Page 12 of Alluring Darkness
And grin.
Eli blinks at me, the only evidence of his surprise. He’s still standing there right in front of me, his hard cock just inches from my face. Holding his gaze, I shift my grin into a sly smile.
Next to him, Jace is staring at me with a confused frown on his face. “Are you… fucking turned on right now?”
And since I have absolutely no impulse control whatsoever, I lean forward and plant a kiss right on the crown of Eli’s cock. It’s nothing more than a quick peck, but he jerks back and stares at me with stunned eyes.
For a moment, everything is dead silent.
Then Jace bursts into laughter. Shaking his head at me, he presses out, “You’re fucking crazy!”
If he only knew how many people have called me crazy over the years. Granted, they’re probably right. But still. Even lunatics can get tired of hearing how insane they are.
But Eli isn’t looking at me like I’m crazy.
Instead, he’s staring at me with an expression that I can’t read at all.
6
ELI
Glancing up into the rearview mirror, I study Raina where she sits in the backseat between Kaden and Jace as I drive us back to campus. She’s leaned back, alternating between drumming her fingers on her thighs and flexing them beside her, and she’s humming. Fuckinghumming. She has got to be the strangest girl I’ve ever met.
After turning onto the final street, I cast another glance at her gorgeous face. At those sparkly green eyes. At the slight traces of smudged make-up underneath her long lashes. My cock stirs at just the memory of how her luscious lips felt around it.
Another wave of confusion and incredulity washes over me.
She’s not scared now, and she wasn’t scared back then. It makes no sense. Because of who we are, and who are family is connected to, everyone is fucking terrified of us. Normal people out in the neighborhoods. The other students. The instructors. Everyone. But not her. And I can’t figure out why.
I almost miss the final turn into the parking lot because I’m so wrapped up in the mystery that is Raina. From the passenger seat, Rico casts me a glance from the corner of his eye when I yank on the steering wheel and practically skid his car in through the gates. Thankfully, though, he doesn’t comment.
In the back, Raina just keeps humming along to music that isn’t there.
Part of me wants to crack her skull wide open just so that I can see what the fuck is actually in there. My still semi-hard cock, on the other hand, wants to know what it would be like to fuck that soft body of hers.
But mostly, I just want to break her. I want to keep pushing her to see just how much she can take. And what happens when she finally snaps.
I flex my fingers before squeezing the steering wheel hard.
Fucking hell, I’ve only known this damn woman for less than half an hour, and I’m already becoming obsessed with her.
I park the car in the same spot as before. It’s still empty, just like I knew it would be. The one next to it is empty as well, as if everyone was expecting my Range Rover to appear at some point today too.
After turning the ignition off, I toss the keys to Rico and say, “Give us a minute.”
In the mirror, I can see Jace grinning and wiggling his eyebrows at me. Kaden and Rico just exit the car without comment. A second later, Jace does too.
Three thuds sound as they close the doors behind them.
I remain where I am, my head facing forwards, but I meet Raina’s eyes in the rearview mirror. She just raises her eyebrows expectantly.
“You got off easy today,” I inform her. “Normally, if someone had keyed my car, I would’ve broken every one of their fingers. But since it’s apparently your first day on campus, I decided to show you a little mercy.”
A soft chuckle escapes her lips. “Did you now?”
“Yes. But this was a one-time act of mercy. So if you ever try to mess with me again, if you even so much as look at me with disrespect in those defiant eyes of yours, I will show you exactly what I do to people who cross me.”
Silence falls over the car for a while, thick and heavy, while we just hold each other’s gaze.