Sunlight cut through the blinds, warming Kai's bare skin. He stirred slowly, the soreness in his body reminding him of everything that had happened the night before. His lips still tingled from Noah's rough kisses, his thighs sticky, his chest marked with possessive bites.
For a moment, panic flickered. He rmembered Matt- the cruelty, the coldness, the way his body had never been more than a thing to use.
But then he felt it.
A heavy, warm palm on his waist. A steady breath against the back of his neck. The solid weight of Noah pressed against him from behind, grounding him, holding him like he was something to be treasured.
"You're awake,' Noah murmured, voice deep and rough from sleep. His hand slid up, fingertips brushing Kai's ribs possessive even in their gentleness.
"Good, was just about to wake you."
Kai flushed, clutching the sheet instinctively, though it did little to hide him.
"You don't need to hide anymore," Noah said firmly, tugging the fabric away. "I want to see you. Every inch. Always."
Kai shivered under his gaze, exposed, but the burn of shame wasn't the same as it had been with Matt. With Noah, it was hotter. Safer.
Noah shifted, propping himself on one elbow as his other hand gripped Kai's chin tilting his face. His eyes were sharp unreadable. "Listen carefully," he said, tone slipping into command.
"I'm not Matt. I don't hurt for control. I don't break for fun. When you're mine- " his thumb dragged over Kai's swollen lip, making him gasp- "you obey. You trust. And I give you more than vou've ever had."
Kai's breath stuttered. "More...?"
A dark smile curved Noah's lips. "Pleasure. Release. Protection. Everything he couldn't give you."
His hand slid down, curling around Kai's cock in a slow, deliberate stroke. Kai moaned, arching helplessly into the touch already trembling.
"You don't beg to be spared with me," Noah continued, his voice like velvet over steel. "You beg to be owned. You beg for my cock. For my hand. For my control." His grip tightened, his strokes faster, easing him to the edge before slowing to nothing. "Understand?"
" Yes- Noah, yes," Kai gasped, his thighs quivering.
"Good boy."
The praise sent heat rushing through Kai's chest, sharper than any insult Matt had ever thrown. He craved it instantly desperate to hear it again.
Noah flipped him onto his back easily caging him in with his broad frame. His mouth claimed Kai's, kissing him hard tongue pushing past lips that parted with no resistance. When he pulled back, his eyes burned.
"Hands on the headboard," Noah ordered.
Eli obeyed instantly, grabbing hold of the wood above him
"Don't let go until I say so."
The weight of the command shivered down Kai's spine, electrifying him. His body was already trembling when Noah slid down, kissing across his chest, biting at sensitive skin until Kai cried out. He worshiped and devoured in equal measure, leaving bruises that would last for days.
Bv the time Noah's mouth closed around his cock, Kai was screaming his name head thrown back. But Noah didn't rush. He licked, sucked, pulled back whenever Kai neared the edge, dragging out his desperation until he was sobbing.
"Please- please, Noah- I can't-"
"You can," Noah qrowled, voice muffled around him. "You'll hold on until I let you come. Not a second before."
Tears slipped down Kai's cheeks, his hands white-knuckled on the headboard, body straining with need. Matt had made him cry from pain, from humiliation. Noah made him cry from too much pleasure.
Finally, Noah released him, crawling back up and pressing his cock against Eli's entrance. His grip returned to Eli's throat squeezing lightly, forcing his gaze upward.
"Who owns you?"
Kai's answer came without hesitation, a desperate, broken moan. "You, Noah- only
you."
"Say it louder."
"You own me!"
Noah slammed into him, the force stealing his breath, his scream muffled by Noah's mouth. The thrusts were merciless, but not cruel- every stroke purposeful, every snap of his hips meant to push Kai deeper into bliss.
Kai's world shattered. He clung to the headboard, his body arching, every nerve alive with fire. When Noah finally gave the order- "Now. Come for me-" Kai broke completely, crying out his name as he came harder than he ever had in his life.
Noah followed with a guttural groan spilling deep, his teeth sinking into Kai's shoulder to mark him.
When it was over, Kai collapsed, trembling. Noah gathered him close, holding him against his chest, his voice softer but still aced with authority.
"That's the difference," he whispered into Kai's hair. "You don't fear me. You crave me. And you'll never belong to anyone else again."
Kai buried his face against Noah's neck, heart racing, body sore and full. For the first time, he understood what it meant to belong- and he knew he'd never look back.