Page 85 of Vulnerate

Pulling all the beautiful warmth away, he leaves me cold and wanting. I take a moment to collect myself and press my knuckles into my cheeks, waiting for them to stop burning. Stupid handsome prick.

He can’t just touch me and then stop. Or order me to be his wife. We could be friends with an exceptional benefit and then mourn the loss of everything when it’s over. Once I’m halfway back to normal I go back to the poolside and drool. Val is only in swimming shorts, his muscular thighs flex with each step before jumping into the pool. Each bead of water rippling down his body calls for my tongue and he’s even more handsome as he picks Viktor up to sit on his shoulders. He’s not a baby or even a toddler, but it’s cute seeing them interact and my heart melts watching him.

One more time won’t hurt, just to get him out of my system and then it’ll be over. We’ll draw a line and never touch each other again. Something touches my arm and Inessa’s voice floats up around her cocktail.

“You might need to get in the water to cool off.” Looking from me to Val, she smirks and adds, “Or would that make it worse?”

Elbowing her in ribs so she shuts up doesn’t help as she cackles, forcing everyone’s attention on us.

I’mtipsy and Tali is full on drunk as he stumbles into me. He has an ice cream cone in his hand that’s appeared out of thin air, and Itry to take it from him, so he doesn’t get it on me. He holds it out of reach as I stretch up on my toes and I slap his bicep in frustration.

Holding it near my face, he pouts and pulls it away arguing, “I’m six foot four, inches are important to a man.”

I grab his forearm and confiscate his food because obviously a man needs someone to do that.He’s been stuffing his face since Val left to put Viktor to sleep so I know he’s not hungry, if he is then he can eat something of substance rather than ice cream.

Guiding him to the bathroom, I dump his cone into the sink while he stares at it with longing, and I point to the toilet. “Piss and brush your teeth, then you’re going to bed.”

He nods and rattles off his theories as I leave and stand at the door to make sure he doesn’t slip and crack his head open. He always had a high tolerance when we were teenagers, but it’s gone to shit if tonight is anything to go by.

Once he’s done, he stumbles out of the bathroom, wiping his wet hands on my hair and leans down into my face. He blinks trying to focus and gets the dopey puppy smile.

“I love you, sometimes I wish I wasinlove with you. We’d have beautiful babies.”

I try not to laugh in his face, and I have to bite my cheek as I nod unconvincingly.Letting his drunken ramblings fill the room, I get him into bed making sure he’s on top of the covers and lifting his legs up. He groans when I reach the leg that’s scarred. The injury is new, and the healing skin is still shiny, so he must be on some pain meds which is making the alcohol more potent. It gets harder not to laugh when he slurs and mumbles, “She’s so pretty, and she doesn’t want me.”

“Who doesn’t want you?”

He slaps his hand on the headboard. “She’s perfect, everything I want. So pretty, we’d make the best babies.”

I leave him in his swimming shorts to mumble about the mystery woman. I steal one of his t-shirts and climb under the covers. It’s too warm but I can’t sleep without anything over me, my child brain thinks it’s safer from the monsters under the bed.My eyes close as soon as my head hits the pillow, and everything sinks away.

It hasn’t been long when cold air touches my ass, and my eyes snap open. The room is pitch black, the bathroom light isn’t on anymore and I wouldn’t be able to make out my hand if it was in front of my face. I grab the sheet to cover myself when a deep whisper brushes my ear.

“I told you what would happen.”

My body relaxes with Val’s presence, and he pulls my hips back, so my ass is hanging off the bed.His nose brushes my cheek as he shakes his head when I attempt to turn to face him, but the threat is evident in his tone.

“Don’t move, or I’ll turn the lights on.”

This is so fucked up and wrong and my barely audible voice is unconvincing to my own ears. “He’ll wake up.”

Tali’s snores prove he’s in the room, but I want his brother to keep touching me.

“Can you be quiet, or do I need to stuff your panties in your mouth?”

Val waits for my answer as he squeezes my ass and I nod my head.Air brushes my neck before his soft lips touch the spot and I bite into the pillow, anticipating his movements. He slowly pulls my panties to the side, and strokes two fingers through my slit as he runs his mouth.

“Who are you soaked for?”

Turning my head, I keep my voice low and fuck with him back.

“I had a dream. You should have been there.”

His teeth dig into my cheek as he roughly pushes two fingers into me, and I choke.

My mouth opens and I clench to keep from making a sound. It doesn’t work, a fractured moan escapes. It’s quickly shoved down my throat as a hand covers my mouth and Val whispers, “Shut the fuck up, I’m having fun.”

Gripping my panties, he rips them down my legs causing them to fall off the edge of the bed and lace fills my mouth.

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