Page 20 of Feast

Haze hugged me tight, softly kissing my bulging cleavage. “Then…” he breathed between kisses. “Why were you rushing? You looked like you were in a panic.” He kissed my chest again. “I tried to get to you sooner…but I⁠—”

I gently pulled him away and looked down into his eyes. “Ray took the bait.” He looked up at me. “He left the VIP booth to make a call, presumably to Kief. I was trying to tail him, but this club is so fucking crowded, and I lost him.”

Haze exhaled, almost relieved at what I said. “Where did you lose him?” He asked, leaning down to kiss my thigh. His fingers glided up the back of my bare leg, making me shiver.

This man has no self-control.

I swallowed. “He…he was walking past the bar toward the other side of the club when I lost him.” He kissed higher on my thigh, lifting my leg to his shoulder as I tried to stay focused. “He—he was…ah!”

He licked my skin, and I couldn’t stop myself from crying out, liking it too much. Haze’s eyes shot to me as he grinned, kissing my ankle. “What’s wrong, little sis? Can’t focus?” He kissed me again, and I bit my lower lip. “Well…now you know how I feel, watching you strut around like that.” His eyes fell to my chest. “Do you know how hard it is to control myself? All I want to do is⁠—”

He leaned forward, rising from his knees, but I pressed my heel into his chest, stopping him. He grinned, enjoying how more dominant I’d become recently. My arms rested on either side of me as I arched, pressing the heel deeper into his chest. “Sit,” I commanded. Haze’s smile grew as he listened, plopping back down to his knees. “Now.” I used the tip of my pointed heel, pushing his chin upwards. “Be a good boy…and go find Spider.”

His smile fell instantly. “And what if I don’t want to?” He tried to push forward, but I only straightened my leg, preventing him from doing so. “Indi,” he growled.

My head tilted, and I roughly tapped his cheek with my heel. “Uh-uh. Remember what happens to bad boys,” I teased, enjoying the situation a bit too much. Haze sighed heavily, and I knew I’d won. “Good,” I purred, slowly dropping my leg. “Now…get…Spider.”

My twin, tense and reeling, stood to his feet. “Fine.” He took a step towards me, leaning across my body as he pressed his arms against the velvet lounger on either side of me, surrounding me with his wide frame. His head tilted, and that typical taunting face of his returned. “But when we get back to our bed tonight, I’ll be the one calling all the shots. Do I make myself clear?”

I nodded, salivating at what was to come.

“Good.” He kissed the top of my head. “Now, don’t fucking move until I get back.” His eyes flicked to my necklace before returning to me. “I meant it, Indi.” He pulled back, leaving me nearly gasping for air as he stepped from the room.

“Fuck me,” I exhaled, slightly taken aback. I looked up at the green lights, feeling their warmth all over my skin.

With a heavy sigh, I leaned back along the velvet lounger, imagining what colorful things he was going to do to me once we got back. I caught myself grinning like a child, obsessively focused on him while playing with the zodiac pendant.

We really are a twisted pair…obsessively possessive and absolutely smitten with one another.

My fingertips felt the raised emblem of my pendant.

A pair of Tauris twins…how fitting.

Sudden voices in the hall outside the private VIP room caught my focus. At first, I assumed it was another VIP guest being led to a room, but the sudden shouts of a familiar voice told me otherwise.

Ray?

I shot to my feet and approached the door, slowly cracking it open enough to hear better.

“I don’t give a fuck!” Ray shouted, roughly shoving one of his little goons aside and into the hallway. The petty dealer looked flustered, sweating profusely as if something seriously bad had just occurred. “You get your ass out there and find that fucking woman. Now!” The other man nodded frantically, rushing away.

Oh shit…does he mean me?

Ray wiped his forehead. “Fuck! He’s going to kill me if I don’t find her.” His phone suddenly rang, and the color drained from his face. “Shit.” He pulled it out of his pocket, staring down at the screen. “Fuck me,” he groaned before answering the call. “Kief. I⁠—”

Kief?

A distant, loud voice shot through the phone, silencing him. He nodded, covering his mouth as he tried to remain calm. “Yes, sir…yes. I–I’ll find her.” He paused, listening. “The Cosmic Oxen? Midnight tonight? But—” He swallowed, nodding along as my cousin presumably spoke. “Yes…yes, I’ll find her. You have my word.” Ray hung up the call and leaned against the wall with a loud exhale, propping his head against it. “Fuck. Fuck, fuck, fuck! Perra!” He slammed his fists into the wall, punching it again and again as he raged. I flinched at his temper, forgetting the world I was seeded within.

Ray sat up, groaning before tapping away at his phone, making a call. “Toro…”

Toro?

He quickly shot down the hall in the opposite direction, just out of earshot.

Fuck…I can’t hear what he’s saying.

I looked around, hesitating.