Chapter 1

Vera's POV

"I saw him with a new girl, Anita." My eyes would not leave Andrea across the crowded party hall. A blonde girl was sitting on his lap while he whispered something into her ear that made her laugh very loudly. My chest hurt badly. After I lost my dad in a fire accident when I was fourteen. Watching the house burn, fire fighters moving my dad's burnt body, tears in my eyes and a sense of loneliness. I despised anyone leaving me.

"Do you think the sex was not good enough? Maybe that is why he left me."

"Take your eyes off him, bestie."

Anita quickly grabbed my chin and turned my face away from them. The colorful club lights flashed across her face while her eyebrows came together in a worried frown.

"We are here to have fun tonight, Vera." Her voice went above the loud music. "Show him what he is missing."

I said her words slowly again.

"Show him what he is missing."

Something dangerous woke up inside me. A small smile slowly moved across my lips.

"Bad night... but I will miss you, girl."

Anita screamed excitedly before wrapping both arms around my waist.

"Me too! But we have to have fun tonight and forget about Andrea." She stepped back with a big smile. "Best friends forever."

I laughed softly.

"Forever."

Tonight was my last night in Cheville.

This night, my mum and I would leave to her new husband's house. Another school. Another life. But I was outside trying to have fun without my mum's permission.

Everything was changing too quickly. And Andrea breaking up with me without any reason only made everything worse.

Anita said we should go out tonight instead of staying home and crying over him.

So now we were here at some rich guy's party. Expensive drinks. Loud music. Sweaty bodies. Strangers dancing closely against each other under dim flashing lights.

"I will go get more drinks!" Anita shouted over the music.

I nodded without really thinking and kept moving slowly with the beat.

The air felt very hot. My head was already feeling light from the alcohol.

Then suddenly… My body crashed hard into someone.

"Oh sorry!" we both said at the same time.

We stopped. Then laughed.

I looked up… And the air left my lungs completely.

Jeez.

The man standing in front of me was huge. He was so tall that I had to lift my head all the way back to look at his face properly. Wide shoulders. A sharp jaw. Dark hair that looked a little messy, like he had been pushing his fingers through it all night.

But his eyes were the thing that stopped me completely.

Green.

Soft green eyes that immediately reminded me of my very first crush back in kindergarten. His name was Peter.

But this man looked nothing like innocent little Peter.

This one looked dangerous.

"Hi," he said in a smooth, calm voice, his lips curving into a smile. "What is your name?"

My eyes dropped to his lips for just a second before going back to meet his gaze.

"Vera."

"And yours?"

"Liam." He paused before continuing. "Who are you here with?"

His deep voice moved through me slowly, like warm water. For a moment, neither of us said anything. Then I felt it.

Andrea staring.

My eyes moved across the room quickly and found him. His jaw looked tight now. His eyes were fixed directly on Liam standing close to me.

Good.

Anita's words came back into my head again.

‘Show him what he is missing.’

A slow smile spread across my lips.

"Let us leave here," I said suddenly as I grabbed Liam's hand. "I cannot hear you properly."

His eyebrows went up a little like he found this funny, but he followed me without any hesitation. The warmth of his hand around mine sent heat spreading through my stomach.

We walked upstairs while the loud music slowly became quieter behind us.

My heart was beating faster now. Partly because of anger. Partly because of excitement.

And partly because it had been three full weeks since I last got laid.

Three very frustrating weeks.

My body had been craving touch so badly it was making me crazy. One of the reasons why Andrea's break up is getting to me.

I pushed open the first door upstairs.

I immediately froze.

A couple was inside. The girl was sitting on a table while the guy kissed her hungrily, his hand pushed under her thighs. Their clothes were scattered carelessly all over the floor. They did not even notice us.

I shut the door quickly.

But what I had just seen already stirred something deep and low inside me.

When I turned around, Liam was watching me closely. His eyes slowly moved down to my mouth.

Without even thinking, I bit my lower lip.

The tension between us became very thick immediately. He stepped closer.

"What do you want?" he asked quietly.

The low, warm tone of his voice sent a shiver all the way down my spine.

I stared at him for one long second. Then I made my decision.

If this was what showing Andrea what he lost meant… Then I wanted all of it.

I moved first.

Standing on my toes, I reached for Liam's neck, but he was too tall for me.

A small amused smile appeared on his lips before he bent down lower for me.

The moment our lips touched, heat exploded through my whole body. He opened his mouth right away, letting me make the kiss deeper.

And God…

It felt desperate. Hungry.

Like both of us had been starving for a very long time.

My fingers held tightly onto his neck while his hand grabbed my backside roughly.

A gasp escaped me into the kiss. Electricity rushed through my entire body instantly.

