Caught between my bully and my step brother

Chapter 12

A laugh bursts out of me, and he frowns, I laugh louder and move my hand up to cover my mouth.

" Addison," he growls, and I keep laughing. I laugh that hard tears trickle from the corner of my eyes.

" Addison " he snaps annoyed.

I manage to calm my laughter a little and wipe my eyes.

I lifted a hand at him and breathed deeply. He just glares at me. Once I finally caught my breath properly, I looked round again, still expecting Toby to pop out somewhere.

" Trent, whatever this is, it has to be your worst prank yet. I mean like you could ever stop being an assh*le to me. I mean let me entertain this for like a second here. You took me to a dingy alleyway to tell me you'd all of a sudden decided to go against your very nature of being a grade A assh*le because after all this time, you what ? Feel bad about making my life hell. Do you expect me to believe that ? No, you can't do because I know you hate me, but you have to know I am not that dumb Trent. To believe that would be like me believing that all of a sudden a pig can fly , or a fish can breathe out of water or .. " My words trail off as he steps into my personal space. Not just by a little either, he fully steps into me, my back gets pressed against the wall behind me and his face is a mere breath away from mine. He glares at me.

" I got it doll, no need to go on "he hisses.

I take a shaky breath as his aftershave washes over me and his breath blows lightly across my face. His eyes bore into mine and my brovado slips just a little and a smidgen of fear creeps in.

" Well .. Just get whatever it is you're planning to do over with so I can go " I whisper, no longer needing to talk louder than that, seeing as he is so close.

" That's the thing doll. I am not planning anything. I brought you here to say things will be changing from now on " he murmured back, his eyes flicking to my lips so quickly I nearly missed it. I question myself whether it even happened at all.

" Change how ? " I ask, biting when I know I shouldn't. I am just feeding into whatever this is.

" Why did you pick that book ? "He asks, changing the topic completely, throwing me off and causing my brain to short circuit.

" What book ? " I ask dumbly, my mind taking a while to catch up with what the hell was going off right now.

" The one I saw you with at the cafe " he states, still not moving back. Why hasn't he moved back yet ? I was becoming extremely aware of his nearness and that was throwing me off too.

I frown, and then it hits me and my eyes widen, embarrassment flooding me.

He smirks at me ,his amusement growing when I don't answer him.

" Does that sort of stuff intrigue you doll ? " His voice drops to a sultry whisper, one I had never heard from him before.

I close my eyes and ignore what it did to me, how it made me shiver internally. Between my legs tingled, and I hate that it did that for him. Traitorus' body didn't know that he was the devil.

"Trent, get off me " I huff out, my cheeks heating up.

He glanced down at our bodies where they touch and back up at me.

His cocky smirk is back: "Why Addie ? Do I make you nervous, or maybe I make you horny " he states boldly.

OK, now I know my cheeks must be as red as stop signs as my embarrassment hits a whole time high.

" Trent "I whisper out, he chuckles and steps back, his hands up in the air in surrender.

" Ok doll , I'll leave it for now. But just know you'll have to get used to me or Toby being close to you from now on " he says it so casually like what he just said wasn't my worst nightmare. I don't want them close to me. I want them far, far away. I want not to see them ever again and get on with my life.

" Why ? " I ask.

He just smiles again. " That book of yours, maybe you should, I don't know, study it some more "he shrugs, answering me cryptically.

My brain wasn't working right, because I didn't understand what he meant. But before I could ask, he leaned forward, swiped my hand and then started walking back out of the alley. Pulling me along. I look down at his hand clamped over mine with confusion. As we near the end of the alley that would lead us back out into civilization, my brain kicks back in, and I try to pull my hand from his , but he grips mine harder. Not letting me pull my hand away. He stays quiet as he walks back towards my building. I look round nervously , people were looking out way.

To those that knew us, they were probably getting ready for a show. To them that didn't I bet it looked weird that he was practically dragging me along his long strides and me running to try and keep up. " Trent let go of my hand "I hiss.

" Nope " is all he says, but I notice he does slow down. But once I am at the side of him. He intertwines our fingers in the hand he was holding captive. I gaped down at it and nearly tripped over due to not looking where I was going. I try to pull my hand back again, but he has it locked in. This time I was hyper aware on our walk back. He didn't just let my hand go when we got to my building either. To my horror, he walked up the steps and through the door. Still holding my hand.

" Trent , what are you doing ? " I hiss. I try again in vain to release my captured hand but it's no use. My mind was reeling at what was happening, and my nerves were through the roof.

" Walking you to your door "he states, like he was some chivalrous gentleman. The thought would have made me laugh if I wasn't freaking out about what he was currently doing and trying to figure out what was going off.

" Trent "I snap, but it falls on deaf ears. He pulls me to the stairs and starts going up. I frown how does he know I am not down on the ground floor? I get even more freaked out when he exits the staircase on the first floor then turns right. Then I am literally freaking out as he stops outside my door.

" How do you know this is my door ? " I asked him. He finally lets go of my hand and then shoves them into his pockets.

" Because I just do "he answers. I frown at his answer.

" But how ? " I try again.

He looks down the hall and not at me. " I know everything about you, Addie, " he states, not looking at me, and my heart stutters. Then logic kicks in. He has probably been here with a girl. She probably told him this was my room thinking it would be funny to watch him graffiti it or something. That had to be it, right ?

I shook my head, pulled my key out of my bag and unlocked the door. Stepping past him, I opened the door and stepped into my room. I am going to slam it behind me. I have had enough of whatever this game was. But I fail to when he steps into the room.

" Trent " I snap, but he just dodges round me and waltzes into my room like he has a right to. I stand mouth open, gaping at his back. My hand was still on the door knob.

But he once again ignores me and looks around my room.

" Trent get out " I hiss.

He looks at me over his shoulder and smiles a wicked smile. Then he turns back round and goes over to my bed and my bedside table. I freeze when I see he picks up that damn book again. He turns and sits down on my bed. Opening the book up at where I had dog-eared a page. I had completed the book, but one chapter in the book was my favorite and I had turned the page so I could open it in that paragraph whenever I wanted to. I quickly slammed my door closed and marched over. I go to snatch the book from his hand, horror filling me, but he's quick. He grabs my reached-out hand and pulls me towards him with a quick tug. I lose my footing, and squeal, he moves as quickly as a snake, so I fall face first onto the bed, then he quickly jumps on my back, straddling me. He isn't squashing me, he just holds me trapped down between his thighs, enough pressure to keep me immobile.

"Trent " I screech and thrash around trying to get loose or at least turn over.

One hand goes to my hair, and he grips it, not harshly but enough to keep my head still as he leans down.

" Shhhh doll, your struggling only turns me on more " he whispers in my ear, making me still completely.