DarkHunger by Aminta Reily Read Free Book Online Page B

that I can’t see him that excites me or the sound of his voice.”
    “He has a sexy voice?” Amanda inquired.
    “Oh, yes he does, Amanda. He has one of those deep, skin-tingling voices. I think once he said hi, I was gone.”
    The girls laughed as the men made it back into the room.
    “I see you made it back from dancing with him,” Tyler snapped.
    Kayla frowned. “What’s your problem, Tyler?”
    Tyler looked at her. “My problem is that you go and take the side of some man you don’t know. You go out to the dance floor, grinding against him like some whore—”
    “Whore?” Kayla interrupted. “Watch what the hell you say to me. I’m not yours and never will be yours. I didn’t get upset that you were dancing with some female a moment ago. Does that make her a whore? She didn’t know you.”
    “Yes,” Tyler growled.
    “Whoa, man, take it easy,” Noah jumped in.
    “Stay out of this, Noah,” Tyler snapped. “You don’t know the half of what’s going on. She’s doing stupid things and I am only trying to protect her.”
    “Protect her by calling her a whore? How is that protecting her?” Julia yelled.
    Tyler folded his arms across his chest, watching all of them closely. “I only call it as I see it.”
    “You know what, I’m out of here. I don’t have to take being spoken to like this from anyone.” Kayla walked past Tyler and out the door. The moment she made it out the door, he grabbed her wrist.
    “How are you going to get home? I drove.” Tyler yelled. “Unless you’re going to get that…that other guy to drive you home so he can fuck you.”
    Kayla frowned and snatched away from Tyler. Without thought, she reached up and slapped Tyler in the face as hard as she could. The shock she should feel didn’t overpower her anger. How could he talk to her like that? “You’re a bastard, Tyler. I don’t need you to drive me home. I can walk for all I care.”
    “No, the hell you’re not,” Tyler screamed and grabbed her wrist tightly.
    Kayla groaned at the pain. She knew if he held her any tighter her wrist would probably break. When did Tyler get so strong? He shouldn’t be able to apply this much pressure with just one hand. “Let me go, Tyler,” Kayla said through clenched teeth.
    “Tyler, let her go before you break her wrist,” Julia screamed.
    “Go back into the room, Julia, and stay out of this.”
    “Fuck you, Tyler. You don’t tell me what to do. She is my friend, now, let her go.”
    “Is there a problem here?” Logan questioned as he walked up to them.
    Kayla looked up to see Ian standing behind Logan. There was something in Ian’s eyes she couldn’t put her finger on. Anger, yes, but something else. Maybe concern that Tyler was going to hurt her.
    “Let her go, now,” Ian finally spoke.
    His voice vibrated down her spine. It was dark. Darker than anything she ever heard before. Dangerous, but a turn on in ways she never thought could turn her on.
    Tyler looked at the two men, then to her. He had released some of the pressure on her wrist, but it still throbbed with pain. He snarled, then let her go completely.
    “You know what? I am out of here!” Tyler stormed off.
    “Looks like we are walking tonight,” Julia said.
    “No you are not,” Logan said. “I can take you home if you’d like.”
    Kayla looked at the others and they nodded in agreement. The walk would take them about an hour, but the drive only twenty minutes. “That would be nice,” Kayla grabbed her wrist with her other hand. Ian was by her side, examining it also.
    “Are you all right?” he asked.
    “Yes.” Her voice came out crackly.
    “Let’s get you home. I can only take you three with all the equipment I have in the car. Ian, could you drive the young lady home in your rental for me?”
    Kayla watched as Ian turned quickly to Logan.
    “Sure,” he replied, looking back at her, “if it’s all right with Kayla.”
    Kayla nodded as he released her.
    “Are you sure that she will