Forbidden Ties (Forbidden Ties Series Book 1) (2 page)

              “Try to be on time, honey,” Alice said as she pointed to his empty spot with a soufflé in front of it.

              “Soufflé?” he said pointing to his dinner.

              “There are three other courses,” Alice interjected.

              “I bet none of them are meat,” Cade grumbled as he sat down and gave a dismayed look at the dinner.

              “No, we’re not having meat tonight,” Tim smiled at me. “Mairead is a vegetarian, so we’re trying something new.”

              Cade quickly looked over at me. I felt guilty for dragging him into my meatless lifestyle while his parents were trying to be supportive. Like old times, I expected the insults to roll off of my cousin’s tongue. Instead, our eyes met for only a brief moment. I felt us connect, where a sensation coated my gut like a soft cloud. He was so extraordinarily handsome that I could hardly stand looking at him. Then, Cade turned toward his meal and began to eat.

              “How do you like your room, Mairead?” Alice asked after she witnessed her son partaking in the family dinner.

              “It’s perfect,” I said honestly. The bedroom they gave me was spacious and bright. Located on the second floor, it was a room that I hadn’t seen during any of my childhood visits. It had beautiful molding on the high ceilings, a bay style window, and a bed with hanging fabrics from the high posts. Part of me felt like a princess in a modern castle.

              “That’s great news!” Alice smiled as she clasped her hands. “We had it renovated as soon as we heard that you were coming. But, please make it your own.”

              “Thank you,” I smiled. “I appreciate that.”

              “This is your house, too, Mairead,” Tim smiled. “You start school next week and everything is going to start feeling like home.”

              Though I desperately missed my mother, I was glad to have a family that cared about me enough to act like I was their long lost daughter. Tim and Alice were always very loving and nurturing. Cade, on the other hand, made me feel stressed. It was always strange to me that he had become a rugged guy since Alice and my uncle were so much the opposite. Whatever the cause, his hormones seemed to be on high capacity as they grew him into the towering, solid, carnivorous man.

Cade’s fork made a loud clanking sound he brutishly dropped it into the empty bowl where his soufflé had been. His eyes seemed to wander the table for more.

              “What’s next?” he asked gruffly. Oddly enough, I was wondering the same thing.

              I tossed around the sheets of my bed that night. It was nearly 2am, and I couldn’t sleep. Every worrisome thought decided to visit me as I lay in the darkness. My mother’s sweet face that I missed so dearly was like a ghost lingering in my room. I also worried about my new school. There wasn’t a chance that I could fit in with all of these rich kids, even if I tried.

              After another hour of unrest, I decided to go for an exploratory walk. There was so much of the mansion to discover. Putting on a pair of thin pajama bottoms, I carefully opened the door so that no one else could hear. Looking around, I remembered that my uncle and aunt’s bedroom wasn’t even on the same floor. Their master suite nearly took up an entire wing on the first level. My room was in the center along with a set of five other rooms. Interestingly enough, Cade had the entire third floor to himself. With all of that freedom, it was no wonder that he seemed to be so self-centered.

              Unfortunately, his level was the only one that I hadn’t visited. So, naturally, that’s where my curiosity took me. I knew that I couldn’t get away with it during the day, and Cade’s door would be shut, but I still needed to know more about my mysterious cousin.

              The steps to Cade’s floor were located behind one of the many closets in the house. This one happened to store most of the sports equipment. I pulled apart the twin doors and gazed at the trophies stored within it. Cade had earned a shining prize for nearly every month of his life, it seemed. There were even trophies from sports I didn’t know he played. The top shelf ones were all from his many football achievements.

              My hand reached the wooden rail that led up to the darkened abyss of Cade’s domain. While the rest of the house was lit by moonlight, this floor seemed to be shut off from the world. Since I couldn’t see, I was reluctant to climb. However, I knew that if I turned back then, I would be up all night with curiosity.

              Carefully, I placed my feet on each step as I climbed. When I reached the top, I saw a small window that let in a trickle of moonlight. It calmed my nerves momentarily until I heard a loud wail from the opposite end of the hall. It sounded like a girl, but I couldn’t be sure until I stepped in closer.

              Walking down the hall, I hugged close to the walls as I saw light coming from the end of the wing. Nearing the open doors, I saw sports posters hung on the wall. Some of the encased photos glistened with penned autographs. I knew that I had reached Cane’s room.

              Then, I heard the girl again. Looking around, I saw a faint blue light glowing on the walls to my right. I wanted to see, but that would mean entering Cade’s room. Suddenly, something moved from the back. I rushed to another closet door adjacent to the open doors. Through the crack in the hinges, I saw Cade walk through his room, stark naked.

              His body was like that of a Greek statue. Muscles were packed over each other, making his stomach look hard and flat. Cade’s shoulders were wide above his smooth, full chest. As he turned the corner, I saw his light patch of pubic hair until my eyes fell on his most fascinating feature.

              Cade’s cock hung between his thighs, thick and long. I had never seen a man’s flesh as gorgeous as his before. The year prior, I had a boyfriend named Wyatt. The first time I put Wyatt’s cock in my mouth, I was relieved that it wasn’t so massive that I would choke on it. I also remembered feeling that way once I gave him my virginity.

              Wyatt was a sweet guy with a gentle nature. Cade, on the other hand, looked as though he could snap at any moment. He was a beast prowling his territory that night. Someone so sturdy that he didn’t worry about someone like me entering his area, so he left the doors open in vain. Cade looked relaxed and at home as he made his way over to his bed.

