ADRIAN"I knew you'd answer," I said as soon as Maggie connected the call.Over an hour had passed since I'd left Maggie. Why should I get in a hurry to call her? Why shouldn't I make her sweat a little? Maggie was the one who broke my heart. She was the one who screwed me then left me even after knowing I was in love with her. She only got to take what I dished out. No matter what I did to her---Meghan deserved it because what she did to me was worse.Slumping down on the guestroom bed, I made myself comfortable as I said, "I bet you missed me, too. Didn't you, Maggie? Didn't you miss me?" "No! I just got worried because you were slow. You're a terrible driver. I thought you might have wrecked," Maggie said.I could hear a hint of defiance in her tone, but it was weak. Maggie didn't want to piss me off. She wanted to hear what I had to say. She wanted to be part of this conversation. She wanted me.Knowing I had her on the hook made my dick harder than ever. I unbuttoned my jean
MEGHANTen points for Adrian and zero points for me.He made me feel humiliated and helpless once again, and this time I paved the way for him. I practically threw myself at his mercy and all because he talked dirty to me over the phone.Why did I do it?Was I really desperate for his attention that much?I sighed as I looked at my phone after Adrian hung up on me abruptly. I sort of saw it coming, but it still hurt when he dismissed me like that.I closed my eyes and lay back as my body still felt the aftershock of my orgasm. I didn't care if he did that to get back at me because what I felt for him was genuine.I shouldn't feel ashamed of my feelings. Why should I? This wasn't the first time he called me a pervert and a slut. If you think it would drive me away, he's wrong. I can handle him.Adrian can hate me all he wants, but I decided I was not giving up on him.I looked back at my phone and sighed. Six missed calls from Chase. He had been calling me nonstop, even though I told h
ADRIANLuke looked at me suspiciously. He had been staring at me intently ever since I joined him to play some video games."What, you think I'm handsome or something?" I barked."You are looking kind of happy. What's going on?" he inquired.Shaking my head, I scoffed at Luke. "I'm looking happy, and it's a problem? What kind of best friend are you?"Luke chuckled and turned his attention back to the game. "I'm not saying that. It just seems sudden because just the other day, you were in a slump, getting pissed and everyone and everything, and this morning you are singing in the shower? Kind of weird to me, that's all."Luke wasn't wrong. I was feeling a lot happier after that phone conversation with Maggie. Hearing her voice---so flustered, was the highlight of my day. This was just what I wanted. I wanted her to feel what it's like to want something she couldn't have.I wanted her to feel what I felt that day when she left. Heartbroken and lost."I am just in a good mood. Don't read
MEGHAN"Chase, I really don't need a new outfit," I protested as he picked out a pink and white dress from the shelf and handed it to me. It was a pretty dress, but it wasn't my style and was completely overpriced."Come on, Meg. Don't fight me on this. It will look great on you," Chase insisted."But I don't even like pink." I was laughing it off, but I felt uncomfortable. Chase had been trying to get me to buy one thing after another as soon as we got to the mall. I told him that I didn't want him to shop for me, I was not materialistic, and it didn't matter if I had enough clothes or not, but he kept on insisting on buying more things.Chase gave me the sad puppy eyes. "I know it's not your favorite color, but I think it would look great on you. You have such delicate, feminine features, so this dress will suit you. You know I love it when you dress up!""But Chase, you didn't like anything I picked out for myself earlier. So are you trying to tell me I have bad taste in clothes?"
ADRIAN"That was crazy what happened to Chase, huh?" I said after we watched them wheel him into the ambulance.Maggie didn't say anything and just stared at me intently."What?" I asked. "Why are you looking at me like that?""Adrian... did you have anything to do with what just happened to Chase?" Maggie asked.I glared at her. "What are you trying to say, Maggie?""Nothing, I was just wondering. Chase didn't order anything with peanut, and only Tiffany had that peanut butter pie, so I was just..." I stopped talking as I saw Tiffany looking at me with a horrified expression on her face."Whoa, whoa, Maggie, what are you implying here? Are you saying I slipped Chase some peanut butter and purposely made him have an allergic reaction?" she gasped. "Why the hell would I do that? That makes no sense.""No, no, Tiffany! I was not saying that at all," Maggie said quickly."Then what are you trying to say, Magpie?" I demanded to know. "You are acting like we are some kind of criminals here
CHASEI could always tell Meghan didn't trust me entirely, and I never understood why. I have tried my hardest to win her heart ever since we met.The first time I saw her? I thought it was love at first sight.She was so sweet and so innocent without much experience in life and relationships. She didn't want to go out with me at first, so I had to be persuasive. I didn't want to seem desperate, but at the same time, I didn't want to lose my chance with her. So I kept trying until she said yes.I thought she felt the same about me, but everything changed when she decided to move back to Miami. That put a dent in my plan to make things official with her. And now, I have to deal with her asshole stepbrother.Adrian Reed.What the fuck was his problem anyway?He acted more like her jealous boyfriend than her brother, so I was deeply suspicious of him. I decided to keep an eye on him and make sure there was no funny business between them.And I didn't trust him, not at all.It was as if h
ADRIAN I watched Chase intently. We didn't speak to each other for a long minute as I tried to gather my thoughts. He didn't have his plastic grin painted on his face this time. Maybe almost dying made him humble. "You are looking better," I commented to break the silence. "Thanks. Luckily, the reaction doesn't last long after the shots," he said dryly. "Good to know," I said and exhaled slowly. Something about this guy made my stomach turn, and I had a feeling it wasn't just my jealousy. It was something deeper than that. "What did you want to talk about?" Chase asked. "You know I have nothing to do with your allergic reaction back there, right?" I said. Chase shook his head. "Who said you had anything to do with what happened? I never accused you of such a thing." "No. But I wanted to make things clear between us. I do not like you, that much is obvious, but I don't wish you were dead. I'm not a goddamn criminal," I barked. "Yes, I didn't think so. You don't have what it tak
MEGHAN Mind games. It seemed that Adrian liked to play them. I didn't want to do this with him, but if he never wanted to come clean about his feelings to me, I didn't know how to deal with him. "There, I won't act shy. So now what?" I said sharply. Adrian moved closer to me, and my heart thumped against my chest. I stayed still as he moved a strand of hair off my face. Smiling mischievously, he let his fingers brush against my cheek, making me twitch. "Are you offering yourself to me?" Adrian smirked. "Are you going to let me do anything I want to you?" "God, you are so arrogant. No, that's not what I'm doing at all. I just want to see how shameless you are," I said. Adrian chuckled and kept playing with my hair. He had no intention of leaving me alone, I could see that now. He was trying to tease me, maybe even make me cry. But I wouldn't let him win this time. "Shameless, huh?" He wiggled his eyebrows. "You seemed to love it on the phone the other day. When I talked dirty to