LOGINCameron’s POV
The party was in full swing—loud music, flashing lights, and the overwhelming scent of sweat and alcohol. Frat parties weren’t really my thing, but tonight was different. Tonight, I had a plan.
Daniel nudged me as we stood near the back of the room. “You sure about this?” he asked, his voice barely audible over the bass-thumping music.
I nodded, even though my hands felt clammy. “It’s the only way,” I muttered.
We’d set everything up. The camera was in position, tucked discreetly behind a stack of beer cases in the corner of the dimly lit room. All I had to do was slip the drug into Brandon’s drink, wait for things to get messy, and capture enough proof to ruin him.
Brandon was already surrounded by people, laughing like he owned the place. He always had that air about him—cool, untouchable, like nothing ever fazed him. I hated that. I hated the way he made everything look so easy. He’d taken everything from me—my fraternity presidency, my father’s approval, my place in the world.
I gritted my teeth and forced myself to move forward.
Brandon barely acknowledged me as I approached. “Didn’t think this was your scene, Holloway,” he said, smirking as he took a sip from his drink.
I gave him a forced smile. “Figured I’d celebrate my loss properly.”
He chuckled. “Good to see you finally accepting it.”
God, he was insufferable. But I didn’t let it show. Instead, I casually lifted my own drink and tapped it against his. “To new beginnings,” I said, watching as he took another sip.
It didn’t take long for the drug to kick in.
Brandon’s expression shifted—his brows furrowed slightly, his confident smirk faltering. He lifted a hand to his forehead as if trying to shake off dizziness. “Ugh… what the hell?”
I expected him to stumble, maybe pass out or lose control like the plan intended. But something was wrong.
Because suddenly, I felt it too.
Heat spread through my body like wildfire, my skin tingling, my heart pounding too fast. My breath came in short, uneven bursts, and my vision blurred at the edges.
Daniel was supposed to be handling the camera, but his voice was distant, drowned out by the rush of blood in my ears.
Brandon swayed slightly, then turned his gaze toward me.
Something in his eyes had changed.
The usual arrogance was gone, replaced by something sharper, more intense. His pupils were blown wide, his chest rising and falling like he was struggling for air.
“What the hell did you do?” His voice was lower, rougher than usual.
I tried to speak, but my throat was dry. My body was betraying me, heat pooling in places it had no business being. I stumbled back a step, but Brandon grabbed my wrist, his grip burning through my skin.
And then, before I could stop it, before I could even think, his lips were on mine.
It wasn’t soft. It wasn’t careful. It was desperate, rough, wrong—and yet, I couldn’t pull away.
My back hit the wall as Brandon pushed closer, his body heat overwhelming. His hands gripped my arms, holding me in place like he was afraid I’d vanish. His mouth moved against mine with a confidence that made my head spin, like he knew exactly what he was doing.
I wasn’t supposed to like this.
I wasn’t supposed to want this.
But my body had other ideas.
Brandon pulled back just enough to look at me, his breathing ragged. “You drugged me,” he muttered, his voice edged with something I couldn’t place. Anger? Amusement? Something else entirely?
I swallowed hard, my mind scrambling for an excuse, a lie, anything—but all I could focus on was the way his fingers dug into my skin, grounding me in a moment I didn’t understand.
“I—” My voice cracked, and I hated how weak and pathetic I sounded.
Brandon placed one hand on my throat and the other against my chest. He stared at me, pissed off, angry, and a little bit of rage was in his eyes, but they were also turned on, apprehensive, and excited.
Using his thumb, Brandon pressed under my chin so I couldn’t look down at the hand he was trailing down my chest, abs, and past my belt.
I swallowed against his palm, but kept my eyes on him. When he rubbed my cock through my jeans, he licked his lips.
Brandon groaned, low in his throat, the sound bringing my stupid dick to life. Slowly, he massaged my cock through my pants, wanting me to get worked up, but hoping I was giving my head enough time to catch up with his libido.
I was tense beneath Brandon's hand, my throat was bobbing but I wasn't really speaking.
His chest was rising and falling with shallow breaths, and his eyes were still on mine as he processed everything.
I don't know what he saw in my confused face. He took a chance, and he started to undo my belt.
“What did you do to me?” I demanded, I felt my head spinning and I couldn't just breathe.
He glared, squeezing my neck. Shit, this was confusing and hot.
“Fucking say it, Brandon !” I shouted in his face, my throat pressing against his hold and his hand was still working my belt open.
“Fuck,” he hissed quietly, his hand loosening a bit on my neck. My eyes fluttered closed and my head fell back against the cabinets.
“Brandon please.” I pleaded.
“Fuck you,” he whispered.
Good enough. He pulled my cock from my pants, shoved them down just a little, and looked down. Of course, I had to have a nice dick. I have had girls compliment it.
Brandon didn’t say anything, but his breathing picked up and his cheeks flushed when he started jerking me off.
I opened my eyes to look at him, and I swear to fucking God, that look was enough to get me off. The Brandon I knew wasn't here, this Brandon was primal, aggressive and wild.
“Fuck, Brandon ,” I groaned.
