Claimed by the Dark Souls of VHA

Chapter Three

RYDER

"Are you f!cking kidding me right now?!" Candice storms towards me once her glam squad releases her, trying her best to push me, to make me lose balance, but it doesn't work. Having Ava so close to me, taking in her beauty and scent, that was what made me lose my balance.

It all happened so fast that I didn't have time to register just what the f!ck she was trying to ensue, but once her lips lightly touched mine, she was gone, leaving me empty. She is something different. She doesn't cower to us nor does she want anything to do with us, unlike the girls here. They put out immediately. They have no shame and are glad to be our slam buckets. Not Ava though. She'd rather eat nails then be anywhere near us. It is something that turns me on.

Unfortunately, now I have no choice but to shoot Candice with the ultimate death glare, simultaneously watching as Ava darts out of the cafeteria, and watch as Candice stops herself from going too far with me, knowing better than to act like the royal b!tch she is.

"What the actual f!ck was that Ryder?! You actually allowing the trash to demean you? If I ever see her f!cking fingers anywhere near you again, then so help me god she is f!cking dead!" She yells, broadcasting her irritation for the whole school to hear. How the f!ck I was ever into her is beyond me.

"Ease up Candice." Christian says behind me with his pick of the day grabbing onto him. That f!cker needs to learn not to touch what will eventually be mine. Seeing his f!cking arm wrap around her waist made me see red. You could f!cking feel the heat radiating from them and it left me livid. I get he has a thing for her spitfire, hot as f!ck attitude also, but it wasn't his lips sucking in every moan she made in the bathroom the other night. That was me.

What made me corner her and smash her tight little body against the bathroom door, claiming her lips on mine is beyond me.

F!ck that.

I know what it was. It was her voice that sent a surge of electricity throughout my body. Her f!cking voice captured my soul claiming it and I am freaking the f!ck out about it. I don't do love or girlfriends. I am no romantic and I give a big f!ck you to chocolates and hearts and love notes.

I f!ck.

That's it.

I get what I need and leave, despite Candice vying for my d!ck every chance she gets, thinking I'm hers. Ugh. I need to make it known now that she is nothing to me. I can't have the whole school thinking I fell for her lame a*s. I especially do not want Ava to think I am with her either.

"You are nothing but a cheap lay Candice. I wasn't there to warn her about you. I wasn't there to be your f!cking knight in shining armor. I was there to warn her about us, as in Christian and I. Don't think that this between us in anything but s*x. Like I give a f!ck about you and you childish sh!t of who is the bigger bad in the girl kingdom. I'm the big bad here, period! F!cking remember that when you are throwing out my name thinking it is a name that will save your stupid ass." Her lips begin to tremble but I can care less. She goes to say something but I storm away, needing away from this mess.

I instantly smell her scent lingering through the hallway and it gives me a chill up my spine. Christian follows behind, but we are both done with classes for the day, so we head back to our room. Once we are inside, I pounce like a f!cking rabid beast remembering his hand wrapping around her waist.

"Care to explain that s**t down there! Why the f!ck was your arm wrapping around her waist!" I say through gritted teeth while pinning him to the wall with my forearm digging into his throat.

"F!ck off Ryder. You weren't the only one captivated the other night. There's something about her that makes me feel things that I shouldn't be feeling. You feel it too don't you? It's like a magnetic pull that I can't escape from." He croaks out but I decide to put more pressure on my douchebag of a step brother.

We both followed after her and her little friend after the confrontation outside the school that night, with her drilling into us that we don't scare her. Her not feeling the least bit unnerved by us did not sit right. We rule with an iron fist around here, and we will be damned if anyone, and I mean anyone, believes that they can take us down.

We both were highly turned on, yet offended at the same damn time. It was the weirdest sh!t ever. We wanted to mess with her, make her night a living hell and show her what we are all about, but when we got there, we saw her going up to the stage. We were happy because we thought it would be the best time to f!ck her over, but once she belted out the words to Evanescence, our worlds crashed and burned right there on the spot.

We were no longer the rulers of the kingdom here at Valley High Academy. We were now her loyal subjects, ready to purge the Earth of everything that had wronged her in her past knowing damn well the hurt she had in her heart was laced into every f!cking word of the song. Her pain called out to me like a f!cking beacon and I would burn the entire world in order to enact revenge against those who have wronged her.

I didn't know what I was doing when I took the other microphone and stood in the darkness singing along with the song when Paul McCoy's lyrics were coming up. Christian was the only one to ever hear my voice but hearing her compelled me to do the same. Every ounce of hate and loathing was poured out into the song and once it was over, I knew I had to claim that mouth of hers. Our kiss was mind blowing to the point where she was what I needed to breath up until I hightailed it out of there and ran.

"I. Don't. Share." I say without hesitation with a deadpan look.

"Too bad it isn't up to you to decide, brother. Besides, we have shared before. Why not share her?" He says with a smirk and I let him loose, getting more aggravated but not wanting to hurt him.

"That was a one night thing asshole." I grit out running my fingers through my hair.

