Page 32 of Ruthless Blade

Chapter Fifteen

KAYDEN

The bass from the living room speakers vibrated through the kitchen island, but the headache pounding behind my eyes had nothing to do with the music.

Dylan and I were talking about the scout that had come to practice and Garcia had to interrupt with his big mouth. If there was anyone on this earth that could piss me off, it was him. Well, him and Ivy, who I fucked on a regular basis until she got too clingy and suggested I meet her parents. At that point, I cut her off. She didn’t like that.

Across the kitchen, Broadie and Torin came into the room. Their bodies stiffened, feeling the tension. Two other bodies filled in beside them, my heart doing a sudden, violent flip against my ribs.

There she is. Torin dragged her and Hazel in by the hand, but Lexi looked like she wanted the floor to swallow her whole. Her shoulders were tense, her eyes wide as she took in the crowded room. She hated house parties, and part of me felt bad for bringing her into this, but the other part was selfish because I wanted her here.

Her eyes locked onto mine.

“Look who we found,” Torin said. “Kellan was about to get them involved in a round of beer pong.”

Hazel mumbled, “I hate beer pong.”

I noticed Dylan stood up a little straighter with her in the room, and it made me curious if something was going on there.”

My jaw was tight, trying to fight off the urge to physically remove a woman who had her hands all on me. Lexi kept her gaze on me, her eyes moving to Ivy’s hands. Should I move her or see how this plays out? It looked like Lexi was about to tear her head off.

I stiffened when she let go of Hazel’s hand, her eyes turned to slits. Damn, there was some of that fire I’d seen growing up. Pissed off, Lexi was hot. “I need you to kindly remove your hand from my boyfriend’s chest.”

Flinching back, Ivy looked at me and then her, mouth dropping. Her hand left my chest, but she didn’t leave my side. “You’re kidding, right? Kayden doesn’t have girlfriends.”

No one said a word, and Ivy was trying really hard to put two and two together. “You’re dating your dead friend’s sister? Is it out of some obligation? You don’t need to take care of her, you know. You can’t help that she’s a nobody. Jake was your brother, he wouldn’t damn you to a life of misery with her.”

My hands curled into fists. I didn’t believe in hitting women, but this bitch was about to receive the other end of my fist if she didn’t shut her fucking mouth. I moved my gaze to Lexi, who was barely holding it together.

I waited to make a move. Dylan and the guys would be back up if needed, so would Hazel. My eyes landed on Garcia, who was watching us closely. Any signs of weakness and he would use it against me. Any signs of a lie, and he’d destroy me.

I remained still, trying to let her handle it. She was stronger than anyone gave her credit for. “I know you think you own Kayden and any other hockey player who walks on this campus, but you need a reality check. No one wants you.”

Broadie’s eyes widened and he put his fingers in his mouth and let out a whistle. “Fuck, that was the best burn I’ve seen in a long time.” His gaze met mine, “You chose right when you picked her.” He winked, and I rolled my eyes.

Apart from her standing up to her mom the other night, I’d never seen her like this. She wasn’t very outspoken, so this was completely out of character for her.

Ivy moved away from me, and into her space. “Listen here, you little bitch. Kayden is mine. Do you hear me? There’s no fucking way he wants a useless waste of space that’s a has been figure skater. You weren’t even that good when you were competing. You’ll never make it anywhere, let alone into Kayden’s pants.”

I straightened my posture, getting bored of the conversation. “That’s enough.”

“No, this is getting interesting.” Garcia moved away from the fridge and came closer to the island. “I didn’t even know you had a girlfriend.”

You’re a guy. Why the fuck does it matter to you?

My gaze narrowed, “I don’t need to share the details of my personal life with you.”

“Since when do you have a girlfriend? You used to flaunt me all over campus. What...are you ashamed of her? That would make more sense. Since she’s a walking, talking disaster.”

I never flaunted her across campus. She tagged around like a dog chasing after their owner.

Dylan piped up, “You do realize this is our house, right? We can ban you for insulting the captain’s girlfriend.”

She scoffed, “And? You think that’s going to make me stay clear of her?”

I’d had enough. I moved between the two, putting distance between them. “You need to leave.”

She put her hands on her hips. “No.”