Smoke and Wishes (Best Wishes #1)(70)

“Do you think this could be some kind of magical interference?” Nik asked quietly. I glanced over at Hudson. He’d been spending nearly all his time with Brittney and her crew of crazies, we rarely saw him anymore. Extreme and negative emotions flowed from him, the only emotions I’d seen from him were anger and sadness. Slumped down in his chair next to Brittney, he looked as though he hadn’t slept in weeks. A dead and glazed look to his eyes.

“Could be, maybe a rune or a hex of some sort. The way he’s been acting is very similar to the long term effects of darker magic,” I tilted my head as I tallied what I observed.

“I can’t say I’m surprised they would do something like that,” Logan scoffed.

“Desperate, so fucking desperate,” Landon chimed in.

“Why would they only do it to Hudson and not Dante?” Feeling like I was watching a tennis tournament, my head turned left and right to follow the twins speaking one right after another. I thought about Logan’s question before responding.

“If he were suffering from whatever this is, it would impair his ability to play Kohl. His team would notice,” I reasoned.

“This is such bullshit, but it ends tonight. Hopefully, he comes back to his senses qui…” Landon trailed off with his mouth open, looking at something behind me. When I turned, my breath left my lungs, and I felt my cock throb painfully in my tuxedo pants.

Lucie was standing at the top of the stairs with Sadie in a nearly skin-tight, strapless dress that showed off her creamy skin and delectable figure. Her hair was off her face showcasing her jaw and cheekbones. She looks fucking amazing. Tearing my eyes from her, I turned to the guys standing around me to find similar awed expressions. I risked a glance to Dante and Hudson, the Bitch Crew, as Lucie had nicknamed them, had varying looks of disdain while Dante’s face matched ours. Hudson though, looked pained and sad as he gazed at Lucie. Multiple emotions flashed across his face; sadness, anger, desire, and awe. Almost like he’s fighting false emotions, I made a note in the back of my mind at the thought.

Pushing past the others that were still standing there with their jaws on the floor, I made my way towards Lucie. We had decided ahead of time, with Lucie’s approval of course, that we’d take turns being with her, instead of congregating and risk drawing attention from the group of crazies. As I neared her, my breath left me once more. The striking contrast of her blue eyes stood out against the red dress. When she saw me approaching, her eyes widened, looking me up and down as she fiddled with her clutch.

“Doll, you look absolutely stunning,” I leaned down and kissed her cheek. Vanilla filled my nose as I noticed her pulse jump in her neck and reminded myself to eat when this was all over.

“Cam, you look…” I shifted back to look down at her when she trailed off. She was just staring at my tuxedo with a stunned look, “I’m just going to be frank, Cam. You look fucking sexy right now.” I burst out laughing at her compliment, but my cock jumped at her words and the breathy way she said them.

“All for you, doll,” I whispered. “Want to dance with me, Lucie?” I held out my arm for her to take, she slipped her left arm through my right as we headed out to the dance floor. A slow song had just started as we made it to an open spot. Wrapping one arm around her waist, I took her hand in mine. With an antagonizing slowness, she ran her other hand up the lapel of my jacket, resting it on the back of my neck. I pulled her flush against me, letting my growing erection push into her belly. The sharp intake of breath she rewarded me with was music to my ears.

“Uhm, Cam?” Her husky voice was laced with heat, her sapphire eyes glancing up at me through her lashes. I couldn’t help but stare at her lips. Leaning forward, I pressed my cheek to hers, my lips brushing her ear.

“You always do this to me,” I ran my thumb on her ribs against the fabric of her dress. It was soft, but not slinky.

“Really?” Her voice was surprised, turning her face towards me, her lips almost brushing my cheek.

“Lucie, you have had the guys and me tied up in knots since orientation. You’re beautiful and smart, and even with Hudson being a dick to you, you stood by us. I can guarantee that each and every one of us wants you.” Nipping at her ear, I pulled her even closer. “Especially since we received your picture and now, with you in that dress, I’m pretty sure each of them is going to be dealing with something of the same caliber.” Just the thought of how uncomfortable everyone was going to be for the rest of the dance had me chuckling. Well, at least until we deal with Hudson.

“Well, if that’s the case,” she hesitated, her voice soft. “I’ve been thinking about something.” I nodded my head, encouraging her to continue. “I know you said you’re with Nik sometimes, have you ever considered…” she trailed off, looking down at where our bodies remained pressed to one another, avoiding my gaze.

“Being with someone together?” I took a stab in the dark, please say yes. Biting my lip in anticipation, my imagination ran away from me at the thought of her in bed with us. She nodded still not looking at me. Everything around us seemed muted as I laid her hand that was in mine against my chest and grabbed the back of her neck. My thumb in front of her ear to tilt her head slightly to catch her eye again.

“We’ve never considered it.” My pause caused her blood red lips to fall into a frown, a small sigh escaped her, “until you.” Her hand gripped the lapel of my jacket. “We’ve talked about having you separately, together where one of us watches, together at the same time, and any which way you could possibly think of. You just need to say the word.” A deep flush saturated her face and chest, lidded eyes looked back at me. I leaned forward, my mouth so close to hers I almost lost focus on what I was doing, and whispered, “I’m going to let one of the other guys come dance with our beautiful girl. I’ll see you in a little while, doll.” Placing a soft, lingering kiss on her forehead, I walked her to the edge of the dance floor and headed towards the group.