Page 33 of If You Dare

To my surprise, she nods.

“So get out of my fucking car, Violet.”

She listens this time. She’s barely shut the door behind her before I slam on the gas, leaving her in a cloud of dust.

If she survives, if she makes it back to campus, she better prepare for the Devils to rain hell down on her.

Chapter15

Before

Wes

“You knowif you keep bringing her around, she’s going to fall in love with me.”

Chloe rolls her eyes, hands planted on her hips while she watches Violet waddle toward us on her skates. She’s got about five layers to cushion her fall if she hits the ice.

Not if. When.

“Why do you need me here, anyway?”

“I told you, I need you to help me teach her how to skate. I don’t want to be alone if she cracks her head on the ice. Besides, she’s already terrified enough. She’ll feel better having us both here, ready to catch her.”

I bet she would. I bet Violet Harris would love to fall into my arms. And I’d love to play hero. “If she’s so terrified, why is she trying it?”

“Because I dared her to,” Chloe says simply.

I lift a brow in her direction. “So?”

“So that’s ourthing, Wes,” my sister huffs. “Come on. If she falls the second her skates hit the ice, we’ll never convince her to try again.”

“Funny how it’sweall of a sudden,” I grumble, but Chloe takes off to the edge of the rink, ignoring me.

Violet’s hair is swept back in a pretty braid. Must be Chloe’s doing. Somehow, she looks goddamn adorable in all those layers. Part of me wishes Chloe wasn’t here so I could persuade her to take them off.

“You know you don’t have to do something just because she dares you to,” I tell Violet. “What if she dares you to jump off a cliff?”

“If Chloe dares me to jump off a cliff, there’s water below, and she’s jumping with me.” They grin at each other, and I can’t help but grin too.

I love my sister, but she hasn’t exactly had many friends. The girls she skates with all see each other as competition, and Chloe’s hectic schedule leaves little room for friends. Not to mention most people are intimidated by her single-minded drive and can’t relate to her dedication.

Even I wonder if I’ll ever live up to my father's and sister’s accomplishments.

“Take her other arm,” Chloe instructs me.

We both grab one of Violet’s arms. I’m touching her through at least three layers—a winter jacket over her hoodie and a long blue shirt dangling right above her ass—so the contact shouldn’t have this effect on me. Heart picking up speed, cock swelling in my pants, balls tightening.

I love how fragile she is. A primal urge to take care of her sweeps through my veins. To protect her in public so she’ll worship me for it in private.

Violet stares down at the ice with wide eyes, but she nods. “I’m ready.”

I can’t help but admire that she’s willing to do something she’s so scared of, especially because it’s for Chloe. Chloe adores sharing her love of the ice. They haven’t known each other that long, but Violet’s already proving herself to be the best friend Chloe’s ever had.

If she means this much to my sister, there must be something special about this girl.

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Violet

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