Chapter 53
“You seriously think you can have him ?” Blaire screeches at me as I pull my books from my locker, slamming it shut. I turn towards her, I already want this day to be over.
I’d been able to dodge the guys, now I’m having to deal with Blaire.
“I already told you, I don’t want him, in fact he’s yours.” I snap completely over Blaire and whatever agenda she has.
Stepping up to me she shoves me forcing my back to hit the row of lockers behind me. A crowd forms behind her enjoying the little show she is putting on. The pit in my stomach grows knowing I’ll never escape this—her.
Blaire pushes her long fingernail into my shoulder, getting right up to my face. “You better watch your back bitch,” a vindictive smile appears on her face, a flash of something psychotic moves through her eyes and with another shove she takes a step back.
“I hope that wasn’t a threat, I just heard Blaire?” Jagger’s gruff voice says behind us, as he moves toward me grabbing my shoulder and pulling me away from Blaire and moving me behind him. He’s protecting me from Blaire?
“She needs to learn her place.” She hisses, crossing her arms against her chest. Poking my head out so I can see both of them, I watch the back and forth between them.
“Clearly so do you.” Jagger barks, his jaw twitches, I don’t miss the irritation across his face.
“Silas will never want her.”
“Like he’ll never want you .” Jagger smirks, clearly pushing on a sore spot for Blaire, whose face screws up before she lets out a high pitch squeal and turns storming off in the other direction.
“You good?” Jagger turns facing me. I nod, staring into his calm eyes as he looks down at me.
“Why do you let her get in your face?” he asks.
“I’m not changing who I am Jagger just to fit in.”
“Yeah, I get that. You're definitely an enigma, Tenley.” he says, wetting his lip, before his teeth pull on his lip ring. He smiles, catching me watching.
Why did he have to be so beautiful? Damn him and the others for forcing me libido to react to them.
“I don’t even want to be here.” I admit out loud, moving my foot across the floor. I don't, I'd rather be anywhere else.
“My father forces me to put on a charade for these people every fucking day,” he says swallowing before he continues.
“You need a backbone to survive Monarch prep Tenley, otherwise it’ll eat you alive.
These assholes don’t care that you're affiliated with Silas or that I’m speaking to you right now, until we claim you, making you off limits, there’s nothing we can do to stop them from coming back every single day. ”
“I thought you already did that?” I say .
“Well sort of, but there’s more to it than that.”
“What happens if you claim me entirely?” I ask.
Jagger smiles, running his hand across his jaw before clicking his tongue.
“Maybe take Silas up on his offer and find out?” my eyes go wide, wait, he knows about that?
“Think about it, Trouble.” Jagger grins at me as he lifts his hand brushing a strand of hair from my face.
He turns disappearing down the hall letting me stare after his back. I truly was waiting for them all to come after me after the cafeteria but they didn’t, or so I thought.
I turn to head to class but not before Silas cages me into the lockers, learning over me like he deserves to share my airspace.
“Silas, get the fuck out of my face.” I shove at his solid chest, but he doesn’t budge.
He trails his finger from my collarbone down lower.
“Did Jagger sort Blaire out?” He asks.
“I, yes.” I stammer.
“Good, the bitch needs to learn her place, like someone else I know.” his words hit deep as he smirks.
“You know Princess, I've been taking it easy on you.” His dark eyes radiate a challenge, his cocky smirk threatening as his words electrify my body. Silas spares me a passing look before he grips my shoulder pulling me along with him.
“Hey, let me go. I need to get to class.”
“Not today Princess, I have something special for us to do.”
Oh, god. I try to free myself from his grasp but he’s much stronger than me and against him I feel insignificant.
I’m not sure where Silas is taking me until we reach the theater room. We’re on the stage front and center.
Zephyr sits in the audience, as do Neo and Jagger who gives me a slight smile before he puts his head down.
So I guess he’s done being my hero.
“Here’s the deal Princess, I offer you to become ours, you tell me no. But after the cafeteria my guess is that being frisky in public turns you on.”
