Page 21

Yeah, I totally noticed we’re alone, but what exactly is he suggesting? Is it what I think or something else? Because right now, pressure is building inside me, and I want to forget everything and enjoy myself for a few moments.

Jayden catches my hand and pulls me behind the column near the far wall, out of view of the doorway. A gasp escapes my lips as he presses me against the column, his gaze lowering to my mouth. All I can do is give him a nod, and then he takes off my mask, tossing it away, and his lips collide with mine.

I grab the front of his jacket and pull him against me as he presses me harder against the wall, his hand sliding up my thigh and pushing the hem of my dress up. His mouth moves down my neck, and I tip my head as a soft moan escapes me, my fingers digging into his shoulders. This is such a bad idea. But his lips trail along my throat, and I can’t make myself care about the door, the man who could come back, or the fact that I don’t actually know much about Jayden.

His mouth returns to mine, and I kiss him back hard, my hand fisting in his hair. He makes a low sound against my lips. Part of my brain is still yelling at me that this is insane, because Jayden could as well be my enemy and not my friend, but I don’t care. I just want to feel something and not think about how my life sucks right now.

Jayden shrugs out of his suit jacket, throwing it away, as he keeps kissing me. His hand slides between my legs, rubbing against my already wet panties. He yanks at the material, making me gasp, and a moment later, I hear a ripping sound. What’s left of my panties ends up on the floor somewhere, and I realize I’m completely exposed, but all that does is make my insides tingle more.

I grab the front of his dress shirt, popping the buttons open and running my hand over his chest. His hand slides into my hair as he kisses me again, and I fumble with his belt because I can barely wait to free the bulge in his pants. His mouth fastens to my neck again, sucking hard enough to leave a mark, but I don’t mind.

As soon as I unzip his pants, I wrap my fingers around his thick, hard length. He hisses as I stroke him, and then he hikes my leg up. His gaze meets mine, and this is my moment to stop this, but I absolutely don’t want to do that because I’m aching for him. And of course he has a condom with him, which is a relief, because I would’ve been so disappointed if we had to stop.

When his cock presses against my entrance, I groan, and then he buries himself inside me so hard and fast that I gasp. Oh fuck. He’s so big, and the fullness is almost too much. But there’s no pain. Only pleasure. He pulls back and slams in again, setting a frantic, punishing rhythm that has me crying out. I slide my hands up his back and rake my nails over his skin as he groans and pumps into me.

Suddenly, he pulls out and flips me around, so my cheek ends up pressed against the column, my dress bunched up around my waist. He pulls my hips toward him and slams himself inside me, his hand winding in my hair and tugging hard. Every inch of me is on fire as my moans echo everywhere.

As Jayden’s powerful thrusts bring me closer and closer to the edge, I really hope no one’s around to hear us, but even if they do, so what? I’ll think about that later, after the bubble of pleasure inside me bursts.

Jayden rolls his hips, pushing deep inside me, and I can’t take it anymore. My release spills through me, leaving me breathless. He joins me a moment later with a grunt, and he holds onto me as we both gasp.

When he pulls away, I turn around and lean against the column, pushing my dress down. Jayden grins at me as he zips his pants and buttons up his shirt. As he heads toward the trash can by the door, I run my hands through my hair, wondering what I might look like.

“Okay,” Jayden says as he turns toward me, still a little breathless, “I didn’t have this on my list for tonight.”

I let out a shaky laugh and pick up my mask off the floor. “Yeah, well. Don’t get used to it.”

He only grins wider, which isn’t the reaction I was going for.

Ugh! I shouldn’t have fucked him. I really, really shouldn’t have. What was I even thinking? And doing it here? What if there are cameras? Just because I can’t see any doesn’t mean they don’t exist. But then again, he’s ridiculously hot and I was so turned on, so who could blame me? And it’s not like any of it actually meant something.

It was just... college. People do this all the time. A hot guy, one night, a bad decision... I can say it was just silly fun that got my mind off the mess that is my life and never think about it again. No big deal.

And it’s not like I’m about to catch feelings for him. Puh-lease. I’d have to be out of my mind to fall for someone who might be the reason my life sucks. I mean, I hope he isn’t the one, but even if he is, plenty of people do dumber things than this. I’m allowed one wild, stupid night.

Except, it bugs me, and I know exactly why. My lips are still tingling and when I look at Jayden, I just...

Nope. Don’t go there.

This won’t happen again. Just because it was great doesn’t mean I need a repeat. Besides, it’s Jayden. He got what he wanted now, and he’s going to lose interest in me. And he doesn’t matter anymore. I need to focus on the real mystery, which is figuring out if it’s really possible that someone from my family was a member of this strange secret society.

Chapter 15

JAYDEN

MY EYES OPEN AND I’M already hard, and I don’t have to wonder why. Veronica. Her back against the column, her nails raking down my skin, and the sound she made when I finally pushed into her... I groan, because my cock’s aching and I’ve barely woken up.

One hookup with her, and I thought I’d be bored of her. But I want her more now, and I can’t figure out why. I’ve fucked plenty of girls since I got here, and yet, I haven’t thought about any of them the next morning. But I can still picture the look on Veronica’s face as she moaned. Fucking ridiculous.

I try to think about anything else that isn’t her, but it’s impossible. When she picked dare and let me kiss her, I thought it would be all innocent or that she’d refuse. But she actually let me take her right there once everyone left.

Fuck. I need to get up.

But when it was time to leave, she just... I don’t know. She kind of went all cold on me and didn’t even say good night. A girl doesn’t dig her nails into your back like that and then blow you off, or at least she shouldn’t, so what’s her deal? Not that it matters.

She’s basically my task, and I can’t get all worked up over something that isn’t even part of the plan. Well, it kind of is, since I’m supposed to seduce her too, if possible. But I want to see her again for all the wrong reasons, and that’s unacceptable.

I grab my phone and realize I’ll be late for practice if I don’t move. Fucking hell. I shove the blanket off and get up, because Coach benches anyone who strolls in late, captain or not, and the last thing I need is him breathing down my neck over a girl who potentially doesn’t even care about what happened between us last night.