chapter 5

I was so caught up in being filled up by Kai's cock that I didn't know when time drifted and Leo got back home. Leo remained at the door, impatiently waiting, judging by how he shifted from one foot to the other.

On the other hand, Kai grinned. His lips spread wider, like he was waiting for what move I made next. He was amused by how red my cheeks were, how my heart plummeted against my chest, how I hurried to use the air freshener.

"What're you doing?" I yelled at him in a whisper. "Do you want Leo to see you in here?"

While my feet scraped the floor clean of cum, slick, and any other residue of sex and guilt that was eating me away, I picked up the rope and dumped it into the bathroom.

I dragged Kai up, slamming his clothes into him.

Then, I froze.

"What's taking you so long, Alex?"

"Uh, I'm just... I'm in the bathroom."

Leo huffed as I pleaded silently with Kai. "You need to hide. Uh..." my eyes wandered, finally settling on the wardrobe. "In there."

He followed my gaze and shook his head. Failing to spin him around, I collided against his skin, his semi-hard cock pressing against my stomach. The heat rose again, and I almost forgot I had Leo at the door.

Each second passing was a threat to me, the possiblilty of seeing the sun tomorrow slim if Leo caught us.

No doubt.

"Please..."

"I'll be fucking you tonight. Agreed?" he bargained. "That's the only way I'll move."

"Yes. Please, Kai. Yes." I swallowed a hard lump.

Probably as hard as his cock that twitched before my eyes as he hid in the wardrobe.

Clothes brushed clean, hair raked, I finally opened the door with Leo tsking. He took watchful steps inside, eyes darting left and right. My chest tightened, breath held without my awareness.

My knuckles turned white as I gripped the sides of my clothes harder. The guilt enveloped me in quivering shame, one that I hadn't come to realize until now.

"For the moon goddess's sake, Alex. How do you expect yourself to get better with the room so damp and cramped?"

The silence slithering down my throat finally eased when he spoke.

I followed behind him as he hurried to open the curtains, one leg moving after the other. I turned along with him. Leo's eyes fixated on the bed.

Sunbeams flashed onto the bed, revealing subtle wetness I hadn't seen before.

"Oh, that. I'd been sweating a lot."

"I see why you were hiding." He laughed, and I joined in, feigning light jolly. "The bed looks like you've been slamming yourself into it. And your clothes are spilled everywhere. I can help..."

"Really, I'll do it myself, Leo. Thanks."

He watched me from arm's length. "You're all flushed. Let me be of help."

Some of my clothes clung to his chest as he aimed toward the wardrobe. My legs sprinted, jumping in front of him, eyes as bright and warm as the sunset sprinkling an orange glow into the room.

"You wanna know what I need right now?" I asked, and Leo shrugged. "Some warm soup. Or lemon tea. To the best of your recipe."

"Ah, you naughty..." His lips spread wide.

Leo dumped the clothes into my arms before turning around. "Join me in the kitchen in fifteen?"

"Yeah, bet." I winked at him.

Leo picked the nylon he leaned against the wall next to the door, heading toward the kitchen. As I closed the door, my legs almost gave up, the urge to slide down nearly impossible to resist.

Kai's thick, guttural voice that made all of this filthy act worth the heart-wrenching risk came from the shadows in the room.

"You make me wanna nut in you all over again," he smirked, pulling my ass cheeks apart before placing a soft slap. My hole clenched, a whimper ripping out of me before I could bite my bottom lip.

"You need to leave, Kai."

"Tonight, I'm wrecking that hole again. Keep it tight for me, baby," he drawled on.

He had gotten surprisingly comfortable with this situation, and it brought impossible thoughts to my head.

It couldn't be... He couldn't care more...

I watched Kai head to the balcony, his hands gripping the rails so firmly I believed he could break the wood with one swift motion.

"Right here..." he emphasized, and it brought blood to my face, my eyes narrowing as his muscles constricted.

Then, he jumped.

I raced to the balcony, my belly halted by the rails, watching as Kai flipped just before he reached the ground and held his stance. Raising his face, he flipped his hair, sharing me an inaudible crackle.

"We don't want Leo seeing me appear in the house out of nowhere."

"You could have warned me. It's a three-storey. You scared me," I mouthed back, and his white pearly teeth flashed, two sets of fangs.

His aura, commanding and raw, only confirmed his designation as an Alpha.

I shooed him off, then spun around to clutch my chest. "Fuck, Alex. What the fuck are you doing?"

Fucking your best friend without any ounce of empathy, duh, a little voice broke in between.

I gripped my hair as I hurried to the bathroom, taking a sharp shower before changing into a baggy tee shirt and woolen pants. I slid into my flip flops, then hurried to the kitchen, acting like nothing had happened. No single embarrassment in my demeanour.

My thoughts lingered once again.

What's this thing between Kai and I...?

And where exactly was it leading?