I keep my hands above my head and watch as Lily rides me with her lithe, toned body. I watch as she circles her hips and arches her back, as she slides her finger over her own center, touching herself where she needs to feel good.

It’s the sexiest thing I’ve ever witnessed.

When she comes, I feel her body clench around me, and that is all it takes.

Her pleasure is enough to send me over the edge, and we are both left gasping and trembling in a heap when it’s over.

“See?” Lily whispers, her cheek resting on my chest, her fingers drawing circles in my chest hair. “There is nothing to be afraid of.”

I kiss the top of her head and shake my head.

Oh, how incredibly wrong she is.

38

Finn

When I wake up, there is a heavy weight on my chest.

For a moment, I’m confused, until I take a breath and smell vanilla.

It’s Lily.

She is breathing deeply and evenly, head on my shoulder, one of her arms curled around my side.

She is the only girl who has ever spent the night in my room, and now she is the only girl who has ever fallen asleep on my chest.

Honestly, I never thought myself capable of something this tender, but Lily is making me question everything.

About myself and everyone else.

Then I hear a bang downstairs. Distant and soft, but a bang nonetheless.

I realize that I never went back down to the party after Lily and I came upstairs. Usually, the guys are pretty good about clearing out and cleaning up, but if someone is still down there moving around, they are probably too drunk to function. I need to make sure they aren’t wrecking shit.

When I slide out from Lily’s arm, she sighs, but doesn’t wake up. I pull on my boxers, shorts, and a T-shirt, and pad barefoot down the stairs.

The living room is dark aside from the glow from the television. Some family sitcom is on with the volume turned all the way down. I can see Viktor and J.C. sleeping on opposite ends of the big sectional. Noah is in the armchair, and Caleb is on the floor with every single blanket from the hall closet underneath him.

I roll my eyes and turn to head upstairs.

But then I hear the thumping again.

Only, this time, I realize it is coming from outside.

I walk quietly around the living room and pull open the front door, thinking someone from the party might be drunk and trying to drive. I’m not their mom, but a kid has already been hurt at one of my parties, and I don’t need another.

I walk down the sidewalk to the drive in my bare feet, ready to curse out whatever asshat woke me up, but as soon as I turn around the corner of the garage, I stop cold.

Standing in the driveway is a line of motorcycles with Hell Princes on each.

All their eyes are on me.

39

Lily

I’m running down the trail in the park. It’s dark, but I can see everything clearly