Thorns of Roses

Wicked and Vile

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BLUE SKY-HALE

CHAPTER 8

CORINNE

I can feel the sun hitting me on my face and yet the air is chilly.

The perfect weather, I may say. It’s raining.

Oh, how I just love to snuggle on my bed and sleep all day when it’s pouring this hard.

I love the rain. The white noise and all.

I slowly opened my eyes to find a very naked Blaze on the other side of my bed, watching me.

And he didn’t even remove away his gaze from me.

He didn’t even flinch when I caught him off guard.

"Why haven't you come home yet?"

"I thought you would prefer if I stayed a little longer." His voice showed that he had just woken up this morning. And it's so sexy. He's undeniably otherworldly especially with the rays of the sun cascading on his skin inside my dark room. Is it twisted to find someone you hate and at the same time, you are attracted to them? Or is it just me? Maybe I'm crazy sick too? I can't deny that for once, I find him handsome and mysterious. That is when we are only fifteen by then, at that time when I did not know the true color of Marcus Lewis. That one time suddenly vanished, when Diesel let me into his life and Blaze's shut me off. I also did not expect that he would treat me pleasantly when he is odd to everyone, even to his own family. The only ones I see close to him are Ross and Peter. Him and Diesel’s best friend.

After that, after I fell in love with Diesel, everyone becomes the background, even for Diesel, he is the one who gets involved in a place where he doesn't belong. For me, he's the only one.

Guilt suddenly consumes me at the thought of Diesel.

I closed my eyes to compose myself and even forgot that Blaze is still here in my bed with me.

“Regretting it already?” He asked, I can almost see the smirk on his voice even if I am not looking at him, and when I do. I am right.

The angry god is smirking right at me. and why does he always seem to read what I am thinking about even if I don’t even say it out loud? And I f*****g hate that.

They say some psycho, are like that. They tend to have an ability to read some people’s mind. They are trickster. They are evil and vile.

I'm not stupid. Like Gian. I know it's bad to speak ill words to a dead person, but I can't help but blame her for what happened to her. If only she had looked more closely and paid attention to the red flags that Blaze was showing, she would have been alive right now. I'm not blind, and I know what Blaze is doing no matter how hot and sticky he looks at me. Trickster. That's what he is. I know he does it, to tame me. Because in a world where everyone is afraid of Mayhems, I refuse to be one of them. And I think I proved that, last winter when I almost killed him. Like I said last night, what happened between us is a one-time thing. It won't happen again. Although I know I'm stupid for the part that I prioritized my temptation towards him way above my anger, but I can't say that I regret the s*x we had last night. Because I am not. He f****d you up even to the depths of your soul. And that's the s*x I need in order for me to erase the sick memories away from me.

“Nope.” I pop the P.

He smiled “So are you sure it was just a one-time thing?”

I sat straight and nod “I am.”

“So, this is just a one-night stand?” He put his hands on the back of his neck while laying on my bed comfortably.

“It is. I didn’t even peg you for being clingy after a one-night stand.”

“Only to you.”

I looked at him because I can almost feel the seriousness in his voice. This is the first time that someone showed some interest in me.

No, don’t even go that way, Corinne. At least, that’s what I am saying on my mind.

“Did you just lose your tongue?” His smile is arrogant that I wanted to punch him to death.

“I am not like Gian or the other girls you persuade.”

“And yet you are here with me.”

“So, is this what it is? Something to hold me down? Well, guess what. I don’t care if you tell everyone that the great Corinne Angeline Lewis, the one who hated you so much had a f*****g s*x with you. A very wild one to say the least.” Now, I sound like a b***h. But he’s so infuriating.

His smile grew bigger as he watches me intently “What if I told you, I filmed us last night.”

I scoffed “Go on, make everyone watch it.”

“No, I can’t afford that everyone sees you. It is mine to keep.”

I swallowed hard on his bluntness. “Just—” I massage my temple as it throbbing really hard. “Just go home, Nora. My assistant is going to knock that door any second now.”

“I don’t mind.” He snuggles on my bed even more and close his eyes.

“What the f**k are you doing, Blaze?”

“Getting some sleep.” He pats on the side of my bed “Come here.”

I scoffed, as if the idea of getting back on the bed with him is absurd “No. We have school today.”

“I am sure they won’t miss us for a day, Baby girl.”

“Just f*****g leave, Blaze. I am not playing games.” The anger on my voice is evident but I don’t intend to hide it.

I didn’t regret having that crazy s*x with him last night, but him being this so clingy, I might have regret it.

He stood up from my bed, all in naked glory and walks towards me with the same heat on his eyes. He backed me up on my wall once again, and I am trapped yet again.

“You’re different from anyone, Corinne.” This is the first time he ever said my name.

“I told you I am not like anyone.”

He leans closer, ready to kiss me again and surprisingly I even open my lips for him.

This is f*****g dangerous.

Just when his lips are mere inches away from mine, a knock shocked me.

“Miss Corinne, it’s school day.”

It’s Nora.

I looked at Blaze again “Just go out in my window. I assume you came in that way.”

“You assume right.” He kissed me by my neck, and I am getting soft again. “But I am not leaving.”

“Why is that?”

“Because I wanted to f**k you again.”

That f*****g shoot my core, his bluntness, his eagerness and his dirty words.

I know I stood no chance when it comes to him, not after I tasted the Devil.

“Corinne?” It’s Nora’s knock again.

“Come in.” I said.

But Blaze didn’t flinch nor move on his spot in front of me. still holding me in place and his face still on mine. But he smiled. A sickly wicked smile that made me f*****g wet even if I don’t want to.

Nora came inside my room only to gasped and close the door so loud it might crash and even locked it.

“Corinne? What is this?”

“Hi, Nors. This is Blaze Mayhem.” I didn’t remove my gaze from him and he did look at Nora for one second to smile at her then back at me.

We’re both testing our limits, challenging what we can do.

“Does your Father know about this?”

I chuckle "What father would be so happy to find out that there is a naked man in his daughter’s room." I asked her in sarcasm "No one will."

“I am sure your Father will be so happy to see me here, given what I am.” He smiled. He’s right. Father will be so pleased to see that I am sleeping with one of the Mayhems and took this opportunity for the power he wants.

I flinched, this is the first time I flinched to Blaze Mayhem.

Blaze’s smirks, because he knows that this time he wins.

I remove his hold on me and looked at him in his yes, almost pleading “See you at school.”

He chuckles “Now, were going casual.”

I didn’t turn around to answer him, instead I closed my bathroom door on his face hoping when I got out, he’s nowhere to be found.