Be careful who you trust because nothing is as it seems.
Trick or Revenge: A Very Dark Reverse Harem Romance
REVENGE DIARIES BOOK 1
Prologue:
The Golden Boys
Have you ever wanted something you couldn’t have?
The four of us, the Golden Boys of Freemont High, we are all in love with the same girl and she wants nothing to do with us.
We made it that way to protect her.
No one touches her, or even acknowledges her in any way.
She’s a loner, an outcast in our society.
It’s better to be invisible, than to fall prey to the sharks that would love nothing more than to taint her soul.
One day, when we are free and clear of this town, we will make her ours.
Until then, we keep her safe by making sure we are the only ones to interact with her. See, we claimed her as our own personal toy, and made it known that no one else was to touch her. And what we want, we get.
We bully her every day to make sure she keeps her head down and out of trouble. If she’s upset and depressed, she won’t go looking in the places she doesn’t belong, and that keeps her safe.
But if anyone hurts her?
We have a secret that no one knows…
Be careful who you cross because Bishop King, Sean Parsons, Evan Phelps, and Mark Wellington, the Golden Boys of Freemont High, aren’t nearly as golden as everyone thinks.
Chapter 1
Carly
Another year in this hell and I’m leaving.
I will never return to this place that’s become my own personal nightmare.
Even before the events of this summer, I knew staying here wasn’t an option. I don’t fit in with this place or the people, and they’ve made that more than clear. Not that I would want to fit in with anyone who seems to think they’re untouchable gods, but even one friend could have made all the difference.
I’m okay with not belonging here and it’s not like I will miss my parents either. They belong here, and they’re loved by everyone. I’m the daughter they wished they never had, and if we aren’t out in public, I don’t exist to them.
I’ve always been quiet and liked to keep to myself. I have no interest in the vain world my parents choose to live in, so I ignore it. All of it, and I’m happier with myself that way.
At least when I look at myself in the mirror, I’m not filled with self-hatred for being a self-centred bitch.
I was fourteen when we moved here, and life hasn’t been easy. I bide my time and don’t fight back. I take the bullying as it comes, but never give up.
And it does come…from the four hottest, most coveted guys in town.
The Golden Boys.
Such a stupid fucking name, but they come from the four founding families of Wilmington. Their families own everything around us, and they make sure everyone knows it.
They’re untouchable.
Before this summer, I could take their shit without batting an eyelash.
Now? Now I’m afraid they might actually break me if they push too hard.
I’m on the edge of a cliff, ready to fall into the darkness and let it swallow me whole.
If they come at me with their usual intensity, I’m fucked. I know I am.
There’s only so much one girl can take.
“There she is.”
I hold in the groan as I hear Bishop’s velvety voice wash over me. Closing my eyes, I take a deep breath and remind myself that this isn’t anything I can’t handle. I’ve dealt with them for three years. No matter what happened to me this summer, I know I can handle them. I just need to lock everything away to get through it.
Just a few more months.
“Aww, we missed you, Care Bear,” Mark purrs from somewhere closer and I stiffen my shoulders, refusing to let them fuck me up on the first day. “Summer is never the same without you.”
I’m fine. I’ve got this.
