I know he’s as evil and cruel as my father was.
I know he already bought a new whore to replace Kai.
I know his mansion in Italy is impossible to tackle without risking suicide.
I know he owns several of my yachts and prefers the sea, like I do.
I know he’s a monster I will soon kill.
And I know I need to go interrupt whatever is happening between Kai and Liesel, because both of them are strong-willed and not afraid of a fight. And if I leave them alone for too long, one of them is going to end up going overboard.
I walk to the pool deck and find them both tanning themselves in their bikinis while sipping on mimosas.
They aren’t speaking, which might be a good thing. It means they aren’t planning anything against me.
“It looks like you two have spent your time productively,” I say as I lie down on one of the loungers next to Kai. I’m wearing jeans and a black T-shirt, and there is no way I will last out here in the beating sun dressed like this. But I don’t plan on staying long.
“We had a very productive time,” Liesel says.
I put my hands behind my head, trying to seem relaxed, but I’m anything but. Not when two of the people I care most about have spent the morning together most likely threatening each other. “So does that mean you are friends now?”
“No, just not enemies,” Kai answers.
I look at her, searching her eyes for more truth, but she’s not going to give it to me. I look over at Liesel, and she’s as much as a closed book as Kai is.
These women are my everything. They are both smart, beautiful, and fearless. They have both faced more evil than any person should.
I should have fallen for one of them by now, but I can’t. I can’t love.
And both of these women deserve more than I can give them.
I look at Liesel, my childhood friend I've tried to protect with my life countless times. Sometimes I was able to save her, sometimes I wasn’t. But when we became adults, I vowed no one would hurt her. No one has. I’ve at least kept that promise.
And then I look at Kai, a woman I’ve let down so many times. And in many ways, I have failed more than Liesel.
Liesel learned a long time ago I’m not worth loving.
But I’m not sure Kai has learned the same lesson yet. I need to remind her we are enemies at the end of the day. That we are two people drawn together by the need to fuck, nothing more.
I want to go remind Kai of that lesson right now. Take her to my bedroom and fuck her hard instead of gentle, remind her I’m rotten to my core. But I don’t want to hurt Liesel.
Liesel may know there is no chance at us having anything more, but I don’t want her to think there is any chance I’ll be with Kai either. I just want to fuck her.
“Go,” Liesel says, dropping her sunglasses over her eyes, looking bored.
“Go where? We are in the middle of the fucking ocean, Liesel.”
She raises her sunglasses so I can see her roll her eyes. “Go fuck her.”
Kai freezes at Liesel’s words.
Liesel starts shooing us away, and I’m not going to miss out on a chance to fuck Kai. If Liesel is okay with it, then I’m not going to miss this opportunity.
I grab Kai’s hand and pull her to me.
She blinks rapidly, and I can already feel her pulse speeding just being in my arms.
“We should stay. It’s not fair to leave Liesel all alone,” Kai says.