"Lucas," she whispered my name as I stared into her eyes. I don't know how it happened exactly but one minute I was looking at her and the next minute I was kissing her.
She kissed me back and goosebumps followed as her hands trailed over my shoulders. She pulled me closer and I was half on top of her my hands tangling in her hair. It was like being in a trance when I felt my hands move under the t-shirt and then I pulled it off.
She looked at me and before I knew it my hand found her underwear and I pulled it off. I spread her legs with my knees as she tugged on the waistband of my sweats but her hands stilled as I slipped my finger inside her and she closed her eyes.
She started rubbing her hand over my erection and I knew that if she kept this up I wouldn't stop, neither of us would and maybe, just maybe, she would regret this in the morning. I pushed myself away from her and she lifted herself on her elbows.
I wanted to ask her if she was sure but instead I just kissed her again and this time her hands pushed my sweats down and she pressed herself against me. I didn't have a lot of resolve left, I wanted her and I liked her but somewhere deep in the recesses of my mind something told me that this was wrong.
"Rylee," I breathed and rolled off of her onto my side before I couldn't stop myself anymore. I stood up and pulled my sweatpants back on and my bedroom door was flung open as I handed Rylee the t-shirt again. She was sitting upright with the duvet around her but you'd have to be an idiot not to notice that she was naked.
"Seriously!" Tessa yelled as she looked at Rylee and then at me.
"Get out Tessa," I said and handed the shirt to Rylee.
"You fucking skank," Tessa yelled and I grabbed her around her waist as she lunged at Rylee.
Rylee pulled the t-shirt over her head and I pulled Tessa out of my room closing the door behind us. I kept my hand on her arm and started walking downstairs. The house was quiet but with the way Tessa was carrying on everyone would be awake soon.
"I can't believe you'd do this to me," she said with tears in her eyes.
"Do what to you?" I asked as we reached the living room.
"Cheat on me!" she said angrily.
"I didn't cheat on you Tessa, I told you to back off, it's not like we're a couple or even dating!" I said angrily.
"So Rylee's the new flavour of the month? I wonder what JD will have to say about this," she said and I grabbed her shoulders.
"Keep your mouth shut, nothing happened between us. Her drink was spiked at a party and I just gave her a t-shirt to sleep in," I said to her.
"In your bed? With your semi-hard erection still visible, I doubt that's all that happened," she spat at me.
"Go home Tessa and don't come back," I said and opened the front door.
"What comes around goes around Lucas," she said and walked out of the house.
I stood in the dark living room and listened to her car drive off and then I swore at myself for not getting the house key back from her. I made my way upstairs not sure what I would say to Rylee but as I pushed the door open she was fast asleep.
I put two pillows between us and then turned on my side facing away from her. I didn't need any more temptation tonight and Baz laughed at me in my head as I closed my eyes and images of her naked body beneath me haunted my dreams.
I was lying on my back and Rylee moved her leg and I almost groaned aloud as it pressed against my erection. This almost never happened to me and I wondered why I was so turned on by her. Usually I had much better control over myself. Her cheek was pressed against my chest and one arm was flung over my waist and her leg was over mine.
"Oh shit," she muttered and it took all my self-control not to burst out laughing. She tried to move her hand but I grabbed her wrist and I could feel her looking at me.
"Morning," I said with my eyes still closed and I could feel her jump slightly. She thought I was still asleep and I knew she was blushing.
"Where am I and why are you in bed with me?" she asked after a bit and I opened my eyes.
"You're in my room and where else would I sleep?" I asked her.
"How did I get here?" she asked me as I let go of her wrist and she moved as far away from me as she could.
"You were at Josh's party, completely wasted," I said to her as she moved her arm and leg off of me and her eyes widened and I knew she felt that bulge down below.
"Why am I half naked? Please tell me we didn't sleep together again," she rambled.
"We just kissed," I said to her.
"Everything feels so fuzzy," she said to me.
"What do you mean again?" I asked her.
"What?" she asked me as I looked at her.
"Do you want to shower? I can borrow some clothes from Chris for you," I said to her.
"Thanks," she said and stood up from the bed pulling the t-shirt down.
I was staring at her again and she was staring at me as she looked at the dragon tattoo that peeked at her. She looked down and I quickly walked out of my room because us together in that room half naked would not end well.
I headed to Chris's room and knocked loudly until she yelled for whoever it was to go and die. I grinned as I opened her door and found her glaring at me from beneath the covers.
"It's too early Lucas," she said and closed her eyes again.
"I need some clothes for Rylee so she can shower and stuff," I said to her and she groaned.
"Fine," she said and got up. She rummaged in her closet and after five minutes handed me a bundle of clothes.
"Thanks," I said to her as she mumbled something and climbed back in her bed.
I headed back upstairs and found Rylee sitting on the edge of the bed. I put the clothes down and opened the bathroom door for her.
"The bathroom's through here, there's a pack of spare toothbrushes in the second drawer, come downstairs when you're finished," I said to her as she stood up and walked past me into the bathroom.
