Claimed by the Dark Souls of VHA

Chapter Eight

AVA

There are just no words to express how betrayed I feel right now. Alex is their brother? How the f!ck is that even possible? All this time.

ALL THIS DAMN TIME.

This psychopath acted as if he was bottom of the food chain. He acted as if he was actually scared of them. What the hell was the purpose of all that acting? I can't for the life of me wrap my head around this sh!t. Bad enough everyone knows I am of Sinclair blood right now. Running away from my past is starting to bite me in the a*s and cause me more problems. To top it all off, I gave him a part of myself last night. God, I am such a damn moron!

"Ava, wait!" I hear Alex yelling to me but I don't stop walking. He can eat sh!t and die for all I care right about now. He doesn't get to apologize. He doesn't get to explain himself. Knowing his secret is just going to be part of my arsenal against these manipulative bast!tds.

I head straight to my room with everyone staring at me like I was the golden goose of the school. I hate being the center of everyone's attention, and if people think they will get anywhere with me because of my name, then they can just shove it. There is no use going after my a*s. They are climbing up the wrong tree. They want my cousin.

She's the worthy one after all.

Known that little tid bit since I was in diapers.

Being in my head right now distracts me from the fact that Alex and company decided to take a shortcut to my room and are standing by it once I get there.

Can't they just leave me the f!ck alone?!

"We need to talk." Christian says cooly and I just flip him off.

"Seriously Ava, this is important." Alex comes to his defense. How sweet. I flip him off as well.

"Just open the f!cking door Ava." That little demand comes from Ryder. Of course he has to be so damn demanding. They want to make my life difficult, then I'll show them difficult. I plaster on a fake as f!ck smile to oblige them all and open the door. I extend my hand to invite them in and once they are all in, I slam the door on their faces and bolt.

I laugh hysterically while I run as fast as I can to my secret spot by the lake. I maneuver expertly through the trees and I make it in record time. It's times like these that I am happy that I am an early riser. It gives me the time to really assess my surroundings and I found all the shortcuts I could take to get to my destination without anyone seeing me.

The fresh air should be inviting right now but all I am is a wreck. I slam my backpack down, sit and lie down, using my backpack as a makeshift pillow. I close my eyes to allow the calmness of the lake to ground me. My cell dings in my hand and I am afraid to look at it. I chance it and see Emma's name with a message.

Emma: What the hell did I miss? Alex is going crazy right now looking for you. Never seen him act like this before. He was all on edge.

Me: A whole sh!tload. I'm okay, just clearing my head. Oh, and as for the party tomorrow night, we are totally getting sh!tfaced.

Emma: Haha! Now you're talking! When you get back, come to my room.

Me: K.

I place my phone to the side and continue to just listen to the lake and surrounding sounds. I must've dosed off because I wake up a while later noticing that it is about to be night soon as the sun goes down. I curse myself for falling asleep and begin to head back to campus. Not wanting to disturb Emma right now, I go straight to my room and throw my sh!t onto the floor, beginning to strip down when a shadow appears sitting by the window.

"Were you just going to sit there like a creep this whole entire time while I stripped?" A throaty laugh can be heard and I head to turn on my desk light. Alex stands and emerges from the shadows and I roll my eyes. Of course he'd be smart enough to keep my door unlocked and remain here till I got back. Surprised the other two devils didn't copy him. Sure shows how many brain cells they have. He is clearly the brains of the group.

"We need to talk Ava." He states with an assertive tone that makes my body tingle. Everything has been a lie since we met but my body deceives me, craving him.

Get your sh!t together Ava.

"Then talk." I calmly state, continuing to strip out of my school attire to trade for some nice comfy pj's.

"Must you do that?" I raise an eyebrow.

"You've seen the merch already and I don't want to remain in these clothes any longer than I have to. Better start talking Alex before I wisen up and throat punch you like I did to Emmett." A look of intrigue is displayed on his face and he approaches me at a fast rate, picking me up, with me immediately wrapping my legs around his waist and arms around his neck. Mind you, I have only managed to throw on a damn t-shirt.

"I need you to understand Ava, but what I really need right now is to bury myself inside you." He claims my lips, biting my lower lip, making me moan. His tongue enters my mouth and I pull myself closer to him, my breasts grinding against his chest, my fingers gripping the hair on his head and giving it a slight tug. He tosses me onto the bed, eyeing me like I am a sultry cuisine that he needs to devour as I watch him tear off his clothes, releasing his massive erection.

