CHAPTER THIRTY-FOUR
STORM
“I don’t think I’ve ever seen you smile like that.” Athena turned to Rebel and added, “Whatever you’re doing, keep it up. I like this version of Storm. So happy and carefree.”
Rebel smirked. “Oh, I definitely plan to keep it up. It’s almost impossible not to with this girl around.”
Sliding his hand beneath my shirt, he playfully tickled my side, making me squirm. Heat rushed to my face. “Oh my God, don’t talk like that in front of my friends.”
“It’s all good,” Codie said. “We’re all adults here. At least, most of us are.”
She shot a side eye toward Stray who tossed a meatball from his plate in the air before catching it in his mouth. Having Rebel and his friends join me and my girls for lunch felt new and weird. He’d barely given me the time of day at school before. Now he was with me every spare moment.
Stray glanced up to find Codie silently judging him. He cracked a smile. “I have mad skills, babe. There’s more where that came from. Don’t pretend you don’t love it.”
With his jet black hair and sparkling blue eyes, Stray was good looking, and he knew it. He knew how to make the girls swoon. So when Codie didn’t fall into his lap like a smitten kitten, he frowned. I guess he would have his work cut out for him.
“Anyway,” Codie continued, changing the subject. “There’s a killer rave this weekend. Who’s coming with me?”
Luna perked up right away. “That sounds like fun. I’m game.”
“Is that the one in the warehouse district?” Auryn asked. “Be careful. Venom runs those raves.”
Almost as if his words had summoned them, the three remaining Venom guys appeared. They walked between the tables scattered about outside, passing dangerously close to our table. Damon shot a furious glare in our direction. Nobody said a word as a deadly stare down ensued.
Next to me, Rebel stiffened. I placed a hand on his thigh, silently willing him to remain calm. There was nothing anyone could do now anyway. We were on campus. No doubt Venom knew who was really behind River’s death. They’d recently lost their leader and their friend. Understandably, they would want revenge.
This was a discussion Rebel and I had had many times in the weeks since River’s passing. I worried that the war between the two groups had only just begun. He assured me repeatedly that I had nothing to worry about. That Venom was no concern of his, and it shouldn’t be mine either. Judging by the look on Damon Price’s face, I wasn’t so sure about that.
“That was awkward,” Athena said softly when Venom was out of earshot. “Anybody else get the feeling that they blame you guys for what happened to River? Kind of wild considering he murdered Storm’s brother.”
My friends may have had their suspicions but I hadn’t told them a damn thing about what really happened to River that night. Rumors circulated around campus. Several people believed the Kings were behind his death. They were right. Although nobody was going to confirm that.
“Let’s not talk about that. I’m sure Storm doesn’t need to constantly relive the past.” Codie carefully steered the conversation back to the upcoming party weekend. “I’m not scared of Venom. I’m going to get my rave on this weekend. I need to unwind after the week I’ve had.”
“Maybe I’ll stop by and check it out,” Stray said, openly ogling Codie as he twirled pasta on his fork. “I’m sure it will be a blast if you’re going to be there.”
A hint of a smile curved her lips. “You just love to hear yourself talk, don’t you? Forgive me if I don’t fall all over you like one of your many fangirls.”
Stray winked and popped the bite of pasta into his mouth. “You’re forgiven. You’ll come around. They always do.”
“Don’t bet on it.” Despite Codie’s eye roll, her cheeks pinkened slightly.
Ripley stood up, gathering the tray that held her soup and sandwich garbage. “As much as I would love to stay and watch the two of you awkwardly flirt, I have a class to get to. Big exam today. I’ll catch you ladies later.”
“I’ll come with you.” Codie shot to her feet, fumbling her phone in her haste to get away. “I need to hit the library before my next class.”
“Sure you do,” Stray murmured more to himself than to anyone else. His eyes followed her as he watched her stroll away with Ripley.
I wasn’t sure if a known player like him could handle a woman like Codie. She didn’t have a high opinion of most men, and she sure as hell wouldn’t settle for being another notch on his belt. I didn’t know her all that well yet, but I had learned enough about her to know that she was a ball buster when she needed to be. Stray didn’t know what he was getting himself into if he pursued her.
The conversation at the table returned to the exam schedule most of us had coming. Summer was right around the corner. Classes were wrapping up. Summer vacation couldn’t come fast enough for me. I looked forward to days at the beach. Maybe a small trip would be nice. I could use a getaway.
“I need to get the hell out of this town for a while,” Rebel declared. “A break would do us good. How does a stay at my family’s cabin on the coast sound?”
He turned to me with a brow raised. Like he’d just read my mind. Maybe our connection really was that deep. We’d been through so much together in such a short amount of time.
“Actually, that sounds perfect. I would love that.” I smiled when Rebel leaned over to kiss me. My insides fluttered every time. I didn’t think that would ever stop.
Dominik laughed. “I never thought I’d see the day when a woman owned your ass, Rebel. I don’t know if I should be impressed or disgusted.”
