Rules of the Game (Rule Breaker, #2)

by Jessa Wilder

“I’m Marcus. Want to play hockey with us?” Lucas had already looked away from me. “I don’t know how.” “We’ll show you,” Jax piped in.

The truth was that no one had caught my interest after Piper had walked into her backyard in a pink string bikini. It barely covered her ass.

Jax had a thing about girls staying over. They didn’t. Ever.

Not with sid tehe

Lucas laughed, and I startled to a stop. “I just didn’t think anyone at our school would have the audacity to go after you after Marcus threatened everyone.”

That was until we graduated and every puck bunny in a twenty-mile radius was all over Lucas, and my goddamn heart couldn’t take it. It’s not like I thought he was a virgin, but seeing him chase every single girl over the last month had my stomach churning. Lucas never looked at me like that, never chased me.

She was everything I had ever wanted, my seductress in an innocent package.

I fought back memories of the sexy blonde standing next to me, climbing up the steps soaking wet. My jaw clenched, and I dropped my neck on my shoulders, satisfied with the cracking sound when I rolled it side to side. I had to get a grip on myself before we made it home.

The way her cheeks flushed, and her chest rose and fell with her soft pants had me craving the taste of her.

I wanted to see how far I could push it, to see if I could steal her breath completely.

I wanted to tell her that I’d hang out with her over her brother any day.

the second Marcus moved in, that all changed. He was like a magnet to everyone around him, and my life went from quiet and alone to full of life. He and Jax accepted me like a brother, and we became inseparable.

Even the idea that she slept so close drove me crazy.

“You’re good?” Lucas said, watching me with a concerned look. His eyes searched mine until my breaths calmed, and I was able to sit up. He dropped his legs over the side of the bed and turned his back to me. I hated this part almost as much as I hated

I swore I felt a soft kiss to the back of my head, and his deep voice rumbled through my back. “Always.”

The worst part of them being over all the time is they ate my stuff, especially Jax. That kid devoured everything since he shot up six inches in tenth grade.

“Why? You don’t think I could get more guys than you could girls?” I raised a brow in question, forcing myself to look more sure than I was. A muscle in Lucas’s jaw worked, and he cleared his throat before looking away. “No I don’t.”

“Oh, you don’t know what I’m talking about? You mean you aren’t excited to see the guy you’ve been practically drooling over since you were kids? Please. You’re a horrible liar.”

Strong fingers reached back between the doors and the front seat and wrapped around my bare calf. Lucas’s fingers kneaded my muscle in slow, purposeful motions, and I matched my breaths to the rhythm. Without words, he was telling me I was safe.

That he was here, and God, it was melting me from the inside.

I was already planning on all the ways I could escape when I met a smiling Lucas. “What the hell are you doing here? I saw you leave,” I spat. “I came back to check on you when you didn’t make it down.” “Consider me checked. You can go back to find everyone.” My skin heated under his gaze when he didn’t leave. I let out my air in a rush and shook my head. “Fine. Turn around and be lookout. Make sure no other pervs show up.” “Are you calling me a perv?” “If the shoe fits.”

I stumbled back, right into a solid wall. Lucas dropped his mouth to my ear, whispering, “You’ve got this.”

“Look at me,” he commanded, and my attention snapped to him. “Good. You’ve got this.”

The air stuck in my lungs when his eyes darkened on my mouth. He looked like he was starved, and I wanted to see if I could make him break.

Jax looked up the path where Lucas had disappeared. “It’s complicated, but it’ll work itself out.” My heart jumped. “Do you know something I don’t know?” “No more than the obvious.” Jax’s dimple shone with his smile. I followed him up the trail, grumbling, “Cryptic bastard.”

He chuckled and smirked. “Last. My first name’s Steve.” “Steve, go get us some drinks,” Lucas demanded from across from us. I expected Steve to balk, but he just jumped to his feet, giving me an apologetic smile. “Sorry, still a rookie, and there’s no way I’m pissing him off. I’ll be right back.”

“Never have I ever had sex with a virgin.” Lucas didn’t raise his glass, but I swallowed a sip. Well, at least Jayden told me he was, which was probably a complete lie. His skills were definitely lacking, if that was anything to go by. Lucas’s gaze pierced mine, and a muscle ticked in his jaw. Yeah, I bet he wasn’t expecting that

He barked out a laugh. “I’ll back off, and I think Jax will too.” He met my gaze. “But good fucking luck with Marcus. No one’s good enough for you.”

