EMILY
Everything was loud. People slick with sweat and alcohol trooped in and out of the house, I felt Nicholas’s presence behind me, grounding me.
“Are you sure about this?” I yelled over the thrum of music.
Sherry was already bobbing her head to the beat, grinning wide. “Yeah! I know the host. Come on, it’ll be fun.” She leaned closer, smirking. “Maybe you’ll finally get that stick out of your ass.”
I gasped offended but before I could think of a comeback she’d already started sauntering into the death zone. I shook off my nerves and took a step forward… only to feel a hand close around my arm.
“Are you sure about this?” Nicholas asked, his eyes locked straight ahead.
A whoop echoed from somewhere above. I glanced up just in time to see someone leap off the roof, landing on the gra
