"So, if he said for you to jump off a bridge, you'd do it?" I scoff at the idiocy.
"I know it sounds stupid to you but we're loyal to our coach, and he's always had our backs no matter what. He has his own battles he takes on and we choose to fight them by his side. We're closer than family. That's what it means to be ‘Bound By Blood.’"
I've heard that before.Bound By Blood.It's something Kai mentioned when we first moved to Royal City. I thought it a weird way to describe the football team but I didn't question it much. Maybe I should've.
"So you don't dothatunless he tells you to?" I ask for clarification.
"No, we don't go around raping every girl in Royal City. We don't want you to think we're a bunch of monsters, okay? That doesn't happen all the time and it's usually just when Kai is in a mood." Knox offers this as a condolence while resting his hand on my thigh.
"Why does it matter what I think of you?"
I have a sense of why but I need to hear it.
"Isn't it obvious? We all like you, even Kai. He doesn't want to admit it but there's a reason he made sure everyone knew you were completely off limits which is the only reason none of the guys ever tried to make a move on you, me included," he confesses, stroking my leg a bit.
"You all like me? How can you be so sure it's not just you?"
"Because we've talked about it. It shouldn't be too hard to imagine. You're smart, beautiful, funny, and so headstrong. Not to mention, incredible in bed." He winks flirtatiously at me.
"You talked about how you all feel about me?" I'm surprised by this.
"Yeah. We don't want anyone else having you but we don't mind sharing you or keeping things simple. Plus, this is a bit of a strange situation."
"That's right. Strange situation, indeed. After all, Uncle Kai is keeping me handcuffed." I jiggle my cuffed wrists but Knox just stares at me in wonder.
"Did you just say … Uncle Kai?"
My cheeks flush. "Oops. Sorry. He helped my dad raise me until I was … twelve, I think. I called him Uncle Kai because he was the closest thing I had to family outside of my dad and my grandparents. My mom disappeared right after I was born. Kind of explains why I blindly followed him into that classroom, doesn't it? They do say it's always those closest to you who are most likely to hurt you." I'm rambling, my heart hammering in my chest.
Who in their right mind lets a term of familiarity slip after they've been raped and held prisoner by that person? I must be losing my mind.
"It's okay," Knox whispers as if he completely understands and his eyes sparkle like he doesn't judge me. His rough palm caresses my cheek as his deep green eyes stare into mine. "Calm down and let me kiss you, pretty girl."
Let him? Since when has anything I've done since I was dragged into this house been of my own free will?
Well, except for sucking Kai's dick. That was the only thing by a long shot but I won't admit that aloud.
He leans in and his lips ghost over mine, barely tickling the surface but the sensation sets my body on edge. My lips mold to his instinctively.
My conscience screams that the last thing I should be doing is kissing a guy who forced himself within my body but I have a compelling argument prepared.
Knox may have hurt me but he did it under Kai's order as a method of punishing Blaine which I can live with. Knox may have raped me but he also saved my life and helped nurse me back to health.
Knox has done bad things, I acknowledge that, but he's not the enemy.
I run my fingers through his hair, demanding his closeness, as Knox pulls me into his lap. I straddle his waist and deepen the kiss, accepting how good it feels to actually make out with a really hot guy who likes me.
It's more empowering than anything I've ever experienced. No wonder so many people fall in and out of love. It has to be kisses like this that make something as fickle and heartbreaking as love be worth the risk.
No one has ever asked me why I don't date. I use my father as a shield in my mind. Even without everything that's going on, my father would probably kill Knox if he knew about us kissing like this.
"Knox," I whimper as he trails his lips down my throat, hungry nips of his teeth following his lips, seducing me successfully.
"Is it selfish that I want to take your body right now when no one else can enjoy you? Just you and me, pretty girl."
My pussy weeps at the offer. "Not selfish at all, especially since I want you to," I confess breathlessly.
I sneak a peek over his shoulder and see Kai is no longer in the kitchen and two plates are set on the counter.
