Page 109 of Just Between Us

I snap back to the present, shaking my head and smiling. “Yeah,” I say easily. I know there’s no way Anant or Kez invited him so he must be here with someone else just like at Anant’s party.

Even if he didn’t vandalise my car, I still feel slightly wary. He’s never going to realise what he did wrong or apologise for it. It stings to know that, but it’s not my fault he did what he did. I can move on, and he can burn in hell.

Kai scans my face for a second longer before leaning in to kiss the corner of my mouth. I smile, pulling him close to me, not wanting him to leave my side.

I feel a lot more anxious after last night. His drop seemed too sharp even if the sex got pretty intense. Something is wrong, something that’s making him believe we won’t want him anymore if he told us.

I hate it because I don't think there is anything under the sun that could make me not want him just as there isn’t anything that could ever pull me away from Cole.

It’s past nine in the evening, the sun only beginning to set outside when Kai reappears by my side with a slight frown on his face. His eyes are rimmed red like he’s been crying.

“Hey,” he says. “I need to make a quick call.”

I hold his hand before he can turn away, my heart racing in my chest. “Kai, what’s going on?”

He shakes his head, his lips slightly parted. “I just need a few minutes,” he says quietly. “Please?” The way he looks at me makes my insides falter. I open my mouth to stop him but before I can, his hand slips out of mine and he’s making his way through the crowd before I can get a word out.

Alarm bells go off in my head.

Something is up.

I start to follow after him, but my head begins to spin. It’s so sudden that I almost lose my balance, the dizzying feeling settling inside me in a quick spell. I scan the room, but I’ve lost Kai. It’s like he’s vanished into thin air.

Around me, the room spins, and I place my drink on the bar to touch my forehead. It’s clammy and hot against my icy hand.

“Hey, Levi, you okay?” someone asks, holding my shoulder.

I nod, trying for a smile but everything feels too hot. I’ve only had two glasses of wine and there is no way I’m already drunk from that.

I move away from the stranger, still trying to find Kai. Maybe he went outside. I take a few more steps but everything feels too warm, too hot. The room spins and contorts, voices and music around me slurring and dragging.

Kai, I think. Find Kai.

I push forward, my legs feeling like they are made of jelly but before I can get to the doors, someone curls their arm around my waist and pulls me in. For a second, I think it’s Kai and my body relaxes until the person’s scent hits me. It’s nothing like Kai’s, it’s all wrong. Kai smells almost exactly like us now, only a bit sweeter.

I try to pull away, but I am being led down a dim hallway by the stranger. My protests come out as strange whines and I hate the way I feel and sound. Blood rushes to my head and I feel panic begin to rise inside me.

What the fuck is going on?

“Sshh, you’ve had a lot to drink, Levi.”

That voice.

That voice.

My entire body goes rigid as I hear a door click shut behind me. How did I get here? But that’s not important. I turn to find deep blue eyes and a perfectly handsome face. Adam glares back at me and something akin to terror rushes through me all at once.

“Adam?” I hear myself say.

It feels like I’ve left my own body behind, like I’m watching a different Levi looking pale, reacting too slowly, his entire face and body flushed with a sheen of sweat.

“You’ve had a lot to drink, Levi. I didn’t want you to get hurt so I brought you here.” He smiles, blue eyes somehow brighter. “Remember when I’d do that for you? I’d put you to bed, make sure you fell asleep on your side, so you didn’t choke on your own vomit?”

“Adam,” I breathe heavily. Shit, I think I’m going to pass out.

He steps forward and holds my arm, squeezing lightly, but I muster enough strength to pull away. “Stay away from me.”

It feels like the world is closing in, everything slurring and melting together. Adam looms over me even though I’m pretty sure I’m taller than him. I back away slowly, slamming into a wall.

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