Page 54 of Cruel Prep (Princes of Ravenlake Academy 1)

I barely hear her over the clamor of J.C. and a linebacker fighting over Caleb’s date. And even if I could hear her, I’d ignore her.

All the girls here—with the obvious exception of Lily—are willing and enthusiastic participants.

They strut up and down the bench as the football players wave stacks of cash in the air. Pushing their tits out and blowing kisses at potential bidders. It’s a fucking madhouse.

Not a single one tempts me, however.

I don’t mind if I leave with no one. I didn’t come here to find someone to fuck. I came here to fuck with Lily.

J.C. hoots in joy when his bid is accepted.

The linebacker is still getting loud, though, because he thinks it’s unfair that Noah is the auctioneer.

Lily is still hissing angrily in my ear. “This is inhumane.”

“Does it look like people are having a bad time?” I ask, gesturing to the corner where some of the players are already enjoying their “prizes.”

The party won’t officially start until everyone is paired off, but that never stops anyone from getting started on foreplay.

I turn to Lily and lean down, my lips brushing against the back of her ear. “It’s a night where your most depraved thoughts are realized. All of your fantasies become reality. I thought you’d enjoy it since you’re such a bad girl. Isn’t that what you said?”

She jerks back and glares at me. “You thought I’d enjoy being sold off to the highest bidder?”

“Based on all of our encounters so far, yes, I thought you’d enjoy a night of sexual debauchery. Was I wrong?”

Her cheeks flush a delicious pink color.

“Or,” I say softly, whispering against her neck, “do you only do bad things when you’re with me?”

Her silence is all the answer I need.

If I thought I wanted to fuck her before, now I know what need is.

Because I need Lily.Now.

She won’t admit it, but I turn her on. Our sick, twisted chemistry revs her engine.

And I want to see how fast she can go.

Need throbs in me like a physical ache, desperate to be touched and soothed, and I’m thinking about the fastest way out of the locker room when Noah calls my name.

“Now for Finn Foster’s offering.”

The auction goes in alphabetical order. I fall somewhere in the middle of the pack. Things must be moving quickly.

Still, it’s too soon. I’m not ready.

I grab Lily’s wrist, trying to figure out what I’m going to do, but she wrenches her arm out of my hold, stiffens her spine, and stares straight into my eyes.

“I’ve only done bad things with you, but maybe that’s the problem. Whatever sick hold you’ve got on me, I want it to end now. Here.” She flips her hair over her shoulder, revealing her smooth neck. I want to take a bite out of it. “Plus, everyone already thinks I’m a slut, anyway. Might as well lean into it.”

She walks towards the bench, and the guys part for her.

Caleb offers her a hand up, and she takes it. The dopey expression on his face makes me want to punch him in the dick.

Noah starts the bidding higher than previous girls because, like Viktor said, my offering is a hot commodity.

Even though the other girls are wearing more revealing clothes and are more eager, Lily came here with me.

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