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Keller breathes heavily, his ribcage moving deeply in and out. Luca spots me first. A knowing grin sweeps across his face as he licks his bottom lip, lapping up the blood dripping down his face. Like Keller, Luca has a darkness behind his eyes. Power radiates from him. Unlike Keller, Luca insights fear in me whereas Keller sparks every cell of my body.
Darting his head around, Keller’s eyes meet mine, his eyes lighting up as I give him a small wave. His attention immediately drops to Grayson’s hand squeezing my shoulder. I can see the hurt flash behind his eyes, and then quickly his entire face turns emotionless, except for his jaw ticking.
I can’t take my eyes off him. For some stupid reason, I think my eyes can tell him that I’m his. That I want his hands all over my body, not Grayson’s. It’s no use. Keller can barely look at me.
Luca rests against the ropes, suspiciously eyeing Keller’s reaction, yet not saying a word. His glance flicks between me and Keller.
Grayson weaves his fingers through mine and leads me up the steps, then lets go of my hand to pry apart the red ropes, urging me to step forward as he places his other hand on the small of my back to help me through.
I can feel Keller’s murderous stare on us from here as he mutters curses under his breath. I straighten my spine. Sod him, thinking he has some sort of claim over me. Why can’t Grayson touch me? I am not, nor will I ever be his property. I inch my chin a notch higher. I’m not letting him get to me. Grayson’s hand is firmly back in place on my lower back.
“Keller, meet Sienna. She organized this charity training session today. Sienna, this is our champ, Keller. Keller, play nice, please.”
Keller grumbles a response. I can’t even make out what he’s saying. Luca stays on the sidelines, taking in this whole interaction. I really hope he doesn’t actually recognize me, but the small grin he’s sporting, and the way his eyes light in amusement, no doubt at my awkwardness, tells me he knows.
Seconds tick by with our eyes clashing while we both refuse to make the first move. It is becoming more and more uncomfortable. The room has gone silent. All I can hear is the rain beating against the glass and the clock ticking on the wall. Now, of all times, the kids decide to be quiet.
“Miss, why are you so red?” Max announces, as the rest of the group giggle.
Now I must be the color of beetroot. I can feel the flush creeping up my chest and across my cheeks. Keller’s clearly enjoying watching my suffering as a deep chuckle escapes him.
I reach out my hand to him. “Hi, nice to meet you,Keller.Thank you so much for taking time out of your busy schedule to train the kids.” I give him a sarcastic grin.
Not missing a beat, he grabs my hand between his gloves. The leather sticks to my skin as he slowly inches the back of my hand up to his lips, his dark eyes never leaving mine as he softly places a kiss there. I shuffle slightly to clench my legs together. Jesus Christ, this man is insatiable. Then he gives me a little curtsey. How can a man so tall and muscular pull off a curtsey? I don’t know, but he does.
“So lovely to see you again, m’lady,” he drools out in a posh British accent.
I feel Grayson go stiff next to me. Could Keller be any more obvious? He might as well scream, “I’ve already fucked her; keep your hands off,” for the entire room to hear.
Snatching my hand back down to my sides, I turn to Grayson. “Great, well, shall we let the kids get on with the training? I give them two more minutes before they all start fighting each other. As much as I love them, I really don’t have the energy to be dealing with that right now.”
“Right! Everyone pair up, and get over to the mats. Sienna, you're pairing with me.” Keller’s domineering voice carries over the rest of the chattering. The room now descends to silence.
Well, fuck.
CHAPTER14
KELLER
Rage burns through my chest.
Why the fuck does Grayson have his hands on her? I can almost guarantee he’s picturing her bent over the desk. That man gets every woman he flashes his playboy smile at.
Sienna appears to be oblivious, which calms me slightly. She made no genuine effort to shake him off, though.
I shouldn’t be bothered. We agreed to one night.
The fact that she cut it short with her little “Cinderella leaves the ball” episode didn’t really allow us to truly get each other out of our systems.
One night wasn’t enough. I’m starting to think there aren’t enough nights left in this lifetime for me to get my fill of her.
Leaving the shower to discover an empty penthouse left a gaping hole in my ribs. Not just my ego hurt, but my heart felt empty. Life immediately reverted to a cloud of darkness. Sienna seems to bring light into my world with her infectious laugh and sexy attitude.
Seeing her with Grayson confirmed my fears. She is well and truly under my skin, and I don’t want her to claw her way back out anytime soon. I want to keep her, to own and worship her in every way possible.She doesn’t realize once I want something I don’t stop until it’s mine. And now, that something is her and I’m not letting her out of my sight. She doesn’t know what’s coming.
She looks uncomfortable, tapping her wrists with her index finger as she watches the kids pair up and begin sparring.
Grayson gets the kids to start warming up, now that he’s fully distracted, I wrap my arm around Sienna’s shoulders, usher us into the office and slam the door.
