Page 20 of Dirty Pucking Tease

"I'm leaving," she muttered as she passed.

"Wait," Kaia said, stopping her. "What happened?"

"Trystan." She sniffled, pointing toward the pool house. "He's screwing some girl in the pool house right now. He didn't invite me because he wanted me here. He invited me because he wanted you here." She stormed off. I'd never seen Cam so upset in all the years I'd known her.

"I—" Kaia started until she noticed Trystan stumbling from the pool house, situating his pants as he stormed toward us.

"That's fucked up, Trystan," Kaia hissed. Hurt flashed across her pretty face. "You know she likes you, and you led her on." She whipped around, ready to storm off, but he caught her by the arm.

"Kai," he snapped. His tone was sharp and clipped. "I would tell you I'm sorry, but the truth is I'm not. I would do it again if it meant keeping you away from the cages. That place is dangerous, and truthfully, I didn't want Cam there either."

"Let me go, Trystan," she snarled. We were starting to draw attention, not that either of them cared.

"You're not going to the cages," he ordered. His tone commanding.

"It's two against one," I said dryly. "You're not going to the cages."

"What the fuck, Jax?" she growled, attempting to shove me out of the way. "Move." I shook my head. "This is bullshit. If anything happens to her, I'll never forgive you."

"She's not going either," Trystan mumbled. "Now, if you can handle her, I'll deal with the other one."

"No," Kaia snapped, surging forward, but I hooked an arm around her waist, holding her back. "You stay away from her. You're not going to manipulate her and then hurt her."

"I'm not going to hurt her," Trystan said over his shoulder as he strolled away disappearing into the house.

"What the fuck just happened?" She scowled. "This was all some big ploy to keep me from the cages, and you thought using Cam was the way to go?"

"Maybe you haven't realized it yet, baby," I whisper-hissed, leaning into her. "I will use anyone to protect you."

She snorted a sarcastic laugh. "I will never trust you again," she spat out, crossing her arms over her chest. I didn't believe her, but even if I did, it wouldn't matter because I would give up everything to keep her safe, including her trust.

"Thanks for the warning." I chuckled. "Next time, we'll lock you in your room." She rolled her eyes, and if she wasn't so mad, I'd kiss her, but she'd probably slap me. Blowing out a heavy sigh, I grabbed her shoulders, twisting her to look at me. "Look, Kai, I don't know if Trystan likes Cam or not, but I know he cares about her, and he didn't want her at the Cages either. In fact, he had a whole backup plan in case our original plan didn't work, and it wasn't just for you. It was for her, too, but Trystan is a free spirit, and he's not ready to be tied down." I dropped my hands and shoved them into my pockets. "But I don't think he intended to hurt her."

She blew out a heavy breath. "He chased after her," she said, her lips curling into a grin. "Rock god, Trystan West, chased after a girl." We both fell into a fit of laughter at the thought.

"He left his blow job for her. That has to mean something, right?" She nodded.

"I'm sorry." I sighed after a few seconds.

"It's okay." She shrugged. "But you could have just asked me not to go."

"You wouldn't have listened."

"Touché." She laughed.

"Come on, Baby Cruz." I smirked, sliding an arm around her shoulders and guiding her toward the door. "Let's get you a drink and teach you a thing or two about flirting."

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Standing in the kitchen of the main house, my eyes narrowed as I followed Jax's line of sight.

"Pick one." He smirked, pointing to a group of guys across the room. "And show me what you got."

"So, you enjoy watching me embarrass myself," I snarled, rolling my eyes. I cocked my head to the side as he brought his beer bottle to his lips. "I can't just walk up to guys and say, 'Hey, would you like to fuck me.'" Jax choked on the beer, spraying it across the room. Luckily, no one was in his path. Jax wiped the spilled beer from his face.

"What's going on?" Owen smiled as he and Brandon Benson slid up beside Jax.

"Jax is teaching me how to flirt."

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