Page 81 of Wreaking Havoc
The thought was almost overwhelming, the freedom of it too much to bear. No Book to bind him, no human’s commands to tend to.
But Kai didn’t need those things, not anymore. He had the sweet warmth of Sascha in his arms to anchor him. His human had long been under a different yolk—the vicious father and controlling brother. They would explore their newfound freedom together.
Kai pressed a kiss to Sascha’s shoulder. The rest of Sascha’s bare upper arm was peeking out from under the cover, revealing the spot where his stab wound had once been. The spot that was now unbroken, unblemished skin.
A reminder that there was indeed one more step, beyond their bonding. Kai needed to do as he’d promised—he needed tovanquish Sascha’s enemies. To make sure they could never harm him again.
Not that they had a chance of killing him anymore, not with Kai’s demon strength and healing simmering in Sascha’s veins, waiting to be unleashed in case of illness or injury. But the Carusos could still cause him immense displeasure. Could upset his tender stomach with their threats. And Sascha had been most distressed at the mention of human trafficking.
As his mate, it was Kai’s responsibility to rectify that.
The leaders of the Caruso family had to go.
And the meeting tonight would be the perfect opportunity. Which left the rest of the day for…other pursuits.
Kai unwrapped his arm from Sascha’s middle and leaned back a bit to admire his sleeping form, fingering the soft silken shorts Sascha slept in. He’d changed into a different pair after their bath—these were not pink but a dark royal blue. A perfect match for Kai’s skin markings.
They were fascinating—the slightest movement from Sascha and the silken material would shift, revealing glimpses of his pale, tender flesh.
Like now. When Sascha had turned, he’d sprawled his leg over to the side, and one globe of his bottom was almost completely bare. Kai’s cock began filling at the tempting sight. There was hardly a barrier between them at all, since Kai slept in the nude himself. He would only have to nudge forward the slightest bit, and his cockhead would be pressed against him. He could slide himself back and forth, caught between smooth skin and smooth silk. Perhaps Sascha wouldn’t even wake. Perhaps…
A loud rumbling filled the room, startling Kai out of his musings.
Sascha’s eyes were open now, his cheeks pink.
Kai laughed in disbelief. “Did that come from…your stomach, zaychik?”
“I’m hungry,” Sascha muttered with a frown, embarrassment still coloring his cheeks. “We didn’t have dinner last night. So you’ll have to stow your pervy thoughts.”
“What do you know of my thoughts?” Kai asked, running a finger along the bare skin of Sascha’s upper thigh.
“You think them very loudly,” Sascha told him snippily, rising from his reclined position and dislodging Kai’s hand.
“Mm. What if I told you—”
The rumbling sound rang out again.
Right. What was Kai thinking? His mate was hungry. Starved, even, by the sound of it. They were newly bonded, and he’d allowed such a thing to happen.
He was a disgraceful excuse for a demon.
He leaped from the bed, summoning his trousers to his body as he strode to the kitchen ahead of his mate. Once there, he took stock.
It was an unmitigated disaster.
He turned to Sascha, who was blinking blearily at the edge of the kitchen. “You have nothing to eat in here,” Kai complained.
“Riiight,” Sascha said slowly, as if Kai were being foolish. “Because I’ve been living in Maine? Not that I would have had anything anyway. You can have literally anything delivered here, you know. I’ll order us some bagels.”
“No!” Kai closed the distance between them, grabbing Sascha’s phone from his hand before he could press any buttons. “Iwill do it.”
Hewouldfeed his mate, lack of resources be damned.
He stared down at the little device, unsure where to begin. Should he just goggle it? He tried painstakingly typing out “need bagels for mate,” but nothing useful came up.
A strangled sound came from his left. Sascha was peering over Kai’s arm at the phone screen.
Was he laughing at Kai?
