His Trouble Maker

Chapter 75

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.

in like a king of his

princess and her guard dog.” His voice is ice cold,

step forward.

two doing something you shouldn’t?” Riot’s gaze slides to me, lingering too long, too

window?‘

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fuck does that mean?” Pierce growls quickly snatching

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

just fucking with you,” I snap, trying to save myself from whatever this

there’s something in Riot’s eyes that

listens. The moment he let Riot go, I grabbed his arm and pull him

hoping

Riot laughs, not even flinching when my hands slam him against the rough bark. He’s acting like this is a

Thiss, inches

mouth, then crawl back up, that

“Bullshit.”

bored.” His hands suddenly grab my waist, fingers digging in just enough to make

but he holds me there, thumbs

on me first,” he whispers, leaning closer until I can smell

“Let. Go.”

“Fine. So feisty.”

retreats. I watch him dig in his pocket before pulling out a crumpled pack of cigarettes. My eyebrows

to try it?” His voice drops lower, almost intimate. “Bet you’ve never

“Can I?”

so stress

a fraction before that cocky smirk returns. “Well, well. Princess wants to

flick of his lighter, taking a deep drag before holding it out to me. I reach for it, but

“Ah–ah. Come get it.”

such an asshole,” I mutter,

his free hand catches my wrist, thumb pressing against my pulse point. “Your heart’s racing,” he says, voice dropping to a grave whisper.

snatch the cigarette from his fingers. “You

too deep for a first–timer, immediately feeling the burn hit my lungs. I double over coughing, smoke coming out in pitiful bursts

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low, rumbling sound that somehow pisses me off and sends a shiver

to glare at him through

around to press against the small of my back. “Stand straight. You’re asking it worse

that.”

in a way that sends an entirely different kind of heat

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