A Hurt So Sweet: Complete Dark Bully Romance Series Box Set: Elite of Eden Falls Prep

by Isabella Starling

  My eyes keep scanning the crowd for a sign of Pandora, though I know I'm not likely to see her until she descends the iconic staircase of the country club after she's announced and presented to the public.

  The introductions are already happening, and my bored gaze fixes on the top of the stairs as I watch woman after irresistible woman descend them. Audra is one of them. She looks pretty in a peach-colored dress, but she doesn't keep my interest. Her hopeful eyes meet mine from the top of the stairs, and I look away without interest. I can almost hear her hopes shattering at her feet, and it makes me smirk.

  Girl after girl descends the staircase. Pandora will be the youngest tonight. Her birthday is tonight, at midnight - she'll be officially turning eighteen, so they've let her participate despite still being seventeen. I keep waiting for her. Keep glancing at the stairs to steal a glance of the toy that has stolen my thoughts and refuses to let go.

  I start talking to one of the employees in my father's company, but the moment I hear they're announcing the last debutante, my eyes focus on the stairs again, forgetting all about my unlucky employee.

  "Presenting," the tuxedo-clad man at the top of the stairs announces. "Lily Anna Oakes of the Oakes Estate."

  The whole goddamn room goes quiet, and I think we're all waiting for her to appear. A second passes, the unbearable wait making pangs go through my chest. Then, she appears. Except it's not her.

  She's wearing a dress Lily Anna wore on her birthday. A pretty, pale lavender gown with layers of flowing chiffon and a tight-cut bodice that leaves nothing to the imagination. She even wears her hair the way Lily Anna did, pinned in a false bob, and her signature makeup - cat-eye liner, and red lips.

  I let out a huff of air. She's dressed up like Lily Anna. I can tell the rest of the room has noticed too, and as she descends the stairs, everyone's eyes are glued to her - exactly what she wanted, I'm assuming.

  Lai reaches me, grabbing my arm.

  "Are you going to let her get away with this?" he barks at me. "Look at her father."

  My eyes wander across the room to Emilian Oakes. His eyes are tear-filled, something I've never seen before, and he watches Pandora with adoration.

  "Fuck," I mutter. "Grab her the moment she's alone. Are Caspian's parents still out of town?"

  "Yeah," Lai nods.

  "Take her to his place. I'll be there as soon as I fucking can."

  "Got it." Lai nods before disappearing into the crowd to give everyone else my instructions.

  I stand there feeling like a fool as Pandora walks over to me. The crowd parts, allowing her to pass through, and she smirks at me, all smug and shit.

  "What the fuck do you think you're doing?" I snarl at her.

  "You wanted Lily Anna," she hisses. "So here I am."

  She looks so stubborn, so fucking defiant, and I just want to smack that look right off her face.

  "You're going to pay for this," I tell her as she moves past me.

  "We'll see."

  She giggles, and I keep my eyes trained on her as she walks to the corner of the room. There, Caspian engages her in a conversation, inviting her out into the balcony. She looks at me, as if seeking permission, then something like disobedience flashes in her eyes, and she follows my fellow Firstborn outside. Right into my fucking trap.

  I finish my glass of champagne before making some polite excuses and heading back to my waiting limo. I give the driver Caspian's address and tighten my fists as we start on our journey.

  It's time for the toy to pay.

  ***

  "What the fuck are you doing?"

  I can hear her cries from all the way outside, and a moment later, Caspian, Julian and Lai appear, holding her firmly. I smirk at her, and her eyes shoot daggers at me as they meet mine.

  "Why did you bring me here?" she barks. "I want to go home. Now!"

  "Well well well," I say, crossing my arms. "If it isn't the birthday girl."

  "Fuck you," she snarls. "I don't want to spend my birthday with you."

  "Unfortunately, that's not your choice."

  I come up to her, touching my fingers to her chin. She raises it defiantly, making me chuckle.

  "You really think you're the gamemaster here, don't you?" I ask her. "You want to be treated like Lily Anna? Be my goddamn guest."

