Joe paced in the parking lot, checking his Uber app every few seconds while still trying to find anyone he knew who could help him get to the party or get Sophia out of there.
"Fuck it," he said and dialed 911.
"911, what's your emergency?"
"My name is Joe DiMarco. My girlfriend, Sophia Ramos is at the Signa Tua Omega fraternity house and is in danger."
"Let me transfer you to the campus police."
Moments ticked by as Joe waited for someone to pick up. He kept switching to the live feed and saw Sophia sitting on the couch next to some blond girl.
A booming voice came through the phone. "Sir, this is Officer Monroe of the UGA police. Is this about a wellness check?"
Joe put the call on speaker. "My girlfriend is at the Sigma party, and I think they're planning to sexually assault her."
"How do you know this?"
"I got a call from my friend who said he saw a mutual friend get her drink spiked at the party. He took her to the hospital but said my girlfriend, Sophia, is in danger. There's a livestream of the party--"
"A livestream?"
"Yeah, a private server. You log in and can see everything. They are currently raping another girl, Cassie McRae. It's on the stream right now."
"Sir, can you forward the stream to uga-police@uga.edu."
Joe switched to his mail app and forwarded the link.
"And sir, you said your girlfriend is in danger?"
"Yes, they gave her two strong drinks and put her in some room."
"By herself?" Officer Monroe asked.
"No, other students from the party."
"So, your girlfriend is drinking with students at a campus party?" Monroe's voice lifted at the end.
"Yes, but they are planning something. She's only nineteen years old and shouldn't be drinking."
"So, you're concerned about underage drinking?"
Joe felt his jaw clench and the back of his head throbbing. Was this officer really blowing him off? Was he trying to downplay what was happening? "Officer, I'm worried that this fraternity is targeting coeds to rape. They are actively assaulting a girl right now on your campus. Send a car over now."
Joe heard nothing through the line for a few moments. "Okay, I understand. We will send someone there to check things out."
# #
Jeremy walked down the stairs and slipped through the throng of students dancing in the main room. The heavy base from the huge speakers reverberated through the room. Young men and women were bouncing around the room, Solo cups raised. The party was in full swing, and everyone knew exactly what Sigma parties were all about.
Jeremy's phone buzzed and the name, Monroe, flashed on the screen. Jeremy entered a side room to dampen the sound as he answered the phone.
"What's up, Tom?" Jeremy asked.
"I got a call already. Some guy worried about his girlfriend, Sophia?"
"Really? Who called?"
"Some guy named Joe DiMarco. The girl's boyfriend. And he's on your livestream."
Jeremy flinched and squeezed the phone. "Okay. We'll take care of it."
"Jeremy, I can't have this kind of heat. If this kid makes too much trouble --"
"I said I'll take care of it. Now I have to get back to the party." Jeremy walked to the door to open it but waited as the head of the campus police remained on the line.
"I'll be by tomorrow for my envelope," Officer Monroe said and hung up.
Jeremy hung his head for a second and rubbed the back of his neck.
Why can't things be easy? Why do I have to do everything myself?
He walked through the party, searching among the dancing students until he reached the western study on the first floor. Brad stood near an unlit fireplace only ten paces from Sophia who was nearly passed out on a couch.
"Hey, your girl's boyfriend called the police already," Jeremy said to Brad as he took a spot next to him.
Brad's brow furrowed. "Fucking guy. I doubt he's coming here. We popped all four tires on his car and have people looking out for him if he shows up."
Jeremy stroked his chin. "Maybe we should forget about this one. We've got Katie and Cassie already."
Brad"s face went pale. "Dude, seriously, it's fine. Sophia could easily get us $15,000 on the stream. And think of all the videos we could make and sell?"
Brad appealed to Jeremy's weakness--money. It was easy to persuade his fraternity brother, even though Brad knew deep down that Jeremy enjoyed manipulating these girls as much as the money he made. For Brad, it wasn't the money at all. He had wanted Sophia for her entire freshman year. Sitting next to her in writing classes, watching her strut through campus in her short skirts, and seeing her taking her walks with Joe -- it was too much for him. He wanted her more than any other girl on campus.
It was easy to start talking to her. He found out through Claire that she was damaged goods. A former boyfriend had physically and emotionally abused Sophia for years until Joe came along. Brad knew girls like that lacked self-esteem and self-worth. It was easy to slip into her DMs, tell her how beautiful she looked, and start planting seeds of doubt about her relationship with Joe.
At first, she wouldn't entertain his texts. She'd say she has a boyfriend and leave it at that. But Brad never stopped. He picked and choose his time to mention how her hair looked amazing with highlights or ask if that blouse was new. When she was unprepared for a pop quiz on
Jane Eyre
, he let her copy his answers. It was all to get her to relax. Now, the flirting had picked up almost to the point where he wouldn't need one of these frat parties to get her into bed. But the parties were so easy. Jeremy's special cocktail made these girls completely uninhibited. Brad had played the long game with Sophia, and it was time for his reward.
"Okay, we move on with Sophia," Jeremy said, squeezing Brad's shoulder. "But anything goes wrong with this Joe guy and it's on you."
Brad exhaled and nodded to him. "You have nothing to worry about."
Jeremy opened a cabinet and took out a shot glass and a bottle of vodka. He poured a shot to the rim and, from his pocket, added a milligram of GHB to the liquid. He stirred it with a straw and brought out a single blue pill, Magic Molly, from a case in his other pocket. It had a clear coat and the letters MM engraved in white. It even looked like an M&M.
He pushed off from the wall and stepped over to Amber. Her bottom lip trembled as he held out the blue pill and shot glass towards her. She whimpered as she took them and walked across the study.
Don't cry, Amber. Hold it together.
This was the worst for her. Sophia wouldn't be the first or last girl she betrayed. It had started last year when Jeremy took over as fraternity president. She had a huge crush on him, and so when he invited her to his president's suite, she didn't waste time accepting. Even from the start, the sex was mind blowing. Jeremy took what he wanted but somehow always got her off. Maybe it was the domination or the idea that she was having sex with the head of the Sigmas, but she never had such strong orgasms with anyone else.
"Get on your knees."
She recalled last semester like it was yesterday. Jeremy brought Amber into the basement and had her on her knees in nothing but a Sigma Tau Omega T-shirt that barely covered her stomach.
"You're going to prove yourself to the brotherhood," he said, pulling down his boxers. Brad and Kevin did the same, and the two newer brothers started stroking themselves in anticipation of Amber's initiation.
She wasted no time in taking Jeremy into her mouth. She loved his taste, and her tongue flicked through the salty drop at the very tip. She closed her eyes and forgot about the rest of the world as she slowly took him deeper, his tip grazing the top pallet of her mouth until she tilted her head to take him back towards her throat.
"Open your eyes. Look at me."
Amber shivered as she met his gaze. His dark stare did something to her -- made her feel dirty and used and whole again, like there was something missing when she wasn't servicing someone like him. Someone powerful.
And for Jeremy, it was all about the power in those moments in the basement. Upstairs was about money, but down here, it was all about teaching these girls who they belonged to.
"Go deeper. And don't stop looking at me."
He watched her slide her mouth closer to the base, her lips twitching to lock around him. She gagged and pulled back ever so slightly and took him deeper again. He could feel light breaths from her nose hitting his pelvis, tickling him. As she brought her hands up to cup his balls, he groaned.