I had always known I was different from the other girls. At nineteen, with cascading copper-red hair and sharp emerald eyes, I carried a quiet reputation for being mysterious and a little too knowing for my age.When Brooke transferred into our program that fall, something in me locked onto her at once. Golden hair, bright blue eyes that actually sparkled, a mix of softness and quiet confidence that pulled at me.We both shared the same quiet disgust for the boys around us—the grabbing hands, the crude jokes, the way Mark had shoved Jessica against the lockers when she said no. Those shared frustrations turned into something warmer and more dangerous between us. Within months we were inseparable.“Come over Friday,” I told her. “My parents are gone for the weekend. The house will be empty. Just us.”She showed up with an overnight bag, hair still damp, wearing a loose sundress that kept brushing her thighs. I answered the door in a thin silk camisole and shorts, red hair down. The sec
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