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"Xavier? What is the Touch of a Kiss competition?" My voice sounded shaky as I spoke to hiames" Xavier’s voice was bleak "It’s where you decide whose touch turns you on the azed at hiame to reach the inner circle" Xavier’s eyes stared into mine "And you won’t be touched by any hands"

"What do you

"He means that Xavier’s fate is in your hands, Lola" Stephan sht will deterets in the Society of Brothers"

"Xavier?" I asked hiht we find out if it is really me you want, or if you crave another" Xavier’s eyes looked at hed "We see if you pass the test"

"What is the test?"

"Let’s go now, and you’ll find out," Stephan said from his spot by the door "Unless you want to back out now, Xavier?"

"No," Xavier said firmly as he looked back atto choose" He looked at ain and then walked to the door I followed behind both of the to happen next and for soe reason that didn’t scareto ride out the wave and let it take uilty Xavier was the one who had put me in this position Xavier was the one anted us to continue At this point, it was out of my hands He’d taken me into his world and I was about to find out just how deep and dark it could get

Chapter Nine

Xavier

I could still see Lola’s lipstick on Stephan’s lips Bright red and s and I was mad at Lola and myself for what had happened I should have known that Stephan would want to take part this year He always had so to prove He always needed to be number one He always had to prove that he was the s The Prince of princes The one we all looked up to He wanted to prove that he was capable of taking over the society He wanted to be in the inner circle as badly as I did And I kneilling to do everything that he could to end up as the final winner I’d known that Stephan would want it badly, but I hadn’t thought he’d seen est coh, that I was the one to beat I was the target This wasn’t between Casper and me This was between Stephan and me And that made me uncomfortable I knew that Stephan had charms that Casper couldn’t even drea women into his web He was the pied piper of women and I needed tobehind him I needed to make sure that I was the one she chose Not only because that hat I needed to make it to the inner circle, but also because my heart would never be the same if she chose someone else

Chapter Ten

Lola