Monsters' Crew (Crude Hill High 1)

“We don’t know the whole story.”

“What we do know is the fact he was able to negotiate this deal for some time. He’s had this tycoon in his pocket, and until last night, we didn’t know shit.”

“Unless our dads did know and are keeping us out of the loop.” It wouldn’t be unheard of. To them, we are just boys, no matter how much earned our ink. They would see us as their babies, and not in a place to go taking theirs.

“I don’t want to think about that.”

“You’re going to have to. You need to realize that a lot of shit goes down for a reason. We’re not going to always like it, but it happens. Remember what they told us. They will always come first. Their reputation is what they will fight for.” Caleb arrived at school. Drake was at the front gates, leaning against it, smoking.

He’d taken the hint and quieted down. I didn’t for a second believe we’d warned him sufficiently. He would be coming back at us, only harder.

Vadik and Gael were already waiting. Whenever we arrived at school, it had to be a united front.

I followed Caleb in.

We never used our lockers. There was no point in it, but we made one stop, Emily’s. She stood at the locker. The school-policy skirt rode just above her knees. She always wore hers at the waist and never tried to pull it up. It was always in the same place.

“Hello, beautiful,” Gael said.

She tensed up, turning toward us.

“This is how you’re going to play this? You’re going to be my new BFFs?” she asked. She put her bag into her locker, grabbed her books, and turned toward us.

We’d already gained some attention.

A couple of the girls looked a little shocked that all four of us surrounded Emily.

She’d been a nobody, not just because of her silence within the school grounds, but her father’s position as well. He was neither a right-hand nor a left-hand man to our fathers. He was nothing more than a simple minion.

The school and rumor mill would be rife. Gael would probably play to it. Not that I’d blame him.

She needed to know who she belonged to, and we’d waited a little too long to stake our claim.

The thought of an old bastard waiting for her virginity sickened me and pissed me off. Also, there was a great deal of jealousy. I was River Block, one of the four heirs to the Monsters, and I wanted something I couldn’t have. This was a brand-new experience for me, and not one I wanted to think about or relish.

I wanted this woman. I was going to have her as well.

It had been a long time since I’d felt this way. This fire. This need, and it was all for Emily.

“You know, we could make you the most popular girl in school.”

This made her laugh. “Seriously, you’re going with that?” She shook her head and looked around. “In case you didn’t get the memo, I don’t want to be the most popular girl in school. Do you have any kind of idea what being seen with you four means?”

“You belong to us,” I said, putting my hand on the locker.

She looked at my hand. I had scars on my fingers from the training I’d taken with my knife. I didn’t have it in my hand right now, but it was in my pocket. I normally held it to help focus my thoughts, to keep me grounded, only, I didn’t need it. Staring at Emily, I realized she was all the grounding I needed.

Well, shit.

Emily laughed. “Good one. I don’t belong to anyone.”

“Until your father sells you?” Caleb asked.

Her face heated and she licked her lips. Damn, that tongue would look so good sliding up and down my dick. One day. She would belong to each of us. We could protect her. No old bastard was going to be taking her from us.

“I have to get to class.” She turned on her heel as if to walk away, but Gael stopped her exit. “Please, move.”

“Give me a kiss and I’ll let you pass.”

I watched and waited. She stepped up close to Gael. I’d have given anything to feel those lips on my face, on any part of my body.

She took us all by surprise as she drew her knee up and caught him in the balls. Gael hadn’t been expecting the blow and collapsed to the ground, grabbing his junk.

This was going to be so much fun.

Emily would be tamed. I had no doubt about it.

Chapter Seven

Emily

There was a time I used to love gossip. It was so much fun to find out who the latest target was. Especially when I knew it wasn’t me. Of course, some of it was complete nonsense. A girl being pregnant or aliens had landed in someone’s back yard. Then there were the other kinds of gossip. The truth.