Chapter 21

Harper

His kiss is brutal. Punishing. Like he’s mad that it’s me, even though I’ve neither confirmed nor denied his accusation.

That’s what his words felt like-an accusation. I don’t think he’s pleased to discover that I’m the one he keeps kissing in dark corners at parties. Yet he’s also the guy who felt me up in a janitor’s closet and got me off with a few precise strokes of his fingers.

A shiver steals through me at the

Chanteren

memory. Or maybe the shiver was caused by the way his tongue just slid against mine

I reach between us, resting my hands on his broad chest. His skin is so warm beneath the fabric of his shirt, and his muscles are firm. Hard. He’s hard all over. I’m tempted to pull him closer, but I come to my senses at the last second and shove him with all my might

His mouth detaches from mine and he stumbles backwards, a dazed look on his face as he drinks me in. “What the fuck?”

We can’t keep doing this,” I say.

“Right. Funny how we do keep doing it. Because you’re her,he

states.

“Who’s her?” I’m still playing

stupid.

Easton shakes his head. “Don’t try and fake me out. I recognize your scent”

“I bought it at a store every girl know shops at.” That isn’t a lie. Dozens of us could be wearing this lotion right now.

spine. I don’t like how he’s looking at me. As if he can see right through me. “You can protest

but I

growing charged between us the longer we say nothing. I tear my

he

than one hour until I can leave this place. I’ll go home and pretend today never happened. Hopefully, Easton will leave me alone for good, once he realizes what exactly we’ve

the little voice in my brain. You’re dying for him to touch you again. Kiss you again. Make good on his promise to use his

understand him. He hates me, he wants to

I don’t understand him.

wariness zipping up my spine when I witness Blake spot

“You okay?”

surprised at the tenderness in his tone, the way

say once I clear my

look-flustered. Your

I tell him

still giving

 

way

take that asshole out. I mean it, Harper. I don’t know why he’s

take care of him, I will.” Blake’s voice is ferocious, as is the gleam in

Easton is doing to me. “And I don’t need you to fight my battles, Blake.

damnedest to tear you down while you stand there

want to run

 

him? “I’m okay stress.

history approaches his

flicks his chin

“You’re in my seat.”

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