Page 20 of Tick Tock, Boom!

I was going to kill him.

Rip his throat out for touching what wasmine.

She looked up then, as if she’dfeltme walk in. Our eyes met across the room and she froze, a slight glimmer of fear followed by excitement glowed in those pretty brown hues.

Good. She should be fucking afraid, because the second I saw her on her knees for another man, it wasn’t just jealousy that hit me.

It wasrage.

Pure. Possessive. Burning, rage. That kind of rage that comes when something you claimed, dares to even think that it’s free.

I moved through the crowd as if death itself were on my heels, silent and deadly.

He didn’t even see me coming until I was behind her, one hand fisting her hair, yanking her back so that she let out a frightened gasp.

The guy flinched and took a step back, clearly realizing he had just fucked up. I didn’t even waste my time looking at him. Didn’t need to. My attention remained on her as I spoke.

“Leave,” I snarled. He hesitated and my hand curled into a fist, “Now.” He snapped out of it quick, running off without a word.

Smart man.

I dragged her to her feet, pulling her in close enough so that her scent hit me like a punch to the gut. That sweet, submissive heat made my cock hurt. She was already wet.

Forhim?No.That was meant forme.

“You trying to piss me off, kitten?” I growled into her ear. “Or did you just forget who you belong to?”

Her breath hitched. “How dare you? What makes you think you can…”

She gasped again as I gripped her hair tighter, yanking her head back so that my lips were hovering over hers. “You want to repeat that.”

She swallowed hard, her breaths coming out in sexy little pants. “Y-You left…”

“So I decide to come back for what’s mine, and you’re on your fucking knees for someone else? I thought we had a deal, kitten?”

“The deal broke when you disappeared,” her lips slightly quivered and I slid my lips over them, barely kissing her.

“I didn’t disappear honey, I was…”

“What?” She raised her chin, still defiant even though her situation was precarious. “You’re just like every coward out there. There’s a dime a dozen of you out there. Might as well choose another one to play with.”

I slammed her against the wall, my hand slid around her throat, thumb pressing into her jaw, forcing her to look at me.

“Do I look like I fuckingshare?”

Her lips parted, her body trembling, not from fear. From need, or maybe it was guilt.

Good.

“Answer me,” I snapped.

“No,” she whispered. “You don’t share.”

“Damn right I don’t.”

My other hand slid between her thighs. She was soaked. “You got wet for him?” I hissed.

“N-no…”

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