“Okay,” I relent, my eyes dropping with exhaustion. “I trust you.”
He stays quiet, and I waver between sleep and awake. I can still hear him rustling from behind me, but sleep is beckoning.
When he finally speaks, it’s so soft I mistake it for a dream.
“You shouldn’t.”
Something clicks in the distance, metal sliding and making a horrible noise. I groan, smacking a hand behind me and connecting with Kaden’s cheek.
“Knock it off!” I mumble sleepily.
“What?” He grumbles from beside me, his voice rough.
Shoes slide across the floor outside my bedroom door, and my eyes rip open as I shoot up in bed. In the living room, I can hear Kodi laughing as she talks to someone on the phone, her good mood oozing from her as she shuffles around the dorm.
“Melody!” She shouts. “Are you here?”
I turn to my brother, who’sstillfucking sleeping, and smack his chest hard. His eyes blink open as his face screws up. “Your little fists are bony.”
I wave my hands animatedly, motioning to the door as my heart drops into my ass. “Kodi is home!“ I hiss in a whisper.
He peers over his shoulder as she shouts for me again. “Tell her to shut up. People are still sleeping.”
I grab his cheeks, shaking him. “She can’t find me inbedwith mybrother!”
Kaden places a hand over his heart. “Ouch.”
I roll my eyes. “Yeah, yeah, act betrayedlater!”
“Where do you want me to go?” He asks, sitting up. The moment I see that he abandoned his shirt during the night, my mouth runs dry with the miles of toned andinked skin. He’s like a living work of art, with various dark designs that curl and mold to his physique.
He swipes his thumb next to my mouth, smirking. “You’re drooling, Sunny.”
I snap out of it, shoving him off the bed. “No, I’m not! Get in the closet!”
“Can’t I just jump out of the window?” He asks over his shoulder as I push him toward the wardrobe.
“And run half naked across campus? Hell no.”
“Maybe I’ll run intoDylan, and we can exchange notes about last night,“ he smarts. “And by exchange notes, I mean punch him in the fucking jaw. Better yet, is there a lake around here?”
I make an egregious sound, cramming him into the tight closet until he looks like a sardine in a can. “You’re a menace, you know that?”
He smiles crookedly. “Only for you.”
I soften a fraction before lifting onto my toes and giving him a gentle kiss. It’s quick but still makes my whole body come alive at his touch.
He cups my cheek tenderly, tilting into me before we pull away. “Get rid of her so I can have you all to myself today, pretty girl.”
My stomach flutters. “Okay.”
The door handle wiggles, and I slam the closet closed, acting fast to put on a bright smile as Kodi barges in. She’s still dressed in her clothes from last night, her car keys dangling from her wrist as she blinks at me. “I didn’t expect you to be here.”
I laugh nervously. “Where else would I be?”
She lifts a brow before smirking. “I don’t know,Melody. When The Hunt ended, and I didn’t see my best friend, I assumed she was whisked away for the night. You also haven’t answered your phone since twelve in the morning.”
Oh, right…