He bit my lower lip, dragging another moan from my throat. “What the fuck are you doing to me?” he panted.
I was breaking all sorts of promises I made to myself by allowing my enemy to jerk me in a party but I didn't feel like fighting and I felt stuck in that spot.
He pushed his head back against the cabinet and I met his eyes. “Don’t freak out, Brandon and if you do I will make it worse.”
I watched Brandon sink to his knees.
Don’t freak out. Don’t freak out. Don’t freak out.
Brandon was on his knees in front of me with my cock in his hand, and I wasn’t supposed to freak out?
I was freaking out!
“Brandon,” I pleaded, not sure if I wanted him to stop or start. Do something. Anything. Put me out of my misery. Make this less awkward and force me to forget to be ashamed.
“Just shut the fuck up, deep shit ,” he snapped at me.
Then his hand was running down my shaft from tip to base and his tongue was licking the precum from my slit.
“Holy fuck.” I straight up moaned. Couldn’t even deny it. Or hide it. My hands gripped the edge of the counter, holding myself up against this hot and completely unexpected turn of sexy events. I thought some making out might happen, but I never expected this.
I never even considered Brandon would suck my cock.
And it may sound absurd but it was the best feeling I’d ever felt. There was nothing monotonous or boring about it.
His tongue swirled around the head of my cock before he opened wider and took me deeper. As hard as I was trying not to, I panted like a junkyard dog.
“Fuck. Fuck,” I cursed him and his skilled mouth. How’d he know how to suck a dick so good? Clearly he’d done it before.
Then I looked down, making the biggest mistake of my life. I stopped breathing, my lungs paused, holding air and forgetting to let it out. Not only was this the best feeling, but it was the hottest thing I’d ever seen. Brandon on his knees with my cock down his throat was going in the spank bank, and my god, how did I not know I was into this before?
He looked up at me with his green eyes, my cock in his hand as he popped my dick from his mouth. There was an evil smirk on his lips that called forth my riotous side, but I kept my hands clamped to the counter instead of forcing his head. “Don’t worry, asshole,” he said, languidly jerking me off. “I’ll bring you to your fucking knees, too.”
Cocky bastard, it wasn't supposed to be like this.
The fact that he was being an asshole put me on edge.
I gripped his hair in a power move and he laughed and smacked my hands away, doing it on his own.
When he sucked me slowly, my knees shook, and when he looked up at me, swallowing my whole fucking cock, I damn near fell to my knees like he promised I would.
My hands ended up in his hair again, but this time, it was more to keep myself standing than anything. My arms moved with the bob of his head, synching my entire body to the rhythm he set. When my hips started moving on their own accord.
“Cameron , look at me,” Brandon commanded. I looked down at him, so close to losing control. His eyes were clear and open, not at all ashamed. “Cum you dirty whore.”
I couldn’t believe I was about to ask this, but, “You sure?” Because I’m so fucking close.
Brandon grinned. “Please,” he scoffed. “As if you could hold back..”
Of course, he had to make it into a challenge. And he was goddamn winning. As his lips wrapped around my shaft, my head hit the cabinets. When he found the perfect rhythm, my legs shook even harder. When he reached back and played with my balls, I cursed his fucking name and lost all control of myself.
“Fuck, Brandon,” I groaned, holding his hair and looking down at him as I came in his mouth. “Fuuuck.”
My stomach clenched, my body tensed, and my mind blanked. Pleasure wasn’t just running through me, it was being forced into every dark nook and cranny of my soul, damn near rendering me stupid. Pleasure from Brandon. Mother fucking Brandon!
He sucked me through the length of the orgasm, slowed his tongue, and worked me through the come-down phase. I was half mad and slightly insane, but I knew something just happened and it was bad.
Brandon’s grip tightened for a fraction of a second before he suddenly let go. He took a step back, running a hand through his hair,visibly trying to regain control.
I stood there, frozen, my lips tingling, my entire body still burning.
The plan had gone completely off the rails.
