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I'd been in Tobias’…so how had I gotten here? The answer was a blur of darkness as I pushed up, climbed out of bed, and looked down. I was wearing Tobias’ t-shirt…and his boxers. I winced and pulled the shirt over my head, not knowing how to feel about that.
He just wanted you out of his room…that’s all,that nagging whisper said.Don’t read anything into it.I shoved the boxers down, grabbed them both, and waded them up tight. I’d leave them in the hamper in the bathroom, no one would know.
I hurried, slipping on panties and a pair of cutoff sweats, before pulling on a bra and t-shirt and left my room with Tobias’ clothes in my hand. I couldn’t stop my gaze from traveling to his door, and my body clenched in response.
The low hiss from the automatic coffee machine came from the kitchen downstairs, drawing me back to the night mom and I had arrived. It seemed like forever ago now. Forever since I’d been here, trapped in this hell with three men who wouldn’t leave me alone. I stepped inside the bathroom and closed the door behind me, then marched to the hamper and tossed Tobias’ dirty clothes in.
“Getting rid of the evidence, I see.”
I flinched and spun, coming face to face with Tobias as he closed the door quietly behind himself and hit the lock. “You need to be careful now, Ryth. Don’t you know, locking the bathroom door is a must when you live on the same floor with three insatiable men.”
He came closer, gripping a small white bottle in his hand. I flinched when he reached for the strand of hair on my face, brushing it to the side. “Last night,” he started, and for a second, I thought I saw longing in those dark eyes. “Was what I wanted, but it wasn’t right for you. So, I need you to take this.”
He opened the bottle and shook out a small white pill. I lifted my gaze from his hand. “What is that?”
“Something to counter what I did last night.” He came closer, placing it in the center of my palm before moving to the sink. He turned on the tap and came back to me, a half-filled cup in his hands. “Do you regret it?”
I met his stare, seeing fear. Did I regret having sex? A good girl would be appalled, even sickened, especially by who they were soon to be. But I’d known for a long time there was a darkness in me, a hunger handed down through my bloodline.
You always were more like me than your mom,dad’s words resounded as I stared into Tobias’ gaze. “No.”
The corners of his lips curled with a smile. “Good. Take this pill, Ryth, and we’ll get you an appointment with a doctor we know for the regular pills.”
The pill.
There was no way I'd even thought about that, Seeing as how I hadn’t even come close to having a steady boyfriend before. Now…now it seemed like I had three.Don’t get ahead of yourself.
I took the pill, placed it in my mouth, and swallowed it with a gulp of water. Tobias took the cup, placed it on the counter, and turned, grasping me around the waist. “Can I trust you to keep your head about this?”
My mind was a blur, but he wasn’t, nor was the memory of what we’d done last night. He was telling me I could have it again if I kept my mouth shut. Was that what I wanted? My body knew the answer, sending my panicked pulse skyrocketing. “Yes.”
“Good.” He moved his hand to the back of my head. “Very good.”
Then he kissed me, taking my mouth until that familiar ache came again. But this time there was no alcohol to dull my emotions. No, this time I was breathtakingly aware of how much I wanted him. I melted into his forceful mouth, giving into him before he broke away.
“Get dressed, Ryth. Nick will take you to see the doctor within the hour. You’re to take the pills she gives you regularly, because if you don’t…I’m going to put a baby in that belly of yours.”
Oh God…
My knees shook as he turned and went to the door, stopping with his hand on the handle, his voice low and forceful. “We’re giving you time to heal after last night, but don’t take too long, little sister. Because knowing you’re two doors down from me is going to be pure fucking torture. I can't wait to fuck you again.”
He opened the door and I caught sight of Nick standing in the hallway before Tobias was gone, closing the door carefully, leaving nothing but the frantic pounding in my chest behind.
“Oh shit.” I stumbled forward and grabbed the vanity.Did that just happen?I lifted my gaze to the mirror, finding my lips flushed and my eyes wide.It did…Oh God, it did.
I couldn’t stop the heat roaring through my body, and the way he'd made me feel like nothing else existed. I pressed my lips together, feeling that dull, throbbing ache, remembering Nick and Caleb last night. They'd all looked at me like that, like I was the most important thing in the world to them. Like I…I stared at my reflection, lingering on the mark on my face and my messy bed-head,this me,was an opiate they couldn’t kick.
Because they didn’t want to.
They wanted me…
All three of them.
Trembles coursed through me once more, until Tobias’ instruction resurfaced.Get dressed, Ryth…Nick will take you to see the doctor.I turned and used the toilet, then stripped and hurriedly hit the lever for the shower and stepped in, wanting to obey my stepbrother’s commands.
I washed and rinsed, and by the time I raced from the bathroom wrapped in a towel, I was almost humming with excitement. I threw on underwear and dressed, pulling on jeans and a soft pink top before I yanked on my boots and hurried downstairs.
Mom was sitting at the island, her head in her hands, while Creed moved, slowly cooking eggs on the stove, barefoot and still dressed in last night’s very wrinkled clothes. He turned and slid a plate along the island to her.
