OWAIN LUTHER
I half-expected Malcom to ask me to stay close to Karima.
Sure, he was p*ss*d at me for keeping the truth from him, and maybe he thinks I’m a walking time bomb that needs to stay the hell away from his sister. But this wasn’t just about me. Nathan wasn’t any better—hell, he was worse. The guy f*cked his sister's best friend. If that doesn’t scream danger, then what does?
And looking at Karima now, already wound up and not okay with any of this, I knew one thing for certain: she could never find out. I struck a deal with Malcom to stay over for the week using her as the string. The arrangement was simple: I’d keep an eye on her, make sure Romeo didn’t get close. But to her? It would sound like I’d bargained her away, like I’d bet on her. She’d hate me for it. Maybe she alrea
