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“Who says I’m playing games? Besides, it isn’t you I’m after, though you should probably watch your step.” I licked my lips, then licked his, flicking his top lip with the tip of my tongue.
Abel laughed, moved his hands to my hips and gripped me tightly, forcing me against him. His hard bulge had me hungry for more.
“Who?”
Skimming my hands from his abs up his chest and rounding up his shoulders, I wrapped my arms around his neck and stood on my tiptoes so I gained some height. “Let me fight my own battles,” I demanded a kiss, and this time, it turned into a heavy makeout session right in the middle of the square where anybody walking by got a good show.
The heat in my veins ignited; I craved more, but Abel ended the kiss, and I pouted at him.
“It’s so fucking hot.” He gave me several pecks and another kiss but kept his tongue back. “I can’t get you in the Jackie-O dress out of my head. Fuck, it’s the sexiest thing ever.”
The idea of a demure outfit that he had me wear, getting him all hot and bothered, made me laugh.
“Babe, vengeance is hot in you.”
I chuckled more but had to stop when Abel ducked again and took over my lips. After all, they were his to do with as he pleased.
Chapter 16
Abel
The past week, Chan had been a little off. Nothing terrible, but she came off as if something had been lifted from her shoulders. She appeared more at peace and laid back. The everyday stressors didn’t attack her as severely as they used to. It helped with midterms being over, and after each test she took, she aced them even though she was still nervous about her test scores. They didn’t all come in as quickly as the first one did.
Midterms and finals were my favorite time of the year because I didn’t have to do much. No homework was assigned except to study for the tests, but I didn’t need to study. If I experienced it, whether reading or listening to somebody, I remembered it and never forgot it. My brain became the best tool I had in my arsenal to achieve the goals I set out.
The time came for Blake and me to attempt our felonies, and I wasn’t thrilled about it. I planned on breaking into an office building and stealing footage of Blake. Of course, he had to be with me, so I told him I had gathered information about another prominent leader in the justice department. Letting him know I knew his secret wouldn’t be a great idea. He’d go apeshit and probably take it out on Chan, and I wanted the fucker as far away from her as possible.
Blake and I drove toward the building at two in the morning, and the city remained dead. We had to make the hour-long drive, and I wanted to wrap the rental car around a tree with how long I had to sit next to the bastard.
Thoughts plagued my mind, too, and the idea of losing the coveted Supreme Court Justice seat kept blasting away. Committing a felony had to be the most ridiculous thing to do to get into the society.
Without being conspicuous, I drove straight to the parking garage of the building, having already done a dry run of the drive in another rental a few days ago. I knew where I needed to go and how to obtain what I needed while Blake watched over me and recorded the whole fucking thing. Another ludicrous requirement of the society.
What the hell did I get myself into?
Questioning myself wasn’t something I did very often, if ever. Once I made a decision, I stuck to it. The only other time I doubted myself was with Chan in the beginning. I fought my attraction to her from the moment I set my eyes on her after all those years, and now she’d become my healthiest obsession. What would this do to her if I got caught?
There’d be no question if I had to do this for her. It’d be done in a heartbeat with a fucking proud smile on my face and determination in my heart, but committing a felony for a group of one-percenters had me struggling to swallow it.
Sitting in the car, I looked around the parking garage, and no other vehicles were around.
“Well, are we going in?”
Blake’s voice grated on me, and I wanted to punch him in the face for breathing, but I kept my cool.
“This isn’t worth it. I’m out. I have too much riding on the line.”
Blake huffed and smirked, shaking his head. “Knew you didn’t have the balls.”
“What’re you going on about? You have to do the same thing, and you mean to tell me you’re okay with it?”
“I don’t give a fuck about any of it. I want my seat back, but since father dearest decided to give it to Chan I’m fucked. So I’ll do whatever it takes to get into the society.”
I gripped my hands on the steering wheel until they were bone white. Whenever he uttered my girl’s name, I became engulfed in red rage and wanted to charge.
“If you drop out, you’ll get squashed and lose everything you’ve worked for and more. They don’t take rejection well, but hey, what do I care? I’d love to see you flounder and drown.”
The unsaid words of him scooping in for Chan were heavy in the air. Having known the asshat as long as I had, I didn’t deny where his mind went.