"Thank you," she said softly and turned to face me.
I closed the distance between us and kissed her again. I lifted her up and put her down on the bathroom counter and pulled her closer. She was only wearing the t-shirt and I could feel her as I pressed myself against her. She wanted me as much as I wanted her. She was sober now and she didn't push me away.
I pulled the t-shirt over her head again and threw it on the floor and in the same action I pushed my sweats down too. I stood in front of her as she wrapped her legs around me and I pushed inside her. I felt her stiffen slightly but I didn't stop moving. She dug her nails into my back and I grabbed her hips with both hands pulling her forward as I pushed deeper.
I almost came as she clenched her pelvic muscles and I felt her legs start to tremble and then she clenched her muscles around me again and I couldn't help but release. I slowed my movements as I kissed her again and I felt her body relax.
"That was good," I said slightly out of breath as I pulled out and she looked down as I pulled the sweats back up.
"Yeah better than…" she began to say and then stopped herself.
"Geez how many guys have you slept with?" I asked her and her head snapped up.
"You're a fucking asshole Lucas," she said and pushed me out of the bathroom and slammed the door in my face.
"Rylee," I said as I knocked on the door, "that's not what I meant."
"Leave me alone Lucas, you got what you wanted, again," she said sounding close to tears.
I grabbed some clothes from my cupboard and walked down the hall and knocked on Jax's door. He groaned loudly and I walked inside. He opened one eye and I headed to his bathroom as he pulled the covers over his head again.
I showered and got dressed and saw that my bedroom door was open. I walked into my room but I could sense that she wasn't there. She hadn't showered either and my t-shirt was in the hamper. I went downstairs and found Preston in the living room with Hannah.
"Did you see Rylee?" I asked him.
"What did you do?" he asked me.
"Did you see her?" I asked him almost irritated.
"She asked Rev to take her home, in tears," he said to me.
"Shit," I said and sat down on the couch.
"Is she your girlfriend?" Hannah asked me.
"No," I said to her.
"Why was she sleeping in your room then?" she asked me.
"She was sick last night, I was just watching over her," I said and Preston gave me a look.
"Oh, maybe that's why she was crying," Hannah observed and Preston smiled.
"You are such a dickhead Lucas," Baz said in my head.
"Not you too," I said to him as I closed my eyes.
"When did you sleep with her? She mentioned it twice…" Baz said and his voice trailed off.
"Don't be an idiot," I said to him and he laughed at me.
I tried to think back to when we all attended the same parties and suddenly the images came flooding back to me. We had been at Carson's house, a party just after school had started and I had just turned sixteen. Rylee and I were alone in a room and we were kissing as I pressed her against the bedroom door.
Our hands were roaming over each other and I carried her to the bed not once breaking off our kiss. We had pulled and tugged at each other's clothes. I had pulled the t-shirt dress down over her breasts and pulled her underwear off as the dress bunched up around her hips.
My shirt had landed somewhere as we kept kissing and I pushed inside her while she pushed my jeans down. I felt her hymen break at the same time as she bit into my shoulder, drawing blood. She had slowly started moving and then I moved with her, realizing that I had just taken her virginity. Her orgasm triggered mine and we lay there for a while heaving.
"I think I'm in love with you Rylee," I said to her.
"I think I'm in love with you too," she said in a whisper.
I kissed her again in my drunkenness and answered the ringing phone that would change my life forever. The phone call that shattered my universe and made me forget everything else about that night. My eyes flew open as I remembered what Rylee meant with again and I understood her reaction.
On Monday at school I waited for Rylee but she never showed up and her number on my phone wasn’t working anymore. I was standing at my locker when I saw her emerge from the bathrooms but she saw me and walked the other way.The day dragged on and Rev kept giving me these odd looks. I was quiet and thinking about everything I remembered and everything that had happened between me and Rylee. I saw her walk into the cafeteria but she didn’t look at me although she didn’t look like herself either.We all looked up at the same time as JD jumped up from his seat and Carson pushed him backwards. Rylee was looking at him with fear in her eyes and his face was red with rage as he looked at her and then at Rev.“Shit,” I whispered.“You slept with him!” JD yelled at Rylee and I saw her flinch and stood up.“Did you?” Carson asked her loudly.“No,” she said loudly and looked him in the eye.“Then how do you explain this?” he asked her. He shoved his phone in her face and her eyes widened as she
I joined the guys in the gym and we trained for the next two hours until Hannah pushed the door open and took Rev by his hand. I wondered sometimes if she had a crush on him and how Rev felt with all the attention that Hannah showered him with. For someone that didn’t talk he had forged quite a bond with her.“Hannah, you do know that Rev’s actually our friend,” Jax said.“Just until we get married,” she said and we all stood watching her with open mouths as she led Rev from the room.“Did she just say she was going to marry Rev?” Preston asked.“Poor Rev,” I said and we all laughed.“Are we still heading in to Chicago tonight?” Preston asked me.“Yeah, I need to meet with Jasper O’Connell,” I answered.“Who’s he?” Jax asked.“He’s the Sire of the Chicago lair, we’re negotiating the terms of our alliance tonight,”
