You’re Mine by Penny Brooks

Chapter 13

Easton

I’m pissed, hating my reaction to Harper. Thinking of my mystery girl.

I’ve had her twice. Cat woman, whatever you want to call her, and now I can’t find her anywhere. All see is Harper. So, I do what anyone else does in extreme sexual frustration

I drink.

A lot.

I’m at least five shots in, plus two beers when I watch Harper collide

with Blake. I fully expected Harper to turn in disgust

Instead, I watched in mild horror when he leads her into the garage. The same sacred garage I was in earlier, ready to attack an anonymous girl’s mouth with every single kiss I have in my arsenal.

Before her phone went off, I was ready to strip my mystery girl bare, lay her against the fridge, the floor, really any strong surface was up for grabs.

I shove Aisha away after five minutes go by and Blake and Harper still don’t reappear and I grab another beer.

Aisha was pissed but whatever. Why the hell is Blake with Harper in the garage? And why do I even care?

It’s Harper. She’s Ryan’s problem.

Not mine.

And yet the idea of Blake even touching her fills me with something unfamiliar that I can’t identify

Before I know what I’m doing, I’m charging down the hall, thoughts still stuck on cat woman. Harper. They’re mixing. Mingling.

Maybe I’m hallucinating the entire thing and losing my mind. I mean, does the perfect girl even exist?

pumps through me as I charge into the garage to find Blake and Harper laughing

all of us

by Ryan, and he’s talking about Harper being off limits or some such shit. But for the life of mel can’t remember what I actually said, only that I craved

smiles are dangerous, just like

needs to warn her about

tell Ryan to watch out for

were said, and Harper tried to walk past me like I didn’t exist, which pissed me off. Who the

can’t decipher if it’s her scent

I clench my

me, and I’m more pissed off than I’ve been. Pissed off that she’s staring at

because ! have anything other than annoyance

I realize how close I’m standing in front of her. How we’re almost chest to chest, and how the rest of the world goes suddenly

I can see

scent, like coconuts and sunshine-like something

turn, all thoughts of Harper gone from my head as I eagerly search for cat

so she has to be

like she’s

I hurt her feelings. At least that’s what I tell myself. So why does my

must be

girl’s neck to see if she’s the one. As creepy as it would sound if I

ready to ask him if he’s still having fun when both

the hell?

step closer, but the

to

woman

Ryan has a

and tilts around me as the alcohol hits. I slam into a few bodies until I