Page 30 of Mutual Prey

I can’t keep him, but I need to keepsomething.

“You can’t do that, Finn,” I say, startling as his mouth presses against mine. “Stop.”

“Well, you started it,” he murmurs, biting down on my lower lip. “It feels nice.”

“It feelstoonice,” I stammer. “I can’t do that when I’m going to… going to… kill…”

My words are lost as he embraces me, his tongue hungrily pushing past my lips.

“I mean it, Finn. You’re making it hard!”

“Good.” He sits up, pulling me into his lap so I’m straddling him, and deepens his kiss. “I want it to be hard. Just like I’m hard for you, baby. Call me Daddy again.”

“Daddy,” I sob into his mouth, my arms reaching around him to hold him to him. “I wish you hadn’t… I wish you hadn’t…”

“Hadn’t what, baby?” he murmurs, toying with my pink hair as he kisses me.

“Hadn’t stolen that guy from me. Professor Cotton. I wouldn’t have had to kill you, then. But now I do. It’s all your fault.” I hiccup a sob into his chest.

“Don’t feel bad about that, baby,” he soothes between nibbles of my lower lip. “This doesn’t change anything. I’m still gonna kill you. You might as well try to get me first. It’s cute, seeing you try.”

I disengage abruptly from his arms, standing up and brushing off my Dior dress, which has definitely seen better days.

“Let’s play that game, Finn. Hide-and-seek. Only we’ll both hide, and we’ll both seek. Whoever finds the other one first kills them.”

He shrugs. “Fine. Only I’m not going to kill you. That is, not tonight. So if I find you first, I get to fuck that sweet pussy of yours. And not with an ax handle. With my microscopic cock.”

“It’s a deal.” I glance at my watch. There’s just about an hour left. Well, I can make that work. “We’ll give each other three minutes. On your mark… get set…go.”

I start running as fast as I can, and hear his combat boots hit the ground as he runs in the opposite direction.

Sometimes, my own intelligence astounds me.

There’s just no way he can possibly foreseethis. I’m awareby now that he stalks me, but today, I stalked him too. I knew he was on College Road while I was in the forest, setting up the trap. I saw him there. Of course, I didn’t realize his intention was to kill Cotton, but still, I’m sure he didn’t see me.

I’ve played hide-and-seek enough with Daddy to know that when someone’s counting, it’s just human nature to go hide in the opposite direction.

Just like I calculated, Finn took the opposite direction. And moments later, I hear a loud snap and a surprised yelp.

Got him!

I walk slowly to my trap, reveling in the sight that I know awaits me. Finn hanging upside down with a rope firmly tied to his ankle.

“Hey,Daddy.” I greet him with a smirk.

“Fuck!” For once, he’s lost his cool. “Fuck! What is this? Let me the fuck down, Cass! This isn’t fair! Youcheated!”

“You can’t cheat when there are no rules,” I gloat, circling him, my knife in hand. “So, how does it feel, Finn? Knowing you’re seconds away from being gutted like a fish? Or like a pig. I’m gonna let you bleed out like a pig. How about grunting for me?”

I slide my knife down his collar and he winces, before I bring it all the way down to the bottom hem of his shirt, his buttons popping out.

Damn it. I shouldn’t have done that. He’s…hot.

I drink in the sight of his chiseled abs, the v-line dipping to his briefs. I suddenly realize just how naked I’ve been around him—and how clothedhe’s been.

Honestly, it should be a crime, killing such a hot guy.

I mean, I know it is, but… it shouldreallybe a crime.