I continued my slow, tortuous movements until a slight whimper escaped her. Looking up I saw a slight twitch in her eyebrows, making me guess the sound she’d made was involuntary. I let out a dark chuckle, moving the lace aside. The skin beneath was smooth, another sign she had expected this in some form. My dick swelled as my fingers explored further, the pain a direct result of playing with her.
With each stroke of my finger, I thought about how I’d been so sure that I had her figured out. Now, I knew better. No matter what form she took—she was invigorating, a goddamn fixation.
Tracing every curve of her, I paused just long enough for her breathing to become rushed and erratic. I liked the sound, and apparently, she liked the way I played because her arms reachedup to grip the back of my biceps. Her fingers dug into me, trying to ground herself in any way she could. Each time her nails clawed into me, I teased her opening. After three rounds of this, her body started to shake.
Tilting her head up toward me, her eyes locked on mine, flaring with need. I gave another soft chuckle as I pushed one finger inside but stopped just short of my second knuckle.
Time to burn.
Her body instantly convulsed, like she was craving more just as much as I was.
After a stuttered breath, she spoke through clenched teeth. “I hate you.”
Her tone was sharp, but her body betrayed her as she tried to move against my hand. The contradiction instantly made me want to fuck her.
“I really fucking hate you, Silas.”
This time when she spoke, it was as if she was trying to convinceherself, not me. Either way, I wasn’t letting her deny whatever this was. Plus, she needed to know that I did not tolerate lying.
Without warning, I pushed two fingers inside of her, and a scream ripped from her throat. “Then why are you so goddamn wet for me,Ember.”
A soft moan escaped her as I started to pump my hand. Just as another one threatened to come out, I grabbed her jaw, pulling her eyes to mine.
“You don’t get to pretend that I don’t have an effect on you,not when I plan on breaking you.” Directing her chin over my shoulder toward Kyrin who was still watching from the corner. “You’re going to come until I say stop. Do not break eye contact with him.”
The words landed heavy in the room, ripping through multiple boundaries. Kyrin stilled as he registered them. His Volunteer mask did well at hiding his expression, but I knew he would still listen.
Ember’s breath hitched as I leaned into her ear, keeping my voice low enough that only she could hear me. “Right now, you’re my Volunteer, and he’s going to be the Watcher. Do you understand?” I pulled my finger out and aggressively pushed it back in again before finding her clit with my thumb. “I know you do because you came here wanting this to happen, didn’t you?”
Her body was the first to submit, as her hands tightened around me for support. She said nothing though, as her eyes moved to my brother—who was now taking off his pants.
Pausing my hand, I asked her again. “Didn’t.You?”
Ember released another whimper she tried to disguise as an exhale. Then, a low “yes” filled my ear.
The answer wasn’t enough for me, not when she was still actively trying to fight us, to deny me the right of tearing her down. I needed the truth, and I needed to hear it from her lips. “Is it me that you want inside of you? Or just anyone?”
I could practically hear her thoughts as she fought for an answer, but I remained silent, ready to reward her if she chosethe truth this time. To encourage her, I pumped into her again with one hand as I gripped her waist with the other.
The sudden movement overwhelmed her, throwing her head back in pleasure. “You!” she screamed.
The confirmation was enough to send me over the edge, and a tingle started to spread through my limbs. It was as if her fire had erupted within my own body. “Good,” I cooed, “then answer one question for me. Why did I watch nine other men approach you tonight?”
Ember replied with a groan, like she was losing the ability to think.
Accepting the sound as an answer, I finished my thought. “You will learn that none of them get to touch you anymore.None. Of. Them.”
A mixture of garbled sounds flood the room as my fingers moved faster. I was half surprised to know she had listened to my demand, keeping her eyes on Kyrin only until she felt herself build. Once she hit a certain point, she grabbed my chin, bringing her forehead to mine as she came on my fingers. I was at number seven when her legs finally gave out, but that didn’t mean anything to me. “Two more, Ember. That would make nine, and then we’re even, baby.”
“I’mnotyour baby,” she argued, as she threw her head back.
“You are going to be whatever the fuck I say you are, sunshine.” Unbuckling my pants, I picked her up at the waist and wrapped her legs around me. She tried to hit me, but I grabbed her wrist and slammed it against the wall as I held her up.Repositioning us so her body was still hidden from my brother, I pushed her into the corner where the two walls of my office met and watched as she struggled to open her eyes. “When we first met, you told me I wore this mask to make up for my dick size. Why don’t we test that theory out, huh?” Impulsively, I decided to lean into the firestorm she created within me, I turned toward my brother. “I want you done by the time she screams.”
Ember’s eyes opened fully at that statement, her mouth dropping open in disbelief. She was about to protest when I drove myself inside of her. Covering her mouth with one hand, I muffled the scream that tore from her.
She fit me like a fucking glove.
“Shhh, baby, didn’t you hear me? You can't do that just yet. You have to stay quiet until you hit nine, and then you can be done.” Her response was a needy moan that filled the room around us. “ Ember. I need you to listen and understand. No other man will be allowed to experience this again. No one besides me.”
