Tryst Six Venom by Penelope Douglas

lot of trouble, but of course, he would’ve outed himself in the process.
So, Callum went after Liv instead. It wasn’t random.
“It doesn’t excuse his behavior,” she says, “but the more I look around at
the world, Clay, the more I realize that villains are a lot more complicated
than we want them to be. Sometimes, they’re just people who are really
afraid.”
It definitely doesn’t excuse anything.
“Everyone has a story, Clay.” She glides her hands up and down my
thighs. “Callum will sink himself on his own. Or swim. And while we wait to
see which, we have the cameras secretly recording every day to make sure he
behaves himself. I like having that leverage over him.”
Especially since he can still send Dallas to prison.
“But what about your land?” I ask her. “You could use that video to
blackmail his father.”
“Once they know we have footage, they’ll find the cameras and remove
them,” she says. “We don’t want to give up that ace yet. I was actually
hoping your mom and dad can help with the land.”
Oh?
“Did you know structures over a hundred years old can be petitioned to
be protected as historical landmarks?” she taunts. “Your parents sit on the
city council, right?”
I smile, leaning down, nose to nose. “Are you just dating me for my
power?”
She flips me over and comes down on top of me. “I love having a
powerful girlfriend,” she whispers over my lips.
Goosebumps spread at the sound of that word. “I love that I’m your
girlfriend.”
She nibbles my ear, and I can’t think about anything else anymore this
morning. Just excited for dinner, and tonight, and more nights, and a whole
summer of her smiling and hopefully in a bikini.
“I love you,” I say.
“I love you, too.” She bites me gently. “And I want our flag back. Don’t
think I’ve forgotten.”
“Well, my parents need to attend a reunion for my father’s old frat next
weekend,” I taunt her. “I’ll be home alone. Doors locked. If you can get to
me, you can have more than just the flag.”
She laughs against my skin. “Maybe you forgot what my last name is, but