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He didn’t say anything for a moment, but then he leaned down, his lips desperate and hot on mine. Arching my back, I kissed him, trying to get closer to him, but he kept my wrists pinned in place. When he pulled back, his breath was hot on my skin.
“I want you, Rose.” There was a longing in his voice that I’d never heard before, and it made my core ache. I was practically throbbing for him, pinned down in the middle of the most gorgeous field, all alone with the guy who had tried to ruin my life.
The same guy who ended up saving it.
“I’m yours.” The words were out of my mouth before I’d had a chance to consider the implication, but as soon as Brett heard them, he knew that I was being honest. He kissed me again and let go of my wrists as his hands slid up my sides. I pulled away, gasping for air while I grabbed his hips and pulled him to me. “Brett,” I moaned, “I need you.”
That was all I had to say. Brett sat up, his chest heaving. “Not here, Rose. I want you, and I am going to have you, but it’s not going to be in the middle of a field when I can’t take my time. I don’t want to feel rushed, Rose. I need you in a way that I’ve never needed anyone before, and when the time comes, I’m going take my time. I’m going to make you understand that everything that happened last year…it’s over. I’m sorry for it, Rose. I’m going to fight like hell for you. You’re worth it.”
I was worth it.
The words flooded through my body. I’d heard that from all three of my guys today and I was finally starting to believe it. “You’re worth it, too.” Sitting up, I scooted out from under Brett, even though every cell in my body was screaming for me to pull him down so that I could kiss him more. His lips on mine were fire and sent a rush through my core.
“We’re going to make it, Brett.” I took his hand and squeezed it so that he would look at me. When he did, I felt myself relax. “I promise you. We’re going to make it through this.”
Chapter 5
Ispent the limo ride stretched out between my rogues, my head on Jackie’s shoulder, half asleep. Hiking through the woods and then a delicious picnic made me so tired that I could barely keep my eyes open, so when the boys told me that they would be quiet so I could sleep, I took them up on it.
Even though I’d never been one to sleep easily in the car when I was little, there was something about being snuggled tight with the boys I loved to make me feel safer than I had ever felt before. No matter what happened, I knew that they would keep me safe, so I fell asleep almost as soon as we pulled out of the parking lot and onto the main road.
We had just pulled inside the gates of Taylor Prep when I finally opened my eyes. “Are you sure we have to be here?” I asked the three of them as I yawned and stretched. “Can’t we all just go live out there in the woods? That was so much better.”
Jackie laughed and kissed my forehead. “I wish we could, Rosita. But we’re all on the same page now, right? You know that the three of us will do everything in our power to make sure that you’re as safe as possible, so you don’t need to worry about a thing now.”
Even though I knew that was true, I couldn’t help but feel my stomach sink a little as the three of us headed across the quad. Seniors were housed in a completely different building than the other classes, so while I had gotten to know the building we were in last year, we had to find our new rooms and settle in without running into the harpies.
If only we were that lucky.
Porters handled the rogues’ luggage and the three of them carried mine so that they could be sure that nothing would happen to it. We were halfway across the quad when Amelia walked up, flanked by Kelly and Sara. She flicked her long hair over her shoulder and stopped in front of us, her eyes roaming over my body.
The smirk she gave me turned my stomach but I did my best to keep from letting that show on my face. Amelia would love nothing more than to really hurt me, and I had to make sure that I didn’t give her any ammunition to do so.
“You know, Rose, you’re not nearly as smart as the admissions department here must have thought if you really think that coming back here is a good idea. Did you not get the hint last year that you’re just not wanted?” When I didn’t respond, she turned to her cousin. “You’re not seriously hanging out with this frigid bitch, are you?”
Jackie stiffened. “Get over yourself, Amelia. I don’t know when you became such a fucking bitch. You’re just jealous that not only is Rose a better singer than you, but she’s prettier, too.”
“Prettier?” Amelia scoffed and turned her attention back to me. “Yeah, I guess that I can see that, if you like girls who look like sick cancer patients. Maybe that would be an improvement, Rose. If you were really sick you could make a wish and maybe your mommy wouldn’t be a whore any longer.” She clicked her tongue at me and her friends laughed.
I felt my face getting hot, but before I could say anything, Brett stepped in front of me. “Oh, fuck off, Amelia. Can’t you see that everyone here is sick of listening to your nagging voice? My question is: who in the hell did you sleep with to get admitted to Taylor Prep? Probably the same person you slept with to get on the voice team, right? Because you sound like a fucking cat in heat.”
The color drained from her face and I had to stifle a laugh. She didn’t say anything, and Brett turned around to me. “You ready, Rose?”
I nodded and followed him as the four of us walked past Amelia and her friends. Even though I knew that she would want retaliation, the look on her face had been so, so sweet.
“You know that she’s going to get back at you for that, right?” I caught up with Brett before we entered the dorm. Girls were on the bottom first and guys were on the second, and Taylor Prep was very strict about making sure that we didn’t spend time in each other’s rooms. “Amelia is not going to let that fly.”
He turned to me and both Jackie and Kaleb walked up to stand next to me. We were blocking the door for all of the other students, but I didn’t care. I was surrounded by my rogues, which was exactly where I wanted to be.
“I don’t give a shit about Amelia, no offense, Jackie.” Jackie nodded his head in agreement, and Brett continued. “She thinks that she runs this school, but we’re all tired of it, just like everyone else is, too. So, don’t worry, Rose. We’re not going to let her attack you any longer, okay?”
“Okay. Sounds good.” The boys left my luggage on the floor of the hall and headed upstairs to find their rooms and make sure their porters had dropped everything off. Just before they made it to the stairs, though, I called out. “I’ll meet you guys in a bit for dinner, right? Does that sound okay?”
I sounded needy, but they all turned and smiled at me. Kaleb was the closest, and he walked over, planting a kiss on my lips. “We wouldn’t miss it for the world, Rose,” he whispered before walking away.
Even though I was well aware that everyone was staring at me, I didn’t care. Picking up my backpack, I turned to see how I was going to manage my trunk when Harper and Maggie came running down the hall to me.
“Rose!” Their voices filled the hall and they grabbed me, spinning me around in a hug. “We missed you so much, Rose,” Harper said, squeezing my hand.
