Savage Monster (Boys Without Remorse #2)

Chapter 8

eight

Onyx

I arched a brow at Ike when I stepped out of Korain’s bedroom, a pair of Korain’s sweats riding low on my hips and my shirt from yesterday covering my torso. Korain was much slimmer than me, so his shirts weren’t going to cut it. Hell, his sweatpants rode up my ankles, so I had them pulled up to rest beneath my knees.

“You could’ve announced you were here,” I griped, my muscles relaxing when Korain came up beside me. He grabbed my hand in his, linking our fingers together. I drew him closer to me, plastering our sides together. Pops, who had just come into the house, latched onto the movement before he looked at me, gritting his teeth, annoyance glimmering in his eyes.

“You should have followed directions, Onyx.”

I shrugged one shoulder, not really giving a fuck what he thought. Korain was mine, and the only way he was ripping me away from him was by killing me. “I didn’t break the code, Pops,” I reminded him. “Hell, I’m pretty sure I kept the code. I protected him.”

“Selfishly,” Wraith said, smirking at me. I curled my lip at him and gave him my middle finger. He pretended to catch it and stuff it in his pocket. Asshole.

“Stop,” Dad commanded as he appeared in the doorway of Korain’s kitchen. Pops made a low growling sound, but he backed down. Dad was the only person who could make Pops chill out.

Smiling, Dad walked over, holding his hand out to Korain. When I squeezed his hand, so he couldn’t let me go, he flushed and awkwardly held out his right hand to my dad. Dad rolled his eyes at me, but I didn’t give a fuck. “I’m Kasey, Onyx’s dad. Why don’t you come back home with me, so these boys can get your house cleaned up?”

“No,” I growled, tugging Korain so close to me I felt every time his chest expanded. I wasn’t letting him out of my sight. Not after some fucker had just broken into his house with the intent to kill him. Who the fuck knew what else he had planned for my boy? I was still too riled up to be comfortable letting Korain go anywhere without me, even if it was my dad.

“Onyx…” Dad said, his tone calm and soothing. He called it his psychopath-voice. It was the one he used when we were being irrational and he was trying to calm us down. “You know he’s safe with me, son. I’d never let anyone hurt him.”

“Dad—” I growled.

“Onyx,” Pops snapped, growing impatient. “Let Korain go with your dad. You caused this mess. You’re going to help clean it up.”

“That doesn’t mean he needs to fucking leave,” I barked, getting angry. I’d take a bullet for my family, but that didn’t mean they didn’t work my fucking nerves like no other.

“Onyx,” Korain said, gripping my arm. I swung my angry eyes to him. He gently squeezed my hand, meeting my hard gaze without a hint of fear. He’d come so far with me in the past day, and it made me fucking proud of him. “I’ll go with your dad.” He glanced around his ruined living room, his face paling a bit. “I don’t think I want to be here anyway. Besides, I’m safe. You…took care of the person who wanted to harm me.”

I heaved a sigh before forcing my fingers to unwind from his. Gripping the side of his neck, I pulled him to me, slanting my lips across his in a hot kiss that lingered. Vargas let out a wolf-whistle behind me, but I ignored him.

“You have my number,” I reminded Korain.

He snickered. “You mean from the thousand and one times you called me?”

I rolled my eyes.

He nodded. “Yeah, I have it. I’ll call you if I need you. I promise.”

Sighing, I released him, dropping my arm back to my side. Dad pressed his hand to Korain’s upper back. They were almost to the door when Pops stopped Dad. He gripped a handful of hair at the back of Dad’s scalp and crushed their mouths together in a kiss that was definitely inappropriate, especially in front of their kids. I grimaced.

“Fucking gross,” I muttered.

“Like we didn’t just watch you play tongue hockey with your little boyfriend,” Sabbath muttered. I sneered at him. He dropped into the recliner and pulled his feet up, crossing his legs. Waving his hand at the bloody living room floor, he smirked. “Well? Get to cleaning, Onyx. This is your mess, after all. We just brought the supplies.”

