I exhaled sharply, my hands still on Sadie’s thighs, frustration simmering beneath my skin.

She let out a strangled noise, her hands flying to my shoulders as if she could shove me away and pretend none of this had happened.

Kai, on the other hand, looked like he was about two seconds away from either punching me or throwing Sadie over his shoulder.

Maybe both.

I stood slowly, wiping the corner of my mouth with the back of my hand, my gaze locking onto Kai’s. “You gonna stand there and stare, or you got anything to say?”

Kai’s jaw clenched, his fists curling at his sides.

Adam, ever the chaos-loving bastard, just grinned. “I mean… we could leave,” he mused, crossing his arms. “Or…” His gaze flicked to Sadie, heated, knowing. “We could stay.”

Sadie made a sound that might have been a curse, might have been a prayer.

And suddenly, the air in the room changed.

It got heavier—charged with a sensual darkness, a powerful danger.

Something inevitable.

CHAPTER SEVENTEEN

Sadie

The weightof their gazes pressed against my skin, searing hot, impossible to ignore.

My breath came fast, uneven, my pulse hammering as I forced myself to meet Kai’s eyes.

He looked wrecked.

Not with jealousy.

Not with anger.

Withwant.

The same desire that burned in Adam’s smirk, in the way he leaned against the counter. The same need that still lingered in Samuel’s hands, gripping my thighs like he wasn’t ready to let go.

Something inside me snapped.

I swallowed hard, heat pooling low in my stomach, my body caught between hesitation and reckless, reckless need.

“So… You staying,” I whispered, barely recognizing my own voice, “or are you leaving?”

Kai exhaled sharply, his jaw tight, his fingers flexing at his sides like he was at war with himself.

And then he moved.

In two strides, he was in front of me, one hand sliding into my hair, tilting my head back.

His touch was firm, commanding.

“You sure about this, S?” His voice was rough, his restraint razor thin.

My tongue darted out, wetting my lips. “I don’t think I’ve ever been more sure of anything.”

The second the words left my mouth, Kai kissed me—hard, desperate, like he’d been holding himself back for too long and couldn’t do it any longer.