He was telling the truth.
 
 He actually didn’t care!
 
 ‘Cole, there’s also something else... Someone else. Ferris... Ferris asked me for the same thing in return for his help.’
 
 ‘A second virginity. I would pay big money to see you come up with that.’
 
 ‘Cole...’ Maybe he considered himself amusing, but I was in no mood for jokes. ‘He asked me to be...his.’
 
 ‘Well, would you look at that... I’m not really surprised, we always had common tastes. But sharing... Hmmm, that’s a notion I’ve lost track of.’
 
 ‘What are you talking about?’ I grunted, shocked of where he was going.
 
 ‘Wasn’t I obvious enough? I don’t mind sharing when it comes to them. The list of people I respect is shorter than the number of fingers on my left hand, but Ferris and Brax hold top positions. Those guys are like fucking idols to me. Mentors to say the least.’
 
 ‘Are you serious!? You’re not jealous, or having some need to defend your manly ego?’ I needed some kind of explanation because the whole concept seemed so improbable that it was confusing me.
 
 ‘How could I be jealous of family? Just because we’re not blood-related doesn’t mean we’re not as close as it gets. We’ve just been separated for a while. That’s all.’
 
 Maybe it made me look stupid, but my jaw slackened and I just blinked... I had just reunited thedream team.Or was it thenightmare team?
 
 ‘But, Mouse, if anyone else from outside ourcircletouches you, I will cut their hands off. I want you to be mine. Mine to torture. Mine to enjoy. Mine to make you scream.’
 
 Scandalous. Outrageous. And at the same time, my only way to prevail.
 
 I was left with an impossible choice as the cards were now in my hands.
 
 Could I accept and become the toy of a maniac?
 
 Did I even have a choice?
 
 ‘What am I really doing here, Cole?’
 
 ‘Don’t tell me that you thought I was going to play the guitar or maybe a flute for you, in an attempt to swipe you off your feet?’ hysterical laughter filled the room. ‘But I do want to show you my special ability. Can you guess what that is?’
 
 I didn’t want to guess.
 
 I didn’t even want to be there any longer.
 
 ‘No...,’ I answered unimpressed by his obvious excitement.
 
 ‘I’ll tell you either way. I’m going to fuck you until you can’t fucking breathe.’
 
 Was this my lucky day or what?I ironically thought to myself, although my body seemed to disagree. His words were making my breasts ache with incredible discomfort while some sort of molten heat was draining down my body, heading somewhere between my thighs.
 
 ‘IfI agree,’ I arched an eyebrow while my tolerance level hit zero.
 
 ‘You will agree if you want me to also agree to your plan. Besides...’ his body advanced dangerously close to mine, pushing the jacket off my shoulders and watching it fall to the ground ‘I know you want me. You admitted it before.’
 
 ‘You’re such a jerk, you know,’ the words involuntarily slipped out asinvoluntarilyseemed to be a new part of my daily routine.
 
 ‘I’m starting to believe you like me as a jerk,’ his hand was beneath my chin again, lifting my head so I could glance straight into the icy flickers lurking within his gaze. ‘Bea,’ the depth in his words while calling my name, along with the hypnosis that seemed to be setting in were draining me of all powers. And the finger pressed upon my lower lip was leaving my mouth dry as if my body had been deprived of water for ages.
 
 Cole was asking a question. An unspoken one as his thumb was slowly advancing trying to obtain my permission. That until my lips parted under his grin of satisfaction, letting myself be prey to all cruel thoughts he may ever have had.
 
 ‘I’ll take that as a yes.’ The rise and fall of his chest increased with each breath, bringing with it an unstoppable lust blooming on his face as his finger moved to press against my tongue. ‘You’ve got yourself a deal.’ A deal sealed with a kiss similar to a storm, ravishing everything in its path, exposing me to the last bare truth.
 
 Sneaking under my skin, crawling to my very bones, the fear I always felt when around him was there again. I feared what he could do to me, terrified by the primordial sensations engulfing me completely.