CHAPTER THIRTEEN #2
“I won’t.” He smiled, showing all his whites. “If you cooperate.”
Dammit. I glared back at him. “How do you expect me to cooperate when my dad and sister are right there?” I flung my hand in their direction.
“All the more reason for you to do it.”
He was sick!
I shifted on my feet, never feeling more helpless. He could be bluffing, but he hadn’t hesitated to set up Aurora at all. He was leaving me no choice here.
A realization settled in my chest. I’d have to do this. For Melody.
Without saying a word, I lay down on the bench and separated my legs like he’d told me, feeling completely exposed as my skirt rode up and my panties came into view.
He didn’t move right away, his chest rising on a quick breath as his gaze darted to the place between my thighs, and I felt a throb there. For a moment, all I could see in his eyes was raw lust, and it almost made me gasp in surprise.
He wanted me. There was no doubt about that. He hated me, but he wanted me, and hell, if that didn’t make my pussy throb harder.
I waited to see what he would do, my breathing picking up. He could be just taunting me. Maybe he hadn’t planned to touch me at all.
He refuted that thought quickly as he sat down on the edge of the bench and placed his hand on my thigh draped over the back of the bench. His fingers came to rest only inches away from the hem of my underwear.
I tensed, my breath coming out short.
He pressed his other hand right over my pussy. My entire body jerked like it had been electrified.
“Zach.”
“You’re soaked.” His thumb moved up and down my slit over my panties, and I slumped my hand against my mouth so I wouldn’t moan out loud.
“No, I’m not.” My dad and Melody were close enough to hear me if I released a loud moan. I couldn’t let him win.
He chuckled, his eyes dancing with amusement. “Liar.” He ripped my panties off, flinging them to the ground, and I gasped right before he pressed his fingers directly against my heated flesh. My back bowed off the bench, pleasure searing my every nerve.
He raised his fingers to show me their glistening tips. “Are you still going to lie? I bet if I pushed them inside you, your pussy would swallow them. Let’s test it.”
He shoved two fingers inside me, and I almost screamed in pleasure, my entire body tensing with the intensity of the sensation. I was starting to shake with the effort of not letting a sound out. Dad or Melody could come here any moment if they wanted . . .
“So fucking wet,” he growled. “Is that because your family is so close and could see you like this? Or you’re just that desperate for a fuck?”
“Neither,” I gritted out, glaring at him.
He smiled again. “Such a sexy, little liar.” He pulled his fingers out then rammed them right back inside, and this time, I let out a loud whimper, then went still, horrified, as I listened for any sounds that would indicate Dad or Melody had heard me or were coming this way.
More water splashing came from the pool, but I couldn’t focus on it long enough because Zach started fingering me hard and fast. I couldn’t form a single coherent thought as sensations raced through me.
He pumped and pumped his fingers, and it was too much.
My toes curled, and my eyes closed, a moan building its way up inside me fast.
“You like this, huh? Come on. Let your voice out,” he said gruffly, and I opened my eyes to see him watch me with raw desire, his face strained as though he was holding himself in check.
I pressed my hand even harder against my mouth.
“No? Let’s see if you’ll be able to keep quiet now.” He took off his cap, dropping it on the ground, and pressed his mouth right against my clit.
“Zach,” I moaned, bucking violently against him.
He smiled, meeting my eyes as his tongue slid over my slit. “That’s it, baby. Let it out.”
No. This was so wrong. Melody and Dad were so close, and I was here, allowing Zach to do this to me.
But as much as I hated it, I hated myself for letting him get away with this and degrade me.
This should repulse me. He should repulse me.
But I couldn’t fight against the pleasure he expertly built in me.
I couldn’t fight against my body that starved for him more than anything else.
I’d been searching for him in other guys, who couldn’t even hold a candle to him, for so long, and now that this was finally happening, it was like an unstoppable storm, about to devour me in seconds.
He ate me ferociously, his hand kneading my thigh as he plunged his fingers into me, and there was no stopping my moans. Not this time. All I could do was bite into my fist and hope no one heard me.
Zach met my gaze, his eyes impossibly dark. “That’s a good girl. You see? It wasn’t so hard.” His voice vibrated against my core, and my hips jolted.
“It doesn’t mean anything,” I hissed.
“But it does. You’re powerless here. I’m going to make you come within close distance of your family, and you won’t be able to do anything to stop it. And you’ll want more.”
His mouth closed around my clit, and I cursed him out loud, hating him for turning me into this. But hating even more that he was right.
The pleasure washed over me in waves, and each wave was stronger than the previous one. And then he added a third finger, and I saw stars. I came in an instant, his name a hoarse cry against my lips as the world narrowed into that one spot.
My body sank like it weighed a ton, and only vaguely aware, I realized I was quite a sight, plastered against the bench with my chest heaving and legs stretched wide apart.
Slowly, he raised his head to look at me, but there was no bragging smile or disdain on his face.
He watched me like I was the most beautiful sight he’d ever seen, his chest rising on uneven breaths.
His thumb moved in a whisper of a caress on my thigh, and just that one small touch made my chest implode.
But as though he realized he’d made a mistake, his expression hardened in the next moment, and he pushed himself away from me.
He stood, looking down at me with disgust. “So shameless, Blair, coming on my face. You’d really spread your legs for literally anyone.”
Mortification slammed into me, and I rushed to get to my feet and fix my skirt, anger beginning to unfurl inside me.
“You coerced me into this. I didn’t have a choice.”
He released a chuckle, snatching up his cap.
“You had a choice, Blair. You could’ve refused me.
” He grabbed his gloves from the bench and motioned with his head at my panties, smirking.
“You’d better pick up your panties. You don’t want anyone to guess what happened here, right?
” He turned and left, and I didn’t know if the tears that were now springing to my eyes were from humiliation or anger.
I should’ve fought harder against him. I could’ve thought of something not to make him do that to me—I could’ve done anything but let him get his way.
Pushing my tears back, I collected my torn panties and balled them in my fist, and I did it right on time, because Melody stepped into the gazebo a second later. Her features gave way to a frown.
“What are you doing here? I saw Tom stepping out of here just now, looking really weird. Did something happen?”
If she only knew. “Nothing happened.”
She shifted from foot to foot, moving her wet hair over one shoulder. “You said that the other day too, but something feels off between you two. Do you want me to talk to Dad and—”
“No. Everything’s fine. Really.”
She wiggled her lips, searching for something on my face. “Okay, if you’re really sure. Anyway, Anna said lunch is ready. Mom is also home, so we’re going to eat all together. It’s been a while since we all gathered for it. It will be good to have lunch like a normal family.”
Like a normal family. It had been a while since I’d thought of us four like that.
“Yeah, sure it will.” I glanced at her swimwear. “By the way, I know you said you’re not interested in Tom and all, but it won’t hurt to remind you that he’s off-limits.”
“Why do you say that?”
I motioned at her bikini, and she looked down at it. Then blushed hard.
My stomach turned. So she did have a crush on him.
“Th-This is nothing. I’m just trying it out. I won’t wear it anymore.” She couldn’t even look me in the eyes, and I felt sick. No. I couldn’t let her get close to Zach. No fucking way I’d let him toy with her.
“Hey, it’s okay. You can wear whatever you want. Just make sure it stays on that. There are so many better guys than Tom out there.”
She gave me a strange look, rubbing her elbow. “I’ll keep that in mind. Will we go now? We don’t want to keep Mom and Dad waiting.”
I almost sighed in relief that she didn’t press me to know why I insisted on keeping her away from Zach. “Yeah. Let’s go.” I followed her, keeping a smile I didn’t feel fixed on my face.