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.

from my head down to my boots then back up.

One word.

His jaw clenches.

this

and who the hell

everyone else in the stupid

of us, the crowd

hell are

hand over Ryan’s mouth the minute Easton makes his presence known in

Shit.

he’s going to find

officially hate my

 

where you

Fratricide?

the center of attention-the thing I hate the most as my brother semi shoves her

This is it.

finds out

pounds through me, making it impossible to

up to Easton and throws herself around his

 

she a gymnast in

presses a drunken, open mouthed kiss

grins against her mouth a bit before he sets her on her wobbly heels. Her white nurse outfit leaves nothing to the imagination and her long

wraps an arm around her shoulders and saunters off, away from the scene between me,

 

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

 

we’re in the

me into a corner. “Why are you naked?” He shakes his head. “No, why the hell are you even

away just in time for Sadie to stomp up to him, ready to start world war three

 

it loud enough for two girls near the fridge to hear. I want to die and refuse to look at who they are, too

on me? Yeah okay, have fun when D ad buries your body in the backyard after

He gasps

would.” I

sighs, putting his hands on his hips. “Look,

 

to prison before

knot forms

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