Chapter 14
The Final Stand
Harper
Someone takes my legs from Luke and I feel Luke’s hand working on his jeans. He has me pinned, spread open for him, and I can’t go anywhere.
“Fuck you.” I squirm, but his cock presses against my entrance and he thrusts in deep. I can’t stop the little cry of pleasure at the invasion.
“With pleasure, pet.”
My hair blocks my view. When I try to use my hands to push back, Luke grabs my hands and holds them down on the bed.
I’m spread out for him as he rocks his hips against mine. I bite my lip to hold back my moan because that feels so fucking good, even as pain radiates from my ass cheeks where the belt hit.
“Who do you belong to?” He emphasizes each word with a thrust of his cock.
I blow out a breath as my pussy pulses around him, aching for release.
Caden captures my hand when Luke releases it. Luke brushes my hair out of my face.
“You don’t get to come until you give me the answer I want, pet.” Luke thrusts into me deep and hard, pushing my body into the bed. Right before I come, he pulls out.
I groan my frustration as my pussy throbs. “Fuck.”
Luke trades spots with Eli. The squirt of a lube bottle fills the room over my panting. Groaning, I press my face into the comforter, knowing he’s going to take my ass and he won’t ease into it.
I could stop this with a word, but I don’t want to stop. I need this.
To be punished. For enjoying what they did to Ethan. For wanting them to get their own style of justice for me.
For loving them even though I shouldn’t.
He smooths lube over my asshole before he pushes at least three fingers inside, fucking them in and out. Fire swirls hotter inside me, pushing me almost to the breaking point. When he pulls them out, his cock is right there and he slams in hard.
The comforter muffles my cry at the stretch of his cock.
“You’re ours, kitten. Every inch. We created you. We’ll take you when we want and how we want.” He grabs my hair and lifts my head. I gasp at the added pain, even as trickles of pleasure ebb beneath it. “Your screams are ours too.”
He draws out and punches back in hard. I can’t move in my current position, not with them holding me spread wide for him. There’s enough lube that the ass fucking doesn’t hurt, but it’s hard and fast. As his hips slap against my tender ass cheeks, everything in me wants to say my word.
To stop this insanity. This battle of wills I’m willing to lose. But I can’t. I want them to push me. To make me hurt. So I know I’m still me. I’m still here and fighting even as I succumb to them.
My insides are wound so tight I can feel the heavy pulse of my release, but apparently, so can Eli. He pulls out and I whimper as the edge slips away from me again. My hands ball into fists, but I’m helpless.
Resting my head on the comforter, I breathe in pants as they rearrange again. I don’t try to get away, not that I could with the way they’re holding me. It’s inevitable what’s coming next or rather who’s.
He could hurt me, but he won’t. He’s never hurt me, even when he punished me.
“Fuck, little nympho.” Caden rubs my clit. “So swollen and wet. I bet one lick would push you over right now.”
Moaning at the aching need closing in on me, I almost cry. I want to come.
“I prefer to make you come until you can’t see straight, but...” He takes his hands away and thrusts his cock deep in my pussy.
The cry that erupts out of me is unstoppable. My pussy clenches around him, but I don’t come.
“I could make you come so hard, little nympho. You’re right there on the edge, aren’t you?” He slides out slowly and pushes back in.
I whimper at how good it feels. If he keeps this up, I’m going to come whether or not they want me to. I don’t think Caden knows how to make me not come.
He pulls all the way out and I draw in a breath, hanging by a thread. Almost willing to give anything just to come. His tip presses at my asshole.
Fuck.
I automatically tighten up, but he slathers lube over my asshole again, rubbing me until I start rocking my hips. His cock thrusts in deep.
I scream at the intrusion, at the burn, at the thickness, at how deep he goes into me. My breathing is chaotic as my pulse thrums.
“Who do you belong to, pet?” Luke runs his hand up the inside of my thigh as I breathe through the stretch of Caden’s cock in my ass. “Tell me and I’ll let you come.”
Caden draws almost all the way out before sinking back inside me. All my nerves light up and sparks trickle down my spine. The way he feels back there is surreal and as wide open as I am, I still feel stretched to my limits.
I laugh because my brain is fucked. “You can own my body. You can control how I find release with you. But I still belong to me.”
“Not good enough, little nympho.” Caden’s words scorch through me as he fucks my ass slowly so he doesn’t hurt me. “We want it all.”
My entire being shivers on the edge of release.
He pulls out and backs away. I breathe out and they release my legs. My feet drop to the floor. My legs are limp and useless.
