You’re Mine by Penny Brooks

Chapter 11

Chapter 11

Harper

That was close.

I press my fingers against my swollen mouth and try not to clench my legs too hard as remember the feel of Easton hard against me.

It was better than last time, more like a sex fueled dream.

A moment that can never happen again, if my brother has anything to say about it. He’s already going to be pissed enough when he sees my costume, please God let Sadie

 

calm him down. Besides when has Sadie ever failed me?

Everything’s going to be fine. Which is both a triumph and a disappointment. I stop in my tracks. If Easton knew, would he be touching me? Insecurity hits hard and fast as my boots click against the beautiful hard wood floors. With confidence I’m not really feeling, I adjust my black mask and walk into the kitchen.

I imagine it’s gonna be nothing but more booze flowing when I stop in my tracks and see Sadie and Ryan in a stand off.

She’s shoving at his chest, murder in her brown eyes as her batgirl

Chanter it

costume seems to tighten around strong, lean legs that look seconds away from jiu jitsuing my brother to the floor-if that’s even a thing.

“Take it back!” she yells.

No wonder she called.

I can’t decide if I’m thankful or disappointed at the interruption.

Ryan’s face is doing that scary, wide eyed rage filled stare thing that means he’s seconds away from either exploding or tossing her over his shoulder and taking out his anger in an entirely different, ewww my best friend and my brother way

“Ryan,” I call. “Stop yelling.”

 

“Stop yell-” His head swivels toward me.

And that’s when I see it.

I thought he was mad when I wore the bikini.

No. This is next level, I may die tonight

I gulp.

down to my boots then

One word.

His jaw clenches.

yells again, only this

the

is everyone else in

stand off between the two of us, the crowd continues to gather

are you

hand over Ryan’s mouth the minute Easton makes his presence known in the kitchen. My stomach drops to my

Shit.

this how he’s going to

hate

 

you

Fratricide?

realize I’m the center of attention-the thing I hate the most

This is it.

Easton finds

me, making it impossible

runs up to Easton

 

she a gymnast in

his waist as she presses a

her on

the lump in my throat as he wraps an arm around her shoulders and saunters off, away from the scene between me, Sadie, and Ryan as

 

in the heart and making me wonder why I even try when he’s never going to notice the real me

 

in the

naked?” He shakes his head. “No,

to him, ready to start world war

 

look like a whore.” Ryan says it loud enough for two girls near the fridge to hear. I want to die and refuse to look at who they are, too embarrassed to do anything except

am I a whore, but now you’re going to tattle on me? Yeah okay, have fun when D ad buries your body

wouldn’t.” He

I would.” I

hands on his hips. “Look, guys

 

alright? Just…for my sake, so I don’t go to prison before graduation, can you please, please, change

knot forms in my

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