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Kyra had met Kyler and I at my house, and the three of us and my father were sitting in the living room. She’d taken the note that had been left on Kyler’s car as evidence, but she’d said that other than dusting it for prints and adding it to Kyler’s case file, there wasn’t anything else that could be done.
“I am taking it seriously, believe me,” she sighed, pinching the bridge of her nose. “And I’d love to assign a protective detail to you and Kyler, but we just don’t have the resources.”
“So, what? We just wait around for them to actually follow through on thethreeseparate threats they’ve made?!” I exclaimed.
My dad put a hand on my shoulder. “Ian, I know you’re frustrated, but losing your temper isn’t going to solve anything.” Then he looked at Kyra. “Are you sure there’s nothing more you can do? At this point, I’m seriously considering pulling Ian and Kyler out of school and keeping them under lock and key until the trial’s over.”
Kyra shook her head. “I wish I could give you better news. But the trial’s six weeks away, and the department just can’t afford a protective detail until then. The best thing I can tell you is to be vigilant. Vary the routes you take to school, go to different grocery stores than normal, and don’t go out unless you have to. And make sure you’re telling people where you’re going and checking in with them regularly.”
I took a long inhale, then let the breath out slowly, trying to calm the fear and anger flowing through my veins. I knew it wasn’t Kyra’s fault that the department couldn’t afford a protective detail for Kyler, but it still pissed me off that she was basically telling us to suck it up.
My dad thanked her and went to walk her to the door, and I stood up and trudged to the stairs, not even waiting for Kyler. I could hear her behind me, but I didn’t turn to look at her.
As soon as I heard the soft thud of the bedroom door shutting behind us, I turned around and pulled Kyler into a searing kiss, using her startled gasp to my advantage as I plunged my tongue into her mouth and curled it around hers. I drank down her moans and whimpers like a starving man at a banquet, and when she tore her mouth from mine, gasping for breath, I just moved my lips to her neck, kissing, sucking, and nipping.
I knew I should slow down. My skin was still crawling, and I felt like punching something or screaming or crying – or maybe doing all three at once. And the last thing I should have been doing when I was this out of control was kissing Kyler. Because I honestly didn’t trust myself enough to make love to her right now.
So, with Herculean effort, I pulled my mouth away from her skin and took a couple of steps back, pulling in lungfuls of air in an attempt to calm myself. I went to the bed and sat on the edge, burying my head in my hands and letting out a frustrated groan.
Kyler walked over and knelt on the floor in front of me, putting a hand on my face. My eyes snapped to hers, and her gorgeous blue eyes were glassy with unshed tears.
“I’m scared too, Ian,” she whispered.
“What are we supposed to do, Ky?” I rasped. “If something happened to you…I can’t even think about it.”
She gave me a kiss that was so soft and tender that it made a lump rise in my throat. The thought of losing this – of losingher– was so much more than just terrifying. It was paralyzing. She was the other half of my soul, and I honestly didn’t think I’d survive it if she was taken from me.
“I’m right here,” she breathed against my lips, then stood up and held her hand out. “I need a shower. Join me?”
“I can’t,” I choked out. “I don’t trust myself right now.”
“I do,” she murmured, putting a hand under my chin and tilting my face up. “You can’t hurt me, Ian. It’s not possible. And I need this as much as you do.”
As if she was trying to prove her point, she bent down and gave me a kiss that could have lit this entire house on fire. And my resolve snapped. I stood and picked her up, and she let out a shocked squeal and wrapped her legs around my waist as I carried her into the bathroom.
I set her down on the floor and turned the walk-in shower on, then made quick work of ridding both of us of our clothes. Testing to make sure the water was a good temperature, I stepped in and held out my hand for her to join me. She did without hesitation, and as soon as I shut the door behind us, I backed her against the wall, crashing my lips to hers.
Kyler’s hand slid down my stomach and made its way to my cock, which was already standing at attention between us. I groaned into her mouth as she wrapped her slender fingers around me and slowly started to stroke, and I moved my lips to her neck and collarbone before dipping my head to tug one of her nipples in my mouth.
“Ian,” she whimpered. “Oh, God.”
Sliding my hand between her legs, I found her clit and started to rub, eliciting a moan from her as she gripped my shoulder and spread her legs wider to grant me access. I let her nipple go with a pop and claimed her lips again as I slid my hand further back and slipped two fingers inside her, swiftly pumping them in and out. She let out a groan that was music to my ears as she tightened her hand around my dick and increased her strokes, sending sparks of electricity racing through my whole body.
Making love to Kyler was…God, it was everything. There weren’t words to describe it. It was a joining of souls. An all-consuming passion that burned so bright, it obliterated everything in its wake.
And that was what I needed right now. I needed the rest of the world to disappear. To get lost in the most pure and honest connection I’d ever felt to another human being.
“I need to be inside you, Ky,” I murmured.
“Yes,” she breathed.
Every time she said that word, it made my heart do a funny flip in my chest. Knowing that she trusted me enough to say that simple three-letter word, despite everything she’d been through in her life, was the most amazing feeling in the world. And that trust was a gift I would never take for granted.
“Turn around,” I instructed. “Put your hands on the wall.”
She obeyed, and I wrapped my arm around her waist and kissed her shoulder.
“This isn’t going to be gentle, baby. I need you too much.”