Do they really want everything? They want me to go to college with them. Caden has crazy future plans, but they’re just that. Future plans. Dreams. They aren’t reality. They aren’t founded in love and respect. Their plans are meant to keep me.
Water runs in the bathroom. Luke stays on me, holding me down, while I work on catching my breath. His grip on my wrists is almost gentle.
My heart balks as a warm wash cloth gently slides between my legs and then up through my ass crack, cleaning me up.
“Still want to fight, kitten?” Eli’s tone is way too reasonable.
They release my hands and I scramble onto the bed and turn to face them, kneeling on the mattress. My heartbeat is erratic. Luke’s eyes are narrowed on me like I’m a wild animal. Eli’s face is blank as he watches me with his calculating eyes. Both of them are fully clothed.
When I meet Caden’s green eyes, my heart stops. His face gives nothing away, but there’s something soft he can’t hide in his eyes. He’s stripped down to his boxers. He runs a hand through his hair.
For a moment, I’m caught. No restraints could hold me the way Caden can.
“Arrow, Harper.” He shakes his head. “Much as I love this game. I don’t want to hurt you.”
I swipe at the tears on my face.
“Arrow.” Luke says it next. My heart aches.
“Arrow, kitten.” Eli’s dark eyes capture mine. “It’s enough.”
Caden sits on the edge of the bed and holds his hand out to me. “Come here.”
I glance at Luke and Eli as all the fight leaves me. I don’t want to fight against this anymore. And neither do they. My shoulders ease and I take Caden’s hand.
He draws me to him and wraps his arms around me. My cheek rests on his bare chest and his on the top of my head. I straddle his lap and feel his hardness against me, but I just breathe in his cinnamon scent and let him hold me.
The fear that things would go wrong with Ethan. The tension of not knowing who I can trust. Knowing that these monsters really do own a piece of me. It’s too much, but I can’t fight anymore.
Caden rubs his hand down my back. I’m still wearing my shirt, bra, and skirt. It doesn’t feel wrong though. Nothing I do with these guys feels wrong.
Eli sits down next to us and Luke takes the other side. Luke strokes my hair. I open my eyes to Eli’s dark ones.
“We’ll always chase you, kitten. But you don’t have to run away.”
Tears well in my eyes. Somehow this seems more terrifying than when they had me pinned down.
“I’m scared.” The words are soft as they escape with a breath. How can I tell them of all people that I’m afraid to love them? Afraid it’s too late to stop falling? Afraid that if I truly give them my heart, they’ll tear it to pieces and I’ll never recover.
Eli’s smile softens as he reaches out to capture the tear that escaped. “This is all new to us too.”
Their hands never leave me, but we fall quiet. I don’t think any of us are ready to say the words. I don’t know how to love these guys or how they could ever love me.
Caden’s heart is strong under my ear. “You need ice.”
I cling to him tighter and his chuckle vibrates his chest beneath my ear. I don’t want to let go. He presses me against him.
“Let me take care of you, little nympho.” He kisses the top of my head and lifts me, shifting me over to Luke’s lap. Luke maneuvers us so his back is against the headboard. He’s careful to keep from touching my sore ass cheeks.
“There’s some balm in Caden’s bathroom.” Eli kisses my temple and slips off the bed.
Luke holds me against his chest. His jeans are rough beneath me, but I don’t want to move so he can take them off. His hand smooths over my back. It’s calming.
I never thought I’d feel this safe in Death’s arms.
“Do you want to talk about it?” His chest rumbles with his words.
I blow out a breath and sit up so I can meet his eyes. His eyes, that always seemed so cold to me, are warm and curious.
“It’s easier to feel like I’m still fighting.” I pause and try to figure out what to say next. My gaze and my fingers go to the button on his shirt and toy with it. “This thing between us is complicated. I’ve never felt anything like it before.”
He tips my chin up so our eyes meet. “This wouldn’t have worked with any other girl. It only works because it’s you, Harper.”
My breath catches.
“We’re not usually the guys you take home to your mother.” He gives me a half grin. “I won’t give you up. Even if you’re ready to be done with me.”
My stomach flutters with those butterflies again. I need something else to focus on because my heart feels too big for my chest right now.
“What you did tonight with Ethan—What we did tonight will have consequences.” This is what I was running from. I’m no longer an innocent bystander. I took a stand tonight. Joined them. Became a part of them in front of everyone. If they go down, I’m going down with them.
