To protect Kerrianne, Mason will carry her secret. But he’s done with her, and he told her so. Three more months until graduation and they’ll also be done with Riviere High School.

But that doesn’t mean Mason is going to sit back and not have Reg pay.

Mason’s plan is simple. Reg will hammer the nails into his own coffin.

Sure enough, with Reg’s return to the team’s locker room, all Mason has to do is light the fuse. “So, Reg. About that letter to the editor. Did you read the comments?”

Reg explodes—a full-on antisemitic, racist, anti-gay rant.

So predictable, Mason thinks, and smirks to himself.

Reg grabs his junk, proudly bragging that he’s the only one who had the balls to speak out in Mr. Bartley’s defense. “I’m a hero,” he says. “We should take those Jew lovers and shoot them like rabid dogs. We’ll be doing Mr. Bartley a favor.”

“Shut up,” Mason says, and as predicted, Reg continues on.

The threats that Reg makes against Logan and Cade send shivers down Mason’s spine. He forces his fingers to stay open at his side even though they want to curl into a fist to pound Reg’s face. Mason stands there and listens to every. Single. Word.