Page 106 of Shattered Legacy (Gravestone Elite 1)

"Exactly as I thought. You’re nothing without your soldiers backing you up. Enjoy your night, Kingsley. I'm coming for you."

I take off before he can respond. I continue toward Mia's dorm but veer right before the path that leads toward her main entrance.

I know he's watching me. My skin prickles with his attention. I'm also aware that I just poked the beast, and I've only made it worse for myself. I have no doubt that whatever he'd planned for this weekend has just been ramped up another level.

Fine by me.

Bring it on, asshole.

It's almost forty-five minutes later when I finally climb up Mia's fire escape and tap on her window. I needed to make sure the motherfucker had gone, because the last thing I need right now is to get caught in his prosapia’s dorm room.

She quickly pulls the window open and attempts to drag me inside. I let her think she's helping, but the truth of it is that I've got a foot on her in height and at least fifty pounds in weight, so she's unlikely to be able to pull me anywhere.

"I didn't think you were coming," she whispers as if someone is going to hear us, despite the fact that she's already closed and locked the window behind me.

"I got intercepted by an asshole."

"Cade?"

"Yeah. It was almost like he was waiting for me."

Mia pales at my words.

"It's okay. I took off in the other direction. He doesn't know I'm here."

"But why would he be waiting for you?"

"I didn't say he was waiting for me." Although it sure looked that way when he emerged from the bushes. Not that I'm going to worry Mia with that. "He probably stopped off somewhere after leaving here. He was heading toward the parking lot." Kind of.

"I really hope you're right, because if he has any idea about this then—"

"Shhh," I say pressing my fingertips to her lips and stepping into her body. "Everything's okay, mouse. Everything is going to be okay." It has to be.

She doesn't look like she believes me, and I don't blame her. Everything feels utterly impossible right now.

"You're all sweaty," she points out when she slips her hands under my hoodie and connects with my flushed skin.

"Hmm… so I am. Think you could help me out with that?"

"I have an idea or two."

"Two? I only had one in mind, and it involved getting you naked.”

In minutes, we're both naked, and I've got her in my arms with her legs wrapped around my waist as I carry her into her attached bathroom and walk us straight into the shower.

"Argh, tha

t's freezing," Mia squeals when I turn it on and we both get blasted with ice-cold water.

"Allow me to warm you up." I drop her feet to the floor and press her back against the tiled wall.

I claim her lips in a bruising kiss before descending her body, sucking her nipples into my mouth and grazing my teeth down the soft skin of her stomach before I throw one of her legs over my shoulder and dive for her pussy.

My tongue sweeps up the length of her as she squirms above me, her fingers twisting in my hair causing biting pain to race down my spine, making my cock impossibly hard for her.

"Mine," I growl against her. "This. Is. Mine."

"Yours, Bexley. Oh God," she cries as I suck her clit into my mouth before lifting my fingers up to her entrance, working her until she's screaming my name and coming all over my face.

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