But then that sleazy asshat slides his arm around her waist, acting as though he's about to claim her. Fuck this shit.
"Kade, stop," Tag says, pushing against me harder.
Wren joins him in holding me back, and I growl as I glare at Lyle's back. Oh hell no. He just put his hands on her hips.
With a hard shove, both men are knocked off me, and I'm charging across the bar, scaring the hell out of anyone who gets in my way. I grab Lyle by the back of his shirt and sling him against the wall.
Then I cut my eyes toward the girl I've been chasing.
"What the fuck!" Lyle blares. "What the hell is your problem?"
I have no use for him as I glare at Raya. Lyle's too big of a bitch to try coming at me.
"Kade!" Tag yells, placing himself between Lyle and me.
"What are you doing here with him?" My voice is deceptively low, but there's no mistaking the fact I'm pissed. I take a step toward her. "What happened to being tired and crashing?"
She looks nervous, but she knows I won't hurt her, so she doesn't look scared. Lyle, on the other hand... She should be scared for him.
"I... I thought... I'm sorry. I'll go," she stammers.
"No! Hell no," Lyle says, acting as though he has the balls to step in. "If you're not dating her, then you have no right—"
"Stay the hell out of it!" I bark, dangerously close to losing it.
"You don't tell me what to do, you arrogant son of a bitch!" Lyle snaps, again pretending to be badass, but only because Tag is here to hold me back.
I lunge at him, but Wren comes to aid Tag in keeping me restrained. Lyle makes a half-assed attempt to fight with me, but he deliberately stays shielded.
"Kade, I'm sorry. I didn't mean to piss you off. I just wanted to have some fun," Raya says, pulling my attention back to her.
I could have helped her have fun. I brought her here to have fun.
"You shouldn't be out with him. You should have stayed in the damn house like you said you were going to, or you should have come out with—"
"I said I'm sorry!" she yells, surprising me with the tears in her eyes. "I'm leaving now. I'll take the bus back to Sterling Shore and I'll be out of the house before you return. I'm sorry."
She takes off running, but I'm ripped back by four hands when I try to follow.
"Let me go!" I roar, cursing Tag and Wren.
"No, dammit, let her go while you calm down," Tag hisses. "I'll go get her and take her back. When the psychotic Hulk subsides and Kade is back in control, let me know, and you can talk to her then."
I struggle to get away from them, but men I don't know are suddenly there, helping them. Tag disappears, more than likely going after her. Lyle lets go a string of curses from somewhere nearby, as I condemn all my oppressors to hell.
"Get the hell off me! She'll walk back if he doesn't get her! Let me go before she fucking tries!"
"She won't walk back," Wren groans, exasperated with me. "She's probably waiting on one of us to come out there and take her home."
He doesn't know Raya like I do. She'll walk or hitchhike. I get sick thinking about the second option, and it
fuels my fight.
I shove four of them off me with one powerful heave and make it outside before anyone can stop me. Tag is swearing as he kicks the snow, walking back toward the bar.
"Where is she?" I bark, making him drop a few more choice words.
"Gone. One of the guys over there said she got in a car just down the road."