Captivate Me (Book One: The Captivated Series) by S.J. Pierce Read Free Book Online Page B

idea sent an odd, pleasing thrill through my soul.
Shouldn’t I be scared to go into the woods at night?
    The bell rang for dinner,
and I jumped. Crap. I needed to get going.
    * * *
    I dumped my bags on my bed, hung up my
new dress, and changed into my uniform in record time. I scampered
down the hall toward the lunchroom – much easier to do in
comfortable flats. As I rounded the corner, a hand reached out,
gently grabbing my forearm. I squealed. “Shhh,” Levi said, pressing
me against the wall. My mind had to take a moment to adjust, but
once it did, I read the excitement and mischievousness on his face.
A better look on him than before. He had taken the time to fix his
hair, and he smelled of crisp, clean soap and fabric softener. His
bronze skin had been kissed by the sun from playing football
outside. A day with his buddies had served him well. “I missed you
today,” he said suggestively, his lips at the cusp of my
ear.
    My entire body hummed. “I missed you
too.”
    Before another thought
could form, his lips eagerly fused to mine. So soft and warm. He
pulled me closer so my body molded to his, and my hands tangled in
his golden hair. Our first
kiss!
    His tongue slid between my
lips, and a shiver ran through me. Oh
my… Our heads wove together as the kiss
deepened, warming me from the inside out. I could have stood here
and done this with him forever. Screw dinner!
    An unwelcome noise
interrupted us – someone making kissy noises. Startled, we pulled
away from each other and saw Ronnie’s head peeking from behind the
lunchroom door. Levi gave him a triumphant smile, went back in to
plant another brief kiss on my lips and took my hand. “And that , Ron, is how it’s
done.”
     

CHAPTER FOUR
    ___________________
    Footsteps and
Flowers
     
    It took the better part of
dinner to form a coherent thought, and I knew now that I was in
trouble… I’d want to make out with Levi every chance I got – a hard
thing to accomplish in a school where they were always watching. I
could practically feel my teenage hormones surging through my veins
like a raging river. And it was a good call on Levi’s part to
surprise me with an impromptu lip-locking-fest; I didn’t have time
for thoughts of doubt or other girls who might have wanted him
more. Hannah who? He was officially mine.
    My mom’s voice echoed
through my mind. “Just have fun… at this
age you’re just supposed to be having fun.” And I planned on it. All my others concerns seemed like a
foggy, distant memory.
    As I glanced at Sarah and
Dawson, Dawson looking worse for the wear with his disheveled hair
and circles rimming his eyes, I brought a forkful of spaghetti to
my mouth. Word had it they were already having sex; surely she
would know of some private places around here that Levi and I could
go to. Then I realized that it would skeeve me out to go to a place
where they had possibly… er, you know… so maybe Levi and I could
find some dark corners of our own. Not to ‘do the dirty,’ though; I
hadn’t gone that far with a boy yet. I was probably one of the only
seventeen-year-old girls left who hadn’t, and I was okay with that.
I wanted it to be special and not have to experience it the way
some of my friends had described. Liz had lost her virginity in her
boyfriend’s musty basement so his parents wouldn’t hear. They had
used his gaming chair, and their legs had gotten tangled up in his
control cords. Not sexy. Or special. I would be a little more
selective of my place and time – if my hormones didn’t get the best
of me. But I did know that I didn’t want to lose mine in a shadowy corner or a
stairwell of this school.
    “What’s with Dawson?” Anna
whispered.
    “Shape-shifting takes a lot out of
him,” I replied. “Last time it took him two days to recover. He’s
probably been sleeping all day.”
    “Oh.”
    “Sarah says he has to build up his
stamina – he’s pretty new at it.”
    “ He’ll get there,”