-LUTHER-
I lied.
I looked my brother, my best friend, straight in the eye and f*****g lied.
Tank asked what was going on between Audrey and me, and I said “nothing.” I clenched my teeth so hard the headache stayed with me for hours.
The lie burned my tongue like acid, but I had to do it. I had to make my brothers think she was nothing but a burden. And once I started, I couldn’t stop. Like watching a disaster roll toward you — you see it coming, but you can’t avoid it.
The words spilled out of me, each one uglier than the last.
Nothing but an ironing board.
Skin and bones.
Virgin.
Not worth it.
Jesus. I’m such a bastard. None of that was remotely true. Well, the virgin part was, but that wasn’t trouble like I made it sound. I’d trade everything for the chance to be Audrey’s first
