Chapter 1

CHAPTER ONE

Hellburn Falls, North Carolina ~ 15 years ago

“Yo, Jay, you see the new chick?”

Jayson Kenwood looked over at his best friend, Peter James, in confusion. He’d just come out of his economics class.

“What the hell are you talking about, dipshit?” Jayson chuckled as he shut his locker door.

“The new chick who just went into the front office. Got a nice bod. Ashe is going to shit a brick when she sees the new girl.” Peter laughed heartily, hand on his stomach as he bent over at the waist.

“Why would Ashe shit a brick? We aren’t together, moron!” Jayson reminded his best friend.

“Dude, she’s telling everyone you two are back together.” Peter sobered up as he looked confused at Jayson.

“Not happening, Peter. She was busted fucking Chompers and claimed it was a pity fuck since she lost a bet over the summer. Chompers said she told him we had broken up. She came onto him and told him she’d heard he had a big dick. The boy is stupid as hell when it comes to chicks and was a virgin. Ashe didn’t think she’d get caught. She did and I ended it with her,” Jayson explained everything to Peter.

“Everything good with you and Chompers, though?” Peter asked, leaning against the locker next to Jayson’s.

“He’s clueless with the games those bitches play. He knows now to check the information before sticking his dick in anything.”

Jayson looked over as their high school principal walked down the hall toward him, talking to the new girl Peter had been telling him about. He couldn’t take his eyes off of her.

She was hot as fuck. Short, with mahogany hair and green eyes with barely any make-up on. She seemed to only have eyeliner and mascara on.

Her hair was in a ponytail and fuck if it didn’t make him want to wrap it around his hand as he fucked her from behind. She had a notebook in her hand while she carried a backpack over her shoulders.

She was oblivious to everyone staring at her. She couldn’t be taller than five foot three. Some sexy-as-fuck curves with a nice rack.

She wore jeans, sneakers, a Guns-N-Roses t-shirt and a flannel shirt over it. She didn’t care about fashion and fitting in. She was obviously comfortable.

When she continued to walk toward the advanced chemistry classroom, where his next class was, Jayson couldn’t help but watch her walk away. Yeah, he was totally fucked. She had a spankable ass that would fit nicely in his hands.

Sue him. He knew what he liked. It didn’t matter that he was seventeen. He would be eighteen in two months. Once he turned eighteen, he was signing the dotted line and going into the Army.

He had goals he wanted to pursue. It was one of the big issues between him and his now ex-girlfriend, Ashe Maylan. She wanted him to stay in Hellburn Falls, North Carolina and work for her daddy.

The Maylans were one of the ‘it’ families who pretty much ran the town. Ashe’s daddy was the mayor.

He wasn’t into that pansy-ass bullshit. He wasn’t a pussy who allowed his woman to dictate what he should do with his life.

Ashe knew that. She loved it when he dominated her, but that was as far as it went with her.

She was always trying to control him outside of their fuck sessions. Not happening. He was good and done with the lying, cheating bitch.

Jayson fist bumped Peter and headed to his advanced chemistry class. He took most of the advanced classes because he made sure to push himself.

That was another thing that pissed him off with Ashe. She had no initiative.

She rode on her daddy’s coattails and the family name. He was bored with her.

“Ah, Mr. Kenwood, there you are. This is Lana Pennington. She just transferred here from out of state. Her father is the head man for the new plant that is being built just outside of town. She will be joining us for her senior year. Lana, this is Jayson Kenwood. He is the schools football star and captain.”

“Hi.”

Jayson watched as the new girl smiled and waved shyly at him. Fuck, he was going to need a cold shower tonight.

“Hi, Lana. Nice to meet you. Where are you from?”

“Colorado.”

“Ah! Welcome to Hellburn Falls.”

“Ms. Pennington is going to be in a lot of your advanced classes, Jayson. She’s smart and has goals in life. She also takes classes at the local community college since she’s met all but three of her credits for graduation.”

“Thanks. I’ll make sure to show her around then.” Jayson smiled over at Lana.

Jayson didn’t pay attention when the principal left. He was too busy checking out Lana and getting a feel for her.

“So, your dad is helping start the new plant that’s going up over in Swannanoa?”

“Yeah.”

“Not much of a talker, are you?” Jayson asked, studying Lana.

“Not really. I’m mainly a loner and I don’t need your girlfriend attempting to kick my ass.”

Jayson couldn’t help the laughter that burst out of him at her statement. “What makes you think I have a girlfriend?”

“You’re hot, which you already know. You’re built since you’re a football player. You’re the captain of the high school team, so you’re either fucking the head cheerleader which would be your girlfriend, or you’re a dog who fucks anything coming or going if not both. It’s the old cliché of high school.”

Fuck, this chick was a riot. Jayson couldn’t help but chuckle at her assumption and shook his head.

“Sorry to disappoint. I’m single, no girlfriend. Was dating the head cheerleader until two months ago when I caught her fucking a teammate after she led him to believe we had broken up. It was inevitable, anyway since she has no ambitions after high school other than riding on her family’s name and money through life. She wanted me to work for said daddy and stay here,” Jayson found himself saying.

“Ah, and you don’t want to do all that? What do you want to do after high school?”

Jayson looked into Lana’s eyes. She had beautiful fucking eyes that sparkled when she was listening to someone speak.

“I want to join the Army and see the world. My goal is to go special forces. I want to be an explosives expert. Make things go boom.”

“You want to join the Army, too?”

“Too?” Jayson couldn’t help the shock that sounded in his voice at her question.

“Yeah, I’m joining when I graduate. Although, I won’t be making things go boom. I want to go intelligence.”