15. You Turn Me On

Casey's POV

“Woah, chill, Girl,” Noah brushed me off with this light laugh. He seriously didn't care about my fate. If people found out I was that assault victim, I'd probably die from embarrassment.

“Don’t joke! I almost died from shock, Noah! Why’d you have to do this? I was so dumb for believing you were actually genuinely helping me!”

Noah still had that annoying smirk on his face. Today, I didn't even want to leave the house because yesterday was so overwhelming and chaotic, and now I'm dealing with the aftermath. Why can't I just have a chill day since I moved to this town?

“Well, first: I wasn’t the one who did it. Two: I don’t have any idea about the rumors, and three: Didn’t I tell you not to go out alone? Why are you still hanging around that coward Lucas?” Noah’s gaze landed on Lucas, who was actually still waiting for me in front of the building, even though he was a reasonable distance away from where Noah and I were.

“Don’t change the subject and don’t deny anything! If it wasn’t you, then who else? You’re the only one who knows what happened!”

“What about Becky?”

“Who the fuck is Becky?”

“He’s the one who harassed you. He’s a Fallen Bike member. He already knows you were with me. Now I’m sure this is what the Fallen Bike’s doing.”

My body instantly went limp. Out of all the girls in this town, why me? What am I supposed to do now?

“Do I have to move out of Wood Town to get away from all this crap? I don’t even know anything about you and your biker gang rival. Please, Noah. I just want to live peacefully.”

Noah stared at me, then leaned in closer, super intense. His hand touched my hair, tucking it behind my ear.

“Oops, lemme apologize, but that’s not happening. They already saw you with me. I could’ve just ignored you yesterday, but you would’ve been dead after Becky got what he wanted from you yesterday.”

“De-dead?” I was so shocked. “You’re kidding.”

“Nah, nah. They’re so brutal. I never joke.”

“So you drag me into this dangerous life? What did I ever do to you? We didn’t even know each other before? Why are you making my life like this?”

“Can you keep your voice down? You’re gonna be the center of attention.”

I looked around, and sure enough, everyone was staring at me. Lucas, who was still waiting, approached us. I really didn't want him to get into trouble because of me.

“Casey, is everything okay?”

“Woo hoo, you’re playing hero, Lucas, but Casey still wants to talk about a few things with me. Better you go.” Noah controlled everything.

“Casey has class soon,” Lucas shot back. “I can’t let her be late.”

Noah’s cheeky smile instantly vanished, replaced by a sharp glare at Lucas. I had a bad feeling about this. Noah’s body instinctively moved closer to Lucas. I freaked out. I didn’t want a fight here, especially since I knew if Noah’s dad found out, everything would go to hell.

“Lucas, you go to class first. I’ll catch up in a second.” This was the best way to avoid a fight.

“Casey, but you might be late…” Lucas was so concerned.

“It’s fine. I’ll just finish up with Noah real quick. Go!”

Noah’s anger was almost bursting, and luckily, Lucas left pretty fast. I didn’t want to be a spectacle. I grabbed Noah’s hand, pulling him to the side of the building, a quieter spot where we could talk more freely.

“That coward’s got his eye on you,” Noah grumbled, still mad.

“Let Lucas alone. He just wanted to help me. Now we need to focus on my problem. What are you gonna do after all this?”

Noah’s anger faded a bit as his gaze turned serious. “There’s no other way.”

“What do you mean? You want me to stay like this and be Fallen Bike’s target?”

“You should leave Wood Town.”

For a few seconds, I was silent after hearing Noah’s words. I have to leave Wood Town? Oh, no. How am I going to tell my mom? For some reason, I felt like he was so serious, but then everything changed when he burst out laughing. I was confused and annoyed at the same time.

“What the hell! Are you messing with me?”

Noah kept laughing, even though I was genuinely scared. I was terrified if I really became Fallen Bike’s target, but Noah just thought it was a joke.

“You really are a bastard, Noah!”

I turned away, moving to step back, but Noah grabbed my hand, pulling me back. I instinctively stumbled, but Noah caught me in his arms. What the hell was this? I didn't really understand Noah's behaviour.

"Don't get me wrong. Someone's here," Noah whispered.

My eyes widened. My gaze spontaneously scanned in every direction.

"Who?"

"My dad's goons. We gotta look like we're getting cozy."

"What!"

Noah suddenly kissed my neck. Instantly, I felt an unexpected, weird sensation. My body tingled. The touch of Noah’s lips on my neck froze me. My heart dropped, like it wanted to jump out of my chest.

“No-Noah…”

“Your smell…” Noah sniffed me, but it only created another, more uncontrollable sensation. “Interesting.”

My mouth unconsciously let out a moan.

“Yeah, like that, Casey. You gotta act like you’re making out with me.”

“Noah, this is wrong.”

“Just for a bit. Until those guys leave, I don’t wanna do this either. Don’t get me wrong. I didn’t mean to do this to you.”

Noah’s hug tightened. I inhaled his distinctive masculine scent mixed with tobacco. I'd never smelled a guy like this, and it made it easier to identify Noah.

My eyes closed instinctively, in sync with Noah's tongue touching my neck. I felt my body convulse. I gripped Noah's denim jacket tightly. What was this feeling? Why didn't I want to run? This was just an act, but why did it feel so real?

Noah's lips moved lower. I tilted my head back, letting Noah go further. His hands were still around my waist, his grip firm but not rough. My breathing started to get irregular. There was a strange surge inside me right now.

"You're so sensitive, Casey," Noah whispered. But suddenly, he just let go of me. Why? Why did it end? I should've felt relieved, but I actually didn't want it to end.

I looked at Noah, my chest heaving. I tried to control my breathing, but it felt like my desire was taking over.

Noah touched my cheek more gently.

"You are blushing." His gaze was intense, as if searching for something in me.

I wrapped my arms around Noah's neck. I didn't know why I was doing this, like there was a magnetic pull I couldn't resist. Our breaths mingled, and so did our deep, intense gazes.

"Casey…" Noah held back a little.

"I feel hot," I said.

"You're horny."

I didn't know how to explain it, but I had to do something. I pulled Noah's head closer to mine. My lips landed on Noah's without force. I kissed his lip for a few seconds, then stopped and looked at Noah again.

"Are you sure?" Noah said.

I nodded without hesitation. Noah pulled me closer, his hands touched my head, pushing me in, and we kissed again. It wasn't just a kiss, but a fiery touch, and I couldn't describe the feeling I was experiencing right now. Something wild inside me just burst out. I must be crazy. Noah was such a pro; his tongue entered my mouth and moved wildly. My heart raced. I'd never felt such an intense kiss with a guy, not even with Anthony.

We stopped after a few minutes, staring at each other. He smiled. That smile that usually annoyed me now felt different.

"You won't be able to run after you're in, Casey. You gotta know that."

"Why would I run?"

"Because this is dangerous. I'm a dangerous man, Casey. If I want something about you, you can never escape from me."

I didn't care. I wanted to make out again. So we did it again and again. Maybe this was wrong, my mom'd probably curse me, but I wanted to express what I was feeling, even though, honestly, I didn't know what I was feeling right now.