My skirt was already short, and I wanted his hands underneath it so badly it almost hurt.

His palm slid beneath my top. I had no bra on.

A low sound escaped him when he realised.

His hand wrapped around my breast right away, squeezing gently before his thumb brushed slowly over my nipple.

I moaned against his lips. The sound only made him kiss me harder.

Suddenly someone shouted from somewhere further down the hallway.

"Get a room!"

I broke away from the kiss, breathing fast and hard. My lips already felt swollen. My chest was rising quickly.

I looked up at Liam.

"Let us get a room."

His hand settled firmly on my waist as we moved to the next door.

I pushed it open carefully. Empty.

The room was dimly lit, the bulb flickering slightly like it could go off at any moment.

The moment we stepped inside, Liam shut the door behind us.

I turned around slowly.

"Are you okay with us hooking up?" I asked.

"Totally."

His answer came immediately. A nervous laugh came out of me.

"So..." I started, feeling a little awkward. "Should we get to know each other a little first?"

"Hm."

That was all he said before he started walking toward me.

The look on his face changed completely.

Darker now. Very intense. Without thinking, I stepped backward.

One step.

Two.

Until the back of my knees hit the edge of the bed and I fell onto it with a soft gasp.

Liam climbed onto the mattress immediately, placing himself above me and caging me underneath him.

My breath caught in my throat.

God, he was big.

He held my face gently but firmly with both hands. I swallowed hard.

Then he kissed me. Harder than before.

His hand slid into my hair, holding softly before pulling slightly. Pleasure rushed through my body so fast that I moaned into his mouth.

His lips slowly left mine, moving downward.

My neck.

His tongue brushed warm against my skin while his teeth grazed lightly across my throat.

I arched my whole body up beneath him immediately.

"Liam..." I breathed, my voice shaking. His hand slid slowly down my waist.

I quickly reached for his trousers. He had no belt on. Easy.

My fingers slipped inside.

The second my hand wrapped around him, Liam groaned against my neck.

Hot. Hard.

I stroked him slowly, enjoying every sound he made. But suddenly he caught my wrist gently and pulled my hand away.

"No rush, darling." His voice sounded rougher now.

Those words sent heat curling deep through my stomach.

He sat back slightly before pulling my top completely over my head. Cool air touched my bare skin.

Liam stared openly at my breasts. The raw hunger in his eyes made my thighs press together on their own.

He grabbed one breast while lowering his mouth onto the other.

My head fell all the way back instantly.

"Oh God..."

His tongue moved in slow circles around my nipple while his fingers played gently with the other one. Pleasure spread through my body in long, deep waves.

My fingers tightened around the bedsheet beneath me.

Then he moved lower. Kissing slowly down my stomach.

My breathing became very unsteady. Anticipation coiled tightly deep inside me, like a spring being wound up slowly.

His hand slid between my thighs. I spread my legs wider immediately.

A small smirk appeared briefly on his lips. Then his fingers pushed beneath my underwear.

I gasped sharply.

"So wet already?" he murmured low against my skin.

Heat rushed to my cheeks, but before I could say anything, one finger slid slowly inside me.

A loud moan came straight from my lips.

‘Finally.’ My whole body melted into the bed.

Then a second finger, deeper this time.

I cried out louder, my back arching high as pleasure pulsed powerfully through me.

I wanted more. ‘Needed’ more.

As if he could feel exactly what I needed, Liam pulled me closer toward him. He slowly lifted my skirt higher before sliding my underwear all the way down my legs.

His eyes locked with mine. That one look alone was almost enough to make me fall apart. Then he lowered himself between my thighs.

My breath completely stopped.

"Liam..."

A smirk touched his lips before his mouth finally pressed against me. I nearly jumped off the bed completely.

"Oh f**k…"

My fingers buried deep into his hair immediately.

His tongue moved slowly at first. Then deeper. Harder.

Like he had made up his mind to completely ruin me. I could not stop the sounds coming out of my lips.

Every single movement of his mouth sent waves of pleasure crashing hard through my body. My thighs trembled around him.

My breathing became very messy and uneven. My release was building too fast.

Too fast.

Then suddenly he pulled away. A small helpless cry left me immediately.

"I want more," I said softly, almost begging.

Liam's eyes became very dark at the sound of my pleading. Then he went back down on me harder than before. His tongue moved without stopping, pushing me completely out of my mind.

My head fell back hard against the bed. One hand gripped the sheets tightly while the other stayed buried in his hair.

My whole body shook beneath him. The pressure inside me built tighter and tighter and tighter.

Then suddenly…

BANG!

The door flew open violently. I jerked hard in shock.

A red haired girl stood at the entrance, staring at us with wide and furious eyes.

"Babe!" she screamed. "You are f**king another girl!”