“I bet her pussy is already fucking dripping.” Zephyr adds, chuckling loudly.
My face heats with the humiliation knowing Zephyr and Silas are correct.
“Fuck you Silas,” I spit.
“You knew the stakes Princess when you came to my school.”
“I knew I had no choice.” I narrow my eyes at him, and his jaw hardens.
“Like you didn’t enjoy anything we’ve already done Princess.”
“I had no choice you asshole, you forcing me doesn’t mean I like it.”
Silas raises an eyebrow looking out at the others before he steps up to me, his fingers wrap around my jacket and then he tugs me into his chest holding me tightly so I’m stuck without a way to move. He moves a finger down my neck moving the collar of my shirt with another exposing more of my skin.
“I didn’t force you to do anything you didn’t want Princess, admit it and we’ll walk out of here now and let you go.”
His finger continues the path down my chest until he reaches the buttons on my shirt.
I hate how my skin tingles from the contact, the way my body reacts to his touch, the way it craves more.
His finger makes circular motions pulling yet another response from my body.
“Fine.” I grit out. “I enjoy it.”
Silas’ eyes burn with intensity as he rakes his gaze up and down my body. His lips quirk up in amusement when a shiver escapes my body.
“So, what’s it going to be Tenley?” he asks.
“Are you going to play with us?” Neo shouts.
“On one condition.” I say knowing I can’t just give them my body to use. Not without getting something back .
“What’s that Princess?” Silas questions.
“You help me find out what happened to my father.”
Silas looks out to the others, and then back to me.
“You know we could just take what we want from you right?”
I swallow, the move hurting my throat as it closes in. “I know but I need to know and I can’t do it on my own. “ I admit.
“Will you behave?” He asks.
“Yes.” I admit even though that’s the last thing I want to do.
“If we do this, you become ours, fully Princess.” His words hang in the air almost like a warning. My heart thunders in my chest, anticipating what words will spill from my lips.
“You’ll tell me the truth? All of it?” I ask, knowing there’s more to this school then they’ve let me see.
Silas nods, agreeing.
“So.” I say.
“Then we have a deal, but remember Tenley you’re our what?” His dark eyes flare with liquid heat. My core throbs, the intensity of his gaze burning through me. “Toy, I’m your toy.” I drawl, hating myself for giving in so easily.
“Good girl, Princess.”
No, I don't want this. I can’t.
I go to turn but don’t make it far before a hand wraps around my wrist flinging me back into a hard body.
Tossing a dark smirk in my direction Silas towers over me holding firm against his chest.
“Here’s the deal Princess,” He reaches out and lifts a lock of my hair, twirling it between his fingers. I flinch when he moves his other hand closer to my face trailing his thumb over my lip before he lets it pop back.
“I know you want me, just as much as I want you.”
I shake my head trying to move back from his hold but he’s too fast gripping my waist and holding me.
“Not so fast Princess,” He breathes, his warm breath blowing into my ear .
Zephyr moves in front of me blocking that direction if I want to escape. I can see Neo and Jagger surround me as well from the corner of my eye.
Silas is like a storm brewing, deadly, violent and unpredictable.
The one thing for certain is Silas is in control and he won’t let me go as easily as I think he will.
“I won’t lose myself to be whatever it is you want me to be.”
“It’s simple Princess, it’s as easy as a game.” Silas smirks.
“Truth or dare?” he asks like it’s that simple.
Unshed tears fill my eyes and the only thing I can think about is how I’m only here right now because my father no longer is.
“I don’t want to play anymore,” I say, swallowing down the pain I feel curling inside me.
Why did I make this deal?
“You’re already in Bambi.” Neo states beside me. Zephyr watches me as I feel the first tear slide down my cheek, I hate that they can make me feel so desperate for it,
His eyes as dark as they are, burn through me as he watches me crumble in Silas’ arms.
“It was you, wasn’t it? That night?” I ask, trying to piece together the night they found me, the night I thought I was going to die.
