Kiss To Defy: A Multicultural College Sports Romance (Blairwood University Book 4) by Anna B. Doe

Author:Anna B. Doe [Doe, Anna B.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2021-07-08T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Twenty-Five

ZANE

“You could have stayed in bed,” Rei says as I walk her across the campus to the rink.

With the back of my hand, I cover another yawn. I don’t want her to feel bad and think she’s responsible for waking me, when it was me. I wanted to stay over last night. I wanted to hold her, to reassure myself it’s not all just another dream.

But seriously, how can she be so awake when it’s not even six in the morning? I’m used to getting up early, but even I’m not this good at the morning routine. Not after a night full of sex. No, I wanted to curl around Rei and not let her leave the tiny-ass bed. Next time we’ll have to go to my place. I forgot how small and cramped dorm beds are. I had to let my legs hang off the foot of the bed, and Rei curled into my side, half her body plastered to mine. That last part I didn’t mind one bit.

I lift our joined hands and press a kiss on her knuckles. “Not without you.”

She wiggles her brows playfully. “You were just afraid Jade was going to make good on her promise.”

I glare at her. “I wouldn’t put it past her.”

“She’s not that bad.”

“She’s Nixon’s sister, that’s enough.”

I slow my step and pull Rei back when we get close to the rink, turning her in my arms.

She places her hand on my chest, those big brown eyes looking up at me tenderly. “Is it silly that I don’t want to go inside?”

“No, it’s not. But you have to go. You have another competition soon, right?”

Rei nods her head. “Next week.”

I tuck a strand of her hair behind her ear. “I want to see you smash it. Did you make any progress on the quad?”

“I attempted it in my last competition, but didn’t land it. Still a work in progress, I guess.” Rei sighs, a frown between her brows. “I got to this level where I haven’t been learning anything new in a while, and I forgot how hard it can be. I’m getting pretty solid at landing the toe loop, so I bugged Alexei into working on a quad Salchow. The landing is still wobbly, but I’m getting there.”

“Practice makes perfect.” I brush my thumb over her cheek. “You’ll get there. I know you will.”

From the corner of my eye, I see a black BMW turn into the parking lot.

“If you come one day, I can show you.”

I shift my attention back to her. “Oh, a private show? I’d be down for that.”

“More like motivation.”

The car door opens and closes, footsteps coming closer.

The nape of my neck prickles, but I refuse to turn around to acknowledge the arrival of Rei’s coach. “You should probably go.”

She wraps her hands around my neck. “Just a minute.”

The corner of my mouth lifts, my hands going around her waist. “When are you done?”

“Rei?” a thickly accented voice asks.

No matter how much I want to ignore him, he won’t let himself be ignored.

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