Page 43 of Unhinged

He places a hand over my heart. “Be strong for me.”

I nod in reply.

“Good girl,” he replies, grabbing my wrist forcefully and dragging me back toward my cell. “I’ll see you tomorrow,” he breathes.

Then he unlocks the door and pushes me inside, locking it without glancing back.

I turn to face my friends. When I do, they’re all looking at me with narrowed eyes.

“What the fuck was that?” Luna asks, hands on hips.

“What?” I ask.

Kali shakes her head. “There’s no use lying, Alice. We heard you moaning his name.”

A flood of heat travels through my body, making my cheeks burn. Shit.

“He was training me,” I lie.

Luna steps forward. “Cut the shit. We’re your best friends. If you’ve got the hots for the guy, just admit it. He’s been into you since the day he set eyes on you.”

I glance at Luna, then at Kali, and sigh heavily, dropping onto the hay-strewn floor. For a brief moment, I let the silence fill the room. “Alright,” I begin, my voice barely a whisper. “You’re right.” I glance at my friends. “Sit down, and I’ll tell you everything.”

Taren insisted they couldn’t know about his plan or our relationship, but it’s too late. I’m a terrible liar, especially when lying to my three best friends.

16

TAREN

“On your knees,” I demand, circling the four girls.

Thiago’s jaw clenches as he steps forward. “They need more hands-on training, Taren,” he growls.

Shit. It was only a matter of time until these guys lost their patience. It’s been five days since their training started, and I’ve managed to hold the hungry wolves at bay. I know I can’t much longer. I glare at him. “What do you suggest?”

“There’s three of us and four of them. We can each be getting our dicks sucked at the very least,” Matias suggests.

I snort, feeling a sudden rush of adrenaline at the suggestion. My cock throbs. The idea of shoving it down Alice’s pretty little throat drives me wild. It’s about time she got a taste of me. “You’re mad, Matias,” I snap.

Thiago growls. “Matias is right. They need to learn to obey while giving pleasure.”

I grind my teeth. “Fine, I’ll take Alice,” I state, meeting her gaze.

She narrows her eyes but knows I don’t have a choice. I tried. There’s no way I’ll let anyone else touch her.

“I’ll take the pretty little hacker,” Thiago says, smirking at Luna. “Come here, baby.”

Luna is the most spirited of the four girls and glares at him. “I can’t promise you won’t lose it,” she growls.

Matias laughs. “Careful, she might actually bite your dick off. The chick is crazy.”

Luna glares at him. “Me, crazy? Have you looked in the mirror lately?”

Matias snaps then and stalks toward her, intent on inflicting pain, but I grab his wrist before he can get close. “Not right now.” I glare at Luna. “Keep your mouth shut unless it’s to suck cock. Got it?”

Luna looks into my eyes but finally relents, nodding. “Fine.”

“I’ll take Kali, the golden princess,” Matias breathes, looking like a love-struck teenager as he stares at her. The guy is obsessed with her, unfortunately for Kali. “And since that leaves the pretty, tall blonde, I’ll take her too. Two mouths worshiping my cock.” He unzips his pants and walks toward Kali, who glares at him.”

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