Page 233 of Blood and Ruin: The Complete Series

I place my hands on his chest, feeling the quick beat of his heart against my hands. I drag them down his chest, and he pulls me closer, moaning into my mouth. I lean into him, deepening the kiss, wanting him to consume me whole.

His grip grows more possessive, more intense, as he slides his hands down my back. I bite his bottom lip, making him groan.

“Princess.” He growls, making me smile.

A throat clears from behind us, making us break apart. I bite my lip, finding Rion smirking at us. “Maybe we should go? Before it’s too late.”

Looking up at Axel, I take a step back, trying to get my heated body under control. I completely forgot what we were doing, and by the smug look on his face, Axel knows it. I glance around at the others, finding nothing but smiles and heated looks. No judgement or jealousy on any of their faces.

“Well… unless you’d rather stay here?” Jax says, his gaze moving down to my lips as I wet them.

Axel barks out a laugh, the deep rumble in his voice still thick with lust. “It was your idea to go out and have some fun.”

“I can think of many other ways we can have fun tonight,” Jax says with a wicked smirk, making me want to reconsider and find out what he might have in store for us.

I open my mouth to answer when Luka speaks up.

“No,” he says, making us all turn to him. “We’re going out. Kiarra didn’t get all dressed up to stay in all night.”

Something inside me warms at his words. Luka always thinks about everyone but himself. I walk over to him and kiss his cheek, taking hold of his hand.

He smiles down at me, a sparkle in his eyes.

Jax pouts. “Fine, but we get to have our own party when we get back.”

“Deal,” I tell him before anyone can start. Savage smirks fill the room with my answer.

“Well, then… let’s get out of here. The quicker we leave, the quicker we can get back,” Jax says, waving me forward.

I shake my head at his antics.

Jax snaps forward, grabbing me and slamming his lips to mine, making me melt against him. Falling into the kiss, I let myself go, letting Jax take full control.

I go to grab his shirt to pull him closer, but he drags his lips from mine, taking a step back.

There’s a smirk on his lips as he licks them while I stand there in a daze, still trying to catch my breath from that kiss. He chuckles, sending me a wink before turning to head out, leaving me hot and bothered, craving some form of release. I frown, wondering if I should take him up on the offer to stay here instead.

Luka smirks down at me, knowing where my thoughts just went. Taking my arm in the crook of his elbow, we leave the large penthouse, heading towards the open lift, where Jax stands.

Having only seen the inside of the apartment, I glance around and down the long hall, wondering what’s behind the doors that line them.

“Does anyone else live here with you?” I ask them.

Kai turns to me, giving me his full attention. “No. The security guards rotate shifts, but they leave once they’re done. Same with the doormen and anyone else that works for us.”

“So, it’s just us?”

Luka runs his thumb along my hand. I look up at him. “This is our home. Or, at least, we hope it will be if you want to stay here.” His eyes are hesitant as they search mine.

But they have to know by now that I won’t leave them. Not after everything we’ve been through.

I’m about to tell them as much when Jax speaks. “But just know if you ever think of leaving, we’re coming with you.” He gives me a narrowed look, making me think I still have some work to do before they see I’m not going anywhere.

“There’s nowhere else I’d want to be.” I give him a soft smile and watch as his tense shoulders drop.

We all step inside the large lift. It’s wide enough to fit double the number of people with the long mirrors, making it look even bigger.

Kai presses the button for the ground floor, and I watch as we move down each one.

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