Possession
Kai's POV
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I locked the basement door and dropped into the chair. The monitor showed the hallway footage from last night on repeat. Lila against me, my hand on her skin, her breath catching. I had let it slip. One second of weakness and now my blood ran hot every time I watched it. I slammed the space bar to stop the loop. Enough. I needed the upper hand back.
I pulled out my phone and fired off texts to three guys on the team. Word needed to spread fast. Lila was off limits. Family. Anyone who got near her answered to me. Tyler would get the message before lunch. That took care of the coffee shop problem.
The feeds showed her now in a study group at the library commons. Four of them around a table with laptops open. She laughed at something one of the girls said. I grabbed my keys and left.
I found the table easy enough. She looked up and her smile died. I did not give her time to explain.
"Family dinner," I said. "Dad wants us both home."
The others glanced between us. I picked up her bag and started walking. She muttered a quick goodbye and followed me out to the car. I tossed her bag in the back seat and got behind the wheel. She climbed in and buckled up without a word.
I started the engine and pulled out of the lot. My right hand left the gear shift and landed on her thigh. I squeezed once. Her muscle tensed under my palm.
"You belong here now," I said. "With me. Not with random study groups."
She stared straight ahead. "It was just homework."
My fingers dug in a little harder. "Homework does not need his number in your phone."
She shifted but did not push my hand away. The drive home took ten minutes. I kept my grip the whole way, thumb moving in small circles on the inside of her leg. Every time she inhaled sharp I felt it. By the time we parked she was breathing faster.
Inside the house she headed straight upstairs. I followed at a distance. Her door clicked shut. I waited thirty seconds then opened it without knocking.
She stood on a chair reaching for the smoke detector. Her fingers worked at the cover like she knew exactly what she was looking for.
"What the hell are you doing?" I asked.
She jumped and nearly fell. I crossed the room in three steps, grabbed her wrists, and pinned them above her head against the wall. The chair scraped across the floor. Her back hit the paint with a soft thud. Our bodies pressed together from chest to hips. I felt every quick breath she took.
"You think you can just take it apart?" I said.
Her eyes flashed. "I knew something was off. You have been watching me."
I leaned in closer until our foreheads almost touched. "To protect you. That is how it started."
Her chest rose against mine. I rocked my hips forward once, grinding into her. A small sound escaped her throat. I did it again, slower this time, letting her feel exactly how hard I was.
"Kai," she whispered.
The way she said my name sent fire down my spine. I pressed my mouth to her ear. "Say it again."
She did. Louder this time. A moan that broke in the middle. My grip on her wrists tightened. I wanted to rip her clothes off right there. Instead I held still and let the heat build between us.
"I see everything that happens in this house," I told her. "Every shower. Every time you touch yourself at night. I watch because no one else gets to have you."
She tried to twist free. I kept her pinned. Her leg hooked around mine for a second before she caught herself and shoved her shoulder into my chest. I let her wrists go. She stumbled back a step, eyes wide, cheeks flushed.
I pulled her phone from my pocket. Tyler had texted while we drove. I deleted it and tossed the phone on her bed.
"You are not doing study groups anymore," I said. "Not with them."
She rubbed her wrists where my fingers had left marks. "You do not get to decide that."
I stepped close again. "I already did."
Her back hit the wall once more. I caged her in with my arms on either side of her head. Our bodies lined up perfectly. I could feel the heat coming off her skin. My mouth hovered an inch from hers. One move and I would kiss her. One move and I would not stop.
This was my possession of her, tested and breaking right in front of me. I had planned everything. The cameras. The cold room. The rules. But she kept surprising me. Kept making me want more than control.
I pressed my hips forward again, letting her feel what she did to me. Her lips parted. Her eyes dropped to my mouth.
"You feel that, do not you?" I said, voice low. "How badly your body wants this. Say it out loud, Lila. Tell your big brother exactly what you need me to do to you right now, or I swear I will make you beg for it later."