Page 44 of Consume Me

I don’t even know what to say. His brows furrow,meaning that he said more than he intended.

“Eat one. Those assholes jump on them without thinking about whether you’ve had any.”

“It’s fine.”

And then he does something that makes my knees weak.

He picks up the white chocolate and raspberry muffin and brings it to my lips. “Open for me, Silver.”

I do, completely and irrevocably under his spell.

It’s just food, but in this moment, it feels like so much more.

This girl plays with my control as if it’s a damn yo-yo, pulling at each frail strand until it snaps. It was hard enough when I forced every excuse on us, but now her safety is my number one priority.

She’s so damn alluring that it’s getting harder and harder to stay away. The lines blur when she looks at me like this—big eyes swimming with desire, tempting me to dive in and consume her the way she consumes me.

I am not in control of myself when I lift the muffin and bring it to her luscious lips. Goddamn it, that kiss still replays in my mind, my insides burning for a repeat.

She takes a bite, chewing slowly without breaking eye contact. I watch her tender throat swallowing, and my entire body shakes, ready to unleash my pent-up desire. Yet, I can’t stop myself from feeding her.

“Good, Silver?” I ask, not recognizing my hoarse voicedripping with forbidden lust. Mentally, I go through the list of why I should keep my fucking distance. But her presence decimates the reasons, one by one.

I am in a damn trance as she eats the sweet treat. A few crumbs cling to the corner of her mouth, and I am dying to lick them off—to taste her, to devour her from the inside out. Grazing the contour of her lips with my thumb, she bites the tip. My cock stirs to life, eager to bury himself in her.

She better never give me the names of those fuckers who were where I have been dying to get: inside of her. I’d fucking kill them and have zero remorse. Searing jealousy wreaks havoc through me at just the thought of someone else seeing her naked, caressing her skin, and fucking her.

My thumb dips into her mouth, and she sucks on it, trapping me in a fog of inescapable lust. I imagine her lips wrapped around my dick, and I get painfully hard at the thought alone. With sheer willpower, I take a step back. Her shuddering breath hits my ears.

“I have to get back to training.”

“Yeah, sure,” she says, placing the plate down with one remaining muffin.

The moment the door closes behind her, I hit the bag, hoping to deplete myself of the desire to go to her and ease both of our aches.

I don’t know how much time passes, but I am swaying on my feet, exhausted. Hunter strides inside, and the asshole pins me with a hard stare.

“I thought I made myself clear.”

I step right up to him. “Let’s get one thing straight. No one and nothing could keep me from protecting Mia. Got that?”

Nostrils flaring, he cocks his head, and I add, “But then, how would you split your time between watching Bailey and your sister? Pick.”

He glares at me.Yeah, asshole, I’ve been watching you too.

“You watch over Mia. Nothing else.”

I am trying my damn best.I keep my mouth shut because something tells me that Mia will break me for good eventually. I hope she knows what she does by constantly teasing and tantalizing me.

When he leaves, I eat the remaining muffin, but it doesn’t satiate me when I crave something else of hers.

My mind is a damn mess as I return to my room.

Gone are the days when I went through my fights as a lost soul, wandering from one place to another.

After I shower, there’s a knock at my door. Kaden steps inside right when I finish wrapping the towel around my hips.

“This is a long stretch, but I am desperate. Give me something. During your time with Felix and Caleb, did you catch something about where they would go if things went south, people from their inner circle?”

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