Chapter 32

Chapter Thirty-Two

Vox

If someone had asked me what I saw myself doing Wednesday morning, I would never have pictured this. We all know Nova isn’t getting out of this one, so I sent the others to class while I wait in the parking lot for her to walk out because there is no doubt she is getting expelled. Haven Prep doesn’t allow fighting unless you have a certain last name, I know Thomas won’t fight for her to remain a student here.

When the doors slam open I smirk at the sight of her storming out muttering to herself. She comes to a stop when she sees me leaning against my car, then huffs in annoyance before making her way toward me. “What are you doing here?” she asks.

“Giving you a ride home, little witch.” The fight drains out of her and her shoulders slump.

“Thanks,” she mutters as she heads to the other side of the car to climb in. I follow her lead and drive us out of there. She keeps her gaze focused out the window but I can tell something more is bothering her. I know this shit with her mom, the Saints and even the shit I put her through with the Filthy Few is weighing on her, so I decide she needs a day off from everything. I head to my house and park in the driveway. She tries to climb out but I lock her door. She snaps her head toward me with a frown. “What are you doing?”

“Do you trust me?” She stares at me for a minute debating and I guess in the grand scheme of things I haven’t exactly given her a reason to really trust me.

“In a sense, I guess so,” she admits. Her answer grates on my nerves but I don’t call her on it.

“Good. Get a bathing suit and some warm clothes for later.”

She reels back. “What for?”

I pull my phone out of my pocket and fire off a message in the group chat to the guys to ditch school and Uber home to get their shit and to take my sister with them and meet us at the beach.

“We’re having a bonfire tonight and you’re coming with me to the beach. Get your shit, witch, and meet me back here in five.” I unlock the doors and climb out, not checking to see if she follows or not because I know she will.

I sit on the sand with my boys and watch my sister and Nova splash around in the water as we drink our beers. I don’t think I have seen Nova smile like this, she seems like a weight has been lifted off her shoulders. We spent the day at the beach swimming, playing volleyball and just hanging.

“So, is she expelled?” Archer asks.

I shake my head. “Nah, she got a two week suspension. That fucker knows expelling her will piss Thomas off and he doesn’t want to fuck the lord off,” I sneer.

“What are we doing about all of this, Vox?” Ez asks me.

I sigh. “Dude, I have no idea. I thought Nova was the key to getting us everything we needed to take down Thomas. Those files only hold the coroner's report, none of it leads back to Thomas. The Filthy Few gathered us the intel to know our fathers were murdered but that’s it. The best shot we have is her uncle.”

“What about the Tempest seal on the envelopes?” Hayze questions.

“That one stumps me, I have no idea who this guy is or why he is using Ez’s family seal. None of it makes sense or why he saved her mom.” I hate not knowing everything and it's starting to weigh on me.

“Maybe I should ask Mom about this,” Ez says. I want to say no but the truth is we don’t have any other option, we’re at a dead end except for her uncle. All of this shit is riding on the meeting with him on Saturday.

“I think that is a good idea but don’t say too much.” Ez pins me with a dry look and rolls his eyes.

“I know, Vox, I’m not stupid.”

“That’s debatable,” Hayze snarks as he leaps to his feet and takes off toward the girls, Ezekiel chasing after him. Archer and I sit here, laughing at the idiots.

“You’re really into her, aren't you?” I mull over his words for a minute, not sure how to answer him. “You never allow a girl to hang with us or even get close to you, let’s not forget you spent the whole night with her and you’ve never done that before.”

“I don’t know man, she’s just… different.”

He chuckles. “Why? Because she doesn’t drop to her knees and worship the ground you walk on like the other girls?” I bump him with my shoulder, causing him to laugh.

“Something like that. What about you three, I haven’t seen any of you fucking someone for a hot minute.” I see him tense out of the corner of my eye. Before I can call him on it, he points toward the beach and I see red.

“You gonna handle that?” The sight of Ez with my sister wrapped around him and running toward the water isn’t what has me wanting to commit murder, it's seeing Hayze with Nova wrapped around him as he follows Ezekiel. I launch to my feet and stalk toward them, it’s time these fuckers learned that the same rules for Vivian apply to Nova, no one touches her but me . The guys toss the girls in the water as I make it to the edge. All of them are laughing but when Nova sees me standing there her laughter dies out, then she makes her way toward me looking like a wet dream.

The barely there red two-piece suit she wears has me wanting to strangle her when she stripped off earlier. The bottoms are a G-string and display the perfect swell of her ass. Her tits look edible in those little triangles. But it's the way the water cascades down her body that has me getting hard. She doesn’t stop until she is flush against me and cranes her neck back to meet my gaze with a devilish smirk on her lips. I don’t use words. I bend at the knees and grip the backs of her thighs. She locks her arms and legs around me as I stalk into the water, ignoring the others as they hoot and holler at us. All that matters to me right now is her and reminding the little witch who the fuck she belongs to. I stop walking when we are far enough away from my sister and the guys so they can’t overhear.