“Piper?” Lucas’s voice was gruff, pulling my attention. His eyes were hot on mine, searching my face, before a small smile tipped the corner of his mouth. “Happy birthday.”

He remembered!!

Jax knocked his shoulder against mine. “What’s going on with you? You seem all sappy and shit.” “You worried about me, Jaxie?” He raised a brow. “Should I be?” I don’t know. “Never. I’m good. I just don’t like being out. You know that. Hurts my introverted soul.” “If you say so.”

It wasn’t long until Jax joined in, his voice twice as loud. “Love you, Pips. Don’t take too much shit. Okay?” Jax always saw entirely too much. “I’ll try.”

My dad raised a brow, his mouth twisted to the side like he was trying to hide a smirk. “You going to tell her?” “Tell her what?” “Oh, you’re playing it like that?”

Oh shit, I’m having a panic attack. I glanced over to the camera lens pointed directly at my face. Fuck,

I have to get out of here. I shifted to get up, but a soft body sank into the cushion beside me. Her familiar scent surrounded me. I took slow, deep breaths, filling my lungs with crisp apples until my heart rate settled and I was able to look over at her. Piper’s clear blue eyes met mine, and she intertwined our fingers hidden between us, giving them a little squeeze.

“I’ve got...

When they called Jax’s name, the room exploded, this time Marcus hauling Jax into the air. I pulled them both into a bone-crushing hug and ignored the tinge of jealousy that they’d be together.

The house felt like it trembled with the force of excitement, and I lost Piper in the crowd.

She’d made tonight a hundred times easier, and the realization that things had been shifting between us for a long time had slammed into my chest when I nearly kissed her right in my living room.

The world was caving in, and Piper somehow knew it. She drugged my senses, making everything easier.

just fine because Piper Adams’s hand was laced in mine.

“You’re such a slut, Lucas.” He wasn’t wrong. I’d spent years of our friendship being the most depraved of all of us. I’d done shit I wasn’t proud of. Slept with girls who I had no intention of calling. But right now, there was only one girl I gave a shit about, and there was no way I was fucking that up with some nameless puck bunny.

Her clear blue eyes met mine, a slow smile curling the corner of her mouth until a fucking dead man crossed between us and wrapped his fingers around her waist. My legs moved, and I had him by the collar before my brain caught up.

had to use all of my willpower to stop myself from chasing that touch, from taking her tongue into my mouth and tasting her.

“Lucas, you got eyes on Piper?” “Ye—” My words were cut off by the sweetest fucking mouth, and a low rumble formed in my chest. It was like a dam burst, and I chased after her strawberry taste, shifting the kiss from soft to needy. Now that I had her mouth, I was ravenous to have more. I walked her backward and pressed her against the wall, pinning her with my body, and ate up the needy whimpering sounds she made. Fuck, she tasted like heaven.

SCREAMING

I’d been dreaming of this for years, but it didn’t come close to the softness of her touch.

“Lucas,” she breathed. My name on her mouth sent me absolutely feral. I wanted to see her come undone, scream my name, and then beg me to take her again.

“Kiss me again,” Piper pleaded, and every sinew of control was lost to her. I growled, grabbing her hand and leading her out of the party, taking in a desperate breath of the cool night air. I turned to her and rubbed one hand over the back of my neck. What the hell was I doing? “Let me go, Lucas.” Piper’s cheeks were flushed, fist clenched, but it was the red-rimmed eyes that did me in. She looked like she was holding herself back, holding herself together, and there was no fucking way I was going to let that stand.

I rolled my hips, thrusting my leg between her thighs, and marveled at how she ground herself on it. “That’s it. That’s my girl.”

“I’m going to make you come so hard. You’ll forget everything but the fact that I’m the only one able to give it to you.”

I took my time, listening to what made her gasp and what made her groan, changing my rhythm from faster to slower until I found exactly what she liked. When she pulsed around my fingers, I curved them toward her front wall, stroking her closer to her release. She cried out my name and buried her face into my neck, rocking harder.

“That’s it.” I ground the palm of my hand against her clit. “Come for me, baby. I’ve got you.”