Page 87 of Cold and Broken (The Titans of Founder's Ridge 1)

“It was really good. We had a lot of fun.” I point at the envelope, “What is that?”

“NDA for Lilith.” He starts to walk away. “I’m taking it down to have her sign now.”

“Is that really necessary?” I catch up to him in the hall. “She and I are together now.”

He stops and turns to me slowly, a big smile taking over his face. “Really? She’s your girlfriend now?”

“Yes,” I grunt. “We decided to give it a go this weekend.”

“Are you having sex?”

“Jesus, Dad.” I cannot believe he just asked that. I’ve been fucking girls since I was 15 and he knows it. “I’m not answering that.”

“Make sure you’re being safe. I know you have had other partners but just because she’s your first actual girlfriend doesn’t mean you should risk pregnancy.” Then his smiles widens. “You just called me dad.”

“For fuck’s sake. I don’t need a lesson on safe sex.” My hand swipes over my face. “Lilith doesn’t need to sign an NDA. It feels all sorts of wrong to have my girlfriend do that. I trust her.”

“I trust her, too, but I value my business more than I trust anyone not named Volkov.” He knocks on their door.

Michael opens the door and let’s us in. “Vic, Connor. What brings you over?”

“I have the NDA for Lilith.” Victor walks over to where she’s sitting and eating wings on the couch.

She licks buffalo sauce off her thumb before taking the envelope from Victor and my cock wakes up at the sight of her pink tongue. My dick needs to calm the fuck down. Her dad is in standing right beside me.

“Mind if I read it before I sign it?” She lifts an eyebrow at Victor.

“Of course. Already thinking like a lawyer,” Victor teases.

She stands up and walks into her room. I follow her while Victor takes a beer from Michael and sits down on the couch. I start to close her bedroom door when I feel resistance from the other side.

“Door stays open,” Michael growls intimidatingly.

“Dad, don’t be ridiculous. We’re not going to have sex or something with you guys five feet away,” She says as she pulls the NDA out and sits at her desk.

“No. You won’t have sex because the door. Stays. Open.” He’s speaking to her but staring me down. I hold my hands up in surrender. I’m not pissing him off. He holds eye contact for a minute and then finally walks away.

“I would one hundred percent fuck you in here while they were sitting out there,” I whisper in her ear, loving the way goosebumps erupt over her skin at my proximity.

“Connor,” she whisper yells as she stiff arms me. “Let me read this in peace.”

I watch her twirl her hair absentmindedly like she does in class while she reads. She’s so beautiful, from the back, from the front, from every fucking direction. It hurts to be beside her and not touch her. She grabs a pen but before she signs it she stands and walks to the door.

“Hey Victor, this only mentions anything regarding VI.” He nods in confirmation. “So, if Connor starts acting like a little prick again I can tell the whole school whatever I want about him personally?”

“Hey!” I pull a strand of her hair.

“Yes, and it would be deserved. He told me you two are together now. Let me know if he does not treat you well.”

“Whoa. Whoa. Whoa. Together?” Michael stands.

“Yeah, Dad. He finally won me over when he won over Z.” Lilith signs the NDA and hands it back to Victor. Then she wraps her arm around my waist and leans against me. Her rose and strawberry scent filling my veins and lighting me up. “He’s already scared of you so you can sit back down and finish watching the game.”

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“Hey,” I say as I walk into Griff’s living room Wednesday morning. “Is everything set for today?”

We pulled the camera down from Jameson’s room yesterday so we take the video public today. The sooner we get him out of Founders Prep the better. His leering looks in Lilith’s direction have only been increasing. If he’s not gone by the end of the day he’ll end up with my fist in his face.

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