Page 3 of House of Pain
“I don’t,” Blaze replied, swallowing a big gulp of his drink.
Blaze shifted his attention to the room behind their backs, where the party was in full swing.
“So, wait, did you say you saw it with your own eyes?” Alecto blocked out Jolene’s and Andro’s voices as she followed Blaze’s gaze to the wide leather couch at the end of their living room.
Their House was built somewhere in the mid-1800s, and for the most part, still carried the old Victorian spirit throughout it. The large modern couch Val dragged out of Gods know where didn’t fit the wall moldings or the expensive crystal chandelier hanging from the ceiling.
But it oddly made sense.
Right now, Val was spread out on the leather couch with two boys under her—Hendrix Monterey from the House of Dragons and Killer Jenkins from the House of Rats. Val had been teasing them along for months now, during the summer break, which drove their Houses insane.
Dragons and Rats couldn’t be seen together sharing the girl from the House they all loathed the most.
Alecto found herself repulsed yet compelled by Val’s behavior. She envied Val’s determination to do what had to be done to secure her social standing. If only Alecto had even a fraction of that, her life in Inathis would have been easier.
Alecto brought her glass to her lips, tasting the scorching clear liquid on her lips as her eyes followed Val’s hands, one of them slipping inside Hendrix’s unzipped pants. As Val’s hand moved, Hendrix’s head fell on the back of the couch, revealing the tall column of his golden throat.
“Shewon’t,” Alecto whispered more to herself than anyone else, but Blaze heard the words.
“Oh, she definitely will.” His voice was husky and rough, and when Alecto looked at him, she found his gaze focused on Val and the boys. “Wanna bet?”
His moon-pale face was blank of any expression, but his dark eyes glittered with unmistakable desire, and if Alecto had moved her hand to cup the front of his black jeans, she was sure she would find his cock hard.
Something about the thought of it twisted her insides, but she pushed the feeling away, leaving her unfazed right before his gaze shifted to her. Blaze arched a brow.
“The ritual we performed today requires sacrifice. That’s why Val chose this weekend,” he reminded Alecto.Patronizing asshole.“And sex magic works better than anything else. So you better believe she’ll fuck them both.”
“Yeah, but maybe not in public,” Alecto scoffed, taking another sip of her vodka. Blaze huffed a laugh and moved closer.
She couldfeelthe heat from his body.
Alecto ignored the shivers and the way her body reacted to Blaze’s presence.It took her long enough, but at the end of last year, she finally managed to convince herself that Blaze wasn’t attractive.
Not even one bit.
“Oh, you are such a prude,” Blaze said, his voice mocking.
Alecto refused to look at him, at those intense obsidian eyes that could swallow her whole. “We could help her seal the deal, you know? Joining in thefun.”
Heat surged to Alecto’s cheeks. She straightened her back, her heart thrashing against her rib cage.
He’s just fucking with you.
Blaze’s long finger touched her cheek, brushing strands of her long white hair away and then returning to caress the line of her jaw.
“You know, I’ve been thinking about something,Alecto.” The way her name sounded on his tongue made her toes curl.Alecto wasn’t sure Blaze had ever been this close to her. Let alone fully focused on her. She stole a sideways glance to find Blaze’s eyes hot as coal, lips curled into a dark smirk. “How does it feel to know you can never compare to one of us when it comes to your magic?”
Blaze’s tone was a gentle caress, sending tingles down her spine. Yet the words that spilled out of his mouth were full of venom.
Flames licking at her cheeks intensified and Alecto stepped away from Blaze. He tilted his head back and barked a laugh, clearly satisfied with his own nastiness. Oh, humiliating her was probably making his dick hard. That’s how much Blaze seemed to enjoy it.
Alecto searched her mind for something, for a clapback that would sting just as much, but her mind was empty. Shame took over everything else.
“She’s fucking crazy.” Blaze’s words snapped Alecto from her thoughts, and she followed his gaze to where Val still was with the boys.
They were almost naked now, Val’s top long gone, small breasts hovering over their faces as she stroked their cocks in long, teasing motions.
“Gods,” Alecto breathed out, her jaw falling open.
