~Kai~Benny’s words to her mother ricocheted back at her. She will not come out of this unscathed. Anger pumped in her veins the moment we left the apartment. And now that she finished what she came here to do, she got nothing left but the reality of this situation.It was fucking torture watching her speak to her mother the way she did. She was the epitome of calm and control. She had everyone fooled that she had the upper hand in that confrontation. I knew better.When she came back to the office and locked eyes with me, I knew I had the biggest job in this fiasco. I need to pick up the broken pieces of her heart. She has her family; Markus and Klaus will never leave her alone. But they don’t know her like I do.I didn’t care that Klaus was in the room. Three strides, and I cradled Benny’s weary form. She burst into tears. Her body shook as she controlled her whimpers but failed miserably. Klaus watched us cautiously. But not even a bullet or his probing gaze could stop me from cons

~Benny~ Waking alone in bed, I sat up and winced, leaning against the headboard. All parts of my body were tender and sore, and my chest felt so full it was overflowing with glee, but my mind was going in circles. In the bathroom, Kai fucked me like a savage, and in his bed, he took me like a real gentleman. It felt like the island had happened only yesterday. The extent of his knowledge of what ticks me showed. He knew what buttons to push and how to test my boundaries without scaring the fuck out of me. He admitted he missed me, and he showed me exactly how much. Last night, I had Kai, the perfect lover, my ideal guy, and I don’t know what to make out of it. I came to him with the intent of taking my mind off things, and he succeeded, as always. I don’t want to read more into this, but when the door to his room opened, and he beamed, one that made my heart stop beating, I shied away and pulled the covers up to my chest. “How are you?” Kai asked, kicking the door shut. He was ba

~Kai~Kissing her had always been out of this world, but tonight, after that talk, kissing her meant the world.She’s in it with me. Fuck! My hands, circling the narrow columns of her neck, moved to take a fistful of her hair. They were strands of silk between the gaps in my fingers.My body berated my brain for pulling away, stopping the kiss before it turned heated. I am aware of where we are, and I blame myself for trying so damn hard to be a romantic. That wasn’t me. Now I was enduring the worst kind of blue balls, my body burning with lust even though it was freezing out here.Foreheads pressed flush, white smoke billowed between us from our deep heaves as we caught our breath.Benny bit her lip, frustration evident in her honeyed green eyes. “Kai…” her palms covered mine.“Hm?” I pulled away just enough so I could admire her.She was so beautiful my chest aches just looking at her. She’s finally mine - at least I had a shot at making her mine. I worry she’d push me away, that my

~Kai~I didn’t have enough time processing this turn of events. Klaus grinned from ear to ear. Then he stepped forward. One step became two, followed by another until he was in front of me. He slapped a hand over my shoulder, turning me towards the alley entrance.“Get a grip, Kai,” Klaus said, stirring me out of the dark alley.I swallowed, moving on autopilot. I mean, I am fucking ecstatic about still having my limbs intact, but none of this makes sense.“I know the prospect of being my brother-in-law is overwhelming, but you can breathe now. It’s only me.” He chuckled, the cackle filling the empty street.That’s my cue. I’m not hallucinating. This cocky bastard played me like a puppet. It was a setup, and I fear there was more to this story than I’m aware of.He stirred me further from the apartment, dropping his arm from my shoulder.“We are going the wrong way,” I said, slowing my steps.“Nah,” he kept walking, pulling his phone out. “We’re gonna go for a drink. We need to talk.

~Kai~There had been a change of plan.Remy Garnier, Adelar’s first born son, wanted to meet far from the safe house, specifically from Rain’s claws. He claimed that the little minx made him shit his pants.He waited for us in the cafe downtown for breakfast. With blond hair tied in a low ponytail, dressed in a sharp blue suit that matched the color of his searching eyes, he stood once we stepped inside the breakfast house.Benny and I walked behind Klaus. He dropped by the apartment, and we drove here in convoy.Remy tried to conceal his fear when he saw Klaus. His lips faltered as the distance between us disappeared. Recognizing Klaus from their meeting yesterday, he greeted him first, clasping Bossman’s hand with both of his. He turned to me, a cautious smile, as he shook my hand.I read his file. He was one of Paris’s sharpest and most respectable young businessmen, but he stood before us with sweaty palms. What did Rain do to him?“Benny…” his expression softened when he saw Benn