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Is this crazy as fuck? Yup. Is this entirely out of the norm for who we are and what we usually stand for? Yup. Are we still going to act like this going forward? Yup, I’m certain of it. I’m sure Brax and Raven will get over it…eventually.
A growl from in front of us snaps our attention away from our conversation and I turn to find the other Hendrix on campus. The one begging for me to kill him with my bare hands. I stomp two steps forward as I watch Sebastian loom over Raven, but before I can lunge at him, Zane has his arm banded around my shoulders, forcing me to stop.
My body tenses and my eyes squeeze shut as I calm the boiling rage welling up inside of me. As I blink my eyes back open, Zane relaxes his hold at the same time Sebastian steps around Raven and locks eyes with me.
“Rhodes, is it true?” He’s pointing over his shoulder at Raven, who hasn’t carried on walking like I expected. No. She’s fully facing us now, seeing what unfolds.
Fuck.
“Is what true?”
I tuck my hands into my pockets, attempting to appear calm, despite my fury at him for his attack on Raven earlier.
“That you’ve been given the short straw and have my sister living with you. I’ve already spoken with my father and put in a request with the administration team to have that rectified.”
“Is that so? And where are you trying to move her to?”
The sinister glint in Sebastian’s eyes irritates the fuck out of me. “Well, I wanted her off campus altogether, but since that isn’t possible, I’ll settle with the pits instead of a house with a view and all of the luxurious things Silvercrest has to offer. She’s from Shadowmoor, man. She doesn’t deserve to sully all of this with her existence.”
I look past him, locking eyes with Raven, who fails to hide the pain his bite causes, but she doesn’t quiver and hide like many others would. Especially someone who has already been hurt at his hands today. Instead, she steps toward him, hands fisted at her sides.
“Thanks for your concern, Seb, but we’ve already discussed it with the faculty and we’re happy to proceed as we are. I’m sure she’ll be able to refrain fromtaintingeverything, especially since strength training will be starting for the first years in no time,” Creed declares, speaking more words at once than I’m sure he ever has before.
Sebastian bares his teeth, not impressed with our stance, but I don’t have the patience to stick around and listen to any more shit he might throw out. “Good looking out, man.” I clap him on the shoulder, tightening my grip a little firmer than necessary before I breeze past him.
I don’t slow near Raven and Leila either, keeping my pace as I hear footsteps following closely behind me. Every step irritates me, every fiber of my being begging me to turn around and smash my fist into his face again and again until crimson stains my knuckles and smears his skin. The graphic horror of me destroying him plays on repeat at the forefront of my mind as I head down the pathway to our house, keeping me so enraptured that I almost stumble into the person waiting on our front porch.
The soft giggle and swipe of a palm along my back, attempting to slip under my blazer, is all too familiar and I internally berate myself for letting myself get so distracted.
“Eldon, baby, what are you doing tonight? I was hoping to…What the fuck is she doing here?” Genie’s tone goes from sickly sweet to the rasp from the bottom of a barrel in two seconds flat and her eyes bug out of her head, lip lifting with a sneer as she looks through me.
Slowly following her line of sight, I turn to find Raven smushed between Creed, Zane, and Brax. Leila must have turned off toward her house. I’m sure it’s around here somewhere.
“Well?” Genie hisses, wanting an explanation she doesn’t deserve, but before I can part my lips and tell her just that, Raven is storming toward us.
“Eldon, baby,” Raven starts, her tone mocking as she drapes herself over my side and shoves Genie back a step. “You promised me some fun. I didn’t realizethisis what you had in mind.” A smile remains plastered on her face as she wags a finger in Genie’s direction, and it’s almost funny watching the horror take over her face.
I should say something to defend one of them, break up the tension before it escalates, but the feel of her gripping my arm and the press of her chest against my bicep has my dick springing to attention.
Fuck.
“Don’t even play games with me, bitch. I’ve heard all about you and your roots. How was Shadowmoor? As filthy as you?” If Genie was hoping to hit a sore spot with Raven, she didn’t aim for the right target because it falls flat instantly.
Raven rises up on her tiptoes to press her lips against my cheek, stirring my cock even further, before she shoulders past our unwanted visitor and unlocks the front door. She sinks her teeth into her bottom lip, glancing from my best friends to me, before settling a glare on Genie.
“Are you coming, boys?” It’s a purr. A fuckingpurrand I’m about to cream my pants like a fucking fool, but I’m beyond caring at this point. The kiss was enough to turn me into a raging inferno. The heated glimmer in her chocolate-brown eyes, framed by a few loose tendrils of pink hair, will be catastrophic for my sexual stamina if I don’t get a handle on myself now.
Zane dips past me first, making sure not to brush against Genie, despite the small space, and I don’t miss the grin on his lips as he keeps his head down, disappearing inside without a word. Creed and Brax are right behind him, too, more than eager to get away from the drama as I finally get a grip on my flaring dick’s needs and join them.
The second my foot is through the doorway, Raven places her palm flat on my chest, looking up into my eyes with a heated gaze. “Eldon, say goodbye to our guest.”
I swipe my tongue over my dry lips, fully aware of the game she’s playing, and keep my body angled and eyes fixated on Raven as I follow her order. “Bye, Genie.”
I hear her lips pop, but whatever she’s about to say goes unheard when Raven slams the door shut in her face. As soon as she’s out of view, Raven puts herself out of arm's reach, and I’m quick to rectify that. I rush after her but can’t grasp her arm until she’s right at her bedroom door. Spinning her before she can go any further, her back hits the wall, making her grunt as I step into her personal space, leaving nothing but an inch between us from head to toe.
“Fuck off, Eldon.”
I grin. “Little Bird, you get me hot as fuck. Please, keep talking dirty to me.”
