“Sure,” Sara said after a short pause. She lingered for a moment before walking out of the room.
Stefan gestured at the couch. “Have a seat.”
Back at home, I would have told Stefan to kiss my ass for ordering me about, but now that I was his, I felt an odd sense of acquiescence in his presence. I walked over to the couch and sat down, and almost immediately, Stefan began pacing.
Then he stopped and centered his gaze on me. The look of anger in his eyes made me shiver. “You’re not going to like what I’m about to say.”
“What is it?” I asked. I wondered if I should tell him about Jace’s offer.
“My frat bros have been pressuring me. They think it’s in our best interests if you are seen around campus with another guy until this investigation thing blows over.” He snorted. “And they couldn’t have chosen a worse guy to set you up with. They want you to go out with Jace Randall.”
I almost told Stefan about Hanna and Veronica approaching me, but for some reason, I held it back. Something told me if I told Stefan about it, he would go berserk.
“I don’t want to do that, Stefan,” I said truthfully. “I mean, what’s the point? When you really look at it, what’s so bad about what we did? We’re not even related!”
“Yeah, I know that, but look what's already going around campus. You don't need all this stress right now.” Stefan sighed. “Look, I almost beat the fuck out of Jace for even proposing such a deal, and I don’t want this thing happening any more than you do, but I made sure that if you agreed to it, he’s not to lay a finger on you. Alpha and Kappa are determined to do damage control, and if we don’t help them, we’ll both pay for it.”
I let out a disgusted sound. He agreed to this? Why? What’s so wrong with this, anyway? “I can’t stand this,” I whined, tears coming to my eyes.
Stefan rushed over to the couch and sat down beside me, wrapping a powerful arm around my shoulder. “Don’t cry, baby. I can’t stand it any more than you can. But let’s just go along with this for a little while until we figure out what we’re going to do about our situation, okay? And if Jace harasses you in any way, let me know. Though that shouldn’t be an issue since you guys are only supposed to hang out in public, where other people can see you.”
“Okay,” I agreed weakly after a drawn-out silence. I didn’t like it, but to save our reps, to help Stefan . . . Thinking about him, I became even more aware of his touch on my arm. The heat from Stefan’s body felt like it would set me on fire. “Fine. I’ll do whatever to help us get out of this mess.”
“Thanks, baby.” Stefan kissed me gently on the cheek. Sitting so close to him, I could smell his scent, a masculine fragrance that had my ovaries heating up. I began to feel a warm glow in my stomach and I couldn’t help myself. I returned his kiss. Next thing I knew, his tongue was in my mouth, swirling around like an eel. Eagerly, I wrapped my arms around his neck as he sucked on my tongue. Our kissing quickly became extremely passionate, and we began to roll all over the couch, groping one another all over. Stefan’s hands were all over my body, causing sparks of electricity wherever they went.
“God, you make me so crazy,” Stefan whispered in my ear, his hot breath burning my throat.
He rolled over on top of me, kissing me like a madman, and I could feel his big, hard cock pressing against my stomach. I wanted it so badly and would have grabbed it if he didn’t have me in a submissive position. But when his hands went down to the button on my pants, I suddenly realized where we were and what we were doing, and I pushed him back with a gasp. “We can’t do this, Stefan,” I panted. “Sara is in the next room.”
Disappointment showed in Stefan’s beautiful eyes, which had been filled with lust moments earlier, as he pulled back off my body. “You’re right.”
“I also think we shouldn’t . . . you know . . . until we’re gone from here.”
Stefan bit his lower lip. “That’s going to be a hard rule to follow.”
“But it’s for the best . . . for both of us.”
My heart nearly broke at the look of hunger in Stefan’s eyes. He wanted me, and I could tell it took everything he had to resist. “I know.”
“But as soon as we're gone and away from here . . .” I said mischievously, trying to cheer him up.
“I’m going to fucking knock the bottom out,” Stefan growled lustfully.
Laughing, I gave him a quick peck on the lips. “You sure about that?”
Stefan’s eyes were filled with a certainty that was almost palpable. “I’d bet my aching left nut.”