No. I’m heartbroken.
Which is so much worse.
“He kept saying your name though,” she continues smugly. “Guess he still misses his little princess.”
That’s it.
I grab her hair instantly and slam her against the lockers hard enough students scream.
Tracy claws at me while I drag her to the floor.
“You lying bitch!”
“Maybe if you put out better—“
I hit her before she can finish.
Once. Twice.
Again.
People start chanting as she thrashes beneath me, digging with her nails, but I barely feel it through the rage boiling inside me.
Then suddenly, strong arms wrap around my waist, hauling me backward.
“ENOUGH!” Brayden growls, breathing hard, furious, controlling the Chaos like he always does.
Tracy starts sobbing dramatically on the floor while teachers finally push through the crowd.
“She attacked me!”
“She deserved it,” I spit as Brayden tightens his grip around me before smoothly turning towards the staff.
“I’ll handle Ophelia,” he says calmly. “She’s overwhelmed. I’ll take her home.”
Of course they let him because Brayden Augstine gets whatever he wants.
The second we go outside though… something shifts. Adrenaline races beneath my skin from the fight, and Brayden notices.
“You done?” he asks while unlocking his car.
“No,” I say, and he smirks.
“Good,” he says as we get into his car and peel out of the school’s lot straight to an empty parking lot overlooking the water just outside of Brimstone.
The second the car stops… he kisses me.
Hard.
Like he’s trying to burn Hayden Marks straight out of my system. I kiss him back.
Angry and reckless.
Everything explodes between us fast.
Hands gripping and pulling while our mouths suck, lick, and bite at one another. His hand slides between my legs, pulling my panties to the side while his finger finds my clit with ease, flicking it.
My pulse pounds as I fist his shirt and moan into his mouth. The seat reclines back and he climbs on top of me, never taking his fingers away from me. I lay my foot on the dash as a finger sinks inside me. I moan loudly, sucking his bottom lip.