“They won’t touch you. I won’t allow it.”
I stuck my chin out and folded my arms. “I can’t earn their respect if you’re the one that’s demanding it. I have to demand it. I have to earn it from them.” I waited a heartbeat. I was too scared to breathe. “You know I’m right.”
Mason was locked in a stand-off against me. He knew I was right. I knew I was right. His intimidation could only go so far, especially with these girls. These four girls were at the top of their school. They were tough. They weren’t afraid of getting dirty, and they were loyal to each other. If I didn’t want to go to school with fear every day, I would have to stand on my own against them. Mason would be gone after a semester; then it’d just be me and Logan. I needed to do this now.
He sighed and leaned back. He grumbl
