JEREMY'S ROOM*

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Roonie didn't take the next step, he kept standing by the door, but he showed no emotions like Pearl expected.

In fact, he smiled sweetly__a dark sweetness, then he turned his back and walked out of the spa.

Pearl broke the kiss immediately, and Jeremy's eyes remained wide, his body shaking excitedly.

"What was...what was ... that?" He muttered, looking so red like a girl.

Pearl looked at the door, making sure Roonie is already absent before releasing a loud breath, coming back to her senses.

"That was....was a...a mistake" she said awkwardly.

Jeremy licked his lips before smiling. "I like it"

Pearl blinked, and before she could utter another statement, Morgan and Lizzy came for her.

"Pearl are you fuçking crazy?" Morgan's eyeballs were dancing in their sockets as she talked.

Jeremy left the hall, touching his lips repeatedly.

Rue followed him out, and Lizzy cleared her throat.

"What was that? You kissed a boy and still remained standing?" She asked.

"I found out I'm not triggered by Jeremy's touch, too" Pearl muttered.

"Still .. " Morgan said.

"Roonie was being a jerk, I needed to put him in his place" Pearl replied, walking out of the spa while they followed her.

"The jerk who saved your life?" Morgan said, and she turned to face them.

"What do you mean?"

"He's the leader of The Vikings, and he came with his comrades to save you from The Titans, thanks to the tracker he planted on their cars, then you woke up and kissed Jeremy who's also one of them? What a cool way to repay him" Lizzy said sarcastically.

"I don't understand" Pearl shook her head, and Morgan pulled her along.

They took her to the room where they told her the story, everything.

"Rebekah?" Pearl spranged up in total shock.

"You can confront her when we return home tomorrow, but for now, you should find a way to thank Banks" Morgan replied.

"I'm not doing that. I told you he was being a jerk. Even if I want to, he'd pull out his jerky side. You guys don't know him more than I do" Pearl insisted.

"We don't know him more than you do, but we know he's the leader of the club, and he's fuçking dangerous" Lizzy said.

"Then he deserves it for chaining me up in the bathroom. If he didn't, I would have been with you guys and...

"Pearl!" Morgan snapped, and she stopped talking, breathing hard.

"Pearl you should thank him, for real" Lizzy said softly.

"Heard that?" Morgan added, and Pearl fell heavily on the bed, remembering the smile on Roonie's face when she kissed Jeremy.

What's even the meaning of that???

"Didn't he release me? He was the one who unchained me" she suddenly said.

"Nope. It's the same person who locked you in the freezer, according to Axel and Hyce " Lizzy replied.

"The hell?" Pearl spranged up again.

"Yeah, so frankly speaking... you're in total danger. Can you just apologize to Banks and let's get this over with?" Lizzy replied, and Pearl bit her lip, hard.

This isn't right.

It went wrong, right from the start.

Even before it started.

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JEREMY'S ROOM*

Jeremy came in, still rubbing his lips as he tried to shut the door, but it was held from the outside and forcefully pushed open.

He staggered back, and Rue came in, looking venomous.

"What was that at the spa?" She questioned, her boóbs bouncing in her bikini bra.

"You saw it all, she kissed me" he replied innocently.

"And you couldn't resist? You know how much I hate her and you still kissed back?" She came closer.

"It wasn't even deep. It was just a touch of the lips so why are you fussing?" He replied, and his blood dripped as she landed a punch on his nose immediately.

He fell on the bed with a bleeding nose, and she smirked.

"Yunno what? I'll let Rook and the rest of the club handle this when we return home, mutt" she muttered, storming out of the room.

Romeo and Juliet were already waiting for her in front of it...

"I have an idea" she strained her vision.

"And it's?" Romeo replied curiously.

Juliet stayed silent.

"Contact the families of the five dead members" she said with a knowing smile.

Meanwhile, inside the room...

Jeremy wiped his bloody nose with his palms.

He smiled when he remembered the kiss, and he decided to keep remembering just that.

He got a diary and a pen, writing down today's date and the exact time the kiss happened, then at the end of the note, he wrote PEARL AND JEREMY in block letters.

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