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Nodding, Taeja approached him. She wrapped her arms around him and expectantly looked up at him. He kissed her forehead, and her eyes fluttered closed with a smile.

“Are you okay?” she asked, opening her eyes.

His jaw ticked. “Kinda.”

“What made you angry?”

He sighed. “I went to the base today.”

Gasping, Taeja yanked her body away, and Zain pulled her back to him. “What happened?”

“I had to kiss Byfield’s ass,” he spat bitterly. “And make him think I’m beneath him.”

“Why does that make you angry?”

“Because Byfield has been wanting to break me since I got promoted. He did today.”

The memory surged of him begging Byfield to release his squad mates while Byfield smirked after every word. Zain forcefully pushed it away.

“Why’d you do it?”

“For my people, Taeja.”

“Wait… Does this mean you’re not leaving anymore?” she asked, and he slowly nodded. Her mouth fell, and she tightly hugged him.

Warmth blossomed in Zain’s chest.

Yes, he was still enraged that he gave Byfield what years of disrespect could never do…

But it was worth it making this woman happy and giving his squad mates another shot at life.

39

She was leaving herroom with Liyah by her side when they saw Ebony. Liyah tensed, causing Taeja to remember Liyah mentioning Ebony’s behavior in their classes. Scowling, Taeja said, “Liyah, ignore the campus mattress. Her front and batty fuck out like fiwi.”

“Unlikefiwi,” Liyah corrected.

Taeja’s eyes widened. “Yes! Dat mi mean!” Filled with embarrassment, she grabbed Liyah’s hand and took brisk steps out of the university loft. After she settled in the passenger seat of her car, she said to Liyah, “Yafi go start pay me ino. I’m your personal waxer at this point.”

Liyah scoffed as she drove off toward Mason’s house. “I’ve been driving you around since you got back your car. Saving both of our lives from another one of your accidents is more than enough payment.”

Taeja chuckled before they had an idle chat until they arrived at Mason’s house. After they got prepped, Taeja pulled up a chair close to the bed and twirled the wax onto a stick while Liyah made herself comfortable on the bed. “Did you get the ring?”

“Not yet. I have a doctor’s appointment scheduled soon,” Liyah answered. “Me never know seh a so living with man means frequent sex. Girl, last night him put mi pon waa position deh. Mek mi show yu—” Butt-naked save for a bra, Liyah got up and grabbed a pillow. “He was over me like this, and both my feet were behind my ear like this. I could see his dick going in and out of me andgirl!”

Taeja laughed while Liyah humped the pillow. “Nice, don’t?”

“Nicer than nice!” Liyah lay down and opened her legs.

Taeja applied the first layer. “I hope this birth control doesn’t make you sick like the rest of them do.”

Liyah sighed. “I wish I was lucky like you. I know you must be having some good sex.”

Taeja blushed as she remembered the intimate moments between her and her guys over the past two weeks. “Yes,” she admitted. “With them, every time is better than the last.”

“As it should be! Tell me more. You must be tired of my sex life now,” Liyah joked, and Taeja chuckled.

“Damon talks me through it. The other day we had slow sex to some of Kirone’s songs, and I could barely remember my name after Damon got done with me. It was magical. Since then, I want to live in his skin.”

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