Page 68 of The Scars of Us

Kaiya stiffened nervously as she uncomfortably said, “Hey, Bryce.”

He stepped towards us, causing me to instinctively move in front of Kaiya. His eyes hardened as they met mine, and I knew he was pissed about her being with me.Too fucking bad. She’s mine.

He looked around me, focusing back on Kaiya. His eyes softened some as he spoke to her, “You haven’t returned my calls—I wanted to talk about what you said. I—”

“She obviously doesn’t want to talk to you about it, or she would have answered your calls. Why don’t you take a hint and leave her alone?”

Bryce moved toward me, coming right up in my face.Brave, but stupid.“I don’t remember asking your opinion.”

Clenching my fists, I snarled, “Back the fuck off before you get hurt.”

“Guys, stop,” Kaiya pleaded as she squeezed between us, pushing Bryce away from me. She put her back against me as she faced Bryce, keeping her hands on his chest. I growled low as I put my arms around her waist and pulled her away from him.

Kaiya gave me a look over her shoulder, but didn’t say anything until she redirected her attention to Bryce. “Look, Bryce, I’m… Ryker and I… we’re together now. Like I said in the text, I can’t see you like that anymore, but I still want to be friends.”

Glaring between me and her, he patronizingly remarked, “Really? After everything we’ve been through, you’re just going to drop me for some… some… meathead that you just met?”

Meathead? Did he really just call me a meathead? What are we, in middle school?“This meathead will beat your ass if—”

“Stop!” Kaiya yelled, gaining both of our attentions, as well as some of the people’s around us. “Look, Bryce, I’m sorry, but I can’t help the way I feel. Ryker and I just connected, and—”

“Save it, Ky. I’m glad to finally see where I stand,” Bryce spat before pivoting and disappearing into the crowd.

Shoulders slumping, Kaiya gazed sadly in the direction he went and sighed. “I didn’t mean to hurt him.”

“I know, Warrior. Try not to worry about it,” I said as I rubbed my hands up and down her arms, hoping to comfort her. I knew from some of our talks about him that Bryce had provided stability for her when she needed it, and that she cared for him. I could tell that Bryce felt the same for Kaiya, too, maybe even loved her. How could he not? I was falling hard for her myself, and there was nothing I could do to stop it, even if I wanted to. I should’ve wanted to, should’ve been more concerned with protecting myself from being hurt again, but Kaiya had found a way to slip past my defenses, making me let my guard down.

Turning around, she wrapped her arms around me, hugging me tightly. I returned her embrace, enjoying the warmth it stirred in my stomach. I’d only felt this way once before, but it was already becoming stronger than it was back then.Holy shit,I think I love her.

Being the coward that I was, I pushed the thoughts away. Neither of us was ready for that, and I couldn’t bring myself to say the words yet. I wasn’t prepared for the repercussions of speaking them, especially if Kaiya didn’t feel the same way, even though I was pretty sure she did. When she thought I wasn’t looking, I caught the way she stared at me sometimes, that look of love—the one that was so evident on both of our faces in that picture we took at the aquarium.

Even still, I couldn’t voice my feelings, too afraid of her rejection. I didn’t want to push her away, unsure of how I would deal with not being with her anymore. The idea twisted my stomach uncomfortably, and I quickly pushed it away and focused on something else.

“Ready to go, baby?”

“Yeah.” She scanned the dance floor. “Where’s Nori and Drew?”

Looking around the club, I searched for them, finding them making out on the dance floor. Pointing them out to Kaiya, I joked, “I don’t think they’re ready to leave yet.”

“I need to tell her we’re leaving—she gets pissed when I leave without telling her,” she replied before walking toward them.

When she came back, I linked our hands and led her through the crowd to get to the exit. The fresh breeze that hit us once we stepped outside was a welcome change from the hot air inside the club.

Once we got to my apartment, I was on Kaiya as soon as we walked through the door. Our mouths collided as I lifted her, my hands gripping her exposed thighs as she hooked her legs around me. I slipped her dress up further as I headed for the couch, unable to wait any longer. I had been waiting all day to have her, and now that we were finally alone, I was taking full advantage.

Kaiya straddled me once I sat down. Her hands immediately found my jeans and she hastily unbuttoned them, as eager as I was for me to sink inside her.

As she pulled my cock out, I moved her panties to the side, and then she was lowering herself down on me. Filling her inch by inch, I groaned as she cried out in pleasure until she took all of me.

Slowly, she moved her hips into me as I removed her dress. Pulling her flush against me, my mouth found her tits as she continued to ride me. I teased her nipple with my tongue before nipping and sucking it lightly, causing her to moan over and over again.

Kaiya’s pace increased as my hands caressed her silken skin and my mouth consumed her. I traced my teeth and tongue along her collarbone to her neck, then brought her lips to meet mine, needing to taste her sweetness. Our tongues threaded together as her hands knotted in my hair and pulled tightly as she rocked harder on my dick, bringing us both closer to ecstasy.

Grasping Kaiya’s ass, I began to thrust upward, meeting her movements stroke for stroke. I could feel myself nearing release, so I broke my mouth away from Kaiya’s, breathing heavily as I spoke against her lips, “I’m gonna come.”

She didn’t stop as she replied, her voice full of desire, “Come inside me.”

Fuck me.“Are you sure?” I asked before biting her bottom lip.

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