Page 12 of Their Cruel Play
“Luke, we’ve got to go.” Jack’s voice penetrates the little bubble we’re in.
Luke tightens his hand in my hair. His eyes focus, suddenly serious. “Be careful, princess. Don’t underestimate Sidney.”
“They haven’t done anything?—”
“Which means you’re dropping your guard.” He studies me like he doesn’t think I have what it takes to face down Sidney.
“No, it means they just didn’t want to deal with you guys.” I press my hands against his chest gently, but he doesn’t back away. He presses me closer to him, and the heat swirls hotter inside.
“I’ll look for you in the stands.” His thumb skates over my jaw.
I smile. “Good luck finding me. I sit in the nosebleed section.”
“I’ll find you.” He brushes his lips over mine, and a sigh escapes me. Every inch of me wants Luke Foster, and I’m sick of fighting what I want.
“Luke.” Caden’s voice is loud in the quiet classroom.
I pull away and glance over at Caden. His face is like stone while he studies us. A little shiver runs through me. This is the enforcer of the horsemen, staring back at me. Not the guy I thought I knew.
His green eyes capture mine. The heat is still there. That flame that never goes out burns between the two of us. I can almost feel him holding my hand and telling me about our ridiculous future. My heart clenches, and I drop my gaze to the floor.
He betrayed me. He punished me when he should have been grateful to me for protecting him. From keeping him from doing something stupid over nothing.
“Be good, princess.” Luke trails his hands down my sides, igniting sparks to ricochet within, before he takes his warmth away entirely.
I follow behind them out of the classroom. When they turn toward the exit, I head to the girl’s locker room. Penny, Nat, Vicky, and Izzy stand there, talking to Kenz.
I shake off the lust for Luke Foster that still flows heavy through me. “Hey.”
When Kenz turns, her expression gives away her disappointment. “They’re not here.”
My brow furrows. “What?”
Before I can open the locker room door, Penny steps up and touches my arm.
“So Ashley is in my last class, and because they don’t have cheer practice, Sidney wants you to meet her before the game, and she’ll trade with you then.” Penny gives me a gentle smile and drops her hand from my arm.
I don’t like this. It’s a change and they aren’t doing it through the guys. Luke’s not going to like this, but I said I can handle Sidney. So I’ll handle it.
“Worst thing that happens is you wear Jack’s jersey to the game.” Kenz shrugs.
“I guess.” And Sidney wins and wears Luke’s jersey. My stomach turns and jealous heat floods me. Fuck that.
I could get Sidney’s cell number to coordinate with her. I lift my gaze to the girls standing around me. “Do any of you have Sidney’s number?”
They look at each other while shaking their heads. Fuck. I know one person who will definitely have it, and I hate that I have to ask.
But this isn’t these girls’ problem. This whole thing wasn’t their problem. They helped me, and I’ve been grateful to have them. I haven’t had a group like this before.
I give them all a smile. “Thank you so much for helping this week. It means a lot that I can count on you.”
“We’ll save you a seat at the game.” Penny goes up on her tiptoes and squeals softly. She grabs both my hands and squeezes them to her chest. “And tonight, we get to party together. I can’t wait.”
Her eyes already have a dreamy quality to them. A little twist forms in my gut. They didn’t do this for me. These girls want what I have.
They want Jack to pull them into a closet and seduce them. They want Caden to press them up against the side of a building and kiss them until they can’t breathe. They want Eli to mix pleasure and pain into something so fucking spectacular that they crave it. They want Nico to be soft and playful with them, but rough when he needs them. And they especially want Luke, to be held in his arms like they’re the only thing that matters, to consume his thoughts until he can’t help but fuck them.
Blowing out my breath, I can’t imagine the guys with anyone else, but it’s not inconceivable. I can barely keep up with them.
