Page 10 of Theirs to Ruin

As he spoke, my gaze dropped to his mouth. Fuck, he was gorgeous. He was also an arrogant, man-handling jerk, but regardless of what he’d just said, hewasbeing nice. I didn’t know which of those things was the bigger turn on.

Apparently arrogant and dangerous man whores were my thing, after all.

Was it possible he was telling the truth. Did he really wantme?

Before I knew what I was doing, I rocked against his growing erection.

He hissed and gripped me tighter. “Fuck…don’t…”

“What if I want to see your monster?” I whispered.

He looked as shocked by my words as I felt having said them. Before I could take the words back, he twisted my hair in one fist and yanked me down so that our lips almost touched. I moaned, preparing for his mouth to take mine, but he didn’t kiss me. “Don’t push for something you’re not ready for,” he murmured. “When I release my monster, I’ll swallow you whole and demandeverythingfrom you. But I decide when it happens and it won’t be tonight.”

His rejection snapped me out of my lust-filled trance and I shoved at his chest again. “Then let me go.” As soon as he did, I scrambled off him.

I was dying of embarrassment. My hands shook as I pulled at the hem of my sweater. “Forget I said that. I must still be feeling the effects of the drugs.” I looked up at him, daring him to challenge me, but he didn’t.

“Go to bed, Camille.”

I practically ran into my room then shut and locked the door. I was so scared. Not that he’d force himself on me but that I’d go out there again and beg for something I wasn’t certain I couldhandle. So why did I want it so bad? Something in me had been unleashed tonight. Something Kage brought out in me.

Why do you have to be so defiant? So childish, Camille? Learn to control yourself.

The memory of those words haunted me. And reminded me what was at stake here.

I couldn’t let Kage fuck it all up.

Come tomorrow, we’d go back to ignoring each other. I’d make sure of it.

I took several deep breaths, focusing on my surroundings. My room was so large it felt more like an upscale hotel suite than a dorm room. Unfortunately, this area of campus had the worst Wi-Fi and cell service of any other, which sucked, but the area was pretty, secluded, and backed up to the forest, so I almost didn’t mind.

A four-poster bed with intricately carved wooden posts stood against the far wall, giving me a view of the forest through the windows. I had taken down the regal drapes that had come with the room and hung strings of soft, twinkling fairy lights, cascading down like a shimmering waterfall.

The lush white rug underfoot was perfect for sinking bare toes into, and the black velvet armchair in the corner held an array of colorful, mismatched throw pillows. My desk, sleek and modern, stood in stark contrast to the vintage typewriter I had placed on top of it, alongside my collection of classic novels and potted succulents.

One entire wall was dedicated to a massive pin board, half occupied by study notes and schedules, the other half filled with photographs, concert tickets, scribbled notes from Bianca and old friends, along with hand-drawn doodles.

It took me several minutes before I felt calm enough to move away from the door. I took my phone out of my pocket and put it on my nightstand to charge before I headed into the bathroom.I stripped off my clothes, then got in the shower. As the water beat down on me, despite my best efforts, my thoughts turned to Kage, specifically how easily he’d moved me from my seat on the couch to his lap. His thighs were so big and muscular my knees hadn’t come close to touching the sofa. And his cock…now I fully understood how he had so many piercings. Hell, there might even be room for a few more.

With a whimper, I pushed my hand between my thighs. I had a vibrator in my nightstand but I only used it when I knew Ava was gone, not wanting to chance that she would ever hear me, so I had a lot of experience making myself come in the shower. Closing my eyes, I pictured Kage claiming me in the living room, releasing his monster and demanding everything from me, just like he’d said.

I imagined every single possibility.

Every kiss. Every flick. Every suck, lick, nibble, bite, thrust, and swirl.

Every penetration.

The night had left me feeling so helpless, so powerless and it felt good to be in control of my body. I could make my toes curl, my inner thighs twitch, my back arch. I was the one who got to decide whether to tease my swollen clit or fuck myself with my fingers.

My fingers moved frantically over my clit and despite biting my lip so hard I tasted blood, I couldn’t completely stifle my gasps and moans. My body ached and I desperately needed to ease the tension Kage had left inside me, even if he was in the other room.

Could he hear me?

Did I want him to?

I pushed two fingers inside myself, imagining they were Kage’s cock sliding in and out of me. My body rocked in sync with my fingers and when I came, I came suddenly and I camehard. So hard I bit down on my arm to stop myself from screaming Kage’s name.

I collapsed against the shower wall.

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