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My hand shook as I reached for the kitchen blinds. I moved along the lower floor of the apartment, doing the same to any open windows. “I’m scared, Jai.” My voice cracked. This was the first time I was too afraid to be alone.
“I’m coming for you,” he affirmed before I ended the call and positioned myself in the center of the room, as far away from the door and windows as possible. I tucked into myself. The clock on the wall ticked and cut through the silence.
He’s just down the street. Sigma is just down the street. It’s okay. We’re okay.
I repeated it for what felt like eternity. My head popped up when the silence was disturbed. It was a steady rise of an engine.
The sporty motorcycle was loud, even before he had entered the lot. The continuous barreling sound hinted he definitely ran the stop sign down the street. Moments passed between the kill switch and the key turning the locks. Tears spilled over as he almost kicked the door down.
Heavy boots thudded across the threshold. His chest rose with panic as he looked around the open space of the kitchen before he landed on me, and his worried face softened.
“Baby.” He sighed in relief.
“Jai.” I hurried over the couch and into his embrace. His hands covered my back as he pressed me to him harder. “You’re here, you’re here,” I cried, feeling the pressure of a killer dissipate.
“Of course, I’m here; I wouldn’t be anywhere else.” His voice was beautifully deep, authoritative, and soothing. I missed it so much. He wrapped my legs around his waist, stroking my back as he swayed. “Are you hurt? Was he in here?” he asked as I shook my head. He pulled back and ran his hand through my hair and down my face. He set me on my feet. “You’re okay? You sounded petrifi—why are you smiling?” I didn't realize a smile was growing. Listening, knowing, it sounded so clear and familiar. I recognized it more with each syllable.
“I was right,” I muttered. He was fullytalking, without care that he just disclosed everything. I continued to stare at him bewildered.
“Right about what, B?” His voice was haunting in the dark, and now it freed us.
“Ghostface.” I reached up on my tiptoes and trailed my fingers down his cheek. “It’s been you this entire time, Jaiden.” His cheeks reddened and heat moved under my fingers.
“Bex, I’m so sorry. I didn't want to drag this out. I guess, okay, so from the beginning,” he began to ramble. I reached for what I could of his collar and pulled him down to me.
We snapped into place so perfectly, his lips on mine, his hands fisting my hair. I felt the tips of his piercing graze my lip. I could’ve had this daily.
I took the opening and deepened the kiss, tasting the minty flavor that washim. Not anyone else, justJai.He was right about the difference between kissing someone and consuming them. He eagerly nipped at my bottom lip. His hands were tight in my hair as he pinned me in place. His tongue swept into my mouth, and I groaned at the contact I’d missed.
He grabbed under my ass, digging his fingers into the flesh as he lifted me and propped me against the foyer wall. He pinned me as he kissed and licked across my exposed neckline.
“Jaiden,” I moaned, panting for more. He laid a delicate kiss at the base of my throat, and then he sank his teeth into the delicate skin. “Oh,fuck!” I screamed as he sucked hard. I felt the bruising, and it made me delirious as my shorts grew wetter. He licked over the abused area and repeated it below my ear.
I writhed against him. Frustrated cries poured, and he released my throat and covered my mouth with his as he swallowed them.
“Stop me,” he pleaded as he pulled away. Our breathing was erratic. My lips were puffy, and I was aching. His pupils were blown wide, and that jeweled green was melting into black. My head lolled to the side.
“Why would I do that?”
Jai
That was her response.
The secret was out. The game was done.
She wanted it all.
I released her and doublechecked the locks on the door and created a moment to breathe. When I focused on her again, she looked confused.
“I strive to be many things in life,” I stated, taking a step toward her. She backed up on instinct, her socks sliding across the vinyl flooring. Her hip knocked into the side table. The urge to take her and run was rising out of control.
“One is to be a gentleman, always.” My voice dropped lower, and I advanced again. Her hand reached out to the table for support, but she only managed to knock off a small ceramic pumpkin. It shattered across the vinyl, but it didn’t break her gaze.
On the surface, she played the concerned damsel well enough. I saw the corner of her mouth twitching at this new side of things.Saving that for later.
“Number two is to be a protector,” I stated, darkening my glare. She backed away again toward the stairs. My mood brightened as I played a new game. I wanted to take the fear of tonight and repurpose it. “You are safe from whatever creep is outside,” I vowed as I bent down and picked up the cracked face of the pumpkin and set it on the surface. “But from me? I’m going to catch you, and when I do, you are mine for the night.” Her chest rose higher. “You’re mine,forever.” There was nothing sweet about the wicked grin that crept over my face.
“Jai,” she whispered as her hand wrapped around the stair rail.
