Rejected by One, Wanted by Another

Deceit

The dorm room was quiet. Lucy sat on the edge of her bed staring at her bruised wrist. It looked worse now under her study light. She could still feel Adrian’s grip on her.

Zoe swung the door open and walked in with shopping bags. “Hey Lucy, you’ll not believe what happened….” She stopped halfway as she noticed Lucy looking sad.

“Lucy what happened ? Why are you sitting in the dark ? Zoe asked as she dropped her bags and walked to Lucy.

Lucy didn’t say anything, she just lifted the sleeve of her dress to shoe Zoe her bruised wrist.

“Oh my goodness. Did you fall or hit your hand somewhere?”

“It was Adrian”. Lucy started sobbing. “He saw me talking to Jonathan in school. He didn’t even want to listen to me , he just grabbed my hand “

“Oh my love, I’m so sorry.” Zoe was furious. She took Lucy’s hand and patted the bruise. “What could have gotten into him? Why would he do that. I know he’s stressed but this is too much”.

“He told me I was pathetic and that I was ruining our family’s reputation” Lucy was crying even louder now.

“Oh Lucy, don’t cry. It’s okay.” Zoe said as she tried to wipe Lucy’s tears with her hands.

“Come let’s cover this up, we don’t want your dad or anyone else to see it.” Zoe brought out a concealer from the small vanity table next to her bed. “Your dad will lose his mind if he finds out about this, you know he needs Adrian cos of his business “. Zoe said as she carefully applied the concealer on Lucy’s wrist.

“When I see Adrian, I’ll talk some sense to him about this. He can’t keep treating you like this.”

“Thank you Zoe. You’re the best friend ever.” Lucy said

“You’re welcome my love. Anything for you “

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Two hours later, Lucy was sitting in Adrian’s private apartment. The room was clicked shut.

Adrian was standing shirtless opposite her.

“You made her cry Adrian.”Zoe said as she tossed her purse on his bed and undid her shoes.

“I didn’t mean to bruise her. She just kept talking about that useless scholarship boy” Adrian said angrily.

Zoe stood up seductively swaying her hips, she traced Adrian’s bare chest with her fingers and wrapped her other arm around his neck. “Oh Adrian, don’t feel guilty. Matter of fact, you should be angrier. She deserves it. She told me she likes Jonathan, that he’s the only one who cares for her”

Adrian became even more angry. “She said that?”

“Yes,she’s playing you Adrian. She knows you won’t leave her because your parents businesses are tied together. “

Adrian’s eyes got darker. He needed to reclaim his dominance, to pour out his anger on something else. He looked down at Zoe and saw the same hunger in her eyes. Unlike Lucy who looked at him wanting love and affection, Zoe looked at him with extreme lust and the invitation to ruin.

Without saying anything else, he kissed Zoe aggressively. Zoe pulled his hair and moaned into his mouth. Adrian’s lust increased immediately and pulled her against him, while violently undoing the buttons of her shirt.

Some of the buttons ripped off and fell to the ground. Soon, they were both naked. He lifted her and pinned her to the wall, his mouth claiming every part of her body. Zoe wrapped her legs around him to draw him closer. She arched her back as he bit the sensitive part of her neck.

Tell me," Adrian growled against her skin, his hands roaming over her curves with a rough possessiveness. "Tell me she doesn't matter."

"She’s nothing," Zoe , her breath became uneven. he pushed her skirt up her thighs. "She’s doesn’t care Adrian. I’m the one who cares. I’m the one that’s here."

The room was filled with the sound of heavy breathing as Adrian thrust harder into her. On the glass window, a fog began to form from the heat of their skin. Zoe met his intensity with her own, her nails leaving red long marks in his shoulders and back, a silent mark of her victory.

When it was over, they lay tangled in the silk bedsheets, the room became silent.

Adrian stared at the ceiling, the adrenaline had faded. All he felt was emptiness.

Zoe leaned on her elbow, tracing a finger over his chest. "She’s planning to meet him again tomorrow night," she whispered, her voice back to its sweet and manipulative tone. "At the library. Late."

Adrian’s eyes hardened again. The emptiness was gone. “Let her go, I’ll teach her a lesson. “