Page 97 of Collide

“Kai, wait-” she started and raised her hands in defense. But beforeshe could continue, I grabbed her around her thighs and hoisted her up over my shoulder.

I’d deal with The Stag later, right now I needed to remind my Star whoshe belonged to.

She squealed and tried to kick her legs, her tiny fists pounded myback. It was a moment reminiscent of when I’d taken her from the alley a few weeks ago. Her efforts earned her a hard spank on her perfect ass and even with the bass of the music, I heard her cry out.

I marched through the club, people jumping to one side to let methrough and not one person dared to step forward to help the girl slung over my shoulder. Wise move on their part. She pleaded for me to put her down, but there was no fucking chance of that. Not yet at least.

I made my way through the champagne bar and back through the‘staff only’ door. Stomping down the corridor, my footsteps and her curses echoed until I reached my office door, kicked it open, and went inside.Using my foot to kick the door closed behind me, I threw Riley downon the leather sofa ungracefully. She bounced as she landed making her dress ride up and giving me a peek of the black lacy thong she had on underneath, which did nothing to quell the rising anger.

What the fuck was she thinking coming out dressed like that?

She cursed, but I paid her little attention as I marched over to mydesk.

My office here was bigger than the one at home but it had nowindows. The only light was from the bright ceiling light, and the furniture was minimal. Besides the leather sofa, I had my desk and my chair and that was it. I rarely used this office, therefore I didn’t need a ton of shit in here.

My arms were rigid as I leaned over my desk and tried to take somecalming breaths, otherwise, I would end up hurting her, and as much as I was angry now, and as much as I did want to hurt someone, I didn’t want to hurther.

I couldn’t look at her for a second, I needed to get a grip on theout-of-control feelings I had. She brought something out of me, something I didn’t like. I wasn’t impulsive, yet she made me react without thinking. I wasn’t jealous, yet I couldn’t bear someone else touching her. I was in control of every one of my actions, yet I wasn’t when she was the only thing I could think about.

It was fucking with my head and I hated the way she made me feel.

And yet, Icravedthis feeling.

“Who is he?” My jaw clenched when I finally felt like I couldspeak without the tiny thread of my restraint snapping. I didn’t bother to turn back to look at her because that might have been the thing that pushed me over the edge.

“An old friend,” she huffed like a stroppy child.

An old friend.

Right.

I’d seen the way he was looking at her, there was more to it than that.And if that was the case, then why the fuck was Riley friends with a Stag?

I was going to ask her that very question, how did she know TheStag, only something else slipped from my mouth, once again proving I wasn’t in control of my actions when it came to her.

“Have you fucked him?”

I wasn’t sure I really wanted to know the answer, I couldn’t bear thethought of someone else having her, but once it was out, I couldn’t take it back.

“Not recently,” she retorted, a hint of amusement in her voice. I spunaround, catching the smirk on her face.

It was enough to push me over the precarious edge I had beenstanding on.I pushed off my desk, launching myself across the room before sheeven had a chance to comprehend what was happening. Wrapping a hand around her delicate throat, I pushed her down on the sofa so she was laying on her back and I was above her, my snarling face mere inches away from hers.

“You don’t want to push my buttons right now, Riley. I’mthisfuckingclose to snapping and it won’t end well for yourfriendif that happens,” I growled menacingly.

Blind fury coursed through me, and it was taking a hell of a lot ofrestraint not to squeeze her throat harder.

I glared down at her, she was staring back at me with her own angerburning in her eyes, but to my utter surprise, there was something else mixed in with her rage.

Lust.

My beautiful Star liked me being rough with her.

Despite the anger she was radiating toward me, she couldn’t help hereyes drifting to my mouth before she licked her lips, the action sending blood straight to my dick which twitched to life, hardening against her stomach.

“Then don’t fucking ask a question you don’t want to hear the answerto, Kai,” she bit out as she managed to get a hand up between us and jabbed me in the chest with a finger.

It was a good job I was stir fucking crazy about this girl otherwiseshe’d be finding herself in a shallow grave before the evening was out.

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