"I can see we both want her, so I say we both get to mess with her. She'll wind up choosing me because you only want to f!ck her, since it is your classic MO." I punch his arm and he lunges and throws me to the ground.

"Mad that it's the truth brother? I doubt you'd want her anymore after what I found out. I mean the sh!t sucks but she is f!cking hot as hell. I definitely wouldn't mind tearing into her in all different ways." He says while gripping my shirt and pulling his arm back to land a solid punch to my face. I manage to escape his hold and land a punch to his gut instead.

"F!ck you Christian. What is it that you aren't telling me? I know you had him look her up." I spit, then spit blood onto the floor.

"I did, and there is a secret that she wants no one else to know about. Why do you think we haven't heard her last name?" I rise to my feet and listen for his explanation.

"She is a Sinclair as in Sinclair old family money." Those words make me see red and I storm off to my room slamming the door hard making the whole place shake. Little does he know that I am sick of the quick lay here and there but f!ck me sideways because that's all I'll ever be to anyone here, and now that I know she is a Sinclair, she is now absolutely untouchable.

After what those f!cks did to my family, they are on my sh!t list, including her.

Guess I'll have to remain the one and done kind of guy because that is all anybody will ever see me as.

F!ck f!ck f!ck!!!

Or, maybe not......

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CHRISTIAN

I pace around outside Ava's class, waiting for the bell to ring. Downloading her schedule is by far creepy as hell but I don't give two sh!ts. I knew telling Ryder that she was a Sinclair would keep him out of my way. The need to be near her is driving me crazy and I sure as sh!t won't let Ryder get a hold of her only to use her for a quick lay. Think she deserves more than that. I can see she isn't a true Sinclair. True Sinclair's live for their money and act like their sh!t don't stink.

Not this girl.

The bell rings and she waltzes out like she owns the f!cking hallway.

"Hey." Is all I manage to say. She looks at me like I have ten heads but doesn't squirm or cower away.

"Christian." She says curtly and continues walking.

"Listen, I need to apologize..." She stops dead in her tracks and looks at me with such fire that it stirs everything inside of me. She has the Sinclair stare for sh!t sure, that's about it.

"Don't you dare apologize for Lucifer's attempt to make me shudder all for the sole purpose to elicit fear from me for his precious little skank Christian." I snort before I contain my nonchalant composure.

"Trust me, he wasn't doing it for her. She's nothing to him or me. Her friends mean nothing. She's just..." Once again, she cuts me off.

"Basically a hole to stick your d!cks into? How chivalrous. Goodbye Christian." She says with such sarcasm, simply dismissing me, and walks away, meeting up with the girl Emma. I follow them until they reach the cafeteria and watch them sit with the asshole Alex. I know he wants in her panties. Hell will freeze over if he thinks I will allow that to happen. I watch as she glares at me and I gulp. I find my way to Ryder who has Candice on his lap.

Even better for me.

I give him the look that shows I know why he has her on his lap and he flips me off. F!cker is so dumb sometimes but if he wants to bow out now, then so be it. His grudge against the Sinclair's is so moronic and it looks like he will give up the chance to get to know Ava, even though I know how he feels about her. I'm not stupid. I saw what he did the other night by dragging her into the bathroom. Not going to lie, I saw red when he did that and that is exactly why I wrapped my arm around her waist yesterday. Touching her lights every nerve in my body up. It feels good. It feels right. I will just have to prove that I am not a total sh!tbag to her.

I watch as she glances over our way and the look she gives seeing Candice grinding against Ryder is downright murderous. She looks to me with absolute fury and I sigh.

This is going to be way harder than I thought.

"Do you need to display this with Candice in front of everyone?" I smack Ryders arm and he slowly looks at me.

"F!ck off. Where's your pick of the day?" He says with such an icy tone. I roll my eyes.

"I'm not doing that anymore. Got my sights on someone else right now but Alex is cozying up to her." I say through gritted teeth. I watch as Ryder's gaze goes straight to where Ava is and the raging inferno in his eyes emanates.

"Are you like serious Christian? You like trash too? Tabitha is more your style and I know she wants you." I grimace at that name.

"Keep calling her trash and I will throw you into the bin that is right there Candice. You don't get to call the shots. Keep f!cking Ryder and stay out of my way." She scoffs and quickly attaches her lips to Ryder's mouth. Before I know it, Ryder is standing having dropped Candice on the floor with a loud thud and he looks like he will murder someone.

"Where the f!ck did they go?!" He says and I look to where Ava was sitting but she isn't there anymore, let alone Alex.

"F!ck." I get up and make my way outside scanning the area trying to find them. Ryder follows me and I turn to him wanting to know just what the f!ck his deal is.

"Thought you wanted nothing to do with a Sinclair?" He shoots me a menacing look.

"I can hate the Sinclair's and also f!ck one if I choose." He says it with such venom and I pin a murderous stare onto him.

"Don't Ryder." He flips me off and walks back inside.

I think I monumentally just f!cked everything up.