Page 15 of His To Claim

I sigh, rolling my eyes but giving in.

“Fine,” I scowl, taking the swimsuit from Ruby.

I head over to the bathroom Stella and I share, grab a towel from the closet in the hallway and take a quick shower. After I’m out, I head to my room to try on the black bikini and get ready for this so-called party. I really don’t want to go but at least I’ll be able to meet up with Damon and the guys. I’m fairly sure they’ve heard of the party by now.

I put the bikini on and look in the full-length mirror on my closet door, admiring what I see in front of me. I must admit it fits me perfectly. I’m fairly small up top which makes the barely there top not look so revealing, and the high-rise bottoms make my ass look good. Like fantastic. They're high enough on the sides to expose my hip bones and all the tattoos splattered across them, so I decide to slip on a new pair of jean cut-offs, slightly shorter than the pair from earlier. Taking my wet hair out of the bun I pulled it into after coming out of the shower, I let it fall down my back. No time of use in doing anything to it. To finish my look, I apply some black mascara to my already fake looking lashes and a tinted red gloss on my perfect pout. Minimal effort but it’s pretty much all I need.

My mother’s beauty is fortunately the only thing I inherited from her. Lilith Steele is a natural beauty and has this somewhat exotic look to her. Dark brown hair, perfectly tanned, glowing skin, wide hazel-green eyes, and a perfect figure that comes from genetics because she has never worked out a day in her life andstill maintains a perfectly toned body. I know nothing about her parents, my grandparents, but I can’t imagine they’re only American. She always reminded me of the supermodel Irina Shayk in her youth, that was before all the alcohol. Maybe we’re part Russian. However, last I saw her she looked more like an anorexic Angelina Jolie, still gorgeous but you can tell she’s no longer in her prime. She’s still young having had me at only seventeen but she’s lived a hard life, by choice. Thankfully, I’m still looking more like a young Irina, but unlike my mother, I have pasty white skin, not the glowing tan she carries, my hair is darker and my eyes are a deeper blue like my alleged father.

I’m nearly done getting ready when I hear a soft knock on my door.

“Come in,” I say, as Stella opens the door dressed in a light pink bikini with a white crochet cover up and tan wedge sandals.

“I have an extra pair of sandals. If you need them.” She holds up some cute black crisscross sandals, but I shake my head slipping into my VANS knockoffs.

“Thanks, but I think I’ll just wear my sneakers.”

“The girls are ready when you are,” she adds, walking towards me. “You look great by the way, Scarlett. The bikini fits you perfectly. And your tattoos make you look like a total badass. Carrington’s not gonna know what hit her, she’s gonna lose her shit when she sees you,” she says, clapping her hands like a giddy little girl.

I grab a black and blue plaid flannel and tie it around my waist in case it gets cold tonight. Not sure how long the party will go or if it’ll be indoors at all.

“Scarlett Steele, you look smoking hot, sister,” Jade says as Stella and I step into the living room.

“So do you, babe,” I say, walking over to where she and Ruby stand, both looking sexy as hell. Jade’s dark blonde hair is down in her natural loose curls. She’s applied a dark teal eyeliner to hereyes to match her suit, a pink lip gloss on her plumped lips, and is wearing jean cut-offs over her swimsuit as well.

Ruby stands by the counter in the small kitchen, pouring shots of Patron into four glass cups.

“Where’d you get the tequila?” I ask, leaning against the countertop. Ruby wears black shorts and a mesh top over her bright red bikini, her lips painted in their classic ruby red color, and her winged liner elongates already long almond-shaped green eyes.

“Part of our roomies’ little stash,” she says, nodding her head up at Stella as she hands us each a cup.

“Let’s get this party started,” Jade says with a wink and raising her cup up in a toast.

“To new beginnings in this ritzy, pompous school full of egotistical pricks and snobby bitches,” Ruby cheers, and we all laugh.

“Cheers,” we say as we head out of the quarter.

Outside the quarter, girls in their teeny tiny bikinis and ludicrous heels fill the halls, all looking like they walked off the cover of Sports Illustrated, or better yet out of the Playboy mansion. We take the elevator down with a group of girls who’ve already had way too much to drink. They’re snapping selfies of themselves barely able to keep their eyes open, their snotty looks showing obvious distaste, but too afraid to say anything to us. When we exit the building, I’m relieved to see Drake, Kai, and Jax waiting for us at the front steps. The girls around us eye them wantonly but the guys keep their gazes glued on us.

“Damn, Dragon, that bikini’s fucking smoking,” Jax says as he wraps his arms around Ruby’s waist, nuzzling his face in her neck. These two are the king and queen of PDA and I can hear Drake scoff from beside them. He hates that his best friend is fucking his sister, but he knows he has no say in what she does. If you tell Ruby not to do something, well she’ll do it even more. I just hope things between her and Jax don’t end badly. That would suck for all of us.

“Dragon?” asks Stella, confused by the nickname Jax calls Ruby.

“Ruby and her twin brother Damon Drake,” says Jade, looking at Stella and then pointing to Drake who now stands beside me. “They’re the Dragon Twins. This is Malachi Saint, also known as Kai, and Jaxon Wylde, a.k.a. Jax. I’m Jade Wolfe, or just Wolfe, and you’ve met Scar,” she says, clarifying our nicknames for Stella.

“And who’s this beauty?” Kai asks, licking his lips as he looks over at Stella clearly checking her out. Stella is gorgeous in that sweet, innocent, girl-next-door kind of way. Her strawberry blonde hair is in perfect waves atop her shoulders, and the light pink bikini showcases her petite body.

“This is our roomie, Stella Silver,” Jade says, wrapping her arm around Stella’s shoulder.

“It’s nice to meet you guys,” she says shyly. I turn to Kai whose eyes are glued on Stella. He turns to me when he feels me staring and winks. I raise a brow at him shaking my head, but he scoffs, turning his attention away. Kai is a good guy, and any girl would be lucky to win him over, but Stella, well I think he’d eat her alive. She’s too sweet and innocent, and I wouldn’t want to see her get hurt. With Kai, there is only one outcome, and I’m afraid it isn’t a happy ever after.

“Stella here’s a fan,” Ruby mocks, rolling her eyes.

“I’m just glad you’re all here. It’s a nice change from all the cocky assholes I’m usually surrounded by.”

“Stella’s a bit of a loner so we’ve adopted her. She’s an honorary orphan.”

I smack Jade on the arm glaring at her as she speaks.

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