Page 89 of Better Hide

“There you are. I have something to say, and then we can get back to what we do best.”

I stare at him.

Cole clears his throat. “I know trust is hard for you. And you have every reason not to trust me. But.” He pinches again.

“Ow!”

He grins. “I’m here for the long run.”

I stare at him. I don’t know how to process that information. Despite myself, there’s a flicker of hope.

“And.” Cole has stopped moving altogether. “I know you push me away because you’re scared, but I have…You’re the first woman I’ve allowed into my life since my mom.”

I freeze and glance back at him.

Cole looks at me earnestly. “I’m trying to understand, Jo. I am. But when you push me away, it makes me a little murderous, and I want to come down on you two times harder. Which,” he pounds once into me, “is great when we’re fucking. Not so great any other time.”

I don’t know what to say, but Cole doesn’t act like he needs any response. He reaches down to play with my clit while he pounds into me, this time not holding back. He slams into me over and over, and the pain, mixed with the pleasure, immediately makes heat rush through my body.

Cole leans into me. “Don’t look now. Our neighbors are watching.”

“What?” I try to look back, but Cole grabs my chin and yanks me back to him. His voice gets angry, “My eyes only when we’re fucking Jo. Don’t you fucking dare give anyone else that sexy look. That belongs to me and Jayden.”

As he says that, I see movement in the hallway. I freeze for a second before I recognize Jayden standing in the shadows. He leans there, watching us.

Pure heat rolls through me, and I can’t tell if it’s anger or fear. I’m still mad at him. For everything. For kidnapping me. For not giving me a voice. For being an ass. But among the anger is also arousal. I can’t help but look at his handsome face and muscled body.

Cole chuckles into my neck. “Just noticed him?”

I shiver.

“Make him jealous, baby.” Cole slams into me, and I moan, scratching my fingers along Cole’s back. Jayden’s dark eyes watch my every move, but he doesn’t make an effort to get any closer.

Despite the fact that Cole is fucking me harder, I still sense he’s being gentle with me. And I hate that. I don’t need him to be fucking gentle.

I trace my lips up Cole’s neck, and he groans, shivering while he fills me. I move up to his ear, where I feel his earring against my lips.

“Cole?” I whisper in his ear.

“Yeah?” He moans.

“Stop being fucking gentle.” I grab his earring between my teeth and rip.

“Fuck!” Cole immediately yanks his head away. He stands there in shock for a second, then bears down and bites my throat. He bites so hard I bow my head back and yelp.

Cole chuckles, then picks me up and moves me to the island. He slams me down on it, making the breath burst out of my lungs. There’s blood trickling from his piercing. “You want to get treated like a little whore, is that it?”

A forbidden thrill runs through me at the sight of Cole’s blood. I’m in for it now.

I scramble back, but all niceness is gone from Cole’s eyes. “Hold her down, Jayden.”

Before I realize he’s close, Jayden’s on top of me, pinning my shoulders to the island.

“No,” I say, but Jayden completely ignores me.

Cole comes back into view, holding the spoon we were using to mix the food. “Think this’ll fit, Jay?”

Cole grins as my eyes widen.

---