Page 60 of Reign of the Queen
Finn's got the most height on me out of all of the kings, his six-foot-three muscled frame bending slightly to accommodate my barefoot five-foot-five frame. His mouth hangs above mine, his sweet peppermint breath skating over my face.
Placing a hand against the stainless-steel fridge door, essentially caging me in with his body. The mixture of his cologne and his personal scent wafts over my senses, honeysuckle sweet and something smokey and sexy. It causes my blood to heat and race and my nipples to pucker painfully inside my bra.How can I be so attracted to all of them? Something is really wrong with me.
"Tell me again how it was no big deal, Mia." His hand releases the water bottle he was holding, and I hear it thump to the ground and roll away. That hand snakes its way to my collarbone, spanning my lower neck area. Goosebumps erupt across my arms at the sensation his caress is causing.
Raising my hand, I give his chest a shove testing if he'll move back. He continues his stance, an immovable force, while his penetrating dark gaze never leaves mine.
"You're making a bigger deal than it was Finn. So what, Theo's dad is a fucking sadistic monster, who abuses women and his own son. Everyone has issues." The minute the words leave my mouth, I regret them, and they leave a sour taste in their wake.
Making light of the suffering Theo has endured and those women might be undergoing is disgusting of me. I remember what it was like to be abused, and I wasn't abused anywhere near as bad as Theo.
"See, I don't believe you, Mia." His fingers flex on the column of my neck, his thumb rubbing circles over and over on my pulse. "I think you do care." He leans closer into me, his warm breath right on my lips. I suck in an involuntary breath. "I think seeing those women made you angry. Perhaps you have an idea that Theo might be into that shit too?"
He lets his nose skate down the side of my face. "I think seeing the scars on Theo’s back and hearing that his dad hurts him made you sick and full of rage. That's why you ran, wasn't it?"
He trails his lips along the side of my jaw to my ear, tingles make their way down my spine. "I think you ran from Theo because it was a big…fucking…deal." His fingers grasp my slender neck and tighten. "I think you're denying it and lying to yourself that you don't care."
"Why does it matter?" I whisper to his lips. My mind fogging with confusion over the situation and the lust that Finn is inducing in my body. I stare into his deep chocolate brown eyes and almost willingly lose myself in their depths.
"It matters because you'll succeed where his father has failed with that information. You'll break him, and I won't stand back and watch you do it, Mia. He's my brother." Finn stares deep into my eyes, his gaze searching my features. What he’s hoping to find I’m not sure. I have no answers to give him, my own mind a confusing tornado of thoughts.
I open my mouth to respond and his lips land hard on mine, taking them with a punishing force. His tongue pushes into my mouth to tangle with mine, while his hand wraps firmly around my neck and applies pressure. His other hand comes up behind my head and digs into my hair, holding me firmly in the position he wants so he can delve into our joined mouths' warm heat.
I drop the water bottle and try to use both hands to push Finn's chest. My mouth is trying to resist his unrelenting plunder, but it's no actual use. He has a firm grip on my hair and neck, and my resolve is shit. His tongue explores my mouth, and mine tentatively reaches out to join his. Warm pleasure snaking its way into my core and a moan releasing from my mouth. I grab onto the wrist of the hand around my neck and squeeze tightly, not even sure what I’m asking him for.
We lose ourselves in the kiss, putting our emotions and passion into driving the other insane. I can feel his erection pressing into my stomach and my core getting wet and spasming in my bare empty pussy. I skate the palm of my hand down the front of his abdomen, trailing down his waist, and over the large hard erection encased in fabric that is doing nothing to disguise his size. I deep growl leaves his throat and his grip in my hair tightens.
When I'm completely out of oxygen and lightheaded, I pull away from his lips, turning my face. It doesn't deter him one bit. He lets his lips skate over my cheek, down to my jaw, and along my jawline to my ear.
"What do you plan to do with that information Mia?" He breathes harshly, trying to catch his own breath.
"I... I don't know yet." I pull away to the side, and he releases me.
He steps back and gives me space to move around him. His eyes tracking every move I make. "Please, I know he's a dick, and I know we have backed you into a corner... you have every right to go after us." He sighs, and his shoulders droop in on his frame. "But please don't use this. Find something else. Please don't decimate what's left of his humanity."
Shock travels across my body at Finn's statement. His features are full of lust, desire, and concern. He really is worried about Theo. He's not worried about himself or the other kings and how this will impact them or their precarious hold on me or the school. He knows if I use this information, their reign is essentially over, but his concern is only for Theo.
"His humanity? Are you sure it's even still there?" I ask tentatively.
"You know it is. He showed it to you today, didn't he?" He nods to the clothing I'm wearing. "He was worried you were going to be cold, so he took you to a place he takes no one, not even us, his brothers. He put himself at risk and made himself vulnerable to ensure you would enjoy your time with him today." He walks toward me, grasping my wrist and pulling me to him.
Wrapping his arms in a tight hug around my frame. "Please don't use this information to destroy him. Find another way. He wants you. We all want you. You already know that." He kisses me lightly on the top of my head, then backs away, turning and striding out of my house.
I stand there shaken, confused, and overwhelmed. When I hear the front door open and close, I sink to the ground, sitting there for what feels like hours, going over everything that Finn just told me. This information will wreck what's left of Theo's humanity, that they all want me.Fuck what do I do?
Raegan finds me still sitting on the floor. She comes to sit next to me, compassion and curiosity competing for expression on her beautiful face.
"What happened, Amelia?"
"Rae, shit is such a mess right now." I sigh, leaning my body into hers and tucking my head into her shoulder.
"Are you okay? Are you hurt?" She turns to look over at me.
"How did Finn convince you to bring him here?" I ask.
"Finn pulled me out of class. He looked panicked, said I needed to take him to you, that something had happened, and he didn't know if you were okay." She runs her hands through her beautiful curly hair. "I tried calling you repeatedly, but it kept going to voicemail, and you weren't answering text or snap, so I panicked and gave him directions here."
"I'm okay... honestly… actually I don't even know if that's true. I went with Theo back to his house and I... I saw some shit there... we did some shit. Ugh, everything's a mess. Why the fuck am I feeling like this?" I shout.