I scowled at him. “Fuck you.”

“All of you get to cleaning,” Pops snapped. He looked at Sabbath. “And you stop egging them on unless you want to help.”

Fucking baby.

Sabbath huffed but kept his mouth shut. Ike stuck out his tongue at Sabbath, earning a scowl from our little brother. Pops pointed a finger at Ike. “Stop egging him on, Ike. I swear, you all are fucking toddlers.”

Rolling my eyes, I headed over to the front door where all the cleaning supplies I needed were sitting. Vargas came up beside me and roughly elbowed my side, a teasing smirk tilting his lips. I grunted.

“So, is his mouth as good as it looks?” he asked.

I pushed him hard enough to knock him on his ass.

“I’m going to shove my knife in your throat, too, if you don’t fuck off somewhere,” I growled.

“Enough!” Pops barked, his patience gone. We immediately went silent. He pinched the bridge of his nose. “Jesus fucking Christ,” he growled before stomping off to the back porch, his phone in his hand.

“Look what you did,” Sabbath grumbled. “Now, he’s going to be a dick all day.”

“Not once Dad gets his hands on him,” Wraith said. We all grimaced.

“Seriously?” Sabbath groaned, glaring at our brother. “I think I need bleach for my brain.”

The house was quiet when I got to Dad and Pops’s place, though the lights were on. My brothers headed upstairs to their rooms to shower and change, and I went in search of my boy. It wasn’t hard to find him. He was on the back patio with Dad. Both of them were sipping from mugs of coffee, and they had turned on the TV behind the bar, their eyes glued to whatever adult cartoon was on.

“Hey,” Korain breathed, turning to look at me when he noticed my presence. Dad muted the TV and turned to look at me, as well.

“Hey, yourself.” I looked at Dad. “Pops is heading for the shower, I think.” He got up without a word. I looked at Korain. “Wanna come upstairs with me?”

“Hold on.” I glanced behind me at Pops, who was stepping outside. He wrapped an arm around Dad’s neck when he reached him, and both of them looked at us as Korain stood, coming to stand beside me. Sensing his trepidation, I grabbed his hand, linking our fingers together. Pops looked at Korain. “You’re family now, Korain. And we protect family.”

I could sense the but in there, and I clenched my jaw.

“But if you betray this family,” Pops continued, “we will do what’s needed to protect ourselves.”

“Pops—” I growled, taking a step in front of Korain. I’d kill him before he ever hurt my boy.

Pops held up his hand. “I’m not threatening him. I’m reminding him of his place. He has a home here—and family if he wants it. But I will not let him bring harm upon you, your brothers, or your dad.”

“Sir—”

“Winston,” Pops corrected Korain.

Korain cleared his throat. “Um, Winston, I don’t have any urge to do anything that would harm you guys.” He looked up at me then, nervousness shining in his eyes. “I… I think I love Onyx. And I don’t want to be without him.”

Dad sighed, a small smile tilting his lips. “You do know my son may never be capable of loving you back?”

Korain nodded, his fingers tightening around mine. “I know. And I’m okay with that. But last night, he did something for me no one else ever has. Something no one else has ever been willing to. I know he’s not…normal, but I’m okay with that.” Korain squeezed my hand. “I wouldn’t ever change him.”

I tugged Korain closer to me and folded my arms around him, a smirk tilting my lips. “You love me, baby?”

His cheeks flushed. “Yeah… I think I do.”

Growling, I gripped him beneath his thighs and lifted him. He squeaked, his cheeks burning red, the flush spreading down to his neck and disappearing beneath the neckline of his shirt.

“Tell my brothers to plug their ears,” I told my parents as I passed them.

“Onyx!” Dad admonished.

Pops just chuckled and clapped me on the back. “As long as I’m not forced to hear, I don’t give a fuck what you two do.”

“Winston!” Dad snapped.

I snickered and walked inside. Then, I took my boy’s mouth in a hot, searing kiss that burned my soul and lit me on fire. And his soft, answering moan was everything .