Page 88 of Bite of Vengeance

I chuckled. “No. I know where to go if I want my conversations to be private.”

“Having secret talks without me?”

“Maybe.” My voice was teasing until I spoke the next words. “I heard you and your brothers. We’re going to go after your father?”

He frowned. “Yes.”

“And…you three are okay with that?”

He strode across the room, halting right in front of me, his hands landing on my thighs. He pushed my legs open more until his stomach pressed against the bar. His eyes locked on mine.

“Have I not made it obvious?” he asked roughly. “I will choose you over everything. Over anyone. My father. Rowan. Whoever else is threatening your life is my enemy as much as yours.”

“And Keeva?” I whispered. “What are we going to do about her?”

He sighed. “I don’t know.”

I looked past him, lost in thought until his fingers grasped my chin, and he tilted my face up. “Don’t look so worried. We’ll figure it out.”

“What if I’m the dark?” I choked out. “What does that even mean? Am I bathed in evil like my twin thinks?”

“No,” he growled. “Don’t let their words get in your head.”

“It’s not their words, Zan,” I snapped. “It’s on the note my mother left me. The paper Asami showed me. I’m part of a bloodline that has me bound in a life I had no idea about?—”

His lips were suddenly on mine, and he kissed me hard, nipping at my lip until I opened my mouth and let him take control. My arms went around his neck as his hands slowly trailed higher up my thighs.

“You are not the dark, Kali,” he breathed out, barely lifting his mouth from mine. “You are the light who saved me from darkness. You taught me that life doesn’t have to be cruel and savage. That love is possible.”

My heart squeezed, and I kissed him again, trying to ignore the lingering doubts. His touch was overriding everything else like it always did. He gripped the hem of my shirt, tugging it over my head.

“Zan,” I choked out. “Someone could walk in?—”

“They can all hear what’s happening if they’re close enough,” he cut me off. “They know not to bother us.”

He stripped off my bra before yanking down my jeans and then set me back on the counter. Reaching forward, I pulled his shirt up, yanking it off him, my eyes trailing down his tatted torso. Fuck, he was beautiful to look at.

“Lay down,” he ordered, grabbing my thighs again and pulling me toward him.

I grinned wickedly. “I would say make me—but I’m not sure you could.”

He froze, his eyes slowly traveling to mine as challenge filled them. “You’re lucky I don’t want to destroy Impulse. It’s okay, I’ll make you lay down a different way.”

I giggled. I had a feeling we were mostly evenly matched. My transition halted. My senses and strength had leveled out, and I was getting used to having them. The passage I read flashed through my mind.Their strength rivaled our greatest enemy.Which was Amaros Kane. But I had a feeling it wasn’t just my power. It was mine and Keeva’s.Together, we were greater.

Zan tsked, noticing my attention wasn’t on him anymore. “Worrying does nothing right now. Forget about it all.”

My breath caught in my throat when his fingers brushed my clit. That slight touch had my nerves going haywire. I could easily admit that one of the best parts of this transition was how fucking good sex was.

He groaned, dropping his head to brush his lips down my stomach. “I need to taste you.”

He grabbed my thighs again, spreading them wide. When his tongue touched me, my palms slapped against the bar top.Fuck. It was so good. This heightened feeling of euphoria was never ending when he was pleasuring me. I could spend an eternity doing this with Zan.

A hazy thought crept into my mind, and I stiffened. Eternity. Would I survive that long? Maybe I didn’t deserve to if I really was the dark like my twin believed.

Zan sighed, lifting his head to meet my eyes. “Kali. Tell me what’s going on in your head.”

“Nothing you can’t make me forget about.” I rested back on my elbows, giving him a small grin. “Make me lay down on this bar like you promised, Zan.”

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