Page 293 of Blackwood

Lex leans in to kiss her, his hand gripping her jaw, thumb brushing her cheek, and then he’s sucking on her bottom lip, biting just enough to make her gasp.

My dick twitches just watching them. God, it’s been so long. Too damn long since I’ve felt her this close. Since I’ve had both of them like this. The heat. The chaos. The way we fit. I missed this. I missed her, missed us.

She spins, grabs my shirt in both fists, and yanks me into the fire. Our lips crash, fast and messy, and I swear I taste tequila and trouble. Her hands are in my hair. Mine are already on her waist. Lex moves in behind her, sliding his palm up her spine,and suddenly the three of us are pressed together, moving as one.

Her hips grind into me, then into him, then into both of us. Lex kisses her shoulder, growls something low into her neck. She laughs and throws her head back like she was made for this.

I can’t stop touching her. Lex leans forward, grabs my jaw, and kisses me like a promise. Then he’s back on her, hands everywhere, and I’m right there with him. We’re on fire. No rules. No shame. No space.

We’re still tangled up in each other when Rez shows up on the dance floor with DeShawn and Chase, each of them holding two shots like they’ve just walked out of a damn music video.

“Gentlemen,” Rez grins, handing a shot to Lex, one to me, and the last to Bella. “And Bella.” He winks at her, the cocky bastard.

He raises his glass. “To Lex and Cade, for having the sexiest and deadliest woman in this whole damn city. You ever let her go, I’m first in line.”

Bella rolls her eyes but she’s grinning. Lex growls something under his breath, but we all clink glasses and knock the shots back.

It burns.

Worth it.

Knox’s voice crackles over the speakers again. “Alright, ladies, it’s time to get ready for Bella’s fusion. Let’s make it unforgettable.”

Lex doesn’t miss a beat. He catches her by the waist, pulls her in tight, and whispers something against her skin, something I can’t hear that makes her laugh. Loud and real. The kind of laugh that sounds like a damn miracle after everything she’s been through.

She turns to me, eyes soft but sparkling. “I’ll be right back,” she says, placing her empty shot glass in my hand.

Lex grips Rez’s shoulder with a nod. “Appreciate you making the trip, cousin. Wouldn’t have felt right without you here.”

Rez gives him a chin lift, voice low. “Wouldn’t miss it. Bella on that floor? Damn.”

DeShawn claps Lex on the back, laughing. “Yeah, I swear she had you moving faster than I’ve ever seen.”

Lex smirks. “She keeps me sharp. But don’t get it twisted, I’m still the one running The Pit.”

Chase whistles low, shaking his head. “King of the Pit, sure. But letting Rez spin her around like that?”

Lex’s laugh is dark, unbothered. “Spin her, dip her, whatever, doesn’t matter. I’m the one she screams for when the music stops.”

I lean back, watching them talk like war buddies post-battle, all while pretending they aren’t secretly terrified of the girls about to walk back out here.

Knox steps up, grinning like he’s about to cause an earthquake.

“Alright,” he calls out, voice cutting through the noise. “We’ve had some flirty… and some sexy… millennial fusions tonight, but this one? This one’s gonna be the dirtiest.”

Lex, arms crossed beside me, lets out a low whistle. “Now we’re talking.”

DeShawn shouts from behind us, “Why the hell have you never brought us here before, Lex?!”

Lex shrugs, smug as shit. “Didn’t wanna ruin y’all.”

Knox laughs into the mic. “Some of you might know that our girls don’t just own The Row. They also own Northvale’s Pit.”

The reaction is immediate. The Hollow Kings lose their damn minds. Lex fist pumps the air like this is fight night and Bella just laid someone out with a blade to the jugular.

Knox keeps it going. “So Rico’s been busting his ass getting these girls some brand-new outfits for fight night. Wanna see ‘em?”

The place goes wild. Knox throws a hand toward the curtain. “Then bring ‘em back out… Lex’s Knockout Queens, The Trifecta!”