Page 14 of Ours (The Possession Duology #2)

Helping Lexi into Bloodbayne’s personal limo, Kade narrowed his dark eyes.

Climbing in behind her, he gave her enough room to relax and decompress.

It had been a couple of hours since her little test, and she still didn’t seem like herself.

He hoped their long car ride would give her a chance to come down from whatever high she was on.

“Comfortable?” he asked, arching a brow.

Letting out a sigh, Nikki looked down at the annoying bump that held the entirety of her midsection. Did he seriously just ask her that? What woman in their right mind would ever be comfortable with a parasite sucking the life out of them?

“I would be much more comfortable if I could evict this thing,” she replied, her voice laced with disgust.

Fully turning his head, he blinked at her comment. Admittedly, they hadn’t been around each other that long, but it wasn’t like her to talk about their son with such hostility. Just what the hell had happened while he was in his private meeting with his father?

“Did Valentina get you something to eat? I told her to, but I’m not sure she did. You’re acting pretty damn hangry right now,” he said.

Scrunching her face, Nikki tried her best to fold her arms over her chest. What she was offered was hardly what she considered to be actual food.

“She ordered Hawaiian pizza. Can you believe that? Disgusting. Whoever thought that putting pineapple on a damn pizza was a good idea needs to be shot,” she mumbled. “She’s lucky I didn’t vomit all over her new Louboutins.”

Immediately taken aback, a thoroughly confused look fell over his face. “I’ve seen you eat Hawaiian pizza dozens of times. I know that’s your favorite pizza, Lexi!”

Zeroing her amber colored eyes on Kade, Nikki pulled her lips back into a sneer. She didn’t appreciate him bringing up the cowardly bitch currently whimpering in the back of her mind.

“It’s not my favorite,” she scoffed.

Completely stunned by her comment, he stared at her with his mouth agape. He didn’t understand how she could deny something he knew was absolutely true. Perhaps this was just her pregnancy hormones talking. Yeah. That had to be it.

“Right. Well, if you’re hungry I can have the driver stop somewhere. Just tell me what you want, and I’ll make sure you get it,” he offered.

Turning her head towards the limo’s wet bar, she lifted her chin towards the row of crystal decanters. It had been far too long since she had a proper drink. Just looking at the various bottles of top shelf liquor made her mouth water.

“Know what I would really love? Some of that scotch. Be a dear and pour me a glass? Double, neat,” she said.

“Real funny, Lexi,” he replied with a half laugh. “Tell you what, I’ll make you one in about fourteen weeks, ok?”

Pressing her lips into a fine line, she glared at him through the corners of her eyes.

Fourteen weeks? That’s how long this demon spawn still had to cook for?

Surely there was a way to speed up the process.

There was no way she could feel this thing wriggle around inside her for another three and half months.

Don’t you dare think about doing anything to harm my baby! Lexi screamed, trying with all her might to take control.

Having the wind knocked from her lungs, Nikki coughed into the air of the limo. She wasn’t expecting her to be that physically powerful, it pissed her off to no end. How dare the bitch?

“Are you ok, Sweetheart?” Kade asked as he scooted his large body across the leather seats, his arm lifting to wrap around her.

Nodding her head, she took in a large gulp of air. Yeah, she was fine. She would be even better once she figured out how to suppress Lexi from ever seeing the light of day ever again.

“Fine, yeah...he uh...he kicked me, that’s all,” she replied, poking at her stomach with the tip of her index finger.

Lifting his free hand, he placed his palm against the side of her bump in the hopes of feeling his son move. Now that everything was set in stone, he could finally allow himself to form a bond with his child. He was excited to teach the boy everything he knew.

“He’s getting stronger, huh?” he asked, tenderly caressing her. “That’s good. He needs to be for the plans we have for him.”

“And is that what you were discussing with your father all alone in that room?” Nikki asked, her voice tinged with annoyance.

Lifting his shoulders in a nonchalant shrug, he continued to trace phantom letters over her midsection.

She was quite vocal about wanting to be included in his briefing with Bloodbayne after her test, but his Boss denied her.

Although she had been accepted into the Organization, it didn’t give her full access.

On the contrary, she would be kept in the dark about most things that didn't concern her.

“Not really. No, we mainly talked about my trip to Thailand next week,” he said, clearing his throat.

“What’s going on in Thailand?” she asked.

