Page 14 of The Ruthless Note

“Why?” I taunt her. Tracing my hands over her thighs again, I whisper, “You were going to give it to me that night on the piano anyway. What’s a little audience?”

“Letgo!” Her eyes are sharp.

I lick my lips, realize her taste is faint on my tongue now and drag my finger over the fabric of her underwear to collect another sample. I take my time, letting her know that I answer to no one. Especially her.

But it backfires. Her quivering flesh sends my body into overdrive.

My knees almost buckle from wanting her.

Damn.She did it again. Stripped me bare. Left me raw and reeling with a need I’ve never known. I’m feeling… I don’t know.Everything.Feeling it with an intensity that scares the hell out of me.

“Dutch…” She’s begging now.

“I told you, Brahms,” I breathe out, fighting back the swell of need. “I own you. You are atmymercy.”

The voices are louder now.

There’s laughter, conversation.

Shoes thumping harder and harder.

Faster.

Almost…

I let her go just before the first head breaks into our line of sight. Cadence ducks to hide her face and sprints through the door like zombies are on her tail.

The students stop talking when they see me glowering like a beast in the cold, my pants tighter than a freaking seran-wrapped sausage. Quietly, they edge past me, keeping their eyes averted.

When they’re gone, I rearrange my pants and calmly return to the hallway.

Round Two is about to begin.

I’ve decided. I’m going to grind Cadence Cooper to dust.

How dare she make a fool of me? How dare she forget her place? How dare she make me feel anything but spite and hatred?

I’m going to remind her of how inconsequential she is.

This time, it’s for no one’s sake but my own.

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Jinx: Cinderella and Prince Charming Getting Hot and Heavy

New Girl and Prince Charming were seen all tangled up together in the stairwell after first period. Did I mistake anger for desire? Or is this just another ploy to stab the knife in deeper?

Only one thing’s for certain, New Girl will need all the help she can get. Sources tell me that Captain Pompoms isn’t the only enemy our resident Cinderella has made today.

Perhaps whoever called the cops should have thought twice before poking at the hornet’s nest. Revenge might be sweet in the moment, but I hear it burns like hell going down the throat.

Until the next post, keep your enemies close and your secrets even closer.

- Jinx

CHAPTERTHREE

CADENCE

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