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“Why?” I ask, keeping my tone even.

Removing my hand from him, I create distance between us.Would he really do this for me?I’m not remotely pissed he did that. In fact, it’s kind of hot that he would go to such measures to protect me. Plus, Jamie is a prick, so there is also that.

“Sienna, I warned you the first time we met. I’m not a good man. There is darkness in me. Now that darkness is there to protect you. I won’t ever apologize for doing something to protect you. I can’t lose you and I sure as shit won’t let anyone threaten you. I’ll set the world on fire to protect you, and I won’t ever let a single flame touch your beautiful skin.”

Well shit. His words give me chills and my stomach does that strange, flippy thing.

I quickly put him back in his jeans and do them up, disappointment obvious as his jaw ticks and bring both my hands up to cup his cheeks.

“Thank you.” I smile as I bring my lips down to his, showing him how grateful I am, his eyes going wide at my response. If I need–nowant–anyone fighting in my corner, I wouldn’t want anyone other than Keller. I love this protective side of him.

“So, you don’t mind me going around torching cars?” he questions, his eyebrow raised.

“You can try to scare me off all you want, Keller. I don’t care. Trust me, I didn’t grow up with a sheltered life. I don’t just want the good parts of you, I want them all, the good, the bad, and the downright ugly. You just have to accept those parts of me, too.”

A wicked smile passes his lips as he claims mine.

“You are fucking perfect, Sienna,” he growls in my ear.

I’m about a minute away from jumping on his lap and letting him do whatever he wants to me. Begrudgingly, I break the kiss, our breathing heavy.

“Right Champ, we best go find our friends, dance for a bit and then I need you to take me home and you can show me how you own me.” I snatch his hand and lead him out of the VIP area to the bar, with him never more than two steps behind me.

Once we reach the bar, it’s easy to spot Grayson towering above everyone else. He doesn’t notice us. He is too busy giving a murderous glare to someone on the dance floor. I follow where he’s scowling and spot Maddie grinding up against a random bloke, his hands roaming up and down the sides of her body as she throws her head back and laughs. She looks happy and free, just how she should be. Interesting to see Grayson’s reaction. I’ll have to store that one for later. Right now, all I want is Keller’s cock inside me.

As if reading my mind, he grabs me by the waist, his breath hitting my neck. “I need to get you home. I can’t fucking take much more of this, Baby.”

“Thank God. Yes! If I have to squeeze my legs together for one more minute, I’m going to get a bloody rash.”

I feel him chuckle against my back.

“Grayson, you good to take Maddie home?” He points to her on the dance floor.

“Yeah, fine,” he gruff’s back, sinking his scotch. I’m surprised the crystal doesn’t smash in his hands with the death grip he has on it.

Biting my bottom lip, I shoot Keller a questioning look. He just shrugs in response.

“Let me quickly go say bye to Maddie, maybe see what’s up with Grayson whilst you wait. He looks like he’s going to strangle someone.” Giving him a quick peck up on my tiptoes, I beeline into the jumping crowd of dancing strangers making my way to Maddie.

As soon as she spots me she lets out a high-pitched tipsy scream, shoving the poor bloke off her and giving me a big bear hug.

“We’re heading off Mads. Did you want a lift? Or Grayson’s offered to take you home.”

“Oh, Grayson can take me home. I like winding him up,” she laughs, spying him out of the corner of her eye. Oh, he looks like he wants to kill her right now.

“One dance with me,” she pleads, batting her long black lashes at me.How could I say no?

She quickly nabs my hand before I can answer and spins me under her raised arm as we sway to the music. During the song, the dance floor gets more and more crowded. I feel hands rubbing up and down my arms as I sway my hips to the music. The touch is light and then suddenly it’s ripped off me, replaced by two powerful hands digging into my hips. As soon as his hands make contact, I know it’s him. My body reacts instantly to him. Every damn time.

“I think you need a reminder of whose hands can touch you, Princess,” he growls as he lifts me like I weigh the same as a feather. Then he drapes me over his shoulder, like a complete caveman.

“Let me down Keller, this is fucking embarrassing,” I shout over the music whilst hitting his rock hard back. It actually hurts the palm of my hands. His back is that solid. My body vibrates as he chuckles beneath me. “Once I’m finished with you, you won’t ever need reminding again,” he says forcefully slapping my ass, which burns right into my center, soaking my panties.

The crisp air surrounds my skin as we enter the back street. I hear the keys click and the car flashes open. Keller gently slides me into the passenger seat with a murderous look still sporting his face.

He doesn’t say a word on the drive home, his hands gripping the steering wheel and his knuckles white. As if he is about to explode.

“Keller, if you think I’m going to apologize for dancing with a stranger, just be warned you’ll be waiting a long goddamn time,” I say, raising my voice. “Look at me,” I demand. Protective and obsessed I love, but jealous caveman shit I pass on. “I said I was yours and I meant it. Now get over yourself and get your head back in the room. It was harmless. I would never, I mean never, go out of my way to hurt you. The only man’s hands I want on me are yours,” I explain sincerely, hoping he gets the message.

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