Neither of us had said a word as Gage forced her to her knees. Honestly, I’d expected him to tell Gage to knock it off. Personally, I thought Raina could use a little humbling. She’d been so fucking mad after. Something about her murderous rage made my dick hard as a rock.
“I don’t know. A few I guess.” Pulling out a chair at the table across from Gage, I plopped down, stifling a yawn.
“No Raina yet?” Gage asked, glancing toward the stairs.
As soon as he spoke, the sound of the bedroom door opening followed. Her soft footsteps on the stairs announced her arrival. Raina swept into the kitchen looking like my perfect wet dream. Her blonde locks fell over her shoulders in curls. She wore a cute as fuck black tutu style skirt with a crop top that showed off her stomach. Goddamn I wanted to sink my teeth into her.
“Good morning, Cherry Pie. I hope you slept well barricaded in my room. Don’t think I can’t get in there if I really want to.” Gage eyed her as she went to the cupboard for a coffee mug.
Raina’s voice was cold as ice when she said, “Yeah, cool. You do that.”
She didn’t even glance in his direction. She busied herself pouring a mug of coffee, not acknowledging either me or Gage any further. Damn. The girl could carry a grudge.
“How many pieces of bacon do you want, Raina?” Knight asked.
Raina surprised me by sidling up to him to peer into the frying pan. She made sure to press her breasts against his arm as she leaned in. “Three is good. Thanks, cutie.”
My eyes narrowed in suspicion. What was this little vixen up to?
Knight grinned, leaning into her touch. “Anything you want, Goddess.”
Gage and I watched in stony silence as they flirted with each other. Raina was working an angle here. I could feel it.
I got up from my seat to grab a coffee myself. I helped myself to a handful of Raina’s ass, smirking when she whirled around to nail me with a glare. She shoved my hand away before I could grab her again.
Without a word to me, Raina took her coffee to the island in an effort to keep her distance from Gage and me. Yeah, not happening. I poured myself a coffee, taking my time with the cream and sugar.
“Would you mind driving me to campus today, Knight?” Raina batted her long lashes at him. “I’m still a little shaken after what happened last night. I don’t want to go alone.”
“Nope,” I cut in. “You can ride with me.”
Raina’s glare hit me like a ton of bricks. Heavy and with intent. “I don’t want to ride with you. I’d rather walk out the door and let the stalker have me.”
Gage let out a bark of laughter. “Sounds like someone has already forgotten how it feels to be on her knees. Do we need a redo?”
“Never mind. I’ll just drive myself alone.” Raina didn’t even glance in Gage’s direction. It was as if he didn’t even exist.
Not loving this new version of her, I grabbed Raina by the arm and pulled her off the island stool. “Come. Sit at the table with me.”
I didn’t give her a chance to get away. She barely had time to scoop up her coffee. I dragged a chair close to mine, forcing her to sit. She shot me a death glare but still never said a word.
Once she sat down next to me, I ran a hand over her hair, petting her like an animal. “That’s a good girl.”
Raina clutched her mug so hard I expected it to shatter in her grasp. I braced myself for a punch that never came. She stared into her coffee like I wasn’t even there.
Trying to get a reaction out of her, I hooked a finger in the collar around her neck. Pulling her closer, I leaned in to bite her earlobe. She stiffened, still not reacting. I knew her temper was rising. So badly I wanted her to let it out.
When Knight set a plate of food in front of her, she beamed up at him with a huge smile. “Thanks, handsome. I really appreciate this. It sure beats buying fast food in the cafeteria.”
He lightly chucked her under the chin. “No worries. Can’t have you starving on us now, can we?”
Gage’s expression morphed into something deadly. Yeah, I knew the feeling. Raina was playing a dangerous game here. We couldn’t have that.
She did her to best to ignore me as we all ate breakfast. I didn’t make it easy for her. Every now and then I would tug her hair, drag her closer by the collar, and grope her thigh. She gripped her fork so hard I half expected her to plunge it into my hand. I suspected the only reason she didn’t was because she was trying so damn hard to pretend I didn’t exist.
Once Knight went upstairs to change for class, I gave Gage a subtle head jerk to go with him. I wanted a minute alone with our girl. Gage frowned but didn’t argue.
When Raina and I were alone, I turned on my chair to face her. As she started to get up, I grabbed her arm, pulling her back down. “Don’t even think about leaving yet. Me and you are going to have a little talk.”