Page 134 of Their Cruel Play
I tip my head back and look into his dark eyes. Maybe he’s finally seeing me. Not the little girl who was his best friend, but who I’ve become.
His mouth comes down on mine. The kiss is a little punishing, but I wouldn’t expect anything less from him right now. I took away his prize yesterday. I made him lose in front of the others.
But when I submit to his kiss, he softens. The kiss morphs into something nicer, still hot as fuck and burning a hole in my panties, but definitely no longer a punishment. Almost an apology.
When he lifts his mouth from mine, I almost wish I could sink back into him. But then I remember where we are. This is a display for all those girls who want to claim them. That’s not happening.
They’re mine.
I pull away and tuck into Luke’s side. He slides his hand into my back jean pocket. Nico’s eyes narrow before he clears them again. Nico’s jealousy is focused on Luke in particular. We’re going to have to figure out how to deal with that. Or it could tear us apart.
“Time to face the masses?” Jack asks.
Luke leads me into the high school. The hallways are filled with people chatting. Their eyes follow us as we move to the guys’ lockers. My stomach flips. Everyone knows I’ve fucked the horsemen.
My cheeks begin to burn. It was one thing when they could only speculate, but now they know for sure.
Caden draws me to his locker. I scan the hallway as we put books away. No one is overtly watching, but I catch a glancebefore they look away, and sometimes they turn to their friend and whisper behind their hands.
“I should have stayed home,” I murmur.
“You want to go home, little nympho?” Caden leans down. “We could take the whole day off. You and me. Make you feel good.”
The heat in his eyes makes me feel hot and bothered. I mean, it’s only one day in the grand scheme of things. I could sneak off with Caden and spend the day in his bed or finally get the rest of the house tour.
“Harper.” Luke holds his hand out to me. His eyes are on Caden though. “Focus on the future, Caden. She needs to keep her grades up, not us.”
I slip my hand into Luke’s and give Caden a sad face because playing with him all day sounds like a lot more fun. I sigh as we head to first period.
As I walk into the classroom, a guy wolf whistles. My cheeks burn, but Luke glares and he stops. Luke keeps a possessive hand on me all the way to our desks. Kenz gives me a look that I’m not sure what it means.
My phone dings with a message.
Kenz:
Are you okay?
I glance over at her. What does she mean? Fuck, when was the last time we talked?
Me:
Yeah, just a long weekend.
Come over after school?
Kenz:
Yeah.
She smiles and tucks her phone away. Luke kicks my chair, and I turn around.
“Lunch is out today. Nico will escort you to the cars after art.” His eyes hold mine.
“Okay.” I don’t have to go into the cafeteria? Bonus. Mr. Wick comes in to start class.
School is prettynormal until I get to art class. Nico walks in with me. Tanner is already at our table. I pause because I don’t want to hear whatever he has to say. Nico’s hand clenches on my hip.
“You tell us if he gives you any trouble.” His words are just for me before he pulls away and goes to his table with Angela.