  "What d-do you m-mean?" she stutters. "Let me go, or I'm going to scream."

  "No one will help you," I tell her cruelly, taking a step back and addressing the guys next. "I'll be back in three hours. I don't give a shit what you do with her as long as she's still a virgin when I get back."

  "Dexter!" Pandora cries out. "Don't do this, please..."

  "You don't tell me what I can or can't do," I tell her. "Obey, if you want it to hurt less. Oh, and one last thing..."

  I shake hands with Lai, winking at him as she dissolves into whimpers, begging me not to leave her there. But I have no mercy for her. Not after everything she's done to fuck with me. I head out of the room, the wailing sound of her crying following in my footsteps. She does look so very pretty when she cries. It makes it almost impossible not to make her do it every second of every day.

  With one last look over my shoulder, I smile at the predicament my toy has found herself in and throw out one final order.

  "Leave her tied up for me.”

  Chapter Seventeen

  Pandora

  I knew getting dressed as Lily Anna was a risky idea, but I couldn't help myself. I wanted to see their faces when they saw me walking down that staircase, every one of them responsible for my fate. Of course, I didn't count on them making me pay for it.

  I'm terrified, and I have no idea where Dexter is. My whole body is shaking as I kneel in front of the three other boys - Caspian, Lai and Julian.

  "Please don't hurt me," I beg them.

  "Why wouldn't we?" Lai speaks up. "You've been nothing but a disobedient bitch."

  "Because you just treat me like property!" I speak up, enraged. "You act like you own people!"

  "This is so boring," Julian whines. "I want to fuck her mouth already."

  "Fine, do it," Lai shrugs. "And get her clothes off."

  I can't believe this is happening. Julian reaches me in three quick steps, grabbing a pair of scissors from the desk in the office, and slicing through my dress until I'm left in my pale pink bra and thong.

  "No!" I snarl, kicking at him yet missing every time.

  He attacks my panties next, and I'm forced to stay still as he cuts through the fabric. I'm left exposed and panting.

  "Whose cock do you want to suck first?" Caspian speaks up for the first time. "I'm hoping me, because man am I fucking excited to fuck that throat of yours."

  I scream at the top of my voice. Caspian reaches me in two steps and slaps me across the face, hard as hell, enough to send me flying back.

  "Don't you dare make any noise," he warns me. "You'll only make matters worse for yourself. Understood?"

  I nod, staring at him with a contempt-filled gaze.

  "You don't have to suck dick yet," he murmurs, touching his fingertips to my burning cheek. "But I do want to make you come."

  There seems to be a natural hierarchy amid the boys, and the other two follow Caspian's voice instead of Dexter's this time. I’m a helpless toy ready for the slaughter with them around.

  I stare up at them, my eyes lowering to meet Caspian’s as he kneels next to me.

  “Now tell me, Pandora,” he says. “Do you like your pussy licked, your clit toyed with, or do you prefer fingers in that pretty cunt?”

  “None of the above,” I grit out.

  “That just can’t be true!” His eyes widen in mock horror. “We’ll have to see, won’t we? How about each one of us gives you one of those things, help you figure it out?”

  I just glare at him without giving him a response, but truth be told, my heart is hammering faster than ever and my pussy is leaking between my legs. I’m embarrassed, ashamed of my reaction to the cruel things they do.
Yet I can’t seem to stop myself.

  “I’ll go fist,” Lai steps forward, grabbing me by the hair and pulling me to my feet. “And I pick her clit.”

  The other two boys move aside, allowing him full access to me as he slams me down on the desk in the room. He stands behind me as I whimper, his fingers spreading my pussy lips open. I breathe out when the air hits my sensitive clit, and he laughs, touching his fingers to the now exposed button.

  “It really is fucking pretty,” he mutters. “Let’s see how long it takes to make you sing.”

  He toys with me relentlessly, without any sign of stopping. His fingers pinch, tug, caress me, and I start seeing stars in front of my eyes from the sensations he’s making me feel. Before I can stop myself, I’m moaning, begging for more with my eyes locked on his.

  “So easy,” he mutters, but it seems to make him even more eager.

