Chapter 12: Exposed

Lex's POV.

I understood completely what those gazes meant; they were not judging me, they were shocked. I stared at her in shock also, I never expected that she was going to open up about it so easily despite everything she had been through. I expected her to go into hiding and never say a word about it to anyone, but here she was standing before me and the only two people in the world who really knew me while spilling the truth.

"Come on, Lex, say something. She just accused you of taking advantage of her; you cannot be silent."

Nick said to me, obviously expecting me to deny it, but I knew I couldn't. What she said was the truth except that I did not take advantage of her; I had sex with her, which she consented to.

"I didn't take advantage of her, guys. We had sex, and she consented to it. I never took advantage of her," I said without looking at their faces, and the silence said it all. They didn't believe me.

Landon's gaze moved slowly to her before turning back to me, and I could see the words already written on his face.

"I seriously do not want to believe that this is true, Lex, because if this is, you really are in a hot mess right now," Landon whispered to me as he moved closer, not wanting her to hear.

"I know, but the truth is that she consented; I did not take advantage of her."

"And how about the part where you tried to strangle me because you were angry that I stood up to you on that floor?"

I was so pissed off when her sharp voice interrupted again; I felt like strangling her the second time.

"Look, I am not going to watch you come from nowhere and ruin my life, okay? I know what I did to you was wrong, but I promise you that you are not going to win if you think you can keep fighting this. Let it go!" I yelled at her.

"No, I will not let it go. I hate you for what you did to me, Lex, and I am not going to forgive it. I want you to be punished for touching me, I want you to be punished for trying to kill me, and I want you to be punished for what you did to Anna in the hall."

"Go fuck yourself then; you will never get that," I said to her and made to walk away when her words made me stop immediately.

" i would like your permission to take the same approach, I would publish it on the walls of this entire school how you tried to kill me and how you raped me "

"Shut the hell up. I never raped you. What the fuck is she talking about? I asked you if I should do it; you didn't fight it. You only resisted for, like, a minute. What are you talking about now? Why are you trying to put it all on me?"

I couldn't hear myself speak, but I could tell from the way I was feeling that I was getting hurt within. This girl seemed like a bone in my throat that I could not just get out, and I needed it out of my throat so badly.

"You can explain that to the school management when you are finally charged for taking advantage of a student on her first day at school. You are not the only one who knows how to cook up stories, Lex. I have a very perfect story to ruin you completely."

I was staring at her the whole time as she spoke and just as she made to walk away after saying that I pulled her back forcefully without thinking.

"I want you to take it back. Everything you just said you are going to do, I want you to take it back, everything," I said to her, staring directly into her eyes this time, but I could tell that she was not going to oblige.

"Really? If you truly want me to not go ahead with everything I already have in plans for you, you are going to do exactly as I say, and from now hence, I am the one calling the shots."

I shook my head in disagreement as she spoke because there was no way I was going to allow this leech to control my life.

"Who exactly do you think you are to be in that position to tell me what to do? Do you realise that I am still being gentle with you and that I have not gotten to the extreme of what I could do to you?"

"What else could you do to me, Lex? Tell me. I am so eager to know what else you could do to me aside from trying to kill me like you did before."

"Fuck you!"

That came out lame, but I was almost losing it.

"No, fuck you, Lex. I am tired of being this school play thing. Everyone is trying to get back at me for something I never did while you walk freely because what? you are the king of the school? How about I show you that a king can be dethroned and someone else can take his place?"

I couldn't believe that I was already feeling threatened by her words. I tried to shake it off, but it just wasn't easy for me.

I hesitated for a second, trying to think about the right words to say, but there was nothing coming to my mind at all.

"I do not know exactly what is going on between the both of you, but I would advise that you stay away from us.

Lex is not so friendly, and this is not the first time a girl has thrown herself on him, so you can't accuse him of raping you when you consented to it."

At first I thought it was Nick saying that, but the voice was clear enough for me to know that it was London, and I was shocked to my bones to see London trying to defend me.

"Let's get out of here," Nick said as he led the way.

I followed, but with every step I took, I kept glancing at her, wondering how she could scare me so much.

"What was that?"