He begins to stroke himself and I watch wide eyed, wanting nothing more than to lick him. I sit up on the bed and pull him to me. I lick my lips and open my mouth for him and he slowly enters with my mouth beginning to suction him. I start moving up and down his length, twirling my tongue, watching as his body goes rigid and his hand fists my hair to quicken the pace.

"F!ck Ava. This f!cking mouth of yours slays me." He croaks and I smile, releasing him from my mouth with a pop. He bends down and begins feasting on my core, making me grip the sheets. He licks his way back up my body and aligns himself at my center, beginning to fill me. His eyes land on mine, begging me to keep my eyes on his. He begins to move slowly inside of me which feels too damn good.

"You were my mark at the beginning of the year. My brothers and I don't like outsiders so we conspired to get all the info we needed by me getting close to you." He continues to move inside of me and I grip his waist, digging my nails into him. He hisses from the feeling but he continues.

"My brothers are morons but they felt an instant connection to you, especially the night at the karoake bar. The moment they heard you sing, they were captivated. Myself on the other hand fell for you the first moment I laid eyes on you in history class." His movements begin to quicken and my breath hitches from how he is hitting the exact spot that makes me see stars.

"They sure were so captivated by me but that doesn't explain why they needed to expose me. I hid my identity for a reason." I say while gasping from the contact.

"Ryder has no filter and it was a game to them. They both want you and Christian made it a mission to lead Ryder away from you knowing the name Sinclair is his Archilles heel. He knew that would make him second think wanting to be with you. However, they both failed to realize the gravity of what would happen when everyone heard you were a Sinclair. F!ck Ava, the clenching is killing me." He lowers his head into the crook of my neck and latches onto my pulse point, making my eyes roll back.

"Alex...oh god....." I claw at his back and he bites my neck then licks it. His pace quickens and now he is just slamming into me and I brace myself for an o****m that will surely rock my world and he knows it because he immediately kisses me, sucking in every moan and scream I have to offer. I feel the heat rising and I squeeze making him explode inside of me. All his liquid warmth fills me while all I have to give is released onto him. We ride out our highs before he crashes beside me, just watching me. I turn my body to face him.

"So all of this was basically a lie." I blurt out and he winces from my words.

"This, us, the f!cking feelings I have for you is not a lie." He cups my face and places a loose strand of hair behind my ear.

"I don't give a damn about your name. I could care less that you are a Sinclair. My soul was drawn to yours for some inexplicable reason and I needed to know more about you. You became more than a mark to me. Your ferocity and never backing down drew me to you more and more." I sigh and rise up, scooting off the bed and grabbing my panties from off the floor and putting them back on, along with the shorts that never made it up my legs. He gets up to put his boxers back on but nothing else. He sits back down on the bed and just hangs his head.

"I've had a sh!t childhood, basically abandoned, leading my grandmother to come save me and raise me like I was her own child, but the damage my father inflicted was already done. I hated everyone around me. Ryder and Christian knew what I had gone through but not even sharing a connection with them and our childhoods took me out of this darkness that I have been living in. I am a f!cking wreck." He says as I sit down next to him on the bed.

"Once our grandmother placed us into this dump, we came up with a plan to not have to deal with any rumors or just stupid sh!t with every pretentious pr!ck around here. Ryder and Christian took over being the two people to never f!ck with, and I took up being the resident good guy who nobody would think twice about as being one of them. I was basically their informant of everything that was going on with each and every person here. It was my job to uncover the secrets and lies of every rich pompous asshole to step foot into this school. This is our Academy. We know everything, see everything, hear everything. That's why our plan works to perfection." He looks to see what my eyes and face hold and I make it a point to wear a mask. s*x is one thing. Regaining my trust and opening myself to him or anyone else is a whole other thing.

"Hence you reigning me in and finding out all you could about me. Hate to break it to you, but I am a closed book. When I feel comfortable shedding light to my past, that is when you will come to find the true me. Right now, all you know is that I am a Sinclair with a kick a*s body, bad a*s no nonsense attitude, and can defend myself not needing no knight in shining armors to protect me. I get it. You grew up with demons but don't think for one second that warrants as an excuse for betraying my trust. Trust is a big deal to me and you squashed it the minute I found out your truth. If you want this to stay between you me and the other two dips!ts then you better not lie to me ever again. Understand?" Is all I can say before I lie down, damn ready to go to bed.

