Chapter 16
GRAYSON
“Yes. I try to knock but it seems like your parents are asleep.”
I’m going to hell for lying.
She squints at me. Suspicious. “You’re a terrible liar.”
“Then why are you still standing here talking to me?”
She huffs.
Rolls those big, furious eyes like she isn’t five seconds away from either punching me or letting me back her into that fucking wall. “You’re a fucking creep, Grayson.”
“And you came outside to talk to me,” I remind her, sharp, low, loving every goddamn second of this. “Barefoot. In your sleep shirt. No bra.”
Her face twists – mortified – because she knows I noticed.
Of course I fucking noticed. I notice everything when it comes to her.
“Fuck off, Grayson.”
“What’s wrong, Jess?” My voice drops, low enough to scrape. Low enough to crawl down her spine. “Thought you didn’t care if I looked.”
Her bare feet shift back. One step. Then another. Instinct. Survival. Stupid. Because there’s nowhere to run. It’s me. It’s always going to be me.
“I didn’t come out here for you,” she snaps, arms clutched tight like that’s gonna save her.” I–I thought I heard something!”
“Sure,” I hum, slow, dangerous. “Keep lying to yourself Jess.”
She glares up at me, fiery and furious and everything I want to ruin. “I told you you’ll never have me.”
fucking went still. Is she serious right now?
“Say that shit again, Jess.” My voice drops, low, sharp, shaking with control I don’t have right now. “I fucking dare you.”
She opens her mouth hesitates thinks she’s smart.
“You suck, Grayson.”
–
left in that pretty little
scowls harder. “Get out of
dark, rough, not nice at
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her spine hits rough bark. “Baby, you’re
world.”
but I quickly catch her wrist before she can
away.
her right back around – back hitting that tree hard enough to shove the air out of her. Hands flat
“Grayson-”
“You hate me Jess?” My thumb brushes against the side
feel like hate to me,” I murmur low. ” I think you like me Jess. You
She snarls. “You’re delusional.”
want to
I press in
fucking
Jess spits, lips parting as I watch her expression twist – furious, wrecked,
I rasp against her ear, my hand dragging up her waist – rough, slow–until I’m brushing the underside of her breast
jerks, pushes at my
low in her ear. “If I get off, Jess…” I rock,my hips against
“You’re the
neck. “Keep talking dirty
Go.” She bites out every word like
I could fuck
“So you can lay awake tonight with your thighs pressed tight,
Nailed
“That’s the plan.”
over her stomach
not stop owning what’s mine. “Tell
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Jess,” I rasp, nose dragging along the side of her neck.
She squirms. “Grayson–”
“Open your legs baby.”
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