LENA“Oh god.” I exclaimed as my notebook tumbled out of my closet when I yanked my sweater off the top shelf, its battered black cover splayed open on the floor like an invitation. I stared at it for a while as I remembered it, my cheeks already burning. Ava peered over my shoulder from the bed. “What's the—ohhh.” Her grin turned wicked. “Is that your Adrian fanfiction?”It's been days since we'd huddled together after watching that video, since I'd heard her whimper in her sleep. Now here she was, teasing me and boy was I glad.I snapped the book shut. “It's poetry and shut up.” She snatched it before I could react. “Let's see...'His hands like turning pages—'Jesus, Lena!”“Give it back!” I lunged, but she danced out of reach, flipping to another page. “‘The way he says good girl in the dark—’” Ava fanned herself. “No wonder you melted when he called you that in class.”I collapsed onto the mattress, groaning. “Bitch, it was just a little crush. I was just…”“Thirsty,” Ava cu
ADRIANThe penthouse door hadn't even fully closed behind Evelyn before I pulled out my phone. That bitch always had a way to push my buttons.“Marco. Put two men on Evelyn. I'm sure she's about to do something stupid.” I said as he picked up the call.Marco's voice crackled through the speaker. “Evelyn again? What'd she say this time?” “Nothing useful.” I poured three fingers of whiskey, downing it in one swallow. “But she left with that look in her eyes.” “The one that usually ends with someone disappearing?”I smirked. “Exactly.”A knock at the door cut Marco's response short. “Hold on.” I set down the glass, my hand drifting toward my gun in the side table before checking the peephole. Carlos, the night doorman, stood rigid in the hallway, his usual polished demeanor starting to slip.I opened the door. “Problem?”Carlos stepped inside without waiting for an invitation—a privilege only my inner circle enjoyed. “Mrs. Knight made a call in the lobby. Loud enough for me to hear
LENAI got out my keys to unlock the door but it was already unlocked. As I walked in, laughter spilled and one male laughter I didn't recognize stood out as it rumbled through the door, mixing with Ava's giggles and Mike's loud protests. I pushed inside to find them sprawled across the living room floor, monopoly pieces scattered everywhere. A stranger with golden-brown skin and artfully messy curls was stealing money from Mike's pile while Ava watched in delight. “You’re cheating already, Mike?” I dropped my bag by the door. Three heads snapped up. “Lena!” Ava scrambled up, nearly tripping over the board. “You're back! How come you’re just coming back?”“I was with Adrian, did y'all miss me?” I smiled as I joined them.Ava's hands stilled on the Monopoly board when I mentioned Adrian. “You were with him all day?” Her voice went oddly tight. I smiled, moving my token. “I'm sorry babes, I figured you already had Mike with you so I decided to stay with him for a while.”Mik
EVELYNI rubbed my eyes and looked again, it was Luke. Standing at my doorstep in a cheap red polo with “Tony's Pizza” embroidered over his chest, holding a grease-stained box. His biceps strained against the thin fabric, “Evening, ma'am,” he said, voice carefully neutral, but his blue eyes sparked with recognition. "One large pepperoni, extra cheese?" I gripped the doorframe to steady myself. “What the hell are you doing here? Since when do you deliver pizzas?”He shrugged, the movement making his delivery shirt strain across his shoulders. “Since my other gig fell through.”The unspoken punch hit its mark. ‘Since you stopped calling.’ I knew that was what he meant.The scent of garlic and memories hit me like a fist. I could still remember how those hands felt tracing my spine, the way he'd— “Twenty-three fifty,” he said, cutting through the haze. I fumbled for my wallet, shoving a fifty at him. “Keep the change.”Luke hesitated, his gaze flicking past me into the penthouse.
ADRIANI knew something was different the second I felt her body tense beneath me. Lena’s breath hitched, her fingers digging into my shoulders like she was hanging on for dear life. “What the fuck was that?” She asked as she came down from her high staring down at the sheets like they’d betrayed her. Her cheeks were flushed, eyes wide. “Did I just…?”I couldn’t help it. I grinned. “Yeah. You definitely did.”“But that’s never…” She cut herself off, shaking her head. “That’s never happened before.” I brushed a curl away from her damp forehead, amused by how flustered she was. “First time for everything.”She smacked my chest. “Don’t look so smug.”“I’m not smug,” I lied, dragging my thumb along her bottom lip. “Just impressed with myself.”Lena groaned, covering her face. “This is so embarrassing.”“Why?” I tugged her hands down. “It’s fucking hot.” She rolled her eyes, but I caught the flicker of pride in them. “Of course you’d say that.”I leaned in, nipping at her earlobe. “Yo
LENAThe first thing I felt when I woke up was warmth. Not the soft, morning kind—but the heat of Adrian's body pressed against my back, his arm locked around my waist like a steel band. "Adrian—" His hand slid up to grip my chin, tilting my face toward him before I could finish. He kissed me roughly, his other hand fisting in my hair to hold me in place. I gasped against his mouth. "Wait…" "Don’t ask me to wait, haven't I waited enough?" His voice was rough and somehow it turned me on.His knee shoved between my thighs, pinning me to the mattress. I could feel every hard inch of him through the thin fabric of my shirt. "Adrian, stop…" He bit down on my lower lip hard enough to sting. "Tell me you didn't miss this." I couldn't lie. Not with my body already betraying me, arching into his touch. His laugh was a dark rumble against my throat. "That's what I thought." He continued trailing kisses on my skin from my face to my neck then to my lower area.He cupped my achi