Chapter 131
Isla
I did my best avoiding the guys all day, but once school is finished, I can’t avoid it any longer. I don’t have any other way to get home, so I’m forced to stand by the car and walt for them. I send a quick text to Min as I see the three of them exiting the school grounds.
Call me.
My brother’s strides are quick and precise, I note the look on Mason’s face as it appears he might be sucking a sour candy. Just as they get close enough and Kaiden’s mouth opens to speak, my phone rings. I hold up my finger to my brother and turn towards the car as I answer.
“Hello?”
“Hey, bitch, what’s up?” Mia’s cheery tone comes through the line.
“Oh no, really? Are you okay?”
“Is this like a 911 call or something?” She laughs at my antics.
The car door unlocks, and I slide in, avoiding all three sets of eyes that bore into my skull.
“Yes, yes, it is. Is there anything you need me to do?” I rattle off nonsense to Mia the whole car ride home until I’m behind the closed door of my bedroom and let out a heavy sigh.
“Thank you, Mia.
“You’re in the clear now, I’m guessing?”
“Yup.
“Great, come over. I’m dying to hear all about this wild weekend of yours.”
I’ll see you soon.”
up into a
I strip out of my school uniform and change it for a pair of grey sweats and a black tank top. Throwing my hair slick back pony and shoving some essentials into a bag. Opening my door I’m almost startled to death by Mason who has his hand up nervously like he was about to knock. I frown deeply and go to walk around him.
“Isla…can we talk?” He asks, stepping completely into the door frame so I can’t move through, but he’s smart enough to keep his hands in his pockets.
“Fuck off.” I cross my arms over my chest.
“Isla, please. I just want to talk.” He bites his lip nervously and allows his face to actually represent one of discomfort and regret.
“There’s nothing to talk about. You need to leave.”
“Please!” He wines and one hand comes out from his pocket to reach for me, but I take a step back.
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If you’re going to beg, at least do it properly, on your knees.” I grit out.
To my surprise, he looks left and right down the hallway before quickly dropping his knees to the carpet. I’m momentarily caught off guard. The sight of this massive, cold as steel male in front of me on his knees is nothing short of satisfactory. rell my eyes and sigh.
“Fine. Come In.”
He goes to stand. “Tsk tsk tsk. Crawl.” I order, and be does, without besitation this time. I stand to the side and allow him to crawl his sorry ass inside before I shut the door and turn to face him. “What do you want?” I ask while staring down at
him.
“I wanted to apologise for the other day….
“When you had your cock in that girl’s mouth? or when she belittled me and you said nothing and allowed it to happen?
He winces and looks down at the floor.
“Both…” He mumbles. I shouldn’t have…I didn’t want to…look its complicated.”
“There’s nothing complicated about it. You pretended to care about me, watched me get myself off, ignored me and then shoved your dick in someone else’s mouth.”
“I didn’t pretend.” He starts but I cut him off. “Oh, so that’s what you do when do care about someone? Cool, cool. Good to know. In that case. I’d rather that we go back to before all of that where you just silently pretend, I don’t exist.” I turn and make for the door, completely done with these stupid feelings he’s stirring in my chest, when he jumps to his feet and grabs me by the waist. Heat flaring into my skin with the uninvited touch, but I don’t move.
“I did it because I care about you, because if anyone knew how much I fucking care about you I would be a dead man.” He leans his head into the back of my hair an inhales deeply. “I have loved you from the moment I first saw you. I kept my distance because I knew I could never have you, even if you actually wanted me too. I have watched you and loved you and cared for you from a distance. Content with only the slivers of you I could have, the moments I get to serve your food and sit beside you while we eat. The small moments when we meet in the hallway or sit beside each other silently in the car, I was content just being allowed to breathe the same air as you, and then you fucking noticed! You noticed and I saw the heat in your gaze as you looked at me. You gave yourself to me in a way that I thought I would never be able to have, and I didn’t want that to ever go away, I don’t ever want to lose that because it’s already driving me fucking insane knowing that you want me to! But your brothers, your fathers, hell maybe even your mother will fucking kill me. So I tried to drown out all those feelings, I tried to ignore them, to go back to how it was when you didn’t notice me. I tried to and it didn’t fucking work. I need you Isla. I need you like the air in my lungs. I fucking need you.”
I turn slowly in his arms, allowing my own hands to skate slowly up his chest and around his neck where the rest. He closes his eyes and a shiver racks through his body before I stand on my toes and tug him forward, bringing his lips down to mine for a soft, gentle kiss. Just one, before I pull back from his embrace. “If what you’re saying is true, you would risk my family’s wrath for me.” I turn back to the door and this time he lets me go. I’m just two steps away from the open door when Kaiden and Hunter come running down the hallway. The former looking down at my bag and frowning.
“Where are you going?”
“To Mia’s.”
“No, you’re not. Hunter says crossing his arms and I give him an eye roll.
“Just for a few hours?” I plead with my best looking puppy dog eyes. The two share a look and then nod
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“Two hours. Be home before dinner or I’ll drag your ass by Hunters.
ock. Okay?” Kalden says, giving me a kiss on the temple, followed –
“Thank you!” I skip oll, and I don’t miss how Mason still hasn’t left my room. He wants to hide. Go ahead then. My mind is so fucking conflicted by his confession I just need out of here right now. Had I really been blind to his feelings all this time? Ugh, no, it’s his fault for hiding them.
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