“I need to try to salvage a deal. It’s nothing you need to worry about, my love. I’ll only be gone a few days. A week at the most,” he replied, his gaze drifting to the slow-moving traffic outside of his window.

Unable to stop her blood from boiling, a deep scowl etched onto her face.

This was not the way she wanted to begin her new life.

“Wait a minute. So, you mean to tell me that you’re just going to leave me alone on this farm out in the middle of fucking nowhere while you run off to a foreign country to play mafia guard dog ?

” she spat, her voice rising with a catty attitude.

Whipping his head to look at her, his dark eyes widened in shock. She had never spoken to him like this before, and he wasn’t quite sure how to handle it. This was more than just her hunger talking, she was still upset over her limp dicked husband. Still, he didn’t appreciate her tone.

“Mafia guard dog? The fuck, Lexi? Is this about Leo? Look, I know it was hard for y—”

Huffing out a cackle, she effectively cut him off mid-sentence. It was a good thing he was handsome, it almost made up for his lack of brain cells.

“This has nothing to do with him. I’m glad that he’s dead . No, this is about you putting me in a corner and expecting me to just sit there until you say I can come and play,” she growled.

“You’re damn right I’m going to put you in a fucking corner, Lexi!” he hissed, unable to keep his frustration in check, “ You’re pregnant!

Wiggling out from under his arm, she turned in her seat to face him. “Oh, so now you want to handle me with care? Putting stress on me or the baby wasn’t a deterrent when you kidnapped and drugged me...and it certainly wasn’t just a few hours ago, now was it?!” she spat.

“That was different,” he said, purposefully lowering his voice to counterbalance her rage. “I had a handle on those situations!”

Shaking her head with a disbelieving laugh, she moved to straddle his lap. Balancing her pregnant body on her knees, she reached up with her right hand to grip a handful of his dark hair. Giving it a sharp tug, she made his eyes meet hers.

“Yeah? Really? So, you would’ve been able to protect us had Valentina pulled the fucking trigger?” she asked through gritted teeth.

Lifting his hands to steady her hips as the limo merged onto the freeway, he searched her livid face. While her anger was turning him on, he didn’t appreciate the lack of trust seeping through.

“She wouldn’t have. She’s loyal to me,” he replied. “She’s loyal to us.”

“Just as loyal as your Skulls are, huh?!” she accused, arching her brow.

Gripping her hips tightly, he couldn’t help but scowl. He didn’t want her to know that he no longer had complete control over his men. She was too fucking smart for her own good. “ Enough , Lexi,” he warned, his lips pulling back.

Having him right where she wanted, Nikki painted a smirk on her face. Twisting his locks around her fingers, she gave a sharp yank. It was turning her on to know that she was getting under his skin. She wanted to have a little taste of the fun her alter had been keeping all for herself.

“Don’t you see? Your father is using you, Kade. When are you going to get it through your thick skull that you’re just his little bitch ?”

Snarling in response, he raised his right hand to grab her throat. Squeezing his fingers into her skin, he bared his sharp teeth in warning. What the hell was wrong with her? This wasn’t the woman he had fallen in love with.

Coughing from the force of his grip, her left hand moved to hold his wrist. Good, she wanted him to get rough. They had hours to kill in this damn limo, they might as well make them interesting.

“Come on,” she squeaked, slicing her nails into his skin. “You...you can do better than that!”

Pulling back his arm, he brought her reddening face to his.

Bitter irritation painted his features as he studied her, his stormy gaze noticing a tiny change after a handful of moments.

Why hadn’t he noticed her eye color until just now?

Fuck. Now it was all making sense. He always suspected she had a lurker inside.

“Who are you?” he asked hotly.

Feeling his grip loosen, she ripped his hand away from her throat. Not allowing him time to react, she slammed her open palms against his shoulders, effectively pinning him to the leather seat.

“I’m your worst nightmare,” she replied, capturing his lips in a hungry, stolen kiss.

Freezing under her mouth, he debated whether he should push her from his lap.

In the back of his mind, he could hear Demetri warn him not to touch her.

But his alter’s reservation only fueled his curiosity.

Besides, there was a chance that they could both be wrong.

Perhaps she just needed a release? Who was he to deny her?

Don’t you fucking do it, Nikki! Lexi screamed from her confines. I swear to God if you do, when I take over, you’ll never be free again! EVER!!