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"More," he repeated, the word slurred He bit at her lips, nibbling "I needthe, Hector jerked up his head He peered down at her, co in his eyes Why horror? She tried to kiss hiet whatever troubled him, but he turned away

"Down," he barked

"Hector, I--"

Again she was cut off "Down, Noelle Now"

Little chips of ice joined the fire in her blood, cooling her down The moment her feet hit the pave no part of them touched Her knees eak and nearly buckled, but she ht

She looked hiranite, his jaw clenched, his lips swollen His erection, gone And there was a faint blue glow e from both of his arms Arms he quickly hid behind his back

She lowed No tiht the scent of burning cotton and frowned A swift scan, and she realized her tank had been singed at the straps Her brow furrowed in confusion How had that happened?

"You’re not being kicked out," Hector rasped "You’ve excelled at every exercise, and for that, Mia Snow thinks you’ve earned a second chance You won’t get another"

Mia Snow thought Not Hector "Thank you," she replied with only the barest tre to say anything about what had just gone down between theone down Had it not been for that honk, they would have kept going, would have had sex right here, against the wall

His rejection, when she still trembled with need for him, cut deeply He didn’t like her, was probably asha her Probably? Try definitely That horror …

Despite her h for hihty, selfish, and stupid, after all You pander to that ot your number, he’d said As she’d suspected, he hadn’t really

"You’ve got two hours to make it back to camp The tunnel’s been locked, so you’ll just have to hoof it the long way," he said "Whichto need every second of those two hours I’d get started if I were you And Noelle?" he added before she could take a step "Don’t sneak out again, and don’t ever--ever--kiss or touch me"

"Then don’t kiss or touch ame with me," he shouted "Understand?" He didn’t wait for her reply but sto her friend awake The bunkhouse was dark as hell, and Noelle was drenched in sweat and dirt, but she didn’t want to take a shower until she’d spoken to her friend

Ava bolted upright, reaching for the razor she kept under her pillow Then she paused, caught her breath Her glassy gaze cleared "Noelle?"

"I kissed Hector" A er

A delicate hand scrubbed over Ava’s face "What?"

"I kissed Hector, even though you had dibs" And now I think I hate him

After he’d stalked out of the alley, he’d climbed into a nearby car He’d followed her back to ca way Not once had he checked on her, offered her so to drink, or taken pity on her and allowed her to catch a ride with a stranger

"First taste is free You’ll have to buy the second one So … hoas it?" Ava asked, falling back on her mattress Only curiosity filled her tone

"Let’s just say I did you a favor He’s such a bastard"

"Did he not finish what he started?"

"Worse He told ain, as if I’m toxic"

"Want me to kill him for you?"

See? This hy she loved Ava so damn much "Nah Let’s just torture hi and screa Camp

Day Seven

GOD HAVE MERCY IF Hector died of a , Noelle Tre in on the nunore--in a single week before he just up and died

Hector wasn’t the only one suffering with unrequited lust, either Everylevels of arousal And that didn’t piss hiain

He wasn’t getting any sleep Not before their bone-ht he drea her, and that only deepened his need for her, the ever-growing obsession Because he kept thinking that while he’d rolled his tongue against hers, he hadn’t cupped her breasts, or felt her nipples bead under his pal sex

And he never could

But noanted to do those things more than he wanted to breathe

So what had started out as a small attraction was now a full-blown case of the must-fucks

That ended today

Hopefully

If this hat happened in seven days, iht And, God forbid, fifty-six

He couldn’t Not without sweating