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“I’m not trying to ‘do it’ just feel it a little.”
She laughed and wiggled in his hold. Her ass rubbing against his thigh was getting him harder by the second. One thing was for sure. He’d need to adjust his cock before they left the maze. They struggled together, laughing and enjoying the privacy when something hard and unyielding bumped Torrian. He would have fallen backward if he wasn’t so aware of having to protect Jaz. He righted himself and reached for her. When his hand brushed the softness of hers, he drew her in and started to encircle her waist. At the same time, the clouds covering the moon drifted away. He had a clear view of what had barreled into him, his cousin Kenny.
“Look at this,” Kenny said with a sneer. “Having fun, cousin?”
Torrian thrust Jaz behind him. “Get lost, Kenny.”
“You wish I would, don’t you?” Kenny shoved him, but Torrian planted his feet. If he let Kenny push him around, he might end up hurting Jaz. That couldn’t happen. He caught Kenny’s hand the second time he lunged, and twisted his arm. When Kenny spun against his will, Torrian gave him a shove in the back. His cousin landed in the dirt.
“Asshole!” Billy launched at him. Torrian cracked him in the jaw, and Billy went down hard.
“I don’t want to fight you,” Torrian said. “Just walk away.”
“Fuck you, Torrian,” Kenny shouted as he jumped up from the ground. Torrian could have held his own against Kenny and Billy, maybe even a third guy. Unfortunately, three other friends of his cousin’s rounded the corner of the maze. Torrian found himself held between two men, while Kenny drove a fist into his stomach.
Jaz screamed. “Let him go!”
“You stay out of this, Jaz,” one of the guys said, making it obvious they all knew who she was and didn’t care. She was one of them, but they hated him, the outsider.
“You’re just as bad as he is.” Kenny barred Jaz from getting to Torrian. “He should have stayed here where he belonged. Now he’s nobody!”
“I said let him go!” Jaz smacked Kenny’s face, and Torrian swore, unintentionally echoing his cousin, who cursed at the same time. Kenny grabbed for her. Torrian stomped one man’s foot, and when he released him, Torrian whirled and punched the other man in the face. Torrian lunged to try to get between Kenny and Jaz, but someone grabbed him from behind. His face met the dirt, and he roared in anger.
“You bitch,” Kenny howled. “Keep those claws to yourself.”
“Then leave Torrian alone. He didn’t do anything to you.”
“He left,” Kenny countered. “Living in the lap of—”
“Hey, what’s going on out here?” someone yelled.
Torrian found himself suddenly released, and Jaz dropped down beside him. Her trembling hands touched his face, and he wanted to kill someone. “Those men attacked me and my boyfriend.”
The man with Staff written on the jacket was joined by two others, and they escorted Kenny and his friends from the maze. Torrian didn’t doubt they were being thrown off the grounds.
Humiliation kept Torrian silent as he rose from the ground. He first satisfied himself that Jaz wa
sn’t hurt. Her eyes were wide with fear, and it looked like a tremor shook her shoulders, but her lips were compressed. She studied his face and touched fingers to his lip. He scowled, seeing blood come away when she drew her hand back.
“Are you okay, Torrian?”
“I’m fine.” He stood. “Come on. I’ll take you home.”
“I’ll drive,” she offered.
“I can get you there safe enough!”
He sighed, annoyed at himself for snapping at her. This situation wasn’t her fault. He dragged her into the middle of a never-ending battle with his cousin, and she could have been hurt. She didn’t deserve him shouting at her on top of it. Once they were in the car and on the road, he forced himself to speak.
“I'm sorry. Kenny had no business dragging you into our problems.”
“Why does he hate you?”
Torrian tightened his grip on the steering wheel. His stomach muscles were sore. That idiot packed a hell of a punch. Even though Torrian kept himself in shape, it hurt. He might feel the effects for a couple days. Not to mention the busted lip from hitting the ground. Great, now he’d never hear the end from Niles.
“Torrian?” Jaz touched his arm. The gentleness in her tone soothed his ruffled feathers a bit. She wasn’t angry at his snapping at her. She might even understand that his ego had been hurt. He didn’t care to confirm for her what a total ass he was.
“I left him,” he said.
