Chapter 45
In Fighting
Harper
My whole body buzzes with desire.
Caden trails kisses down my neck and pauses at my breasts. My breath catches as his mouth closes over my nipple. Licking, sucking, tugging, while my fingers dig into his hair, holding him against me. My breath comes out in quick pants. Each stroke of his tongue makes me wetter.
We should stop. Fuck, I don’t want to, but we should stop.
“I should finish my homework.” I squirm under him. “Caden?”
He kisses along my stomach before drawing my knees up and spreading me wide. Licking his lips, he stares at my pussy. “Don’t worry, little nympho. I’ll get you off, and then you can do all the homework you want.”
My face burns, but he doesn’t stop looking at my pussy. When he dips down, I hold my breath as he licks me from my clit to my ass.
I release a jagged breath before he consumes me. The noises he makes and what he does to me make me squirm until needy noises pour out of me. My hips follow his tongue, riding it until I shatter. Arching, I try to slow down my breathing.
Before I can come down, he pushes me back up, thrusting his finger into my pussy, making me explode again. I can’t breathe. I can’t come down.
It’s too much.
“Oh, fuck,” I breathe out as I arch like a woman possessed. My pussy gushes on Caden as I come again.
When he slides his finger out of me, I take a shaky breath in and out as he slowly licks and kisses my pussy. All I can do is twitch and breathe beneath him. My hands cover my racing heart.
Crawling up my body, he hovers over me. “Good, little nympho?”
“Can’t. Breathe. War.” My hands clasp his jaw and bring his mouth down to mine. I taste myself on his tongue and strain my body up against his, feeling his hard cock against my stomach.
“You’re beautiful, little nympho.” He kisses me again before he eases away to the bathroom. If I had an ounce of energy left, I’d follow him in and do something about his erection.
But fuck.
I could fall asleep like this. Spread-eagle on my bed, without a care in the fucking world. My body is mush. I’m definitely not telling Kenz about that. Poor Brandon would never measure up.
“Come on, little nympho. You’ve got homework and you need to feed this beast.” His t-shirt lands on my chest.
Drawing in a breath, I sit up and tug on his t-shirt. His warmth and scent cover me. He draws his boxers over his erection. I raise an eyebrow as I consider how I could help.
Tipping my chin up, he shakes his head. “Not this time, little nympho. Keep your dirty thoughts to yourself.”
He kisses me briefly before dragging me to my feet. I grab a pair of panties from my dresser to put on.
“Hmm, I might have to talk you out of those later.” Caden steps in closer, and I swear a little spark tries to light inside me, but damn am I tired. He chuckles before steering me out of my room and downstairs.
At the refrigerator, I pull out some sandwich makings and put them on the island. After washing my hands, I make us each a sandwich, since my stomach growls loudly. I’ve had a lot of physical activity today.
Caden grabs our plates and sets them on the table as he takes a chair. I bring over some water for us and pull over my history textbook.
“You said MacKenzie would spend the night.” His eyebrows arch as he inhales his sandwich. It’s getting late, and she hasn’t shown up. I exhale.
“No, I said she might.” A little thrill goes through me at the thought of punishment. What the hell is wrong with me? They’ve thoroughly warped my mind. “Her mom said no.”
He tips back on the chair legs as his eyes never leave me. “Were you going to tell us, little nympho?”
“I’ve stayed here many times on my own with no issues.” I don’t lift my gaze from the textbook. “You all have beds of your own you can keep warm.”
“Not going to happen.” Caden downs his water. Tension radiates off him.
“What’s not going to happen?” I finally lift my gaze to meet his possessive green eyes. Fuck. I ignore my body’s arousal at his mere presence.
His fingers grip my chin so I can’t look away. “You belong to us. We can’t protect you if we don’t know you need it.”
“I don’t need protection.” Pulling away, I close my book. I’m sure I can find time to read it tomorrow. “This isn’t new to my life. Mom’s work has rotating shifts. It’s been a while, but she works nights. Newsflash, I sleep at home alone when that happens. And I’m fine.”
I pick up his plate and mine and take them to the sink, rinsing them before putting them in the dishwasher. His chair scrapes the floor, and his heat closes in on me from behind.
Tingles dance down my spine, anticipating his touch.
“You weren’t claimed then.” His fingers curl around my hips. “You didn’t have weird shit happening around you then.”
His lips press against the nape of my neck, and my knees weaken. I grab onto the counter to help support myself.
“Let me take care of you, little nympho.” His voice is enticing. The tip of his nose presses against my neck, drawing a trail up to my ear. “You like when I take care of you, baby.”
Oh fuck, he’s fucking potent. I crave him and what he does to me. He’s right, it’s like an addiction, a need.
“What would the others think about you sleeping here?” I don’t say on your own, but it’s implied in my words. We’re in (excuse the phrase) virgin territory here. Caden and I just had sex without everyone else being nearby or present. They definitely aren’t aware.
Maybe Eli will figure it out since I didn’t come back to the webcam.
