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The sweetest part of the whole idea was that I could have exactly what I wanted, and the i who pissed o away absolutely clueless I didn’t want him to kno fixated on him I was This could be the perfect solution, which really te--

Oh, hell The entire notion was crazy I would never in a

Half an hour later, thousands of voices in my head shrieked "For the love of God, Caroline What’re you doing?"

"Shh," I hissed at the annoying shits "I’ this"

I slipped inside the front door to Quinn, Oren, and Zoey’s aparters To be discreet, I’d parked ht a block down the street And if anyone caught me inside, I already had an excuse handy I was here to see Zoey To talk iood And I really would talk to her if I was caughtabout the fact that I’d lostof the hall, I took a moment to bolster ht Only ten feet away Drawing in a deep breath, I started to step forhen an idea hit , I reached under e into for s

I know, I know They were the nicest underwear I owned Why was I taking theoods? Well, probably because, if we stayed in the dark like ere supposed to, he’d never see theht, I just wanted to be bold and pro to do it right

Pantyless, I stopped in front of his door and lifted ainst the wood He was on the other side of this door, waiting for irl But if I knocked and went inside, it’d be me he took

A thrill raced up my spine, and butterflies danced in my stomach

I knocked

Oh my God I’d just knocked on Oren’s bedroo for an answer, I reached for the doorknob and turned it It was also unlocked The hallas dark, so he wouldn’t be able to see ossiped, his bedroom was unlit too

They’d been spot-on about the spooky yet thrilling aspect of it all I was half scared out of my mind and yet completely turned on all in the same breath Tense with anticipation and fear, I waited for hi to kill htrope, I told myself, with a nice safety net under it Yeah, because if I changed my mind, I could just tell him who I was, and he’d stop Instantly There was no doubt inbrother If he didn’t want to be murdered, he’d definitely stop

But I was sure I didn’t want hiure out who I was Still, that security of knowing I could halt this at any time was a nice benefit in case I did chicken out at the lasthe wouldn’t recognize my voice

"You’re early"

I ju myself Damn, I hadn’t expected him to be so close already

Thank God it was pitch black He couldn’t see how flighty I was

Accusation laced through his words and made me start to say, "sorry," but I stoppedto sound like a co an adept i tire

"What was that?" he asked, his voice even closer now It h me and made my nipples bead

I cleared my throat as silently as possible, and pulled forth all the courage I could muster Then I lifted my chin "I think you’re the only one here we have to worry about co etting quite that close I could actually feel his breath in ht, huh?" His voice held approval "You knohat I do to sirl?"

I didn’t move but to turn my face his way His breath shifted to my cheek, and his unique minty yet musky scent wafted up my nostrils My belly fluttered with excitement as the cloth of his shirt brushed my bare ar too early Was it possible for girls to prematurely ejaculate?