“Both,” Auryn added. He raised a hand, making a whip cracking motion.
Rebel’s fist shot out, nailing Auryn in the shoulder since he sat close enough to reach. To Dominik, he said, “Don’t make me come across this table and punch you in the throat.”
Casper’s shoulders shook in a gentle laugh. Catching my eye, he winked. For a guy like him, I decided that meant he accepted me.
Ultimately, it didn’t matter if Rebel’s friends accepted me or not. However, it meant a lot to me that they did, despite their teasing remarks. They knew what I meant to him. They had helped him kill for me. For the justice owed to my brother. I would never forget that.
“I promise you this. You’ll never see me lose my head over a woman like that. No offence, Storm. I’m sure you’re as amazing as Rebel says. But I was born to be wild and free. No ball and chain for this guy.” There was a determination in Stray’s tone that made me wonder if he was trying to convince us or himself.
Rebel took my hand, pulling me to my feet as he rose. “My parents are out of town this week and my sister is still at school. The house is all ours, pet. Let’s ditch the rest of the afternoon and have a little fun. These losers can stay here and entertain themselves.”
“Sure, go ahead. Leave us here to suffer through an afternoon of education while you go fuck your brains out. Don’t forget about that meeting we have tonight. New supplier.” Auryn shot Rebel a pointed look.
“Yeah yeah, no worries. I’ll be there.” Rebel held tight to my hand, like he wanted everyone who saw us to know that we were together. That we belonged to each other.
On our way to the parking lot, we passed Hailey and two of her friends as they approached the school. Her gaze dropped to our joined hands as a sneer spread across her face.
“So you’ve decided to play in the trash after all. I guess I shouldn’t be all that surprised. You always have liked to play in the dirt, Rebel.” She tossed her hair, trying to affect a high and mighty air as she strolled past us.
Rebel wasn’t having it. Releasing my hand, he grabbed her by the shoulder and spun her around. “I’m only going to tell you this once, Hailey. Talk shit about my girl, or even look in her direction again, and I will end you. I will destroy your life as you know it. Nobody fucks with Storm without paying the price. Got it?”
Her gaze frantically darted from her friends to me and back to Rebel. Bottom lip quivering, she said, “Fine. I’ve got it. Let go of me.”
Rebel held on a moment longer just to prove that he wouldn’t be ordered around. Then he released her, wrapping an arm protectively around my shoulders.
As we walked away, we heard Hailey and her friends muttering about what a psychopath Rebel was. He merely chuckled, knowing damn well that it was true. She didn’t know the half of it.
The moment we walked into Rebel’s house, he began tearing off my clothes. He pressed me against the wall in the entryway, kissing me with a possessiveness that always sent tingles right down to the tips of my toes. I loved the way he wanted me. The way he longed to claim me.
Gradually, we made our way to the basement stairs that led down to his room. Pulling off his shirt, he tossed it on the stairs before grabbing me again. His hands were all over me. Grasping my breasts, he touched me with an aggression I ached to feel everywhere.
Somehow we made it down the stairs without taking an unfortunate fall. We were both naked by the time we reached the bottom step. Rebel steered me over to the pool table next to his living room space. Lifting me up onto the pool table, he sucked my nipple into his mouth.
My breath caught as he teased my nipple into a hard peak before doing the same to the other. Needing to touch him, I ran my hands over his shoulders and down his back, pulling him close.
“Nobody will hear us. I’m not stopping until you scream like I’m killing you.” Suddenly gripping me by the throat, Rebel pushed me back to peer into my eyes. “I feel like a wild animal when I’m with you, pet. Like I can barely contain myself. I want you to scream, cry, and beg all at once.”
He sucked my bottom lip into his mouth, coaxing a moan from me. I struggled for breath, my pussy pulsing as he gripped my throat. His commanding nature and demanding touch flooded me with arousal.
He loosened his hold, allowing me to suck in a breath. His hand slid from my throat, down between my thighs, where he roughly palmed my pussy. My hips jerked reflexively. Two fingers pressed inside me, making fireworks go off behind my eyes.
I clutched desperately at him as he pushed me down against the felt table top. Shoving my legs wide apart, Rebel dove in with a furious hunger. He sucked my clit into his mouth before biting down until I cried out. With his fingers pumping in and out of me, he vigorously licked and sucked my clit.
Rebel rolled me over, pulling me up onto my hands and knees. A moment later, I felt his spit land warm against my asshole. I braced myself for what I knew was coming. He worked a finger inside me, pumping slowly at first. His pace soon quickened until he was finger fucking my ass as aggressively as he fingered my pussy.
The sounds I made verged on animalistic. Too many sensations bombarded me. I barely contained myself as I cried out his name. I came in no time. Heavy waves that made my entire body quiver.
He gave me no time to recover before climbing up on the pool table with me and taking me from behind. He thrust into my pussy hard enough to knock me forward into several pool balls. They cracked together, rolling off in different directions. It would have been funny if I hadn’t been holding on for dear life.
