You’re Mine by Penny Brooks

Chapter 28

Harper

He has no heart, no soul, nothing but a super hot shell of a body, a six pack, and a

giant dick. I’ve never wanted to kill someone so much in my entire life. If he laid down on the street I’d run him over with his own Jeep.

It was all false bravado.

My own version of chicken, except he let me taste him, he watched me, his smirk had disappeared. I don’t know what I expected in that moment, maybe for him to taunt me or challenge me to go through with it. Instead, I realized I wanted him– wanted this, even if it meant all I was getting was angry Easton–at least in this instance I was in control and he knew exactly who was making him feel that way. I almost died when he gripped me by the hair, nearly choking me to death.

It was good

Damn it.

Ryan would decapitate him if he knew.

I get to my feet-shaking from our encounter and walk towards the fridge to grab a drink of water-soda-something that’s going to take away his taste so my body stops reminding me of what it felt like to be on my knees in Easton’s kitchen.

“What?” Easton is back to ignoring me as he grabs a bottle of water from the fridge then hands me one before opening his own and taking a few gulps. “Was it not good for you?”

“You’re an asshole.” I say reaching for the water. “I don’t suppose you have any mouthwash around for the whores you bring here?”

He smirks. “Are you calling yourself a whore?”

“You lasted like three minutes, Easton, I’d tread carefully before it’s your locker that

gets vandalized with the words Minute Man.”

“Bullshit.” He points his water bottle at me. “You took me by surprise, that’s all.”

“Mmmm, okay.”

He reaches into his back pocket and pulls out his phone. “Fuck, three missed calls is Aisha high or something?”

I flinch at Aisha’s name.

The girl he was making out with days ago.

She would hate me if she knew.

Then again.

I frown.

already doesn’t like

she have been the culprit? But why? It’s not like anyone knows about me and

front of me, he doesn’t even say hi no he

the one

me. I almost duck behind the counter then remember she can’t

moves around the kitchen. “Do homework,

my breath.”Is Ryan over?

He sounds annoyed. “He and Harper got into a fight after some bitch wrote slut on her locker. You wouldn’t know anything about

a laugh. “Do you really think I’d

squeeze my eyes

even defend me. I suddenly feel dirty about what we did. Stupid. Five minutes ago I was proud of myself and now I want to throw his phone across the room. Why doesn’t he just hang up? What does

tune out their conversation then hear her his flirty laugh.”. Aisha, lets not have a repeat of last week when you randomly showed up

horny.” She snapped “And you know

into the phone and finally looks

I see.” She laughs. “Fine, fine.” She lets out a lazy yawn that I can see perfectly in my head, she does it in front of Easton all the time, pressing her breasts back, and he almost always falls for it. “You know where to find me, maybe I’ll send you a picture of my new skirt later,

well in my eyes. He wants

earlier..” This time when he looks at me he’s not smiling, everything about his look is heated like he’s remembering me

you save

still locked on mine. “Nah found

She laughs: “Liar.”

He draws out

She hangs up

in the silence, me drinking water in a vain attempt to wash away

is like this inferno, no matter how many times I toss something on

He hangs up.

I could die. I don’t know where to look or what to say, I start to put the water bottle down so I can grab my phone and call Ryan to come get me,

meant anything to him when he’s getting

watch a movie?” He asks like

“Are you kidding?”

It’s not like she thought you were here. Damn,

about you that you’d hang yourself before the next semester. That’s just how she is, don’t worry about

shove him. “That’s why you think I’m

really don’t need to be angry, it’s not like! popped the phone on

I was stuck between wanting to prove to him that I

liked it.” He looks away, his expression unreadable when his eyes find mine again. “Don’t

roll my eyes. “Trust

a nerd you’re