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A man cannot destroy the savage in him by denying its impulses. The only way to get rid of a temptation is to yield to it. –Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
“Kai!” she shouted, tugging against my arms. “Who’s Kai?” She twisted, fighting my hold and struggling. “I know you by now. Your height, your form, your smell . . .” “Do you?” I asked. “You know how I feel, huh?”
“Do you feel that?” he whispered. “What?” His long arms blanketed mine, my hands resting inside his. “You fit me like a shirt. It’s a perfect mold.”
“A boy got a hold of me, Father,” I told him, looking into his eyes. “Did he?” I nodded. “Inside the dark Bell Tower, by the cemetery. I know I shouldn’t have let him, but he grabbed me and . . .” “Did he steal you away from everyone else?” Kai taunted. “Get you alone?” “Yes, Father.”
I released a breath, closing my eyes. “I liked it when he did that.” “You know those boys . . .” he scolded, kissing and biting me up and down. “They like the sweets too much. You have to be stronger and resist.” “And if I like the sweets, too?” I moaned, feeling my skin tingle.
“How much can I spend?” she asked. “I’ll call you when the text alerts start scaring me.”
“Do you want me to stop?” I challenged her, stepping up to the bed and looking down on her. “Here’s your chance. Ask me to stop, and I will.” She was silent, but then her jaw locked, her eyes grew angry, and she snarled. “Yeah, I knew you were all talk. Go ahead and stop, then, pussy.”
She was a fucking virgin? She gasped again and again, trying to catch her breath. It slowly calmed as the shock ebbed away, and we both just lay there, her expression starting to relax. She opened her eyes, looking up into my pained face. Oh, God. What did I do? Her lips slowly curved into a half smile. “Yeah, you didn’t see that coming, did you?”
Turning back to Rika, he tilted her head up, checking her bloody nose. “Are you okay?” Is she okay? Your little princess threw the first punch, asshole. “I’m fine.” She jerked her head out of his hands, challenging me. “I can take anything you got!” “I’m sure! In both ends, I hear!”
I pushed him back. “Screwing you puts me on an even keel with her?” I told him. “I don’t set my sights that low. I want to be on an even keel with Kai.” His eyebrows dug in; he wasn’t following me. I met Rika’s eyes. And she broke out in a smile. “She is clever, isn’t she?”
Reaching out, Rika took my hand and gently pulled me over to her. “It means, if Kai got to have me, so does she.” And then she looked at Michael. “What? Fair’s fair, right?”
And I took charge. I pushed her back, we fell into the shelves, and I held her face as I kissed her again, surprised when she moaned and ground on me. “Touch me,” she panted against my lips. “Oh, shit,” Michael gasped.
Kai grabbed me, wrapping his arms around my torso, under my arms, and lifting me up. “I love you,” he whispered against my lips as he backed us away from the others. “And he can send me to prison again for a very long time. I’m not letting that happen now that I’ve found you. Please.”
