You’re Mine by Penny Brooks

Chapter 69

Harper

Sadie and I are still chatting in the living room when we hear car engines pulling into the driveway. Then the slamming of car doors.

Sadie’s eyes widen and she turns toward the window that faces the front of the house. “Oh shit. Your brother’s here.” She hesitates. “And he brought Easton with him.”

My heart skips a beat. I’m both excited and angry, which is not a normal combination for me to experience. I want to see Easton, but I’m also still really mad at him for ditching me

for Ryan. I know they’re best friends but…

I jump to my feet at the same time the front door bangs open and Ryan and Easton walk

They’re angry. I can feel it radiate from the both of them, see it written all over their faces. And it’s super intimidating. They’re both so big and broad, their expressions fierce, jaws clenched, mouths grim.

Sadie remains frozen on the loveseat, as if she’s afraid to move and I stand there in front of the both of them, ready to face them down.

They don’t scare me.

Well, not really

“Where the hell were you?” I ask with way more bravado than I’m feeling, my gaze on

Easton.

Ryan takes a step toward me. “Harp, you need to sit down. We have to tell you something.”

“Blake did it,” Easton says without hesitation.

Ryan sends Easton an irritated look. “Nice. Real smooth.”

frown, confused. “Did

the garage door. It was Blake.” Easton reaches behind

head again and again, taking a step backward. Then another one, like! need the distance.

Easton’s voice is grim as he thrusts the phone into my face, a shadowy photo on the

to make out what

All black. In the back of Blake’s car. He fucking did it, Harper. He’s

goes to Sadie, who looks as horrified as I feel.

spotted his SUV in a restaurant parking lot and I walked up to the car to make sure it was his before I went inside because I was going to chill with him, you know? But

I went to him. He wanted me to see the evidence,”

wobble. I can’t believe it. Blake’s my friend. He’s been nothing but nice to me. Sweet. I’m sure he was disappointed about me and Easton getting together, but Blake is a

The cars. The garage door. He’s responsible for all of

class, and Easton goes silent. “The

the

It’s the paint they use for windows

mean washable

and the cars were painted with removable,

people are responsible for this shit?” Ryan

know. Whoever did the stuff at school wasn’t brave

at school, so that washable

to something,” Ryan says carefully. “Maybe it was two different

Harper has that many enemies? Bullshit,” Easton

sinks. Do I have enemies? Two of them? Like Sadie told me earlier, I barely talked to anyone. I keep to myself. And now there are people at school who actually hate me? Enough to vandalize my locker and

absolutely

I can only think of one person who hates me that

think it’s all Aisha,” I announce. “That bitch hates my guts. She confronted me in the hallway today and said

and Blake share a meaningful look but otherwise

the hell was

noticed