His Trouble Maker

Chapter 75

JESSICA

I’m gonna lose it.

My body’s going rogue, my head’s on fire, and I can’t stop thinking about that damn phone. One stupid move and everything blows up. One missed second and someone finds Theo’s backup plan before I do.

“Hey, Jess-”

Shit.

I almost punch Pierce’s annoying face when he appeared beside me. He looks like he just went from a morning run.

“You okay?” he asks, opening the fridge and grabbing a bottle of water.

“Dol look okay to you?” I snap.

He glances at me. His eyes narrow. “You’re sweating.”

My spine straightens.

I wipe my palms down my leggings like that’ll erase the sheen clinging to my skin, the way my breath’s coming too fast, too shallow.

“It’s hot.”

“You’re pale too,” he adds.

Come on, why does this asshole have time for this? He steps toward me like he’s about to say something else–maybe ask something, maybe push–and! stop breathing.

If he sees too much, he’ll tell Grayson. He always tells Grayson.

“Pierce, seriously—just back off.”

I need to get out of here. Now. Before he sees too much. Before I give myself away. Before everything falls apart.

My brother might love me, but Pierce’s loyalty is to the pack first. It’s what makes him Grayson’s right hand.

It’s what makes him dangerous to me right now.

“Pierce, back the fuck off before I tear your throat out.”

“Jess-”

The front door slams open so hard it bounces against the wall.

“Fucking fantastic,” Pierce mutters, rolling his eyes.

a king of his

The princess and her guard dog.” His voice

a step forward. “Learn to

shouldn’t?” Riot’s gaze slides to me, lingering too

window?‘

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the fuck does that mean?” Pierce growls quickly snatching

while Pierce has him by the throat. “God, you’re predictable. So easy

him go Pierce, he’s just fucking with you,” I snap, trying to save myself from

in Riot’s eyes that makes my blood run cold.

and pull him outside of the house. I know he’s here to

the tree hoping it re–arranged his guts. “What the fuck do you

him against the

the question,” Thiss, inches from

to my mouth, then crawl back up, that smirk

“Bullshit.”

suddenly grab my waist, fingers digging in just enough to make my breath catch. “Thought we could have some

pull back but he holds me there, thumbs pressing

closer until I can smell

“Let. Go.”

“Fine. So feisty.”

before pulling out a crumpled pack of cigarettes. My

almost intimate.

“Can I?”

so stress

dark eyes widening just a fraction before that cocky smirk returns. “Well, well. Princess wants to play

lights the cigarette with a flick of his lighter, taking a deep drag before holding it out to me. I reach for it, but he pulls back at the

“Ah–ah. Come get it.”

an asshole,” I mutter,

wrist, thumb pressing against my pulse point. “Your heart’s racing,” he

from

immediately feeling the burn hit

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sound that somehow pisses me off and sends a shiver down

him through watering eyes,

one hand sliding around to press against the small of

that.”

way that sends an entirely different kind of