Brandon’s POV“Us?” Cameron repeated, and the way he said the word made it sound unfamiliar, like it was something he had never understood before even though I knew it used to define everything between us.“Yes, us,” I said, forcing my voice to remain steady even though my chest felt tight with fear, because I knew that if I allowed myself to fall apart now then there would be nothing left holding him here with me.“That term implies a connection,” he said slowly, his tone still controlled but no longer immediate, as though he was actually thinking about what I had said instead of dismissing it without consideration. “I do not currently possess evidence of such a connection.”“That is because someone took it from you,” I replied quickly, refusing to let the moment slip away. “It is not because it never existed.”“That is a possibility,” he said, and the fact that he even acknowledged that made something in me lift slightly, because a possibility meant doubt, and doubt meant he was not
Brandon’s POV“Say it again,” Cameron said, his voice unsteady in a way I had never heard before, like every word was slipping through something he could not fully control.“I love you,” I said immediately, without hesitation, without thinking, because there was nothing to think about anymore except keeping him here.“Again,” he said.“I love you,” I repeated, louder this time, firmer, like I could force it to stay inside him if I said it enough times.Wilson let out a quiet breath behind me. “Okay, this is intense, but I support it, please continue,” he said nervously.“Again,” Cameron said.“I love you,” I said, my voice starting to shake now.“I am trying to hold onto it,” he said, his words slower, strained, like something was pulling them away even as he spoke them.“Then don’t let it go,” I said quickly. “Just focus on me, focus on my voice.”“I am,” he said, but he winced slightly, his expression tightening. “But it is… fading.”“No, no, no,” I said, shaking my head. “It’s not
Cameron’s POVSomething was wrong.Not in the way it had been before, when everything inside me was too controlled, too precise, too… empty.This was different.This felt unstable.“Something is coming,” I said again, my voice quieter now, but more certain.Brandon didn’t let go of my hand.“Okay,” he said, his tone steady even though I could feel the tension in his grip, “then we face it together.”“No,” I replied immediately.He frowned.“No?” he repeated. “What do you mean no?”I shook my head slightly, trying to process what I was feeling, what I was remembering, what was trying to surface all at once.“This is not external,” I said. “It is internal.”Wilson made a small, panicked sound behind us.“I do not like internal problems,” he said. “External problems can be avoided. Internal problems sound like breakdowns.”Irene stepped closer.“What kind of internal?” she asked. “Memory? Programming? Physical response?”“Yes,” I said.“That is not helpful,” she replied.“I am aware,” I
Brandon’s POVFor a moment, nobody moved.Not me.Not Cameron.Not even the wind felt real anymore.Everything was just… suspended.“You saw that, right?” Wilson whispered from behind me. “Please tell me I did not imagine that because I am emotionally invested now.”“I saw it,” Irene said quietly. “He’s breaking through.”I did not respond.Because I was too focused on Cameron.On his hand.On the way it had moved toward me and then stopped, like something inside him was fighting itself.“Don’t pull away,” I said softly.“I am not pulling away,” Cameron replied, but his voice still had that controlled edge, like he was trying to hold onto something slipping.“You almost did,” I said.“That was conflict,” he said.“Good,” I replied. “Then keep fighting it.”Kade’s voice came again, calm but different now.“Emotional override is increasing,” he said. “This is not supposed to happen at this rate.”I turned my head slightly.“Then maybe your system isn’t as perfect as you think,” I said.
Cameron’s POVThe moment I took the step forward, everything inside me shifted again, like something deep in the system had briefly misfired.Not broken.Not gone.Just… interrupted.“You moved,” Brandon said immediately, his voice sharp with disbelief and hope at the same time.“I did not complete the previous instruction set,” I replied.Wilson let out a loud breath.“I don’t know why that sounds more concerning than reassuring,” he said. “But it does.”Kade’s voice came from behind Brandon, calm as always.“The failsafe is destabilizing,” he said.Brandon turned slightly, not taking his eyes off me.“Then fix it,” he said.“I cannot,” Kade replied.Brandon scoffed.“You keep saying that like it’s helpful,” he said. “It’s not.”“It is factual,” Kade answered.Brandon looked back at me.“Cameron,” he said again, slower this time, “talk to me.”I processed the request.Language response: stable.Output: clear.“I am talking to you,” I said.“No,” he replied immediately. “You’re answer
Brandon’s POV“Failsafe?”The word did not sit right in my chest. It felt wrong the second it left Kade’s mouth, like something sharp pressed against my ribs from the inside.“What failsafe?” I repeated, louder this time.Kade did not look at me.He was still watching Cameron.Always Cameron.“You don’t remember that part yet,” he said calmly.I stepped in front of Cameron again without thinking, my hand tightening around his wrist.“Then you’re going to explain it,” I said, my voice steady even though everything inside me was not.Kade tilted his head slightly.“It’s not my job to explain,” he said. “It’s my job to observe.”“That’s not happening,” I snapped. “You don’t get to drop something like that and then act mysterious about it.”Wilson nodded aggressively.“Yes, exactly. This is not a movie. You cannot just say ‘failsafe’ and then refuse to elaborate. That is extremely unfair.”Irene shot him a look.“Now is not the time,” she said.“It is absolutely the time,” he argued. “We
Got you — we’re slowing the pacing a bit and letting everything breathe and ache, with longer sentences, fuller dialogue, less choppy back-and-forth, more emotional weight and suspense creeping in. Think: dread, late-night talking, soft touches, then the threat tightening. Still teen Cameron’s POV
Cameron’s POVThe adrenaline didn’t leave.That was the worst part.Even after Peter disappeared down the street with that busted ego and stupid limp-walk, even after the sidewalk went quiet again, my heart was still slamming against my ribs like it was trying to escape my body.My hands wouldn’t s
Cameron’s POVThe night felt wrong the second we stepped outside.Not quiet.Not peaceful.Wrong.Like the air knew something we didn’t.Brandon’s hand was locked with mine, fingers tight, a little sweaty, but neither of us let go. The streetlights flickered above us and everything looked too yello
Brandon’s POVI didn’t mean to fall asleep on Cameron.It just… happened.One second we were sitting on his bed, still damp from the rain, arguing about whose turn it was to shower first, and the next second my head was on his chest and his hand was in my hair and everything felt stupidly warm and







