Page 80 of Broken Princess

He tugs my clithard, and I shatter. I didn’t even know I was this close. His hand covers my mouth, muffling my screams as he buries his face against my back. I’m in the seat beside him before I’ve had a chance to recover, holding on to the armrest, watching as he disappears in the shadows just as stealthily as he appeared.

I see him pop up in the first row beside Claire. A satisfied smirk graces my lips when she reaches for him, only to get rewarded with him crossing his arms across his chest. I have my reasons for entertaining his attentions, but for him, how much of what he said is true and how much is a game? I asked him why me, and through my moans, I could have sworn I heard him whisper,“Because I love you.”

Thirty

Logan

I’ve just finished telling Simon how Jordy crashed my birthday festivities. I damn near lost my composure when she showed up at the show. The only way she could have gotten there is if she was at The Rift when we were loading the cars. I don’t know how she knew there was a party happening there, or why she’d go, but I’m glad someone assumed she was part of the group and brought her along.

“You’re an idiot.” Is Simon’s simple response.

“Tell me how you really feel, old friend.”

“Gladly. I’m not there and I can’t see what the dynamic is, but I know you well enough to know you’re fucking it up all over again.”

“How do you figure? As you said, you’re not here.”

“The strain in your voice makes my ears bleed, and you just posted the darkest picture I’ve ever seen on your Prospectus wall. What happened at the show? She ask you to suck her toes and you said no?”

“No wouldn’t be the answer I’d ever give to a request to put my lips on her.”

“So…”

“So what happened on my birthday was only a brief pause from the fight we’re still having. It’s like I told you before, she thinks I’m hiding us, and-”

“She’s absolutely right. Besides me, does anyone else know that you still have a raging hard on for the most hated female on campus? And that’s saying a lot because you know, in my book Bella is the only person who should hold that title.”

“It’s not that simple.”

“Claiming your girl? What could be so hard about that? Unless, you just want to keep her as your dirty little secret.”

“She’s not my dirty little anything. I respect the shit out of her. Always have.”

“Then I’ll ask you again, what the fuck is the problem?”

The problem is, I’m still flying blind here. The lawyer doesn’tthinkwe have a problem, but nothing like this has ever happened before. I’ve never been close to losing a bet. And I sure as fuck never went back and reengaged with a mark.

The truth is, Jordy’s got me doing a whole lot of shit I’ve never done.Again. Starting with falling in love and ending with this indescribable need, I have to own her. To claim her and lock her in a castle, never to be seen or heard from again. Of course I’d let her mother and sister visit, but nobody else. Maybe Kassidy. But definitely nobody with a dick. Or anyone into pussy. Better cover all the bases.

“Still there?”

“Yup.”

“Reflecting on the stupidity of the situation and freaking out?”

“A little.”

“Lemme ask you something. I met this girl, and she seems sweet.Too sweet for you. How much longer do you think she’s gonna hang in there if you don’t show the very people that helped you torment her that things are different this time around? Because until you say something, won’t they still think this is all part of the game?”

“That’s just it Simon. A part of me knows that if I say something, they’ll still see this as part of the game and…”

“And find a way to screw things up for you. And bythey,we still mean Bella Bitch?”

I grunt in agreement.

His voice takes on a hard edge when he says, “I can’t wait for the day someone takesherdown.”

I don’t tell him what I’m thinking. What I’m always thinking. Bella is Bella because she’s insulated. No one has ever found anything they can use as leverage against her. I should know, because I’ve been looking for years.

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