
There are times in life
25. Allison
26. Dean
27. Allison
28. Dean
29. Allison
30. Dean
31. Allison
32. Dean
33. Allison
34. Dean
35. Allison
36. Dean
37. Allison
38. Dean
Epilogue
Sneak Peek at Possessive
Preface
Chapter 1
Also by W Winters
Afterword
Also by W Winters
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Author’s Copyright
Copyright © 2018 by Willow Winters All Rights Reserved.
No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, scanning, or otherwise, without the prior written permission of the publisher, except in the case of brief quotations within critical reviews and otherwise as permitted by copyright law.
NOTE: This is a work of fiction.
Names, characters, places, and incidents are a product of the author's imagination.
Any resemblance to real life is purely coincidental. All characters in this story are 18 or older.
Copyright © 2018, Willow Winters Publishing. All rights reserved. willowwinterswrites.com
Little Liar was previously published as She Asked for It.
Prologue
Allison
Say you’re sorry.
As if the words mean something.
Say you won’t do it again.
And pretend like you mean it.
You know you hurt me.
But that’s what you wanted.
And you’ll do it again …
And that’s fine.
Because it’s what I’m after.
There are moments that define you. As I stand outside of the house I’ve rented two blocks from the university’s dorms, one night in particular keeps coming back to me.
That one night, six years ago, is what brought me here.
It’s the night that made me who I am.
1
Dean
Six years ago
“‘Suck my dick?’” Principal Talbot asks as she stares at me with a serious expression. “Did you really tell Mrs. Pearson to suck your dick?” She’s pissed, and that makes her question all the more comical.
Not that I wanted to cause more problems with my teachers, but come on, is it really that serious? They’re just words.
She slams the window in her office shut, hushing the sounds of the students walking just outside the room. The bell rang only a minute ago, but everyone’s already running from class and eager to get the hell away from Stewart High, a private school on the east side of town. That’s the real problem. This place is full of uptight a-holes.
My fingers itch to be out there too, so I can sneak in a smoke before I have to go home. Everyone says it’s so damn bad for you, but it’s one of the only things keeping me sane. If I have to keep going through the motions and playing along, I’d rather do it stoned.
My lips twitch with the threat of a smirk but I make sure I keep a passive look on my face. I shrug and lean back in my chair as I glance over my shoulder toward her office door. “I said I was sorry.”
“Do you think this is funny?” she asks me, her nostrils flaring as she stands up from her chair. She slams both hands down on her desk and leans over it to glare at me. “Do you think this is some sort of game?” With every word, her voice gets louder.
My spine stiffens, and I feel the familiar anger rising. It’s not for her. Or Mrs. Pearson, for that matter. It’s just that I’m so used to being screamed at. My body’s ready for what’s next.
I scratch my shoulder blade and try not to show anything other than a relaxed posture. I won’t let any of them get to me.
“It’s school, Miss Talbot. School is certainly not a game,” I answer her with a solemn tone and square my shoulders, folding my hands in my lap although my foot taps anxiously on the floor. Maybe I’m baiting her but then again, maybe I don’t give a fuck. I don’t want to be here any more than they want me here.
It’s only a matter of time until my mother or stepfather comes through the door. I anticipate it swinging open but at the same time, I’m not sure if they’ll even bother to show.
“Three schools this year, Dean. You’ve already been kicked out of two and now you’re on your way to being kicked out of your third. Are you looking to set a record?” the principal asks me.
I don’t answer her. It’s rhetorical anyway.
I’m sure she has a speech prepared and I’d just hate to interrupt her.
I like being quiet. Pops used to say if you’re quiet long enough, the words you finally say have more impact. Sometimes I think he only told me that so I’d shut up.
She takes her seat again and angrily clicks on her mouse as she reads through the offenses on her monitor. “Aggravated assault and drug possession, resulting in expulsion from Hamilton.”
It was just pot and that fucker, Darrell, knew he was going to get his ass beat. That’s what happens when you try to steal from someone. Even if it was only fifty bucks for some weed. He had it coming but then he decided to be a little bitch and rat.
Darrell can go fuck himself, Hamilton too.
She pauses to glance at me for my reaction before scrolling down what must be my school record.
I don’t react and just wait for the rest of the list. It doesn’t matter. None of it matters and the fact they think it does just shows how little they know.
“Destruction of public property and public indecency,” she says and then purses her lips.
The last one makes me crack a smile and I have to hide it with my hand, covering my mouth, but it doesn’t fool her.
“I’ll ask you again. Do you think this is funny?” She has a pinched brow now.
“I was just showing my ass,” I tell her even though I know it’s going to tick her off. It doesn’t matter what I say right now anyway. The end result will be the same.
“And was it funny when you told Mrs. Pearson to suck your dick?” she asks and then slips off her wire-rimmed glasses, folding them and calmly setting the
m down on the desk. Her blond hair remains perfectly straight.
I rest my elbow on the chair and prop up my chin to look at her. “I didn’t think she’d hear it,” I say. That’s the truth.
One eyebrow shoots up slightly. “So it’d be okay if she hadn’t heard it?”