“Did you just have a pissing contest with your friends?” she sasses. I don’t bother answering as I shift my hand from her ass and push it between our bodies to cup her pussy. Her eyes widen and her mouth pops open to form a perfect O . I push the thin material to the side and slide a finger inside her. Her nails dig into my shoulders and her eyes turn hazy as I begin to pump in and out of her.

“No more touching my friends,” I growl as I press the pad of my thumb against her clit, loving the way she jerks and bites down on her lip to keep from crying out and alerting the others to what we are doing. “No more pet names for them,” I grit out as I lean down and bite down on the soft flesh between her shoulder and neck, drawing a needy moan from her. Her hips buck as she pushes down onto my finger. I insert another and apply more pressure to her clit, loving the sound of the pained moan that breaks free from her. “Next time, I’ll break their jaws to teach you a lesson.”

“Vox…” There’s a tremble to her voice. I lick a trail up her neck and nibble on her lobe.

“You want to come, baby?” I whisper in her ear.

“God, you have to stop,” she pleads as I feel her pussy starting to clamp down on my fingers.

“Never,” I vow.

“I won’t be able to stay quiet.” I seal my lips to hers and dunk us under the water. She clings to me as we breathe life into each other through this kiss as I finger fuck her. I know the second she is about to explode, her pussy clamps down on my fingers and she breaks the kiss screaming out her release into the water. I slowly stand and the second we break the surface she is gasping for air and clinging to me as I ease her down from her high. She buries her face in the crook of my neck as I withdraw my fingers and fix her suit.

“Next time, I’ll fuck you in front of them so they know you are mine,” I declare as I turn and wade through the water back toward the shore—I keep my hands on the globes of her ass the entire way. As we pass by my sister and the guys, Vivian shoots me a glare. “What?”

She scoffs and shakes her head, shooting me a disgusted look. “You disgust me. Next time you need to make my friend come, at least do it miles the fuck away from me.” Nova burrows her face in closer to me while I shake with laughter. The guys all make jokes but I ignore them as I head back toward where we set up earlier. I lay Nova down on a towel but she doesn’t release her hold on me, so I brace my hands on either side of her head and settle myself between her legs—only then does she come out of her hiding place with a huge smile on her face.

“I can never look your sister in the eyes again.”

I scoff. “Witch, Vivian is my twin and we have the same eyes, looking at me is like looking at her.”

“But she has better boobs than you do.” I dig my fingers into her side, tickling her. She screams and begins to laugh as she thrashes beneath me. “I’m sorry!” she shouts, only then do I relent and switch our positions so she is sitting between my legs with her back to my chest. I wrap my arms around her waist and rest my chin on her shoulder.

“Oh my gosh, stay there.” I dart my gaze toward my sister and watch as she pulls her phone out and snaps a picture of me and Nova. “Don’t worry, I will totally send that to you.” Nova ducks her head at Vivian’s words. My sister shoots me a wink, then grabs the volleyball and runs back toward the water where the guys are waiting for her. My eyebrows raise when I see the look on all their faces.

“Motherfuckers,” I snarl. Nova lifts her head and the second she sees what I see she begins to shake with silent laughter. I reach around and grip her chin, forcing her head to the side to meet my gaze. “What?” I snap.

She smiles coyly and says, “How have you not been able to see?—”

“What up, dude?” Nova clamps her mouth closed when I snap my gaze up to see Jefferson and the rest of the senior year barreling toward us. The sight of him has my anger rising and Nova stiffening in my hold. Friday night after the game he, Neil and Justin are going down for touching my girl. When he stands in front of me with his hand outstretched I don’t make a move to shake it. He frowns but shrugs it off and continues to set up near us. I force Nova’s gaze back to me and I hate the sight of fear in her green eyes.

“No one will ever touch you again, little witch,” I decree.

“You just touched me in the water.”

I smirk down at her. “Your body is off limits to everyone else but me.” Try as she might, she can’t mask the shiver that rolls through her at my declaration. Her pussy is mine. The sooner she grasps that, the easier things will be for her.

I can tell Nova doesn’t feel comfortable with everyone staring at her. She tucks her knees against her chest and wraps her arms around them, shielding her body. I reach behind me and grab her jeans, then hand them to her. She smiles her thanks and tries to discreetly pull them on. I shoot every fucker looking at her a death glare.

“New rule, anyone who touches or even looks at Nova Quinlin wrong has to deal with us!” I snap my gaze to the side to see Ezekiel standing there with Vivian in front of him, Hayze and Archer flanking him on either side. Ez darts his gaze around the large group, daring any of them to fight him on this but none of them will, they don’t have the balls. Nova shoots Ez a grateful smile as she pulls out of my hold and stands, buttoning her jeans. I almost want to pout like a toddler who lost his favorite toy but I’d rather her ass be hidden than have any of these fuckers checking out her ass.

“Can you hand me my shirt?” I quirk a brow at her.

“What do I look like?” I say as I recline back on my elbows.

When an evil glint enters her eyes I fight not to tense. “A guy who isn’t getting a blow job while he drives us home tonight.” I glare at the witch when she starts laughing, I look around for her shirt but can’t find the fucker. I growl when she takes off toward my sister and the guys in her jeans and itty bitty, triangle death trap.