Page 62 of Taken By Storm

Theo pointed to a table on the opposite side of the bar. “Kasi and Remi just took a break from dancing. They’re over there.”

Levi spotted her in an instant, his dick sitting up and taking notice of the deep red blouse she was wearing. It had a plunging neckline, treating him—and every other guy in the place—to a generous peek of her cleavage. He now understood why the sharks had been circling.

Most days, Kasi pinned her hair up in a ponytail, so he’d only seen it hanging loose around her shoulders a few times in the past couple of weeks. Tonight, she’d gone the extra mile, curling her straight hair so that it was full and fluffy and shiny. His fingers itched to see if it felt as soft as it looked, then he imagined himself kneeling behind her in bed, pulling on those long strands as he took her from behind.

Jesus. Something was going to have to give. Lately, he couldn’t go more than ten minutes without thinking about his girl, and every time he did, he had to start reciting thetimes table in his head to ward off the erections that always accompanied thoughts of Kasi.

He shifted in his seat, his jeans cutting into his now half-hard cock. He needed to look away from her until he managed to get himself under control, or else it was about to become obvious to everyone in the bar he was sporting one hell of a boner.

Unfortunately, looking away was impossible because he’d never seen Kasi looking so happy, so carefree, so…young. She was wearing makeup, her long lashes lined and thickened with mascara so that her bright blue eyes popped. She was laughing at something Remi had said, the two of them sitting together, their heads close so that they could hear each other over the loud music.

He was about to turn his attention back to his brothers when he spotted Scottie Grover making his way over to Kasi and Remi’s table.

Levi growled.

“Down, boy.” Maverick placed his hand on Levi’s shoulder.

But he growled again when Scottie stopped next to Kasi. It wasn’t so much the fact the douchebag mayor was talking to his girl that pissed him off, though he could admit that was definitely irritating the fuck out of him. It was the way the smile faded from Kasi’s face when Scottie started talking to her.

Scottie pointed toward the dance floor, clearly inviting her to dance.

Levi started to stand, but again Maverick’s hand was there, holding him in his seat.

He glared at his brother, ready to shove him off, when Maverick said, “You forget who she’s with.”

Levi frowned, then turned back just in time to see Kasi shaking her head as Remi shooed the man away, not bothering to feign the slightest bit of politeness.

Remi, as well as the rest of the family, knew all about the fight Levi and Scottie had last fall when the asshole had grabbed Lucy, forcing himself on her. Remi might be the youngest of the Storms, but damn if she wasn’t the fiercest. When she’d learned Scottie had hurt her big sister, it had taken him and two of his brothers to stop her from driving down the mountain and straight to the mayor’s office to kick his ass. Since then, she’d made a career out of finding ways to cut the man down to size, with barbs that would bring a stronger man to tears.

Obviously she was doing that now, as Scottie’s face turned red, a blend of embarrassment and anger. Within seconds, Remi had sent the man packing, and Levi’s jealousy waned when he read Kasi’s lips, watching as she said, “thank you” to Remi.

Levi took a minute to watch the two women together, the same warmth he felt whenever he was near Kasi filling him.

When he’d first heard she was at Whiskey Abbey, he’d felt a twinge of worry. This thing between them was still new, and while his feelings were fully engaged, and he didn’t feel a speck of doubt about her being the one for him, Kasi wasn’t there yet.

“You know, they haven’t noticed us sitting over here,” Maverick said. “Should we invite them to join us before you wind up starting a barroom brawl?” His brother tilted his head toward the girls’ table, where Levi saw two more men approach, offering to buy them drinks.

Remi wasn’t as quick to send these guys away.

“Think they’ll be pissed if we interrupt their girls’ night out?” Jace asked.

“Doesn’t matter if they are,” Levi said, rising. “It’s time to set the men in Gracemont straight on Kasi’s lack of single status.”

“The men or Kasi?” Theo joked.

Levi scowled, then said, “Yes,” prompting all three of his brothers to laugh.

“Oh man. This should be fun.” Theo rubbed his hands together like he was getting ready to watch a boxing match.

Jace and Maverick rolled their eyes at Theo’s excitement, but this time, his brothers let Levi make his way across the bar unhindered.

Levi recognized the two men chatting with Kasi and Remi. Hell, he knew everyone in Gracemont, so he was perfectly aware that Henry Martins and Ezra Kenner were nice guys and harmless, but that didn’t mean he wanted them flirting with his girl.

Levi couldn’t stop his chest from expanding with pride and love and happiness and a fuck-ton of other emotions when Kasi spotted him walking in her direction. Her smile reappeared, and damn if it wasn’t brighter than before. He didn’t stop until he was sliding behind the tall stool she was sitting on. Wrapping his arm around her waist, he leaned forward to give her a kiss on the cheek.

“Having fun, little bear?” he murmured in her ear, seeing the confused looks on Henry and Ezra’s faces, as well as the extremely amused one on Remi’s.

Remi schooled her expression quickly, narrowing her eyes at him. “What are you doing here? Because if you’re planning to steal my girlfriend away on the one night I’ve gotten her in months?—”

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