"Fair enough." Is all he says before he lies down next to me. I don't recoil when he pulls me to his chest. I welcome the embrace but that is all it is. Simple physical contact that I crave with him for some strange reason. We both conk out, having our dreams lead us both to either unwanted nightmares or an unfamiliar calmness of being content.

The morning fast approaches and we are both tangled limbs with one another. He kisses the top of my head and I inhale and exhale, smelling him discreetly.

"I'm gonna take a shower. I'll see you in class." I pull away from him and he sighs in an exasperated way.

"Yeah, sure. I'll see you soon." He rises and gets dressed and leads himself out of my room. I lock the door not wanting the two others to ram into my room like last time and head for the shower. The hot water helps to wash away the tension in my muscles and when I get out, I feel a little less bleh and ready for this day to be over. It is Friday so hopefully I can have a fun weekend with Emma, starting with the lake party tonight.

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Getting through homeroom is a chore when I part from Emma. I watch as the two diablos eye my every move from the second I walk in to the second the bell rings. They follow me to my second period class and once that is over, they have the audacity to be right at the door once the bell tolls again and I am sandwiched between them when walking to our joint third period class. Before I even enter the room, I glare at them.

"This sh!t is annoying. Why must you follow me like you are a part of my shadow?" No words. No expressions. Just shrugs is all I get. I bite the inside of my mouth in order to refrain myself from going balls out crazy on them.

"Don't get your hopes up Sinclair. Ryder is merely figuring out the many ways to rid you and your disgusting family from the face of this Earth and Christian will go along for the ride and probably help to either dump or burn your body." Candice says as she displays a sinister smirk and then walks past me deliberately bumping into me as she walks away. I turn back around simply done with her sh!t and watch as fury is laced into Ryder and Christians expressions.

"Quit eyeing her like she said something wrong. You two are so hung up on her skanky a*s, you and I both know you'll be plowing into her by day's end." I walk past them into class and find my way to the back of the classroom, making sure there is no empty seats that they could sit their asses in. I dutifully pay attention to everything the teacher has to say and copy down all the notes from the dry erase board.

I swiftly walk past the two imbeciles who have a weird Alpha complex and stride into the cafeteria grateful that my stomach can receive food. I make my way to Emma and we immediately dive into our food along with conversation. I look to see if I can catch Alex somewhere in the lunchroom and I immediately regret it.

He is busy whispering something in the devil incarnates ear, Candice, and it takes everything inside of me not to freak out. I told myself yesterday it was only s*x with him. Nothing more. I will not let him break down my barriers.

You know what? F!ck it. If all these male specimens love the taste of her cringy downstairs department then I'll look elsewhere for an escape.

"I've got an idea." I say to Emma and her intrigue is instantaneous.

"Spill." She says with such amusement.

"How about we go out tonight into town instead of going to the party by the lake?" Her eyes brighten with excitement and she claps her hands together.

"Yes please!" She becomes even giddier and we have to school our expressions from prying eyes looking straight at us.

"Come to my room after class and we'll get ready." I say and she nods.

"Oh yeah! You never showed yesterday." She c***s her head to the side.

"I fell asleep and then when I woke up it was nearly nightfall. I didn't want to disturb you."

"Oh. Ok. Yeah, you were right on the money because I immediately passed out." We continue to eat and then head to finish class for the day. By the time the end of the day has arrived, everybody is busy gearing up for the lake party while Emma and I get dressed for a night on the town. I check to make sure I have everything and we both leave looking like bombshells. I'm sporting a satin black dress with my trusty combat boots while Emma has a black mini skirt with a tight as sh!t shirt on.

"Ready to dominate this night?" I ask her and she nods, sliding her arm through mine.

"Where are you ladies heading looking like that?" We turn to see Ryder and Christian roaming the hallways looking like s*x on sticks. While my eyes roam there bodies, Emma decides to speak on our behalf.

"You boys have fun at the lake party. We're taking this party into town. Byeee." She says and I wink at them before we stroll out the front doors. I look back to see them talking to one another with arms waving around in the air and I smile inwardly.

Time to party.