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He scoffs. “Jail bait, I won’tletyou do anything. You’ll do what the fuck you want when you want. I know you living with me isn’t ideal. I’ll have Troy check with the courts to make sure you won’t be breaking anything by moving, but I doubt you will since the case was dropped.”
“So, after everything I’ve done to you… you’re just going to pay for my school and housing and that’s it?”
He sighs and nods. “Yes. I don’t expect anything from you.”
“What happens when I’m lonely in my dorm room and want you to fuck me?” He chokes on air, laughter bursting out of me at his reaction.
“Har-Har, shithead!” he deadpans.
Once my laughter is under control, I push him again. “So, is that a no to fucking me?” He flicks his gaze to me and I gasp, his eyes are filled with heat and need for… me.
“Something tells me even if I did say no, you wouldn’t listen.” I smirk as he focuses back on the road again. A couple minutes of silence passes before he speaks again. “I’m not stupid, Alexa. I know this truce you called last night isn’t because you’re over anything or forgive me.” I tense in my seat and keep my gaze focused out the window. “If fucking me is what makes you feel better, then fine, do it. If hurting me makes you happy, hurt away. If the need to destroy me is what you seek then keep doing what you’re doing, because soon enough you’ll have that power over me.”
I snap my gaze to him, and for a split second when our eyes connect, there are no masks, no pretense or fake agendas. We let the other see inside us and without meaning to, I see it inside Corvin’s, he’s telling the truth. He’s falling for me and he hates himself for that, but I can also see that a larger part of him doesn’t give a shit. He’s willing to fall for me even though he knows I’m going to destroy him.
Corvin
Alexa says nothing the rest of the drive home. Not even when we walk inside the penthouse. I had cleaners come through this morning and clean up the mess, all the new furniture will be delivered tomorrow while we are both at school. I leave her in the entryway as I head for my office to get ahead on the workload, we’re having issues with the CHU board wanting to push us out. The fuckers were happy to accept our money but hate that we have a say in anything. Crue and Saint are doing their best to keep things on track there but I know it’s hard on them. Beck is killing it in Alaska and has even started taking over managing the chains of resorts. Darius is even excelling in the operations department in Chicago. I drop into my seat and wake my computer, not a second later a Zoom call pops up.
I hit answer, sit back in my seat as Crue and Saint’s faces fill the screen. “Fuck me, it’s like Halloween came early looking at your face.” I flip Saint off just Darius and Beck join the call. Beck looks like he’s just woken up and Darius looks like he’s just finished working out.
“What’s up, fuckers?” D says in greeting.
“My cock was until I saw your face,” Crue snarks, earning a glare from D, and we all laugh. It feels good laughing with my brothers again, it’s been a minute.
“Fuck you, dipshit! What do you fuckers want, I got shit to do today,” Darius barks out.
“What shit?” I ask. D rubs the back of his neck and darts his gaze away for a second. “Darius?” I push.
“Fuck, okay. Leah is busting her ass to finish her classes online and wants to head back to CHU after Easter break. She says she can’t be away from Katie anymore. It’s not like I can say no.”
I pin him with a dry stare. “Yeah, you can, just say N.O.” I spell it out for the dumbass.
“Dude, your sister is just as stubborn as you and will withhold—”
“Moving on!” Beck shouts, cutting in so Darius doesn’t finish that cringe-worthy sentence. “Look, I have something to say as well.” I focus on Beck and can see the unease written across his face. “I know we all agreed to head to the cabin for Easter, it will be our first real holiday with Dawson as a family, because I sure as fuck am not counting last Christmas but—” Beck shifts his gaze to me and I know what he is going to say. “Val’s coming with me and if you don’t like it, fuck you.” The others remain silent as they wait for me to speak. I see it in Beck’s eyes that he won’t budge on this and I respect that.
“Okay.” The four of them all look shocked as fuck at my answer.
“Seriously?” Crue asks.
“Yes, dumb ass, we all need to be there and Leah text me telling me that Nathan is coming with you lot anyway.” Saint and Crue nod.
“Yeah, he’s been kicking it with Katie a lot lately, so she and Leah invited him.” I nod my agreement.
“How is Katie holding up?” Beck asks. Saint and Crue’s faces both morph into a weird as fuck look that I can’t decipher.
“She’s uh… Getting there,” Saint says.
“Speaking of bringing extras—” I glare at Darius through the screen in warning, the fucker just smirks at me. “Corvin is bringing a plus one, aren’t ya, buddy?” If looks could kill, Darius would be six feet in a hole right now.
“What the fuck?”
“Who?”
“Leah’s gonna kill you,” Beck, Saint and Crue all say in unison. I pinch the bridge of my nose and lean back in my seat praying for calm, but when my four best friends are involved nothing is ever stress free.
“Corvin?” Beck snaps. I focus back on the screen and decide to just tell them the truth.
