Page 106 of The Deception You Weave

"And you have?"

Her lips part to answer but she can't find any words.

Spinning us around, I back her up against the wall.

"Exactly. You're not in the wrong either."

"I've been lying to him."

"So? That's your prerogative. Just because he's your friend—" I damn near spit that word at her. "It doesn't mean he has to know everything about your life."

"I've been lying to him for years," she admits. "I never told him we had a history."

"Well, I guess that explains a lot."

"Your rivalry was already bad enough. I didn't want to make it worse by telling him how much you hated me."

"Hmm…" I murmur.

"I never thought we'd all end up in the same fucking place." She sighs, looking exhausted with the whole situation.

"Well, fate had other ideas because here we are, and I fully intend on showing you just how good that can be."

"Why, Kane? Why are you being so… so decent all of a sudden?" Her body tenses under my hold and I've no doubt that if I weren't holding her in place right now then she'd have bolted.

Cupping her jaw, I rub my thumb over her cheek, holding her eyes captive.

"Fuck going to my place. We'll stay here."

She gasps as I lift her, pinning her into place with my hips. Her legs automatically wrap around my hips and her lips part for me.

Plunging my tongue to her mouth, she eagerly sucks on it. Forgetting the question she asked, giving me just a little longer to figure out the answer because right now, all I know is that there isn't anywhere else in the world I'd rather be.

"Y-you need to leave," she forces out when I rip my lips from hers in favor of her neck.

"Fuck that, Princess. I'm not going anywhere."

Wrapping my fingers around the hem of her shirt, I pull it up her body. She resists for the briefest of seconds before lifting her arms to allow it to happen.

"Feel free to keep fighting me though, you know how much I love that."

"You're an asshole," she pants as I kiss over her swollen breast, pulling the lace away to expose her stiff nipple beneath.

"I know."

Wrapping my lips around her peak, I suck it deep into my mouth making her arch from the wall and for her head to fall back in pleasure.

"Oh God, Kane."

"Want me to leave now, baby?"

I switch to the other side, giving it the same rough treatment. Her hips grind against me as she tries to find the friction she needs.

Moving her from the wall, I unhook her bra as I walk her toward her bed.

I lower her down, undo the button on her skirt and pull her remaining piece of clothing from her body, knocking her Vans off her feet as I do so.

The sight of her laid out before me makes my chest ache.