Page 52 of Vengeance & Sin


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Amanda looks from Jade to me and then to Rick in quick succession, and I see it the moment she sees Rick’s reaction to her laughter. Her whole face scrunches up in anger, and while she’s not an ugly girl, the scowl on her face sure isn’t doing her any favors.

“You brought a whore to a college party, boys? Really?” She says as she looks at Jade from top to bottom before pursing her lips in disgust.

My smile drops from my lips as I look over at her. Rick does the same, opening his mouth to say something in response but she keeps going before he can.

“You know you don’t have to buy sex, right boys? The girls here would be more than happy to serve you, and you’ll find it’s much cheaper.” She laughs, and it's a nasally sound that is so fake it’s kind of embarrassing to listen to. I take a few steps toward her, ready to lay into her for how she’s talking about Jade, but before I get to her, Jade puts her leg up to block my path.

I look up at her and realize that she’s still laughing. I arch an eyebrow at her in question, but she doesn’t say anything. Instead, she rests her hand on my arm before dropping her leg and hopping off the counter to stand in front of me, facing Amanda.

“Well, you know how the saying goes. You get what you pay for, and in your case, free might mean you get more than you bargained for. Nobody likes unwanted surprises with their sex.” Jade tells her in a super fake sweet voice that makes it sound like she’s speaking to a young child.

A smile splits my face wide, and Rick’s eyebrows climb so far up his head that I think they might disappear in his hair.

Amanda's face screws up even more as she looks over Jade, where she stands in front of her. I thought the face she was making before was bad, but now it seems like she just sucked on a lemon. It would be amusing if I weren’t so irritated with her.

Jade looked small on the counter, but now that she’s on the ground, she doesn’t just look small; she is small. Even with the lift on her boots, she only comes up just above Amanda's chin. You can see it in Amanda’s eyes as she peers down at her that she thinks Jade will be an easy target, and I’m sure it’s not just her size that has her thinking that, but I know it doesn’t help. Hell, we all underestimated her at first, and I have a feeling Amanda is about to learn the same lesson we did.

“Yeah, well, nobody wants a fucking child either. So do yourself a favor and get lost. These boys like their girls to have some class, and I assure you, they aren’t going to pick trailer park, backwoods trash like you.” Amanda seethes as her face turns red. Her comeback was garbage, anyone with eyes can see that Jade isn’t trailer park trash, but Amanda assumes she isn’t from money because she doesn’t know her. I mean, she’s not, but not being filthy rich like we are doesn’t make someone trash. Amanda is probably closer to trash than Jade is, even with money.

“Amanda!” Rick shouts, and it rings out in the room, even over the sound of the music and people, his face is set into a stern frown showing little of his anger, but the tick in his jaw lets me know he’s moments from losing it on her. Man, I fucking hope he does.

“It’s okay, Roderick. I can handle myself.” Jade tells him with a soft smile, and I see a little of the tension leave his shoulders as he gives her a nod.

Amanda laughs. “Awe, do you think so, sweet pea? You're what, five foot, maybe one hundred pounds soaking wet.” She laughs again as she holds her stomach and leans forward like someone just told her the best joke she’s ever heard.

Jade just watches as she laughs, eventually pulling herself back up to standing and wiping away nonexistent tears from her eyes. “Don’t fucking flatter yourself. I’ll let you off easy this time since you seem new around here, but just a heads up.” She spreads her arms wide, “This is my fucking house, which means you follow my fucking rules. Don’t like it, leave.” She says as she places her hands on her hips like the brat she is. “Next time, I won’t be so easy on you. I eat girls like you for breakfast.” She cocks her hip to the side as if that somehow adds to her display. I don’t fucking get it, but whatever.

I watch Jade, and Rick does too. Neither of us wants to overstep, but the way Amanda is talking to her can’t be taken lying down. In order for us to keep her safe, we need to set the tone that she is under our watch, and if you fuck with her, you fuck with us.

Quicker than I can process, Jade is on her. She’s in Amanda's face before her knee slams into her stomach, causing her to double over. Jade wraps her blonde hair around her fist before walking her over to the kitchen island and slamming her over the side. Amanda's head cracks off the countertop, and I wince because I know that fucking hurt, but even still, I can’t keep the smile off my face as I watch her. Jade crowds over her, and Amanda wiggles around like she thinks she might be able to break her hold, but after a moment, it becomes clear that’s not going to happen.

Shit, I could have told her that. Jade is like a bear trap. Once she gets you, she’s not letting go.

“And here’s your heads up. My name is Jade, and I am new around here. Talk to me like that again, and you will find yourself with a few new holes in that pretty face of yours, courtesy of my fucking blade. I don’t give a fuck who’s house it is. Got it?” She drops her head and lets go of her hair but doesn’t move away from her. Amanda makes no move to get up, either.

Smart.

“While I have your attention, it’s also worth mentioning that neither of the guys seems interested in you, so maybe have some dignity and stop plastering yourself on them like a fucking desperate octopus.” She tells her before taking a step back and wiping her hands on her shorts as if touching Amanda made her dirty. It probably did.

I can’t help but laugh out loud at her analogy. Amanda has always been ready to throw herself at anyone with a dick and a decent bank account. A desperate octopus is a beautiful way to describe that, and I make a mental note to use that insult as much as possible.

Jade looks up at me and smiles. I can’t help but pull her into my arms for a hug. She stiffens for a moment but quickly relaxes into it before she chuckles along with me.

She takes a step back and looks at Amanda, pulling herself off the counter. She stands tall and flips her hair over her shoulder before turning and staring daggers at Jade. She looks at Rick and then at me as if waiting for us to say something. When it becomes apparent we aren't going to, she huffs loudly before stomping away like a child.

Jade is not to be fucked with, even without us vouching for her; the whole party will know by the night's end. Amanda isn’t known to keep anything quiet.

The way Jade laid into her will live in my head rent-free for as long as I live. There’s nothing hotter than a girl fight, and with a girl who looks like Jade but can fuck you up, ugh, say less because I’m game.

I reach down to adjust myself as Jade watches Amanda walk away. Now I get to navigate the party with a raging hard-on. Wonderful. So much for not being obvious to Jade about my crush on her.

Rick looks over at me in question, and I just give him a single shoulder shrug. What can I say, my dick does what it wants when it wants, and right now, Jade is what it wants. It doesn’t care if I don’t want to push her or rush it, and I have zero say in it, which I know he understands, so he can get over it.

“And who do we have here, boys?” Someone says from behind us, causing Jade to turn around and look. I know even before I turn to look that it’s Jake, which means Trent probably isn’t far behind. Well, at least my boner won't be an issue anymore.

I can’t fucking stand Trent or Jake. But we're not forced to be around Jake half as much as we are, Trent.

But business is business, and since we have business with Jake, that means we have to deal with Trent. So I plaster a fake ass smile on my face before I turn toward them, leaning back against the counter again. Rick always tells me that this smile makes me look unhinged as if thats not the fucking point. I love to make these assholes uncomfortable and everyone else, honestly.

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