Page 59 of His Daggered Heart
“Yeah, yeah.” He swats his hand at me like I’m a fly. “Just hurry it on up. Cora is hungry.”
I grab Alex’s hand and we walk into Olive Garden. Naturally, we had to take them to their first favorite place since we went to their other favorite place without them earlier. The cheesecake I had for Alex kind of melted so she and Cora were not having it.
“Back to what you were saying, angel, I think we are just being tested. I think that now that we are stronger than ever, the universe is trying to tear us apart.” I pause. “We are a power couple, and at that.” I look at Cora and Levi walking next to us. “We are a power family. Together, I feel like we are unstoppable.”
“Damn right,” Levi agrees. “Also,” he continues, “I would like to apologize once more that we went to the Cheesecake Factory without you lovely ladies.”
The girls make eye contact and then roll their eyes without saying a word.
“We have created monsters, man,” I tell him, laughing. “Spoiled little monsters.”
It’s then that Cora chimes in and Alex scoffs, swatting me on the arm. “We deserve every ounce of love we demand from you two.”
“Oh, don’t mistake that. We are willingly here to spoil and love the monsters we created but we did create them.”
“That’s fair,” she admits. Alex laughs in agreement, pulling me closer to her body.
“I love you, handsome, and I will walk through the fire with you any day, any time.”
I lean in and kiss her temple. “You won’t have to walk, angel…” I pause, looking deep into her creamy coffee gaze. “I will carry you.”
Chapter 38
Kohen
WesitatOliveGarden until it’s time to go home and get our shit ready for my dad to pick me and Alex up. I am not sure how Levi is getting to the meet or if Cora is going but I’m already dreading being around my father. He has a talent for sucking the life out of everything and everyone. I don’t know if it started with my mother or if he was born that way. I keep as far away from him as I can.
“Big day tomorrow, man,” Levi says, clapping his hand to mine on the way out the door.
“Yeah you, too, bro. Safe travels and good luck,” I say back.
“Look, Kohen, I know you don’t have the best relationship with your dad and his expectations are a weight on your shoulders, but I just have to tell you. Set those expectations down and just get it done. For yourself. You are a great athlete, the raw talent flowing through you is enough to win. That weight he puts on you is only holding you down and holding you back.”
I don’t expect the sentiment and I’m a bit taken back. I am his competition in several categories. Yet here he is, uplifting me. This dude really is a good fucking man.
“Thanks, Levi, I am truly honored to call you my friend, bro. For real.”
“You’re welcome, big dawg. I just felt it in my heart to tell you that.” With that, he leaves and Cora wishes me good luck and demands I come back safe, before heading up to bed.
I turn and see my beautiful Angel placing her bags in the entryway with a face that’s ready for war. She knows my father doesn’t approve of us, but even more than that, she knows he chose Erica for me. It doesn’t matter what he wants, not on this, I choose Alex, and I will always choose her, over everything, him included.
I grab the rest of our bags and then step into her bubble. “What’s the matter, sexy?” I ask, even though I already know.
“Your dad hates me, Kohen. Why am I subjecting myself to his wrath?”
I spread her legs open with my foot and she doesn’t fight me. She needs this.
“Because you love me,” I say, leaning in to kiss her neck. She lifts her chin, exposing more flesh to me and I gently bite her. She hisses and my cock twitches in my sweatpants. There is a little rush of pleasure in hurting her so gently.
“I don’t know how, handsome,” she gulps. “Is that enough?” she teases.
I grip her pussy through her stretchy gym shorts and apply pressure. “I don’t know, angel, you tell me.” I trail my hand up her body, from her pussy, to her abdomen, teasing her. I look into her burnt gaze, heat filling me up from her stare. Snaking up her body, I rest my hand around her throat, unsure if she is okay with this. She answers my question by pressing her throat harder into my hand and I grip her there.
She smirks. “Do you want to fuck me, Kohen?”
I press my hard cock into her and lean into her ear to whisper. “Yes, I want to fuck you so hard that you remember why you are willingly walking into the lion’s den with my father.”
She pulls back to look at me again and then tiptoes, pulling my ear to mouth. “Well, you can’t because your father is standing at the front door watching us.” She covers her mouth with her hand, muffling her laughter.