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Then I waited at the door for her to grab her purse and phone. We walked down together and out to my car.

I walked her over to the passenger side and pressed her back against the car, wrapping my hand around her waist. I bent down and kissed her. We made out there, our bodies grinding against each other, and I had half a mind to open the car doorand bend her over inside to fuck her pussy one more time before we left.

She must have read my mind because she pressed her hands against my chest, and I broke the kiss with a groan.

“We can’t go any further. I need to get going before people wonder where I am. Besides, you might have all the stamina in the world, but I need more of a break than a couple of hours to go again after last night,” she said with a mischievous smirk on her face.

I chuckled and let her go, stepping back so she could open the passenger door.

“All right, baby. Let’s get out of here.”

I hopped into the driver’s seat, and we drove off into the city. The weather turned rainy, and the sidewalks were mostly empty. We chatted about small things as she directed me to her destination.

We parked next to a fancy-looking café, and she leaned over the center console and kissed me.

I pulled her into me more, deepening the kiss, my tongue teasing hers as she moaned. I let her go and chuckled.

“See you around, baby,” I said as I watched her lean back to her side.

She glanced at her appearance in the mirror before glancing back at me with a smile.

“I’ll talk to you later, Hero. Thank you. For everything, but especially last night. I know opening up probably isn’t easy for you, but I’m glad we had that moment together.”

And with that, she got out of my car and quickly walked into the café.

Something about the way she had said it made me relax. Maybe opening up to another woman and allowing myself to feel whatever I wanted to with her was exactly what I needed.

I’d text her later and make sure she had gotten home all right. And maybe I’d let her know that we could find a solution to her engagement issue together. Because I didn’t think I wanted to let her go, not when I was beginning to feel something for her.

I smirked to myself as I pulled out onto the road and drove through the rain back toward the warehouse.

CHAPTER 15

RAVEN

I brushedthe water off my hair and looked around the café. It was fairly empty, having opened recently. I walked to the front and ordered a matcha and a crepe. Then I took a seat in a corner by the windows, watching the rain fall down as I took out my phone.

I needed to get in touch with Sydney, and then I needed to have my driver pick me up here and take me back to Kaito’s.

I dialed my sister’s number. It only rang once before she answered.

“Oh my God, what happened last night?” Sydney’s voice was full of concern. “Touma came back late last night from the hospital. What happened to his match?”

“One thing at a time, Sydney. Is Touma all right?” I asked.

Guilt filled me. I couldn’t believe I’d forgotten about Touma. I should’ve reached out to him last night.

“His knee is fractured. He can’t fight for a while,” she said.

Dammit. I had been afraid it was pretty bad. But he would recover, so that was the important thing.

“I can’t believe he’s hurt. It was Kaito. He’d paid another man to have his fighter to injure him before the match. But don’t worry; I found a Hero to save the day,” I said as I thought aboutAJ last night and how sexy he had been, fighting in the ring and toying with Kaito’s fighter.

“And?” Sydney asked, impatient, as usual.

“And he won,” I said, but before I could get the rest out, Sydney’s scream of triumph made me jerk my phone away from my ear. “Calm down, sister. I have to tell you something else.”

I waited for her to collect herself and thanked the server for my drink and food.

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