Page 5 of Craved By Lust

“Second…” His voice reverberates around me asheuses his teeth to pull the glove off before he holds out his hand for me to shake.

“Yes… s-second?” Even though I’m on edge, I’m compelled to take it.It feels like I have no choice.

“I’m Frank, and I attend this campus, too.”Frank? Well that’s… a choice… good Lord! To look and sound this damn good but be named fucking Frank of all things… it’s a tragedy!

“I… I… uhm… J-Je—”Jesus, his voice just rattles the body.

“Jessica, yeah, I know.” He cocks his head to the side, and it might be cliché as fuck to say, but the way the moonlight bounces off his beautiful and unfairly pretty crystal pale blue eyes is simply gorgeous and leaves me breathless. It’s like staring down at the depths of the clearest waters in the Maldives. I can’t stand it… I have to look away.My heart feels like it will burst from my ribcage.

“H-how do y—?” He chuckles deeply, making my body vibrate.

“You think I wouldn’t know the other oddball in the school?” He waves a hand at himself, and I remember the dress…oh yeah…

“Fair,” I laugh awkwardly, but I can’t seem to calm down, especially once I catch his sexy eyes roaming over my body, making me, who’s always had confidence in myself, feel lacking. Feeling a bit self-conscious, I fold my hand over my body and swallow, wondering when his oddly thorough inspection of me will end.

In that moment, he places a hand on the door of the car and seductively leans into my space.

“Your n?—”

“Jess?” I hear over my shoulder. Frank’s smile disappears, and his eyes cut like sharp glass in the direction of the voice. His lip twitches in a sneer, marring his gorgeous face, but as much as I want to keep looking at this work of art before me, I’m stunned to see Tek standing there looking confused as he looks between Frank and me before his eyes widen seeing my tiny trench coat and Frank frowns.

“T-Tek, wha…” I clear my throat, still dazed from the voice and face… hell, everything. “What are you doing here?” I try to move and go over to him, but Frank slams his other hand in place hard, making the car shake and caging me in. The smell of his cologne I’d been trying to ignore in the car overtakes me, sucking the remaining air out of my lungs and making me feel dizzy.What the hell is the name of this cologne?!

“Is everything okay? I texted to make sure you made it home, but I didn’t get a response,” he tells me, puffing out his chest as if ready to defend me, but I stand tall, making Frank smirk and snort.

“I’m fine, I’m just… uhm, speaking with my new friend.”

“Oh… okay. I was just worried when you didn’t answer.” He looks over to Frank with a glare, seeming as if he wants to saysomething, but Frank raises a brow, and Tek falters. “Anyway, I was wondering if I could talk to you before going home?”

“Ok—” Frank shifts, stepping in my line of sight, breaking Tek and my connection, forcing my complete attention on him.

“Your number, Jessica. I want it,” he demands, accent growing a bit thicker as he reaches into my trench coat pocket and, with all the finesse, suaveness, and confidence in the world, pulls out my phone. If that wasn’t shocking enough, he hits the power button and holds the phone up to my face, unlocking it. Without my consent, he presses the green phone button and punches in a number.What is h?—

A second later, something vibrates in the purse that hangs loosely on his arm before he hangs up and presses a few buttons on my phone that I can’t see, then slides it back into my pocket before reaching behind me and patting my ass.

“Get going,” Frank whispers.

“Jess, are you coming?” Tek speaks somewhere in the distance.Where am I again?

“Uhm…” I mutter, speechless as Frank looks down at me through long white lashes. He cocks his head to the side toward my house.

“You should go inside…alone.” He reaches up and slides my braid from over my shoulder, hand grazing my collarbone,making me shiver as he holds my house and car keys in my face, dangling them like a hypnotic charm trying to steal my free will. “It’s dangerous out here.”Dangerous… on campus? Really? But then again, we did just get into a brawl, and I do have this wild ass number on…

I want to tell him he’s being ridiculous. Tek is here and would never let anything happen to me, but instead, I nod, grab my keys, and lock my car door, feeling like a robot as I walk past Tek and see my friend’s eyes widen with shock, making me feel even more embarrassed.

“Th-thank you for coming by, Tek. I’ll ta?—”

“Inside Jessica!” he barks, deep and commanding. His voice feels laced with something that has my ass picking up the pace and waving at Tek like I’m on a bon voyage trek.

“Bye!” I squeak and sprint off all the way to my dorm, with goosebumps spreading over my body. When I get inside, I shower for the third damn time. I take my hair down and plop in bed, feeling tired and confused. My heart is racing, my mind feels clouded, and my knees are weak.What the hell was tonight?

When my phone vibrates in my coat pocket on the floor, I pull it out, thinking it’s Tek, but it’s a name I clearly didn’t put in my phone, but I chuckle as I read his message.This guy is bold.

Frankie : Never wear something like that again…

Frankie : Do you understand?

Honestly, the messages makes me snort. Like who the hell does this guy think he is? Still… I grin from ear to ear as I unconsciously and promptly text him back.

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