Page 137 of Heartless Sinner

“Nope. I consider that a great personality trait.”

He rubbed a hand over his abused crotch. “You just hit me in the balls.”

“You kept me hostage in a fucking suitcase.” I gave him a there look.

He dragged his tongue over the inside of his cheek. “You drive me fucking crazy.”

“Samesies.”

“Admit it, Princess.” He slowly stroked the inside of my knees. “We’re both red flags.”

I tried peeling his hands off me, but Brooks being Brooks, he took that as an invitation to touch me more. He freed one hand from my knee and slid it around my waist.

One hard tug had me right back against him.

“You’re going to enjoy every red flag I have, Princess.” He pressed his fingers into my hips. “By the time I’m done with you, red will be your favorite color.”

“I prefer pink, thank you.”

Before I could scoot away, his palm flattened against my chest and pushed me onto my back.

“You prefer whatever I am.”

“Another ew to that ego.”

He climbed onto the mattress, cutting me off, and settled his knees on either side of my thighs. He grabbed my wrists and pinned them over my head.

I huffed up at him.

He looked way too pleased with himself.

“Admit it,” he continued while my breathing became embarrassingly uneven. “You didn’t come to Saint Vale for an education. You don’t need that in Calira. You didn’t come here to find a job in the future. That’ll never happen here.” His mouth lowered to mine. “You came there for me.”

I turned my head toward the wall.

That was easier than looking at him while my brain started listing all the reasons he was right.

I didn’t need Saint Vale.

Hell, Saint Vale didn’t even want me.

Most students avoided me. Administrators only tolerated me because my family was royalty. They all still hated me for what my father had done.

I could’ve gone anywhere.

Could’ve stayed in Calira.

But I went to SVU.

Brooks caught my face between his fingers and turned me back to him.

Something in him had gone still.

No teasing. No filthy comeback.

Serious Brooks had entered the chat.

“You are to stay in this room unless you want the Secret Service to arrest you.”