  He touches my cheek to the wood of the desk, holding me down as he brings me closer and closer to an orgasm. I’m building up to it when he pulls his fingers back, and I cry out in protest as he leans down next to me.

  “Come,” he whispers in my ear.

  I don’t want to follow his orders, but my body does. I arch my back, eager for him to do so much more to me. My back arches and I come like a gun going off, loud.

  “My turn.”

  I’m still gasping when Julian comes to me. “Fingers in her cunt. That looked too good not to try.”

  I want to beg him not to but I’m still coming. He takes Lai’s place, carefully touching his fingertips to my soaked, exposed pussy.

  “Look at that,” he mutters. “Goddamn, Dexter’s a lucky man.”

  He slides his finger around my opening.

  “I think I’m not supposed to go in there…” he mutters, and I cry out when he tests my pussy for resistance. “I so easily could, though. It would be so much fun.”

  I mewl as he fucks his fingers as deep as they go, so eager for more I’m embarrassed by the sounds coming out of my mouth.

  “She’s so close already,” Caspian speaks up. “Just make her come already, I want my turn.”

  Julian doesn’t need to be told twice, and he expertly massages my pussy until I’m gasping for more. In moments, I’m coming apart yet again, my cheeks flushed and wet from the tears I don’t remember crying.

  Caspian shoves Julian out of the way before kneeling behind me.

  “I’ve wanted to do this for so long.” He parts my folds and examines me from up close. “Your pussy is so perfect. Wish I could stare at that all day long instead of your face.”

  Shame burns through my body as he buries his tongue in me, licking, flicking and torturing every inch of my sensitive flesh. His orgasm takes barely any effort – or maybe he’s so skilled in doing this, he knows how to bring me to the brink in mere seconds.

  “Save that one.”

  He pulls back and slaps me on the ass.

  “W-What?” I mutter.

  “Save it for Dexter,” he says. “Time to go.”

  He motions to Lai and Julian, and they take out the belts out of their pants. Before I can object, they manhandle me, strip me of my bra and tie me up with their belts. They leave me like that, on the office chair, gasping in disbelief.

  “You can’t do this!” I cry out. “You can’t just leave me here!”

  “Watch us,” Caspian shrugs. “Hope you’re ready for your punishment. Dex was pretty pissed.”

  The door closes to the sound of my outraged scream.

  Chapter Eighteen

  Dexter

  When I come to a stop in front of Caspian's father's office, it's dark outside. A single lamp is on in the study, casting long shadows down the quiet hallway I'm standing in.

  I push the door open with my pointer finger, smirking to myself when I hear it creak. Her gasp follows right after, followed by a sweet moan that makes her sound like a trapped animal.

  And once I walk in, I realize she is in a trap indeed.

  "Oh my, my, my," I mutter, clicking my tongue as I walk toward her. "You've found yourself in a bit of a predicament, haven't you?"

  "Fuck you," she spits out, thrashing violently against the belts holding her in place. "I want you to get me out of here. Now!"

  I wrap my fingers around her throat. Pandora gasps against them, and I can feel her throat moving beneath my knuckles. I touch her bare pussy with my free hand.

  She shivers beneath me, crying out in protest. Caspian did well. Her arms are tied with a belt at the wrists, firmly placed on the small of her back so her chest arches out provocatively. He's tied her legs over her head. And she's naked.

  My blood boils at the thought of any of the guys seeing her this way. I'm jealous as fuck, but I'll never admit that to her. I unzip my pants slowly, watching her hungry eyes devouring me. I pull out my cock. I'm fucking throbbing, my tip vibrating, the shade a deep red. Pandora swallows thickly.

  "I hate you more than ever,” she whispers. “You may marry me. You may think you own me. But no matter how many of your family diamonds you put on me, I'll never be yours. You can't control me. You can hurt me. Rape me. Make me crawl for you. But I will never like you.”

  "You already like me,” I remind her.

  “Never.”

  “Really?” I laugh in her face. “Let’s see. You come for me. You obey me. You’re still here, aren’t you?”

  “Because you tied me up!”

