Page 89 of Reckless Hate

Raising her chin slightly, she turned away, doing what her enemy hated even more. Ignoring him. She knew he would get back at her that night for ignoring him. Her stomach quivered in anticipation.

“It’s quite a party in here, darling. I see some shirtless dudes in the pool. I think I’ll go join them.”

Samantha nodded.

Rishi let go of her hand and went towards the huge pool where many guys were drinking beer and taking a dip in the colored water. She walked along the lawn, taking in the revelries. No one dared to put color on her seeing the cold, expressionless look on her face she deliberately held to keep people off.

But there was one person who had no such qualms.

“Samantha Roy…” her enemy’s deep mocking voice called out from the side. She turned to see the white flash of his teeth within the colored face. “Happy Holi.”

Her enemy dumped what felt like a barrel of colored water on top of her. By the time it was emptied, she was completely drenched in color, and her hair was a mess.

“Connard! Qu’est-ce que tu fais!”

The jerk grinned when she called him an asshole and asked what the hell he was doing.

“In English, please,” he drawled.

The jerked didn’t stop with drenching her. He put the empty drum aside and dragged her close. And before she could stop him, he threw her over his shoulder.

“Ved!” she yelled. “Put me down right now!”

She knew he was going to throw her into one of the colored water pools.

“If you don’t put me down, I’m going to lock my balcony doors tonight!”

There was a deep chuckle. “I know you won’t, sweetie. You will be quite hot for me tonight.”

Her face heated, knowing the jerk was right.

“Don’t you dare,” she warned when they neared a blue-colored pool.

He dared. He threw her into it, and she hit the water with a loud splash. When she came up, she saw his grinning face. He jumped inside and came to her.

“Get away from me,” she snapped.

But the jerk didn’t heed her order. He caught the back of her neck and dragged her close. She expected him to kiss her, and her lips tingled in anticipation. But he put his lips next to her ear.

“You said you didn’t want to come, but you came here with another guy. You better be ready for your punishment tonight.”

She should be outraged by his possessive words. But her core clenched hard and began throbbing in anticipation.

“Go to hell, asshole.”

He drew back and grinned. Then suddenly, his smile died as he looked at her face. His hands came up and cupped her cheeks before he bent his head and kissed her.

It wasn’t a carnal kiss like she was used to. It felt different. It was a kiss that a guy gave when he liked a girl. It was sweet, passionate and filled with longing.

Her stomach fluttered even as her heart thumped inside. She kissed him back the same way. Knowing that the people around them won’t recognize them because of the colors, she didn’t feel the need to hide.

But soon, the sweet kiss caught fire. He dragged his mouth away from hers. “Fuck,” he cursed. “Let’s get out of here.” He looked around and saw something before he looked at her again. “There’s a janitor closet in that building. Let’s go there.”

Her cheeks heated at his suggestion. She could feel his hard arousal under the water against her stomach. Although she was aroused as well, she pushed away from him.

“I’m not having sex in a janitor closet!” she hissed out in a whisper. “I want to enjoy the party.”

Before he could catch her, she swam away from him and got out of the pool. She quickly hurried to the dance area, where hundreds of people were dancing to the thumping music. Knowing she couldn’t be recognized gave her a thrill, and she moved along with the music. Barely two minutes later, a warm, hard, familiar body pushed against her back.

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