Steven was always on edge, seconds from flying off the handle and killing the nearest person. He'd been that way since the giant family meltdown that destroyed his kindness in one fatal, irreparable tragedy: the death of his innocence.

Today he was in a pink button up and black slacks and the diamond star earrings Connie had given him. They made him feel powerful, they made him think of his woman and all he wanted to do to her and show her. He would stop at nothing for even a second to get her to the top with him. As far as he was concerned he was playing the game of life as a courtesy; he already knew he'd win. The upper hand of diplomatic immunity was he was allowed to mess up a little bit, but at 20 he was already anxious with ridiculous blood pressure issues. They weren't even done with college yet.

Out of the corner of his eye he observed Hazel coming toward him. From the falter with each step he could tell Hazel had something to ask him, and that he was nervous to no end.

He should be.

"Steven." He sat close next to him and Steven filled with tingles and excitement. Hazels close presence aroused him every time, but what made him so hostile was the fact that his heart fluttered like the wings of a butterfly.

He scowled at the combined reaction and Hazels fingers lightly brushing over his. "What?"

"So you know that bitch Kendra?" He sighed painstakingly. "She won't leave me the fuck alone even with Anna. I tried to just tell her I'm gay but she says it doesn't make me gay to like Anna's dick." He snorted and glanced over at him. "She says she won't leave me alone until... I prove I'm gay."

Steven's throat threatened to shut but he swallowed and turned his head to glare and dare him to keep talking.

Hazels eyes darkened with excitement. "And I thought of you." The corner of his lip upturned slightly and he licked his lips. "Don't you miss it? Just a little?"

Yes. Steven ached at random times for someone to take the reins while he selflessly took pleasure from getting his ass pounded into ruthlessly. Hazel was the only one he'd ever let fuck him like that, and he'd scored a man who knew how to pleasure him until he was screaming incoherently. He loved the release.

He missed it all the time. "I don't think about it."

Hazel chuckled so deeply it sent a shiver through Steven that he knew he saw. "And you told me you didn't allow cowards in your circle." Steven's eyes snapped to him dangerously. "Shame on you."

Steven launched for him to knock him out but his attempt was weak, weakened by his words as Hazel pushed him back with the force of a 1000 pound polar bear. His back slammed onto the bench connected to the fountain and Hazel straddled him with a smirk. "Get off of me, I have a wife." He couldn't stop his attraction to Hazel, but he could still be a faithful husband.

Just then he felt movement off to his left. He sensed his Connie, he could smell her in the air it felt like. He turned and met her eye to see her smirking near a tree in the distance. All she did was square her shoulders and give him a full grin before disappearing entirely. He blinked and found her just barely passing by the wall so he couldn't see her anymore.

Hazel grinned. "You think I wouldn't run it by your soulmate first?" His brows darted up to hide behind his dreads. "Come on, I know a place we can go."

Hazel went on to drown Steven in pleasure so potent he passed out in his arms, reclothed and snoring.

Kendra heard about them being spotted together all sweaty and flushed and threw a tantrum.

Anna walked up to the two looking serious and then turned to Steven. "Thank you. May I finish the cycle?"

Steven almost smiled, she was so little, and he was so big that when she curtsied it looked adorable. "Karma leaves no trace." He tipped her head up and her nose wiggled a little. "Make me proud."

He didn't know how she did it, one day Kendra was gossiping like a spoiled blonde brat, the next the college campus was on lockdown while Kendra went crazy in the halls.

Students were in a panic, Kendra started getting violent and screaming at the top of her lungs. The growl in her voice didn't intimidate his team at all, he moved his eyes past the cowering and sobbing students to the calm ones.

Jacob had Adam pulled in by a choker today— no, not a choker. A collar. Steven watched with interest as he murmured something into his fiancés ear and then pulled him closer for a dominating kiss. They were in their own little world, Adam's dazed smile said he may have been in an even deeper state of mind at the hands of his future husband.

Jasmin was painting Anna's right toenails while Hazel did left. They seemed to be praising her for something, though Steven didn't know quite what for. Hazel dropped a kiss on her foot and called her beautiful, then promised her more worship later.

Anna was filing her fingernails and giggling at random the entire time Kendra banged her head until it abruptly stopped. When it went silent, ice blue eyes upturned to look into Steven's. They were mercilessly pleased, and she nodded, gifting the kill to him as part of her allegiance.

Hazel looked to him too with a smirk that made Connie kiss over his heart, and then send one to Hazel. He beamed like a child with a great report card and respectfully returned his full attention to Anna.

Most students opened the door despite the yell of the teacher and filed out into the hallway.

A scream out there turned to multiple.

"Kendra?! KENDRA?!"

"Oh my god, she killed herself!"

Someone started throwing up. "So much blood."

Adam tensed and tore his eyes away from Jacob to stare at the door longingly. Jacob smiled and produced a switchblade to turn Adam's head back. His eyes dropped to his shoulder and Jacob made a cut there.

Adam shamelessly climbed onto his lap to drink from him. Jacob let his eyes close as a euphoric blush filled his cheeks.

The students behind them watched with dropped jaws and wide eyes.