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He was kneeling, begging for attention like a dog. The disgust he felt for himself turning into rage.

He yearned for her.

Every nerve in his body screamed to cross the space between them, to seize her like he had before. To wrap his hands around her waist, dig his fingers into her flesh until she felt him.

Sawhim.

Hewas the one who had broken down the walls, shattered the illusion of distance between them, and now, she acted like he didn’t exist. Like he was invisible.

Each time she ignored his whines, his quiet aching, it fueled something darker.

In his mind, he reached for her. Dragged her in and pinned her tight, her back hitting the wall with a satisfying thud. His growl would rise low in his throat, animal and raw, vibrating through his chest as he pulled her flush against him. Her scent, floral and warm, would fill his lungs, anchoring him to this moment.

He’d whisper her name into her neck. Feel her shiver. Feel her arch into him.

In his fantasy, her body would betray her pride, reaching for him, needing him. Just like he needed her.

Their desire would crash between them, heat and want and stubborn need, wrapping around them like gravity. Unshakable. Inevitable.

When he came to his senses, back to reality, he saw Adria coming out of her closet, a large red dildo strapped to her waist.

His entire body flushed. And he ached to feel her under him. For her to allow him the honor of showing her what he could do if the roles were reversed.

Stepping closer to the bed, she applied lube to the device.

“Adria, please…”

She stopped. “Please what, pet?”

She stood there, daring him to continue. To lay himself bare in front of her.

Something about the way she looked at him, like his father did sometimes. As if she already knew that he was going to fail and was impatiently waiting for him to do it.

“What am I to you?” Adria asked.

Her fingers probing Kaydon’s entrance, and he moaned into the sheets. “You think pledging your fealty gives you rights to my bed?”

The words were like ice. That had never been his intention. Is that what she thought of him and his loyalty?

“I know you are kneeling for your own gain and not for mine.”

Hurt snapped in his chest, but it was quickly replaced with anger.

He stood, ready to leave.

“Well, that didn’t take long,” Adria said, triumphantly.

“Fuck you,” he spat, rage filling him.

“I think we’ve established that isn’t on the cards for you. Now, if you wouldn’t mind taking your false fealty and fucking off.”

Kaydon moved his face to look at Bryson. Bryson saw the slight shake of his head, warning him not to go. But he didn’t care. Adria didn’t want him here. It was clear she didn’t trust him. It didn’t matter what he did. People were always going to see a monster.

Without another word, he left.

CHAPTER 53

NORTH CAROLINA

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