  “Because you want this.” I smirk. “It’s adorable. I can do whatever the hell I want to you and you’ll keep coming back for more. You really are a glutton for punishment, Pandora.”

  “You’re really dumb if you think that’s it,” she hisses.

  “Then please, enlighten me. What’s the actual reason you keep letting me do this to you?”

  She grits her teeth.

  "Because you think breaking girls gives you power. You think if you steal something, and lock it away, it'll never belong to anybody else. But what you're forgetting is, it'll never belong to you, either. And I’m going to prove that to you. When I leave, I’m going to make sure your heart is broken.”

  “You really think you’re capable of hurting me like that?” I ask thoughtfully.

  “I know it,” she says defiantly. “And I can’t wait to see you as broken as you’ve tried to make me-”

  "Shut the fuck up," I growl at her, slapping her pussy so hard she jumps in the restraints. "Seriously, Pandora. I don't have time for your nonsense. You dressed up as my girl today. You made fun of her memory. You made her a fucking mockery. You know you need to be punished for that, don’t you?”

  She pouts, glaring at me.

  "I'm gonna take that as a yes," I go on. "You're going to suck my dick now so I can see if you learned anything from Audra's lesson."

  "Never," she hisses.

  "Open."

  She shakes her head no, her jaw firmly set in place. I sneer at her, grabbing her by the forehead and pressing my soaked tip to her lips. I don't have to say a word. Her instincts take over, and her lips part, allowing me to slip into her mouth all the way into her throat.

  "Goddamn," I mutter. "Your fucking mouth is a tight as that untouched pussy."

  She licks me, her whimpers and cries a sharp contrast to the desperation with which she sucks my dick. I want to laugh at her, but I'm preoccupied by burying my fingers in her hair and allowing her to bob her head on my cock. I tilt my head back, groan by groan tearing itself from my lips as she pleasures me.

  "You need to go slower," I tell her, pulling my cock free with a warning glance. "I'm going to fucking burst if you don't."

  "Fuck me."

  I look at her like she's crazy. Her glazed eyes tell me everything I need to know.

  "Fuck me," she repeats, a sob escaping her lips. "Please. Fuck me. End this torture. Just take it."

  "Why do you want me to fuck you?" I narrow my eyes at her.

  "I just want it to be over,” I whisper. “I just want this… this freaking torture to end
.”

  "You do?" I rub my precum over her lips. "I’m gonna remember you said that, toy."

  I take a step back, enjoying her desperate attempts to get closer as I pull a rubber out of my pocket. I look at her as I tear it open, her eyes widening with a mix of horror and delirious expectation. I'm half expecting her to tell me not to do it, to forget the condom, and just fuck her like that.

  "You know I can't fuck you, Pandora." I roll the condom on my cock, never taking my eyes off hers. "You know your father would kill me if I did that. It's tradition, and we don't go against tradition in Eden Falls."

  She's about to speak up, but I don't let her.

  "Be quiet," I warn her. "Or I'm going to gag you. See this cock?"

  She nods, frozen to the spot.

  "You're going to watch it cum now."

  She's barely blinking as she stares me down.

  I make sure to step a little closer, just out of reach of her mouth, but close enough so her tied fingers can touch my leg. She digs her nails in, her eyes fluttering with silent pleas for more, and I start jerking off.

  I know I'm going to burst, but I prolong the moment as long as I am able to. I stroke my cock, pull it, show it off to her. She's a fucking mess by the time I know I'm going to fill that condom up.

  I come with a groan. I come so much I'm convinced the condom will just... pop. I want to fucking collapse on the floor, but instead, I carefully peel it off, making sure every drop is left inside. I show it to Pandora, inches away from her lips. She doesn't say a word. I smirk, putting it on her belly. She's shivering, her skin on her navel covered in goosebumps.

  "You wanted my cum, didn't you?" I ask her, and she just keeps staring, her chest rising and falling alarmingly fast.

  "Not like t-that," she whispers.

  "No? You think you have a choice?" I keep toying with my cock, using my free hand to touch her reddened cheek. "Where did you want it?"