Page 207 of Seeds of Malice

My heart sinks again. I confess, "I don't understand why he got so angry. He wanted me in Gamma Sigma Phi so badly. He convinced me to do it."

She puts her hand on my leg, and her thumb slides under my hem like the other day. She caresses the inside of my thigh, and tingles explode everywhere, going right to my core. I shift, but there's nowhere to go. I'm surrounded by walls and Avery's intoxicating scent. My nerves mix with endorphins, confusing me.

Concern fills her expression. She coos, "I'm sorry. I don't know what's gotten into him."

I calm inside, reminding myself that Avery's my friend. She's just concerned.

I take another sip of wine and admit, "I don't know either. I feel like since..." I release an anxious breath and take another mouthful.

"You feel like what?" Avery asks, her thumb inching higher.

More adrenaline hits me, and I smile, feeling giddy. "This is really good."

Avery nods. "Yes, it is." She clinks my glass again. "To good wine."

"And chocolate." I laugh, then finish the glass, as does Avery.

A server appears with another round. "Assuming you want more?" he says.

"Wow, are we on video?" I tease.

Something passes in his expression but quickly disappears. He claims, "I'm just that good of a server." He hands a glass to me.

Avery takes hers, and he once again disappears. She leans closer, positioning her face an inch from my ear. Her hot breath sends fresh tingles down my spine, and my insides throb. "To the sisterhood. I'm so proud of you, Ivy. You did everything you needed to do, tapping into all the desires you've always had but you never knew you craved." She lightly grazes her nails over my skin, closer to my slit.

Adrenaline pools in my cells, mixing with more anxiety. I question, "What do you mean?"

She licks her lips, studying mine, and deeply inhales. She tilts her head, then raises her other hand and traces my mouth. "Do you think I'm sexy, Ivy?"

I squeeze my thighs together, trapping her hand between them, and blurt out, "Of course I do. You're the sexiest person I know, Avery."

Fire lights in her eyes. She shakes her head. "No, I'm not."

I nod, insisting, "Yes, you are."

She squeezes my thigh, and I inhale sharply, my insides quivering. She states, "I've never met anyone as sexy as you. You turn everyone on."

"I-I do?" I question, unable to fathom her statement.

She kisses my cheek, licks my lobe, and assures me, "Yes, Ivy. Everyone wants you. That's what made everything you did at the sorority house so much better." She pushes her hand against my thigh, spreads my legs, and drags her hand down the inside of my thigh, past my knee, and then my calf.

I swallow hard, whispering, "Avery..."

She slowly moves it back up.

Zings explode throughout me and I whimper.

"Do you really think I'm sexy?" she questions, her scent intensifying.

My voice cracks. "Yes. You're super sexy."

Her lips twitch. "You know what I think?" Her finger grazes my pussy so lightly I wonder if I'm imagining it.

"What?" I barely get out.

Her tongue hits my lobe as she murmurs, "I think you're the most gorgeous woman I've ever met. You don't know your power. I want to show you how to claim it."

I open my mouth, but no words come out. I'm paralyzed.

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