The Stepbully She Craves

Chapter 10

“Cord!” I yell, hoping he or anyone who knows me will hear me. “Cord, help! Cord, I’m downstairs!”

The guy before me leans his head down, removing even more of the space between us, and stealing the rest of the air in my lungs along with it. Now, there’s only a mask blocking him from my face. Oh God. I think I’m going to faint.

“I know where you are, baby. I’m looking right at you.”

“Cord?” Is he really the man behind the mask? I reach for the thing and tug it from his head. Relief flooding in when I see it’s truly him. At the same time, my anger flares. I slap him across the cheek and shove his chest hard, causing him to stagger back. He catches his balance, looking shocked. “You scared the crap out of me, you jerk!”

I’m so mad I could scream. “You know how I feel about these things, Cord. You know how scared I get. I didn’t want to come tonight, but you said you were going to protect me. You lied.”

“I did protect you, babe.” He moves back in. “I made sure no one touched you. Everyone knew to leave you alone.” He reaches for my arm, but I shrug myself away from him.

“Don’t touch me!” My nerves are frayed, and I can’t handle his hands on me right now. My heart can’t take it.

“I get that you’re mad. But it was a joke, Piper. I just wanted to get you alone.” A joke? Seriously?

One afternoon with Jenny and he’s turned into a complete asshole.

“Take me to the girls, Cord.” I don’t want to be alone with him, or in this place anymore. I’m done. I just want to go home and lock myself in my room. Nurse my wounded heart in private.

“No,” he seethes through his teeth, his voice as sinister as the look in his eyes.

I pull my hand up to slap him again, but he grabs my wrist and pins me to the wall. “You’re not leaving this room until you explain what the fuck that text was about.”

I shake my head. I’m not doing this right now. “Take me to the girls or I swear I will never speak to you again.”

His nostrils flare. His grip tightening around my wrist. “Threaten me again, and I will bend you over my knee and spank your stubborn ass. Now, tell me why the fuck you said it was a mistake. It felt pretty damn right to me.”

“Because you’re my stepbrother, Cord. You’re not supposed to touch me. It’s wrong.”

His head leans right into my ear, his teeth scraping across my skin and sending a shiver through my shoulders. “This pussy”—his hand shoots between my legs, cupping my mound—“is mine.”

My teeth sink into my bottom lip, fighting the moan that wants to slip free when his palm begins grinding over my clit. A slow and steady circle. This outfit is so skintight I couldn’t wear underwear or it would show the lines. So there’s the thinnest piece of material between us, and I can feel every press of his hand.

But as good as it feels, I’m not going to let him break me. He can’t just play with me whenever he feels like it, then ignore me when his friends are around. I’m not carrying on some secret taboo relationship. I’m not his sister with benefits.

“You’re wrong, Cord.” I lean in, nearly touching his mouth. “I will never be yours. Now, remove your hand and go give Jenny a call. I’m sure she’s dying to fuck you.”

Cord

Aw. Now, I finally get it. So that’s what this is about. She’s jealous.

I’m not sure how the hell she could possibly think I’d be interested in Jenny when I’m staring at the most incredible girl, but I think it’s time I made it crystal clear to her exactly who it is that I want.

I reach for the zipper that’s barely holding her into this tight little catsuit and begin to slowly tug it down, prong by silver prong. When I saw her get in the ticket line, I almost charged outside to get her. Piper has never looked so hot before.

“What are you doing, Cord?” Her breathless gasp hits my cheek. The fight weakening in her stance. She’s now using the wall at her back for complete support, and her shoulders have gone slack.

I let my eyes drop down as I reveal another inch of her skin, the zipper parting like the Red Sea. Her perfect cleavage coming into view. God, her body is incredible. I don’t know why she tries to hide it. Then again, I’m glad I’m the only one that gets to see how sexy she is. I’d be having to beat guys away with a bat if she showed off her curves.

“That day that we first met,” I say, looking up from my task, meeting her incredible eyes. “I thought I was staring at an angel.” I’d never seen anyone so pretty. Not at school, or on TV, or even in a magazine. “I was so captivated by you; I couldn’t even think straight.”

I remember having to rush to the bathroom during the middle of dinner because I’d sprung a boner. Piper’s giggle and smile radiated me with heat, and I was burning up. Once I settled my situation, I returned to the table. But all night I was fighting my attraction. Then once she and her mom left, my dad told me he was going to ask her mom to marry him, and I learned we were going to be a family. Which meant my crush was going to have to be buried away. Piper was off-limits.