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I’m tucking my dick back in my jeans when I see a flash of blonde hair from the corner of my eyes. My gaze snaps to her, and I see Riley coming to halt at the top of the stairs when she sees me and Kate together. Her lips twist, scowling at us and our compromising position.
When Kate notices my attention’s diverted, she brings her lips to my throat, nibbling on the flesh. Putting on an inappropriate show in front of the little wallflower.
Riley flushes, her cheeks pinkening in a way that makes me wonder where else she’s pink like this. It makes me want to sink my teeth into her delicate skin, just to feast on her reaction.
Riley swivels around to go back downstairs. Probably back into Grayson’s arms. My body moves on its own, before I can even process my reaction. I jerk away from Kate, and stagger toward Riley, my arm snaking out to grab her around the waist.
She gasps when I tug her to me, her back slamming against my chest. I keep my hand pressed against her abdomen, pinning her to me. “What the hell? Let go, Bennett,” Riley hisses under her breath.
Kate makes an enraged sound behind me, and then she’s stomping past us, her shoulder roughly bumping into mine as she makes her way downstairs.
Riley claws at my arm that’s around her, her nails biting into my skin. With a frustrated snarl, I spin us around. I blame my drunkenness for my reaction. I can’t fucking think clearly when Riley is around me. I’m bitter, angry…She infuriates me.
Her back slams against the wall, and I cage her smaller body between my arms, towering over her. Her chest heaves, her head tilting upward, and our gazes lock.
Thud.
My head lowers, my breath caressing her soft, pink lips. Lips that tasted of clementines. “Why him?” I hiss, my harsh voice barely recognizable to my own ears. “Why Grayson? Why that fucking nerd?”
I don’t fucking understand her.
No, that’s a goddamn lie.
I don’t understand why she makes me feel the way I do.
And the worst of it? I can’t even begin to comprehend why she and Grayson together infuriates me.
Riley pushes at my chest, but her strength is unmatched against mine. Her eyes harden with a dark glare. “You were doing really well for the last few months, Colton. But here you go, acting like a jerk again. Your assholery really has no limits.”
My fingers wrap around the base of her slender throat, my thumb brushing against her pulsing vein. She sucks in a shuddering breath at my touch and my dick hardens.
“Why?” I ask again, my words slightly slurred.
Her lips twist angrily. “Because Grayson is everything you’re not.”
My heart slams into my chest.
“Riley?” Her eyes widen at the sound of her name. From his lips. She roughly shoves at my chest, her sudden aggressiveness causing me to stumble back, letting her go.
She skirts away from me and moves toward Grayson, standing by his side. His body is tense, and his brows furrow with questions. “Is there a problem here?”
Riley swallows. “I was just looking for the bathroom, and um…Colton is drunk. He staggered into me. It’s fine.”
My chest rumbles with a humorless laugh. Grayson’s gaze darkens with silent menace, and he protectively wraps his arm around her shoulder. She instinctively curls into him, pressing into his side. Bitterness courses through my veins, and I suddenly feel antagonistic.
Yeah, fuck this shit.
“Let’s just go.” Riley tries to tug Grayson away.
Not so fast, little wallflower. I’m not done with you yet.
“You know,” I drawl lazily, shoving my hands into the pockets of my jeans. My lips twitch with a smirk, knowing damn well I’m about to fuck with them. “I had your girlfriend’s pussy juices all over my fingers on Halloween night. I made her feel real good, before sending her back to you.”
Riley gasps loudly, her eyes widening in absolute horror.
Grayson suddenly lurches forward, and his fist slams into my face, knocking me back against the wall. The floor sways underneath my feet, and I hear a distant scream and approaching footsteps. I don’t bother fighting back, because I know I deserve that punch. I was waiting for it, egging him on, knowing full well what the outcome would be.
I see Maddox and Lila out of the corner of my eye.
