Bound To Him | ✔️

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~Katya's POV~

I walked towards my yoga class on Monday with a pep in my step, glad that I was free of having to spend my class with Onyx for the past week.

As I stepped into the class, however, the pep in my step came to an abrupt halt, my happy mood quickly deflating into nothing when I spotted Onyx's familiar, large frame sitting beside my mat. I couldn't help but to scowl, marching over to him with a glare on my face. He seemed to hear me coming because he glanced up before I was even close, those hazel eyes landing on my blue-green ones. After seeing the look on my face, his brows raised but he didn't move, rather just waited until I came to a halt before him, tapping my foot impatiently against the floors as I placed my hands on my hips and stared him down.

"Well?" I snapped at him when he still didn't say anything. "What the hell are you doing here still? Aren't you supposed to be back with your own class?" I asked, but the lazy smirk that grew across his handsome face had my insides churning. He cocked up a brow innocently and shrugged his shoulders, tongue absentmindedly pushing around a peppermint candy in his mouth. "The gym isn't fully finished being renovated yet. That's not my fault, kitty." He excused.

Letting out a huff, I crossed my arms over my chest and reluctantly sat down on the mat beside him, the scent of peppermint becoming stronger with the change in proximity between us. "Then that means I have to deal with you for even longer." I openly complained, only earning a chuckle of amusement from his lips.

"Aw, don't pretend you don't secretly love it, Katya." He hummed, the sound of my name coming from his mouth making me shiver gently. My name had never sounded so good coming from someone's mouth before. The shiver that raced down my spine had my skin prickling with goosebumps despite the fact that it wasn't cold, and I hoped that he didn't notice them, or at least that he wouldn't acknowledge them if he did. How was it that he made me attracted to even the way that he said my name?

"Shut up, you asshat." I grumbled, shooting him a glare in response. I knew that he was well aware of my attraction to him by now, of course, but I had made up my mind to pretend like he'd never mentioned it to me. That seemed like the only way to play it, as I knew his already giant ego didn't need any more of a boost.

Onyx merely let out a chuckle, suckling on the peppermint in his mouth. "Hmm, didn't deny it, did you?"

**

"Close the door, Kat!" Zena squawked at me as we entered Onyx's house last, everyone else having already arrived. I huffed and hurriedly pushed the door closed, making sure to lock it behind me before I turned.

Much of the space on the couch had already been taken up, and Zena went and sat on the more spacious side of Onyx's large frame, leaving the only other spot beside Onyx. I huffed, cramming my body between the arm of the couch and Onyx's broad body, the heat of his frame emanating from him. The second I sat down, Onyx slung a long, muscular arm over the back of the couch until I felt his fingertips brush against the side of my neck, making me shudder slightly at the featherlight touch.

I turned my head just enough to glance up at him, a sly smirk growing on his lips when our eyes met. "What?" He asked innocently, as if he didn't know why I was looking at him. All the while, his fingers gently traced patterns over the skin of my neck, the touch so gentle that it almost tickled. "You know what." I grumbled, reaching up to brush his hand off of me.

He chuckled lowly and ducked his head down to speak to me in a low murmur, not wanting anyone else to hear. "Pretend all you want, kitty, but we both know you want me just as much as I want you." He told me, causing my eyes to widen in surprise. A flush crept up my neck and into my cheeks, filling my face with warmth that likely tinted my cheeks a light pink. The fact that he wanted me made my heart flutter and my stomach swirl with butterflies, heat pooling low between my thighs as I peered up at him from beneath my lashes.

"What makes you think that?" I wondered lowly, cocking up a brow at him in challenge. He leaned closer, the softness of his lips brushing against the shell of my ear. "How about the fact that you always look at me like you're ready to drop your panties and bend over the nearest surface, hm?" He hummed lowly, making me scowl and clench my thighs together. My face burned even hotter and he smirked down at me in amusement, easily noticing my reaction. "And you think I don't notice when you do that?" He added, gesturing down to my tightly clenched thighs. I clenched my hands into tight fists atop my thighs, flustered and embarrassed and horribly turned on.

Seeming awfully smug, he chuckled softly and nipped suddenly at the shell of my ear, causing me to squeak quietly in surprise and jerk away. My nails dug into my palms and I shot up off of the couch without thinking, feeling Onyx's eyes bore into the back of my head as everyone else diverted their attention to me with raised brows. "Um," I cleared my throat awkwardly. "I'm going to go use the bathroom." I excused, turning around before I hurried off down the hall despite the fact that I really didn't even know where the bathroom was located.

For a minute I just wandered up and down the roundabout hallway, eventually letting out a soft breath as I leaned back against the wall to try to calm myself down. It took me about two minutes before my heart stopped pounding wildly within my chest, small crescent shaped prints within my palms when I loosened the fists my hands had been curled into. I brushed a strand of my hair behind my ear and shook my head, beginning to walk back down the hall towards the living room that I had left everyone else behind in.

As I was walking, I suddenly felt a large hand grasp my arm, a surprised squeal leaving my lips when I was tugged into an unfamiliar room. The scent of peppermints surrounded me as I was pressed up against the door, hearing the lock click into place, and I immediately knew whose doing this was.

My eyes flicked up and I felt my breath hitch at the back of my throat as Onyx's large hands grasped at my waist, pressing me into the door with the broadness of his muscular body. The room was dimly lit, but I couldn't miss the lust in the way he peered down at me, stumping me into silence.

And just like that, with one look he had me weak in the knees all over again.