Time froze as Tex’s words sank in.

“You said he was in love with you and cheated. Or did he even do it? Was it just a lie?”

I sat up, my hand shot out, and I covered Tex’s mouth and squeezed his face, barely restraining the emotions that threatened to override me.

Killing Brycen had little to do with his cheating. It hurt, but in the end, I’d also seen how devastated Benito had been by it. Neither of us had known. Brycen had done much worse.

Words kept getting stuck, and it angered me even more. I stared at Tex’s wide eyes.

“He loved no one.” It certainly wasn’t me. There was so much more, but my brain continued to misfire, and words jumbled up. Instead of talking, I’d show Tex he belonged to me.

Tex scooted up the bed as I ripped my clothes off. I grabbed his ankle and yanked him back down.

Grabbing his bound wrists, I pressed them to the bed as I reached over to the nightstand and grabbed the bottle of lube. I didn’t look twice at the condoms. I wanted to claim Tex in every way possible. I needed him to know mind, body, and soul. He was mine and mine alone.

“Enzo, you can’t be serious,” Tex said breathlessly.

I moved between his legs and slathered my cock with lube. I rested the head of my cock against his entrance. I want you so badly, and I know you want the same.

“Tell me you don’t want me.” My blood was rushing so loudly I feared it would block out Tex’s reply.

His mouth opened and closed and his eyes shimmered. “I… I.” Tex closed his mouth, closed his eyes, and stole away the beautiful blue jewels.

My hand collided with the side of his face, and his eyes snapped open.

“Don’t look away from me.” I wanted to see the look in his eyes as he destroyed what we had.

Tex licked his lips, and a single tear broke free. “I can’t.” The words were nothing more than a strangled sound, but I understood them.

I plunged inside of him with no condom. The heat sucked me in and stole all of my reasoning. Our moans mixed as I fully seated myself inside of him. I rested my arms on either side of Tex’s head and caged him. Leaning down, I lapped up the tear that had fallen and kissed both of his eyes.

“You’re mine.”

I pressed our foreheads together and pulled back before snapping my hips forward. The sound of our flesh clashing together was nothing compared to the moan that I drew from Tex.

Tex whimpered. “But—”

“No buts.”

I took his mouth in a demanding kiss. I wanted to own every inch of him. I wanted it so ingrained that he knew who he belonged to down to the fiber of his being.

“Say it,” I demanded.

I pulled back and rolled my hips just like I knew he liked it. Tex’s legs lifted as his head tossed back. His mouth hung open as he let out breathy moans.