Rylee ignored me on Monday and she was never alone. She looked worried and her eyes looked sad and something else I couldn’t place. She ignored my texts too and I was close to losing my temper. We were sitting in the cafeteria having lunch and I couldn’t help but stare at her.“Lucas, I have to talk to you about something,” Jax said as I sat down.“What’s up Jax?” I asked him still looking at Rylee.“I’ve found the one,” he said to me.“The one what?” I asked not really listening to him.“My bonded half… it’s Chris… her smell is intoxicating and I know you’re protective but I’m not going to reject this bond,” he said to me and my head snapped to his.“What?” I asked him thinking I didn’t hear him correctly.“Chris and I have been bonded,” he said to me.“No,” I said to him.“It
“What the hell is wrong with you?” Chris asked me angrily as I neared the steps.“You’re sixteen Chris, he had no right to push this bond on you,” I said to her my anger flaring up again.“He didn’t,” she said to me and I looked at her neck, it was unmarked.“Shit,” I said.“We both realized it this morning when we bumped into each other in the hallway and he was on the verge of rejecting me. I said to him I wouldn’t reject this bond even if I always thought of him as a brother. You know very well that we can’t fight it,” she said to me.“I thought he marked you,” I said to her.“You’re a shithead because the mark will only appear when I’m seventeen,” she said to me.“I know,” I said as she turned around and left the front door open behind her.Jax wasn’t in the living room and I went up to the second floor to his bedroom and knocked on his door. I knew he was in there. I could sense and smell him. He opened the door and looked at me before turning his back on me leaving the door open
I sat in the dining room but I couldn’t eat, I was nervous. It was Monday and Rylee’s birthday, she would know I was her bonded half the moment she saw me. I had no idea when JD’s birthday was because he would’ve known already if he had turned seventeen.“Have a good day at school,” Martha yelled as we headed to the front door.“Thanks!” Preston yelled back and slammed the door shut.I drove to school alone and much slower than normal. I parked in my usual spot and sat staring out in front of me until I heard the bell ring. Great, now I was late for class. I walked to my locker getting my books and headed to our homeroom.“You’re late Mr. Grey,” Ms. Lucy said as I opened the door.My eyes found Rylee and she gasped audibly. My eyes flickered between green and yellow as I took her scent in, it was much stronger now that she was seventeen and she looked at me with disbelief all over her face. JD was watching both of us and I saw the exact moment he realized what had happened.“Sorry,” I
I pushed myself away from the wall as Stella and Chris exited my room. I felt my heart sink at the look on their faces, it was grim. I had sent everyone else away and waited alone.“She’s asleep,” Stella said.“How bad is it?” I asked her.“She was beaten rather harshly, I found a lot of bruises all over, some cuts and…” she said.“And?” I pushed her.“She has bruising between her legs,” she said and looked down, “I’ll come by and check on her again tomorrow.”I just nodded my head as I looked towards my room. I heard Chris talking to Stella as they walked down the hall and I vaguely heard the front door. I stood frozen on that spot for a few more minutes before entering my room.I pulled a chair closer to the bed and sat down. She looked small and frail and I felt that familiar anger rising up in me.“What the hell happened to you Rylee?” I asked in a whisper.Her eyes remained closed and her breathing was even. At some point during the night I fell asleep in the chair as I watched h
I ran up the stairs to my room and opened the door. My bed was made and a folded letter lay neatly on my pillow. I knew immediately that she wasn't here. She wasn't even in the house and I dreaded to pick up that letter."Dear LucasI can't stay here, not just with you, but here in Aurora. A relationship between us would never work, especially after what happened to me. You seem like a good person, to me at least, you deserve someone that can give you everything. I have nothing to give you. Reject this bond and move on with your life, I'm sure a chosen half would be much better suited to you than me.Take care,Rylee."Rev stood in my doorway and walked over to me as I held the letter up. He read it quickly and put it down on the bed next to me."She's afraid," he said."She didn't want to tell me what happened to her but Stella said she had bruising. I think she was raped," I said to him."You should talk to Hannah," he said."Why?" I asked him."She sees and feels things," he said a
It was the last week before graduation and I didn't really see the point in going but I went and the only thing that was different was that Rylee wasn't there. Carson and JD still glared at us and I saw that they got their dragons too. I caught a glimpse of Carson's indigo dragon and JD's green one.He must be so pissed off that he didn't get a blue one since he was Carson's second in command. The look in their eyes said that they thought my own gray dragon were beneath them and I only smiled to myself with that realization."Heard you got rejected," Carson said as he pushed past me in the hallway."Heard you bonded with another guy," I said to him and his eyes widened."When did you become such an asshole Lucas, we used to be friends," he said to me."Yeah used to, so glad my eyes opened up," I said to him."What's your problem man?" he asked."Did you know your mother isn't your father's bonded half but a chosen one?" I asked him."That's a load of bullshit," he said."Whatever make