“It will.” He nods and cups my jaw. “Do you regret it?”
“No.” It’s such a simple word that carries way too much weight. “I don’t want to be your weakest link.”
“You’re not, Harper. You make us stronger.” He tangles his fingers into my hair as he cradles my head and pulls me in.
I hiss slightly at the pain settling in on my bottom. Luke winces.
With a breath between us, he whispers, “I shouldn’t have... with the belt... I didn’t want to hurt you.”
“I’m okay, Luke. It’s okay.” My fingers clutch at his shirt. “I didn’t want you to stop.”
He tips my chin up and the anguish in his eyes makes my insides melt. “I don’t want to be like him.”
His father. The abuse he endured for years. My heart stutters in my chest. I lift my hand to his jaw.
I hold his gaze steady. “You aren’t him, Luke. You’ll never be him.”
He releases a shaky breath. I don’t know how to prove it to him. How to show him he isn’t like his abuser. How he’s slowly becoming someone I can’t live without. For a moment, we remain breathing each other in. Our breaths the only sound in the bedroom.
I don’t know who moves first.
Our lips collide, reawakening the need inside me. I undo his buttons as he lifts my shirt off me. We find each other’s mouths again as he takes off my bra and I slip his shirt off.
Our bare chests brush and he growls low in his throat, sending a pulse of need through me. The button on his jeans is already undone, but I draw down his zipper. I rise on my knees so he can pull his jeans down enough that I can free his cock.
When I position his cock at my entrance, I drag myself away from his lips so I can see his eyes as I take him inside me. He cradles my head. My lips part as he fills me.
“Luke,” I whimper.
“Take your pleasure, Harper.” He leans forward and kisses my neck. He cups my breast as his thumb works my nipple.
My head tips back as I roll my hips, lifting a little, fanning the flames of heat threatening to consume me. The bed dips behind me and Eli kisses my shoulder before nipping at it.
I drag in a breath as he closes in on me. His naked chest brushes my back as Luke spreads his legs to make room for Eli.
“Do you want more, kitten?” He kisses along the nape of my neck, sending shivers through me. His fingers press against my asshole and I gasp at the sensation.
I turn to meet his dark eyes. “Yes, sir.”
He leans in and captures my lips, kissing me deeply. The squirt of the lube bottle makes me wetter as the anticipation builds. Eli breaks the kiss and gently cradles my hips, careful not to brush my ass cheeks. Luke turns my mouth back his way and claims it.
Our tongues tangle as Eli pushes past the tight ring of muscles. He eases inside slowly. I can’t help but gasp into Luke’s mouth at the fullness. When Eli bottoms out, I hiss a little at the sting of pain from my ass cheeks.
“I’ll go easy, kitten.” Eli’s heated skin brushes against my back.
I rock between them, feeling both their cocks inside me, rubbing each other through the thin wall separating them.
Luke and Eli both slip their fingers down to my clit. I lean back against Eli, rolling my hips as they work me into a fever pitch. My eyes lock with Luke’s. The first wave is gentle, tipping me over the edge as my pussy and ass convulse around their cocks.
They don’t let up and the need builds again. Higher and hotter. Eli and Luke both work their cocks in and out a little more. Their fingers work together to push me over the edge again.
I cry out as I writhe between them. Their hands and mouths explore my body as Eli begins to fuck my ass, pulling almost all the way out before thrusting back in. Pushing me down onto Luke. Our mouths collide and Luke pinches my nipple, sending a bolt of pain and pleasure.
“Fuck,” Eli bites my shoulder and I arch into him as I come, drawing him into his release. His warmth floods me as my orgasm pulses around both of them.
“Scream for me, kitten.” Eli pinches my clit and I scream as another orgasm crashes over me. He pulls out and falls back on the bed.
Luke cups my face and presses his forehead to mine. “One more, princess.”
I wet my lips and look down at where we’re joined. “Luke.”
“What do you need?” He circles my clit as I rise and fall over him.
I lift my gaze to his and slide my fingers into his hair. Pulling him in close, I whisper against his lips, “You.”
He takes my mouth and thrusts up into me until we both shatter. I wrap myself around him as he holds me tight like I could slip through his fingers.
Jack’s words fill my head as we’re coming down. I can’t give my heart away in pieces. No, that would have been a much better plan. I’ve given the whole thing away to these beautiful boys. I breathe Luke in as his cock pulses inside me.
The only thing I know for certain is that I can’t give them that power over me. They may own my heart, but until they give me theirs, I can’t let them know.