“Fuck, I love your pussy. Every part of you is mine, Storm. I’m going to have all of you.” Rebel’s body slammed into mine. The sound of our bodies slapping together filled the basement.
I did my best to stay upright, despite the power in his thrusts. I wasn’t sure how strong these tables were. I sure hoped it didn’t give out now. That would be one heck of a story.
A sudden slap on my ass made me yelp. It tickled when his finger outlined the scar on my butt cheek. His name that he’d carved into my skin. A slap on the other cheek followed. A pleasant sting that made me want more.
The aggression in his thrusts grew steadily until I shrieked with every stroke of his body inside mine. Only Rebel could bring so much pleasure with the pain he inflicted. I loved every second. There was nobody I trusted the way I trusted him.
He plunged deep, staying buried within me as he stopped. A low groan rumbled in his throat. After several blissful moments, he pulled out and pressed the slippery wet head of his cock against my tight asshole.
“Rebel,” I murmured breathlessly. I didn’t know what I was trying to say. The sudden change in activity made me nervous. I did my best to be prepared.
“It’s all good, pet. Open up for me like the good girl you are. I’m going to fill your ass with my cum.”
Inch by inch he made his way inside me. The pressure was almost too much at first. I bit down on my bottom lip until I tasted blood. A whoosh of breath escaped me. I wasn’t sure I could handle this. He was too big. It was too much.
Then the discomfort gave way and a pleasurable sensation took over. Slowly, he withdrew only to plunge deep again. My body opened up to him, accommodating his length and width.
“Fuck,” I breathed, fingernails digging into the green felt.
“That’s right, Storm. Let me hear how much you love my cock in your ass.” Rebel began to pick up the pace until he was fucking my ass as wildly as he fucked my pussy.
Right when I thought I would explode from need, he reached around to rub my clit. His fingers moved in circles, driving me closer and closer. Our moans simultaneously grew more frantic. My orgasm had me shouting his name as he released hot streams of cum inside my ass.
Unable to hold myself up on shaky arms any longer, I collapsed on the surface of the pool table. Rebel slowly withdrew from my ass. He gave it one more spank before hopping down onto the floor. Gathering me in his arms, he carried me to the shower in the bathroom next to his bedroom.
There was more than enough room for two. While I struggled to catch my breath, we soaped each other up, letting the hot water stream down over us as we covered each other in lather.
Touching a faint bruise on my neck, Rebel said, “I fucking love marking your body. I want everyone to know that you belong to me.”
“I don’t think anyone is ever going to question that,” I laughed. “So when do I get to carve my name into your ass?”
Even though I was kidding, Rebel was dead serious when he replied, “Anytime you want, pet. Hell, we can do it right now. I’ll get the knife.”
“No need to hurry. I’m enjoying this.” I leaned back under the stream of water, letting it rinse away the soap that covered me.
I loved his willingness to let me carve my name into his flesh as he’d done to me. Except that I hadn’t been so willing at the time. Rebel’s ass was one of the few places he didn’t have ink. Maybe I would have to take him up on that and leave my mark behind.
When we finished in the shower, he took me to his bedroom. We’d always spent so much time in my room. I loved being in his space for a change. Rebel’s scent was everywhere. The walls were a dark blue, his bedding black and gray.
I hopped onto the bed, wrapping my naked body in his blankets. “It’s about time we fuck in your bed for a change. We’ll have to do this more often. Especially now that my mom knows you’ve been sneaking up onto my balcony.”
I still felt embarrassed about that. Maybe it was time to seriously consider moving out. Staying in the dorm on campus might not be such a bad idea. Mom and Larry were all settled in to his house together. They didn’t need me around so much.
“I’ve been dying to fuck you in my bed,” Rebel said, sliding into the blankets next to me. “It’s nice to have you here. You belong with me. Even though you’re next door, it still feels too far away. Maybe we should get our own place.”
“Seriously?” I studied him closely, trying to determine if he was joking. “Do you think it’s too soon for that?”
“Fuck no. I want you with me all the time. Is that such a bad thing?” Shoving my damp hair back from my face, Rebel kissed me, leaving me breathless all over again.
My reply came out as a whisper. It was all I could muster as I tumbled headlong into him. “Absolutely not. I just don’t want to rush anything. I want to do this the right way.”
“Then we should most definitely get our own place. What could be more right than that? You’re mine, Storm. And I will always be yours. There’s no rules. No playbook on how we do this. We do what we want.”
Did I want to make such a huge move? To wake up every morning with Rebel and to go to sleep every night with him wrapped around me? Undoubtedly I did.
“All right, let’s do it. My mom is going to freak. I can’t wait.” Excitement thrilled through me. Wrapping my arms around Rebel, I dragged him closer, peppering his face with kisses.
His devilish laugh set the butterflies loose inside me. He ran a hand down my naked body, dipping a finger playfully into my belly button. “Good, because I found a place that I think might work for us, and I want you to see it.”