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THIRTY-THREE

I make it back to the house trying to figure out how I know the way but I do. I was never lost, I just forgot.

The warmth from the house causes a shiver to run through me. The party is raging. The music thumping. People dancing. Some drunk. Others making out.

I scan the people in different costumes looking for the one dressing in a sexy clown outfit. Heat rushes between my thighs. My mouth waters when I spot her on Nick’s lap. I make my way not caring at the glares cast my way when I push through the crowd.

When she spots me, her eyes glitter. “I was wondering where you went,” she says.

I can tell she is bored with Jessica Rabbit glaring at her. I take her hand and pull off Nick’s lap

“We need to talk,” I tell her.

She doesn’t protest when I pull her up the stairs and shut the door to the bedroom.

“What is it,” she says.

I kiss her drowning out her words. She kisses me back. She tastes like cherries and alcohol. Smells like flowers and a touch of fruit.

She moans and grabs on my breasts. I cup her pussy with my hand. Our lips are still locked on each other when we stumble on the bed. I pull her tights down her legs.

The bedroom door opens and I thought I locked it. We both look to the side and it’s the same guy from the club with the same mask.

“He likes to watch,” she says. I’m guessing she’s seen him around. “He won’t do anything and please don’t stop.”

“I won’t.”

She pulls my hair bringing my mouth to hers. She slides her tongue inside my mouth. Her hands find my pussy and she slip her finger inside me and I’m drenched. Wet for her.

“Is this for me, Athena?” I nod. “I’ve been wanting to suck you pussy for a while now.”

It’s all it takes to have me grinding on her hand. Fucking her fingers.

My hands are on her breast. Her stomach. Then to her pussy.

The guy in the mask totally forgotten. I’m not sure if he is still in the room and I don’t care.

All I care about right now is her. Because she is part of me. Of us.

DRACO

D: Where is she?

L: She’s busy at the moment.

D: With what?

Jealousy has me eating me from the inside when I’m not with her. I can’t believe Kaden did this. What was he thinking throwing a party at our family estate. Those fuckers must be trashing the place.

L: She’s with Rose.

D: And?

L: And you’re a lucky man, brother. She’s back.

D: Are you sure?

I wait for his text like my next breath. I’m hoping the other night meant something to her the way it meant to me. I can’t breathe without her. I can’t think. I know it’s her but I can’t tell her everything until the right time. If not, it could ruin everything. Scare her off and then we are all fucked.

L: I’m sure.

D: Take care of her. If anyone touches her.

L: I know, you’ll use them for your next exhibit.

I have a show tonight but I’m off my game.

After two hours that crawl aching slow. I’m glaring at Kaden since he walked in. He’s been drinking. Something I forbid before a show. He’s getting ready.

Dahlia is watching me from across the room like she wants to murder me because I turned her down for the third time since the night I ate Athena out in shower.

“It’s not her,” she says. “You would know it by now.”

Kaden looks behind me and I don’t have to question if it’s Athena. I can smell her. I can feel her in the core of my very being.

“Who said I wasn’t,” Athena replies.

Dahlia’s eyes go wide and I smile. Athena comes into view and she looks sexy as hell in her costume.

“I heard you were having fun,” I tell her.

Her eyes darken, full of lust. “I had to take care of something.” She laughs. “Someone.” She rolls her neck like she’s been working out and needs to loosen her muscles. She gorgeous and I my chest aches how beautiful she is.

“I love you,” I declare.

Kaden’s head snaps up looking between me and his mother.

“I would die for you,” she replies and then glances at Kaden and then back. “Go easy on him. He was trying to help and it worked.”

“He’s in trouble and he’s one drink away from being drunk.”

She arches a perfectly shaped brow.

My eyes dart to Dahlia. She can’t stop staring at Athena in disbelief when Athena walks toward her and leans down so that she is at eye level. “He’s not yours, Dahlia. He’s always been mine and I’ll kill whoever tries to come between us.” She kisses Dahlia on her red lips. “It’s okay, baby. Your mother was a bit confused too. How is she?”

“Good. She never stops talking about you.”

Of course, she loves me.” Athena looks at me. “Isn’t right, Draco.”

I grin, placing my top hat over my head. “Oh yeah.”

Nyx is Dahlia’s mother and is still in love with her. Always will be, but she’s mine.

“Oh, and I saw your brother. You need to tell him to with the masks. Rose will never fall for him if she can’t see his face.”

Something I’ve told him through the years but he’s shy when he’s around her.

“He’s shy.”

“He’s afraid she will reject him,” Kaden chimes in as he applies eyeliner to his eyelids.

I want to tell him his makeup is fucked up. His lines are crooked but serves him right to look messed up for throwing a party.

“She has a boyfriend,” Athena says with a smile. “He’s a total dick.”

“Not for long,” I say, “you know who how possessive Lazarus can get”

“Did you send him the other night at the club?” she asks.

“Yes,” I reply. “You think I’ll let another man touch you?”

“Have you ever?”

“Not in this lifetime or the next.”

“Where are they?” she asks.

She means the assholes I currently have tide up in the large shipping container out back.

“Waiting.”

“I’m coming,” Kaden says getting up.

“You’re staying here with Dahlia.”

“Why?” he asks.

He’s been drinking and I can tell he’s pissed off about something. We don’t have time. I grab the ax and hand it to Athena.

“It’s been a while,” she says.

“Not too long.”