I tell him with a menacing glare the day after the cheating scandal. We’re just inside my classroom and the door’s open, but so help me God, if the little prick doesn’t keep his mouth shut, I’ll shut it for him. He doesn’t need Isa. I know she thinks she needs him, but there has to be another way. Maybe she can get Max to confide in her. I know she’s not doing what she’s doing by choice. Which kills me, but I really can’t do anything about it. “You want a turn at her, Wells? Is that it? She’s going to cost a pretty penny when I finally convince her to join the other girls.” That he’s being this cocky—and mouthy—while we’re here at school tells me something. He’s getting desperate. I’ve observed him with the other girls, and I’ve never seen him like this with anyone. I know part of it is because Isa stood up to him, and he wants to break her. I won’t allow that, though. So I think fast. “You got me, Kurt. I want her. I want to initiate her into your little group.”
