Page 165 of Dare To Break

The movie theater is just outside of town, and when we finally pull in, the parking lot outside is almost full. We climb out and walk inside.

“What are we seeing?” I lean against the wall while Kellan buys popcorn and drinks.

He flashes me a grin. “Who cares.” He nods to my left, and I swing my head just in time to see Miles and Arabella disappearing through a door. “I bought two tickets, one on either side of them, so keep your head down.”

“You came to fuck with Miles?”

“No, darling.” He hands me a tub of popcorn and pats my cheek. “I came to fuck Miles. And you’ve been growling like a fucking tiger the last few days, so I thought an hour in the dark with your favorite toy might ease your temper. So, take your drink and your snack and go to your seat.” He tucks a ticket between the fingers holding the popcorn. “Row seventeen, seat four. I won’t be far away. Same row, but seat seven … next to Miles.”

“You’re putting way too much effort into this, you know,” I complain but fall into step behind him as he walks to the auditorium.

The lights are already down when we enter, and the theater is only half-full. The row we’re on only has two people seated on it and Kellan makes lots of noise as he asks Arabella to stand and let him pass. I hang back, so it doesn’t look like we’re together and wait until Kellan is seated and comfortable before moving down the aisle and taking the seat beside Arabella. She doesn’t pay any attention, her eyes on the screen.

I set the popcorn by my feet and take a quick look at the credits rolling. We’ve arrived just as the movie is starting. I think it’s a new horror, and I wonder if Miles chose it on purpose as a tactic to get Arabella close to him.

I stretch my legs out in front of me and slowly inch sideways so I can lean my head close to Arabella’s.

“Hello, Kitten.”

She throws her head up, the popcorn in her lap spilling over the sides of the bucket. Miles grumbles from the other side of her.

“Keep facing the screen,” I whisper. “Put something over your legs.”

She leans forward and places the popcorn down, then pulls off her hoodie so she can drape it over her thighs.

“Good girl.”

I don’t move until the opening sequence has played out. I can almost taste her nerves as she sits and wonders where I came from, what I’m planning to do. And then Miles stands up.

“I need the bathroom,” he whispers to Arabella, and she nods.

Instead of trying to squeeze past her, he turns the other way and brushes past Kellan, who rises to his feet half a beat later and follows him.

I reach across the seat and slide my hand beneath her hoodie. My fingers stroke over her thigh and up over her stomach, following the waistband of her pants. When my fingers touch her skin, she sucks in a breath.

“Green or red?”

“Green.”

My fingers slip beneath the material of her pants and down to her pussy.

Chapter 105

Arabella

All I have to do is turn my head, and I’ll see his face. I’m tempted, but I keep staring forward. He’s trusting me not to look and I won’t break that trust.

What is he doing here? Anyone can see us. Miles could return at any moment.

The possibility of getting caught has a strange mix of anticipation and panic holding me suspended in my chair. The images flickering up on the screen blur before my eyes. I haven’t seen Sin in five whole days, and now we’re in public. He told me he was busy tonight, which had made me pout.

You’re not here with him. You’re with Miles.

The little voice in my head reminds me, but I ignore it.

We’re not in the safe cocooning dark of the tomb anymore. This is the real world, and we aren’t alone.

Why the sudden change? What has made him approach me outside of our usual way? I’m not sure if I should be happy or scared.

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