Cortney story continue

Cortney leaned against the lockers after class, her fingers tapping restlessly against the metal as she scrolled through her phone. The fluorescent lights buzzed overhead, casting harsh shadows across her sharp features. She hadn’t expected the text—not from him, not after everything—but there it was, bold and unignorable on her screen:

????- Meet me behind the gym.

Her lips curled. Predictable. She shoved her phone into her back pocket and pushed off the lockers, her boots clicking against the linoleum as she strode down the empty hallway.Cortney pushed open the heavy gym door, the scent of old sweat and rubber mats hitting her as she stepped into the dimly lit space. The back exit loomed ahead, propped open just enough to let in a sliver of dying sunlight. She smirked. Of course he’d choose the one place no one would hear her scream. The moment she stepped outside, the cool evening air bit at her skin. Leaning against the brick wall, arms crossed, was him—Jared, his stupidly perfect jaw set in that infuriating way that made her want to either punch him or kiss him. Tonight, she was leaning toward kissing, and more as the venom in her, made her lust.

His dark eyes flicked over her, lingering just a second too long on the way her teeth dragged over her bottom lip.

Jared - "Took you long enough," he drawled, pushing off the wall.

Cortney’s smirk deepened as she caught the unnatural gleam in Jared’s eyes—the faint, feverish glow of someone riding the same venom-high she was. his breath just a fraction too quick. Oh, he’s infected alright. She closed the distance between them in three slow strides, the hunger in her veins burning hotter with every step.

Cortney- “You’re looking a little… wrecked,” she murmured

she lifted her shirt above her bare breasts to reveal the mark on her breast revealing the dark, twisting mark pulsing just above her heart—the same venomous signature that now burned beneath Jared’s skin. His breath hitched, pupils dilating as his gaze locked onto the proof of what she’d become.

Jared - “You too, huh?” His voice was rough

his fingers twitching at his sides like he was fighting the urge to reach for her.Cortney let her shirt drop, but not before Jared’s hand shot out, catching the fabric mid-fall. His fingers brushed against the mark—warm, possessive—and she shuddered as the venom in them both flared in recognition. “You like playing with fire,” he growled, stepping closer until the heat of his body pressed against hers. His lips crashed against hers , wild and desperate. Cortney twisted in his grip, spinning him against the wall

Cortney- fuck me

The words tore from her lips like a demand, raw and ragged, as Jared’s body pinned her against the rough brick wall. His hands were everywhere—tangling in her hair, gripping her hips, dragging her closer until there was no space left between them. The venom in their veins sang in unison, a molten current of hunger that blurred reason into pure, desperate need. Jared’s mouth slanted over hers again, tongue claiming herswith a feverish intensity that sent sparks of pleasure down her spine. Cortney arched against him, her nails digging into his shoulders as the venom in their blood roared like a wildfire, demanding more Jared broke the kiss only to trail his lips down her throat, teeth scraping over her pulse point. "

Jared - You want to be bitten again?" he murmured against her skin

his voice thick with dark promise. "I know just who to call." Cortney laughed breathlessly, already drunk on the idea.

Cortney- "Then stop teasing me and do it.

Jared pulled back just enough to slide his phone from his pocket, his thumb swiping across the screen with predatory focus. Cortney watched, her breath coming in shallow gasps as he pressed it to his ear a voice, smooth as spilled ink, answered on the other end.

"?? - You’re interrupting my hunt." Tha female student’s tone was velvet menace, laced with the kind of amusement that made Cortney’s skin prickle. Jared’s grin was all teeth.

Jared- "Change of plans. Babe... We’ve got a better offer for you.

He dragged his free hand up Cortney’s thigh, fingers digging into bare skin where her skirt had ridden up. "