I didn’t want to admit out loud that it could possibly be them, I thought denying it would make it go away, the names I knew the moment I first heard them, but again I didn’t want to admit to myself that it is all connected.
“Yes.” Jagger says when no one else answers me.
I sigh loudly, as Silas’ weight pulls away finally freeing me.
I turn in his arms eyeing him. He gives nothing away as his gaze focuses on me, his jaw locks for a moment before his gaze once again burns through me.
My pulse was racing so fast, I have to seriously consider if I might pass out.
Can I truly trust them? Believe anything they say to me?
“Why?” I ask, finally finding my voice again.
“You know why, Little Bunny?” Zephyr says matter-of-fact.
I look at Silas, his jaw twerks slightly,
“You used it against me to make yourself feel better, more in control?”
He nods. Not giving me anything else.
“Asshole,” I shove Silas hard, forcing him to take a step back, but he’s right there back in my space.
“I meant what I told you Princess, we’ll help you, but in return you are fully ours.”
“Tell me the truth, Silas.” I snap. “Could you try and be human for five fucking minutes.” I lose the battle and my tears fall. I hate that he does to me, that he makes me feel all this and I hate that he makes me want him.
Clenching his jaw he moves it back and forth before he says.”I’m sorry.”
I close my eyes, and draw in a breath at his words.
Did Silas Creed just apologize to me?
“I let the past cloud my judgment and my possessive nature take over.”
“No, shit.” sounds from Neo. Silas glares at him but focuses back on me.
My heart skips a thousand beats, sweat breaks out across my body and my knees go weak.
“My father isn’t who you think he is,Tenley.” Silas offers me.
“What do you mean?”
“Our fathers are bound by blood to keep all the secrets of Monarch prep buried.”
I stare at him unsure where he’s taking this. “What secrets?”
Silas titles his head to the side, “I’m afraid I can’t share those.”
I scoff, of course.
“Not yet, soon I promise.” He offers instead. “Your father was a part of that Tenley.”
No, he would never.
“He would.” Jagger states, eyeing me with a sadness that washes over me.
“So I’m what.” I ask them.
“You were a ploy for my father to get closer to your mother, my guess is she knows something that your father is supposed to keep his mouth shut about.”
“What does any of this have to do with me?” I ask Silas.
“When we were kids, there was a promise made, a deal if you will”
“What kind of deal?” I ask him, secretly afraid of what the answer will be.
“That you would be ours one day and we would lay claim to you.” Silas says as if it’s the most simplest thing in the world.
“I’m not some game that you can all play with.” I snap, irritation fills me knowing just how much each of them have gotten to me.
“We know Trouble, just trust us.” Jagger says, giving me a lopsided smile.
“Trust you, why should I trust any of you, you’ve done nothing but make me feel like some cheap whore.”
Silas moves toward me, his hand grips my face, yanking me roughly toward him forcing me to his chest.
“You are our whore Princess, besides I remember you getting lots of enjoyment out of the way we treat you.”
I bite my lip, unable to deny his words.
Zephyr comes closer, his chest hits my back, I feel his hand on my waist and I can feel each breath he draws in and feel each one he blows out on my neck.
“You’ve always been ours Little Bunny, and no matter what we’ll protect you with our lives.”
I shudder at his words.
His hand runs up my hip, his fingers teasing me, brushing against the outline of my panties.
His fingers slide under the lace curling them around as he tugs it up, the fabric pushing into my pussy.
“I’ve been dying to taste this pussy Little Bunny, will you let me?” My breathing becomes shallow as his fingers toy with the lace of my panties.
“Answer him, Princess?” Silas says smiling when my gaze finds his. “I bet.”
He leans forward his lips brushing the skin under my earlobe, “You’d enjoy each of us taking turns, devouring this pussy until there’s nothing left for you to give.”
I whimper at his words, unable to hold it back.
“Yes.” I breathe. Silas lips slam to mine and I let him kiss me until I can't breathe.