So? I’d had plenty of “friends” who could recognize my d**k in a thirty-c**k lineup. “That wasn’t what I was asking.” “Well, that’s the answer you’re getting, so deal with it.” “I don’t want you anywhere near him. He’s a bad influence.” I recognized that was rich coming from me, a man whose entire existence was deplorable. “And Allison?” Her eyebrows shot up. “What kind of influence is she?” It was pathetic, how pleased I was she had fallen into the trap I’d set up for her. “You knew I disliked her.” Cal’s throat rolled with a swallow. “Yet you still went and dated her.” “That was a feature, not a bug,” I admitted, my voice coming out harsh and hot. I had wanted to hurt Cal. Dig under her skin. Team up with her enemy. So long as she hadn’t known it, as long as it was all in my messe