“We agreed we could spend time alone with you.” He draws me back against him and runs his hand under the t-shirt, across my belly. When he strokes his thumb over my bare skin, he sends those butterflies racing. “I didn’t fuck your ass, so we should be fine.”
I squeeze my thighs together. “You want to spend the night with me?”
His dark chuckle flows through me, lighting me on fire. He turns me and lifts me onto the counter before stepping between my legs. He tips my head back with his hand cupping my cheek.
“You tempt me to misbehave, but I need to let the others know.” He dips his head down and claims my lips, tasting me, conquering me. I moan into his mouth as his cock presses against my pussy. A twinge of soreness accompanies my pussy’s throb.
My hands trace the muscles on his chest. I mean, I’m already going to be sore tomorrow. I might as well enjoy myself tonight. My legs tighten on his hips.
“More?” He caresses the back of my neck.
“No.” Heat rushes to my face. Fuck, I’m addicted. “Yes. I don’t know.”
He helps me off the counter and urges me back to my homework. He gets his phone, and notifications buzz back and forth while I try to focus on my history reading. When I open my laptop to figure out if I’m missing anything, the others are all at their computers.
Well, except Caden. He sits next to me in only his boxers.
“Hi.” I lift my hand and wave like a complete idiot.
Jack smirks. Eli raises an eyebrow. Nico smiles. Luke… he’s definitely not happy. And when Luke’s not happy, I usually get punished. I swallow.
Caden caresses my thigh under the table. Not sure if it’s to give me support or to steady me for whatever is about to happen.
“Stand up, princess.”
It’s pretty obvious I’m wearing Caden’s shirt. I practically swim in it.
Sighing, I stand in front of the camera. I could be wearing booty shorts with this t-shirt and they wouldn’t know. “Is this really necessary?”
“Lift it.” Luke’s eyes have that icy edge to them tonight.
I pull up the shirt to show my panties. Thankfully I put them on. Not that they all haven’t seen me naked, but I’m pretty sure things would be worse if I’m sitting here with no panties on.
“Do I get to see your boxers next?” Fuck, that imp inside me who likes to poke at Luke has no sense of self-preservation.
Caden chuckles and runs his hand up the back of my thigh. “Seems only fair.”
“Fair?” Luke leans back.
“I don’t see what the problem is.” I lower my shirt and sit back in my chair. “Caden brought me his jersey to wear tomorrow to school.”
“And what, princess?” Luke’s voice is clipped. “What happened next?”
“Afraid you missed the show?” Caden’s words are like ice to my overheated body. “Do you need a play by play? Or blow by blow?”
This is a game I’m not qualified to play.
“This is ridiculous. Harper can do what she wants with her body.” Nico leans forward. “It’s not like he took something she wasn’t willing to give.”
“Any of us could have gone over there tonight.” Jack smirks. “Fuck, I know I planned to go help her relieve some tension, but got sidetracked.”
“This isn’t a fucking free for all.” Luke clenches his fist on the desk. A muscle ticks in his jaw. My heart races like a trapped rabbit.
“Isn’t it though? She belongs to all of us.” Eli isn’t smug or smirking. He’s completely calm. “Or do you want to control our access to her?”
All eyes go to Luke. That’s exactly what he wants. I know it. They know it. The question is will he be honest about it.
His eyes lock on me. It should be hard to tell on video chat, but it’s not just seeing him. It’s feeling him. The way he slips beneath my skin to rile me up.
The wheels spin behind his eyes as he figures out how to make this work best for him. It’s infuriating. He wants complete and utter control of me. While I don’t mind sometimes, he needs to understand I’m still me.
“Are you going to need to fuck me every time one of them does?” The words spill off my tongue. “Do you need to come fuck me now to prove you have control over me? That you own me? That I belong to you?”
I stand, feeling caged. “Or do you just need to hear what happened? Is it every time someone’s been alone with me? Like when you slept with me? Or how about the time you punished me by getting me and yourself off in your car on the way home?”
Laughter, tight and hot, pours out of me.
“Or is it just the ones you don’t know about?
Like tonight? Yes, Caden and I fucked. It was my choice, and I probably would have fucked him again, but he thought he should tell you—his friend—he’s staying here tonight because I would have been alone otherwise. ”
“You said MacKenzie was staying.” The words are bitter. But of course, out of everything I said, that’s what he would focus on.
“I asked. Her mom said no.” I straighten. I’m not nearly as tall as them and probably look smaller in Caden’s t-shirt. “I can be by myself. I’ve spent years perfecting it while hiding from you.”
“You want to be alone, princess?” Luke holds me pinned there while he looks me over.
My heart stops. No, I don’t. That day they were all cold to me. I don’t want that. Not after this weekend. Not after giving in. Fuck, they could drop me and go back to their lives. Go back to other girls. They got what they wanted. They got what they claimed me for.
My legs shake, and I collapse into the chair. I can’t help poking at Luke, but I poke too hard. He’s going to end it all. I’ll go back to being invisible, and they’ll go back to the other girls.
Everyone will be happy. And I’ll be alone. Again.
“Enough.”