              That was when I saw the blue light beaming onto his skin. It was emanating from a tablet he had propped up on his bed. Cade looked at the screen for a few moments, then I heard the sound of the girl again. It was coming from tablet.

              “Hey, baby,” Cade growled. My body tensed, wondering whom he was speaking with. “I’m back.”

              “Cade, baby?” asked the girl.

              “It’s me.”

              “I saw you were online,” she said sounding a bit sad. “But we couldn’t talk.”

              “Well, I’m here now, baby. Are you ready to get started?”

              “Oh, yes,” cooed the girl. “What would you like tonight?”

              “Use the purple one,” Cade smiled.

              “The purple one?” giggled the girl. “You like the purple one, don’t you Cade, baby?”

              “You know it,” he grinned. After a few moments, I heard the girl making noises again. She sounded like she was getting off. “Fuck, yes, baby. Work it in there all the way.”

              Cade reached downward. I saw that his cock was hard and even more massive than before. He began to stroke it, slowly and thoroughly.

              “You like this, baby?” asked the girl. “I love watching you touch yourself.”

              “Keep going,” Cade said as he rolled over onto his back, and stroked himself more eagerly.

              “Yes, yes!” screamed the girl. “I wanna see you, baby.”

              “How’s that?” Cade asked as he turned the tablet.

“Oh, yeah… perfect.”

“Don’t stop, baby,” pleaded the girl.

              “I want you to come for me, darling,” I heard her say. “Make lots of noise for me.”

              “I tell you what to do,” Cade said strictly. “Remember?”

              “Oh,” said the girl quietly. “I’m sorry.”

              “Now shove it all the way in your cunt,” he demanded.

              “Ah…” the girl whined. “It’s too much.”

              “Do it,” he said, beating his thick cock harder and faster than before.

              “Ah…” she screamed again. “It feels good and it hurts.”

              “Fuck, yes!” Cade erupted. I saw several pumps of juicy cream squirt from his cock and all over his body. Suddenly, my head felt warm. I knew that I shouldn’t have been there for this, and I didn’t fully understand what had transpired. What I did know was that I had never been so excited in my life.

              “Hi, I’m Penny Valtrese!” exclaimed the girl who sat next to me at the lunch table in the school cafeteria. She had beautiful red hair that seemed thicker and fuller than she could manage. Next to her was another girl with darker features. I noticed her eyes that were like two green emeralds. “And this is Jill Waylon.”

              “Hi,” I smiled shaking their hands. “I’m Mairead.”

              “Nice to meet you, Mairead!” Penny smiled with glossy teeth. She was wearing clear braces and, quickly, she covered his mouth as though she were embarrassed by them.

              “Nice meeting you all as well,” I said. “Aren’t you all in my physics class?”

              “Yep!” Penny answered. “We’re also in your English class.”

              “Right,” I nodded with a smile. It was nice to have someone to talk to after spending the past few days alone. The only person I knew in the school was Cade, and I didn’t expect him to try to introduce me to anyone. On top of that, I had been avoiding him after the night I spied on him. A part of me felt guilty, yet I still couldn’t forget about him.

              “We saw you sitting here alone for the past few days,” Jill interjected. “I know what it’s like to be new.”

              “She does!” Penny added as she pulled away the wild tangles of her red hair from her face. “Luckily, I noticed her back then. This was in ninth grade, of course, when the entire freshman class came into the Mayville Academy at the same time. Still, we all came from the same neighborhood, and Jill was just so sad and lonely.”

              Penny pushed out her bottom lip in an exaggerated manner. Then she wrapped her arms around Jill’s neck, pulling her close to the table.

              “I don’t… know…” Jill struggled in her friend’s grip before finally breaking free. “What I would ever have done without your crazy, red haired, ass.”

              “Anyway,” Penny rolled her eyes as she let Jill to freedom. “What we’re trying to say is that you let us keep you company.”

              “Of course,” I smiled. Then I pushed my fork into the mashed potatoes. “This food is pretty delicious. Where I come from, the cafeteria food tastes like cardboard.”

              “Which school were you attending?” asked Jill as though my description couldn’t possibly be a place of learning.

              “It was on the east coast,” I said. “A public school.”

              Penny dropped her fork.

              “A
public
school?” she gasped. “I can’t believe that they still have those things out in the world.”

              “Yeah,” I laughed. “They do. Mine wasn’t so bad; I miss my friends.”

              “So what brings your to Mayville Academy?” Jill asked.

              “I came to live with my uncle,” I explained before remembering what sorrowful thing I had been trying to distract myself from. “My mother passed away from breast cancer earlier this year.”

              “That’s terrible,” Penny said as she wrapped her arms around me. Strands of her hair somehow made it into my mouth. I cringed but didn’t let her see as not to be rude. “I’m so sorry to hear that.”

              “Me, too,” Jill said with a sorrow-filled face. I could tell that hearing about my mother was genuinely upsetting them, so I decided to change the subject.

              “But my aunt and uncle are very nice,” I explained. “I love their house and my room. I also love to eat, so all of the food has been nothing short of amazing.”

              “What’s your last name?” Jill asked. “Sorry to ask that, but around here, everyone wants to know everyone else’s last name.”

              “It’s fine,” I said. “Worthington.”

              Penny and Jill slowly turned their heads toward one another. Their mouths were gaped when they spun around and faced me.

              “You name is Mairead
Worthington
?” Penny gawked. “As is Cade Vandercamp’s stepdad’s last name?”

              “Uh, yes?”

              “You are Cade’s
cousin
?” Jill added as she pointed across the cafeteria. Standing near the back doors was Cade. He was wearing a blue varsity jacket and looking ever as handsome.