Kane pinched the bridge of his nose. “I’m not telling you Ryder’s business, so drop it.”
I blinked at the dismissal.
“I warned you that I would not be with you if you weren’t honest with me about stuff like this. I wasn’t jokin’ when I said I’d be gone if you went back to that life.”
Kane’s eyes narrowed to slits. “Don’t threaten me, Aideen. You’re mine.”
“And I’ll be yours forever, but that doesn’t mean I’ll stand by you while you do God knows what with your shady brother. I love Ryder, but he is an arsehole!”
Kane’s eye twitched so I turned and walked away from him knowing good and well he was past the point of reason. I walked into our bedroom and over my shoulder I said, “Enjoy the sofa.”
I reached for the door and turned to close it, but jumped back when Kane stepped into the room, blocking the way.
“You’re not kicking me out of our bed.”
“I don’t want to be near you right now so yes, I am.”
He didn’t move.
“Don’t make me choose. I can’t choose between you and Ryder, I love you both.”
I placed my hand over my face in despair for a moment before dropping it back to my side. “I’m not fuckin’ askin’ you to choose. I just don’t want you helpin’ Ryder with whatever it is that he has goin’ on. That’s it.”
“He needs my help though.”
I was furious.
“Just tell me what you’re doin’ with him.”
Kane hesitated then sighed and said, “I can’t. It’s up to him whether he tells people or not.”
I held up my hand.
“Last chance. Tell me where you were going to go with Ryder.”
Kane was torn between his loyalty for me, and his loyalty for his brother.
“I can’t, baby. Please just trust me that it’s not shady. I’m just trying to help him.”
I shook with anger. “I know he is involved with things from his past, and now you’re too. You promised me all that was behind us.”
“It is—”
“It’s not!” I shouted. “He is still out there, and instead of tryin’ to find him, you’re off playin’ gangster with Ryder.”
“What?” he asked, his eyes wide with shock. “I’m putting everything I have into finding that son of a bitch. I just don’t mention it to you because I don’t want you so aware of the prick.”
Oh.
He looked away from me. “You don’t understand shit with Ryder.”
“Then help me to.”
“I. Can’t. Ryder made me promise not to tell you because you would tell Branna.”
It was definitely something shady.
“I knew it was somethin’ fucked up,” I spat.
“Aideen—”
“Tell me.”
He stared at me, but remained mute.
“Leave!” I screamed. “Take what’s yours and get the fuck out. I can’t deal with this right now.”
“Fine,” he bellowed back and rushed me. “I’ll take what’s mine and go.”
For a second I had no idea what was happening, but then realisation hit me. This motherfucker was trying to lift my pregnant arse up.
“Kane!” I screeched when he hooked his arm behind my knees and slid his arms around my waist and lifted me. My arms instinctively went up into the air then tightly wrapped around Kane’s neck.
“What the hell do you think you’re doin’?” I asked on a gasp.
He walked towards the door of our apartment. “You said to take what’s mine and get the fuck out. I’m doing exactly that.”
Me.
He meant me.
I was his.
For a moment I stared at him, then my heart kicked into overdrive and pleasure filled me. I’d be damned if I didn’t love him and his alpha ways. I looked at him and then I started to cry.
He stopped walking.
“Why are you crying?”
“Because I love you,” I stated and swatted at him. “I don’t want you to leave, but I also don’t want secrets between us.”
Kane sighed. “I love you, too, so please just trust me when I say it’s nothing I can’t handle, and it will be done soon.”
I swallowed. “You promise it won’t take you away from me?”
“Aideen, baby, I promise,” he said and kissed the side of my head. “I’m not going anywhere.”
I nodded. “I’m sorry for fightin’.”
I was. I wasn’t happy that I still didn’t know what Ryder was up to, but I respected and loved Kane too much not to take his word that he would be okay.
“Are you sorry because you’re genuinely sorry, or just because you don’t want me to carry you out of the apartment because it’s cold outside?”
I lightly smiled. “Both.”
Kane chortled and leaned his head down so he could kiss my cheek. I sighed as I played with the ends of his hair. “You wouldn’t think so, but I’m so hot for you right now.”
Kane looked down at me and said, “Really?”
“Oh, yes.” I nodded. “I love when you claim me as yours. It’s so sexy.”
He growled and my clit suddenly pulsed to life.
“I love when you make sounds like that, too.”
Kane smirked and carefully set me down on the floor. I slid my hands down his arms and licked my lips as they glided off his flexed biceps.
“I love how big you are. You make me feel tiny, which is saying something because I’m huge right now.”
Kane continued to smirk. “What else is big about me that you love?”
I grinned. “I’ll give you two guesses, but you’re only goin’ to need one.”
“You can sweet talk me all you like; I’m not having sex with you.”
I whimpered. “But Kane—”
“Nope. We’ve talked—or shouted—about this already. He is so low, I’m afraid I’ll knock against his head or something.”
I groaned. “Your dick isn’t long enough to touch him.”
“Thanks very much.”
“No,” I laughed. “I mean—”
“I know what you mean, but I just can’t do it. He is our baby and he is so close to coming into this world. It freaks me out knowing he could move while I’m inside you. Like... he could possibly be awake while I’m banging his mom. That’s not cool at all, Aideen.”
I crossed my legs when laughter erupted out of me, but it was too late.
“I just peed myself!” I laughed. “This is your fault.”