Page 61 of I Am Lioness

“Yes, vividly. I'd let him pound me into next week, I swear.” The other one groaned.

Andddd I snapped, my blood boiling over at the thought of Knox in bed with another woman, a raw sense of propriety surging through me at lighting speed like never before.

Through a red hot haze of tunnel vision surrounding only Knox, I dropped the kettle-bell onto the ground with a loud thud and hauled my ass to the back of the gym.

As I approached, he caught my form bounding toward him and that cocky little grin tilted up one corner of his mouth as lifted and dropped the chains once more.

Show off.

When I stood a mere foot away, I yanked them from his hands and let them fall to floor at our feet in a clunking heap.

Their weight was nothing with all the adrenaline coursing through my being but hearing them jangle on their way down was satisfying knowing I'd lifted them in the first place.

The confused expression on his face was priceless.

I wrapped my arms around his neck and jumped up, winding my legs around his waist in a vise-like grip. He caught me effortlessly, caging the swell of my ass in his large hands.

Picture-fucking- perfect.

“What's this about?” He asked rather amused, leaning back to catch my heated stare from beneath the black bill of his cap.

“Just kiss me. Now.” I growled, shoving it off his head to rake my fingers through his now damp hair.

Without hesitation he wound a hand around my ponytail and smashed his mouth against mine. Like a savage, I tore his lips apart, biting and sucking them between rough, possessivekisses.

My hair was still strung around his hand as he pulled me back, severing the connection of our lips.

“Baby, what the hell is going on?” He was no longer amused, concern laced in every nook and cranny of his inquisition.

“Oh, nothinggg,” I lilted. “Just marking my territory.”

At my admission, he visibly relaxed. His wicked grin was infectious.

“Really now? And who exactly was threatening your territory?”

“The entire fucking world but more specifically those floozies over there by the leg machines who were telepathically begging you to let them suck your cock.” I snarled angrily.

Knox chuckled and peered around my arm to see exactly who I was referring to. Through the mirror I could see the little twigs blatantly staring in our direction, their eyes widened like two tea saucers, mouths popped open.

Keep looking and I'll snap you bitches in half.

A minute later I was gasping for air as a harsh sting spread through my ass cheek, followed by Knox’s mighty death grip. He yanked my ponytail downward with force, exposing my throat.

His lips were there in an instant, peppering sloppy, wet kisses all over, his teeth scraping against my skin as he bit down along the column.

“Am I missing something?” I said on a breath.

He mauled me one last time before righting my head to meet his feral blue eyes, his nostrils flaring, devilish grin in place. “You think you're the only one who needs to stake their claim?”

“What are you talking about?”

“I don't have enough fingers or hands to show you how many guys slobbered over you while you were over there squatting this perfect ass in the air.” He squeezed so tightly I thought his fingers would rip through material of my pants and dig into my skin.

“That's not even a little bit true.”

One dark brow quirked. “It's not?”

I shook my head, though I knew it was pretty accurate. I'd just learned to ignore it.

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