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Corvin
I lean against the counter frowning down at her as I watch her eat the Chinese food I ordered. The girl eats like a man and has no fucking class whatsoever, she is the total opposite to… I cut that train of thought off before I get sucked back into that pit of despair that seems to live inside me all the time. My phone rings, giving me a welcome distraction. I step away from her and move into the living room before accepting the call.
“Troy,” I say in lieu ofhello.
“Corvin, I managed to pull some strings and stroked the right egos, but you will need to make a hefty donation to the library they are rebuilding–”
I cut him off before he can keep drawing on. “So did you get it done?”
“Yes, you and Alexa have a meeting with the dean at Wake Forest University in North Salem on Monday morning. I don’t know what the girl wants to major in so you need to sort that out, but everything else is in place. You’ll need to cover both of your tuitions upon enrollment as well. All her papers have been sent over so they will be able to see she has graduated early.”
“Thanks, Troy. I owe you one.”
“Just keep her out of trouble for the next three weeks and then we should be fine.”
“Will do,” I say, then disconnect the call and gaze out the windows at the city view below. I love standing here and watching the world around me, it fascinates me to watch people and see just how different each of us is.
“Your room upstairs?” Alexa asks from behind me.
“Yeah.”
“Can I use the shower?”
“Yeah,” I answer, then turn around to tell her where the towels are but the words die in my throat. She stands there in a black bra and panties, her shirt and pants lay on the floor next to her feet. I’m too weak to stop myself from running my gaze over her exposed skin. Her body is perfection and sculpted like a masterpiece. The thin straps of her panties ride high on her hips, a belly ring gleams in the light, and her tits are practically overflowing in the cups of her bra. Before I can reach her face, I manage to find the strength and tear my gaze from her and stare back out the window. “Towels are in the closet beside the bathroom.” My voice is gruff to my own ears. I listen to the soft sounds of her footfalls as she makes her way upstairs. I don’t know what she is playing at and I have no fucking doubt this is a game to her, I just need to work out what her angle is.
Guilt churns inside me. I not only dishonored her sister by fucking her the night before her funeral but now I stand here with my cock rock-hard and pushing against the confines of my jeans just from the mere sight of her. I’m going to hell. I rest my head against the cool glass and close my eyes, imagining Cody and her contagious laughter, the girl always had a way of making me smile without even trying. I smile at the thought of her always putting me in my place or tearing me a new asshole when Leah and I would argue and she would insert herself in the debate just to back my sister up. Cody was loyal as fuck and I know her loss will be hitting my sister just as hard.
To distract myself from thoughts of Alexa, I slip my phone from my pocket and dial my sister. She picks up on the fourth ring. “Corv?” The surprise in her voice isn’t lost on me, I don’t talk to anyone anymore. I’m too scared they will finally figure out that I’m fucked up and leave me.
“Yeah, it’s me,” I mutter quietly. Silence stretches for a moment. Neither of us knows what to say to the other. I have barely said two words to my sister since I packed my shit and left. I couldn’t be there anymore. CHU is a reminder of Cody, that house still sits there empty and no one has been in it since we all left. I know they are all waiting for me to go back and face it but… I can’t.
“Is… is everything okay?”
A whoosh of air escapes me. “Not really, but it will be,” I answer honestly.
“She wouldn’t want you to be punishing yourself, she loved you—”
“I know!” I grit out and immediately regret snapping at her, it’s not Leah’s fault I’m such a fuck up. “I’m sorry. Shit is just… hard right now and I’m trying to… work through it.” I can hear Darius saying something in the background but Leah shushes him, which brings a smile to my face. I never would have thought I would ever be okay with one of my best friends dating my sister, and I wasn’t at the start, but seeing how much Darius loves her and would lay down his life for her without thought, shows me he is the perfect guy for my sister.
“Sorry, the halfback was being needy.”
“Don’t need to know that shit, Leah,” I growl and she giggles.
“Sorry.” Both of us remain silent for a beat and I hate that there is this bridge between us. I just don’t fucking know how to cross it and get myself out of this rut. “Why is Cody’s little sister staying with you, Corv?” she whispers.
“Straight to the point, huh?” She sighs so I quickly push on. “It was the right call. I fucked her life up, sis, it was the least I could do.”
“You didn’t do anything wrong, Corvin. You’re punishing yourself for something you didn’t do.”
“If that’s the case, then why are you and Darius in Chicago?” Her sharp intake of air has me cursing under my breath and a wave of guilt washing over me. I hear a scuffle on the other end of the phone and then Darius’s voice booms through the phone.
“She may be your fucking sister, but you don’t get to push your shit onto her. Feel me?” He doesn’t give me a chance to answer. “We get you’re fucking hurting, but you are the one who got your ass on a plane and ran the fuck off… You ran away to hide from this shit, Corvin. She needed her brother and you left her. Beck won’t come back because you blame Val and it wasn’t even her fucking fault. Saint and Crue are alone at CHU, picking up the pieces we all left behind. Did you know the board is trying to push them out or that Saint’s dad is trying to force his hand and bring him home, because some cunt spread a rumor that he and Crue are fucking? Of course you wouldn’t, because your head is so far up your own fucking ass right now!”
I open and close my mouth a few times but no words come out, I don’t know how the fuck to answer him. Everything he said is right. I destroyed our family and I have no one to blame for that but myself.
“Don’t say that to him!” I hear my sister shout in the background.
“Goldie, he needs to fucking hear it. I’m not gonna stand by and let this prick take it out on my girl because he’s being a bitch.” I scoff.
