Kai sat stiffly on the edge of the bed, his shirt collar pulled tight against his throat. His boyfriend, Matt, stood over him, voice sharp, words cutting deeper than any slap could.
"You're mine," Matt sneered, fingers digging bruises into Kai's arm. "Don't forget who gives you everything. Don't even look at anyone else."
Kai winced, lips pressed together. His chest ached with the weight of obedience, with the sting of humiliation. He whispered, "I wasn't-"
The slap came fast. Not hard enough to break, but enough to sting, to remind. Matt's smirk was cruel as he leaned down. "Good. Then sit there like the little pet you are. "
Kai eyes burned, shame pressing tears forward. He wanted to vanish. To curl into himself. He hadn't even noticed the door opening- hadn't heard the heavy footsteps until a furious voice sliced through the tension.
"Enough."
Both turned.
In the doorway stood Noah- Matt's older brother. Taller, broader, his presence filled the room instantly. His jaw was clenched, eyes blazing as they locked on the bruise already blooming on Kai's cheek.
Matt's smirk faltered. "Noah, this is none of your-"
The fist came fast, cracking against
Matt's jaw. He staggered back, eyes wide in shock as Noah grabbed him by the collar and shoved him toward the wall.
"You ever touch him again," Noah growled voice low and deadly, "and you'll regret it."
Matt spat blood, glare vicious. "He's mine-"
"He's nothing to you," Noah snapped shoving him harder before letting go, "You've lost him."
Noah turned, and his eyes softened when they landed on Kai. The boy sat frozen, trembling, lips parted. Noah crossed the room, his hand gentle as he cupped Kai's jaw, tilting his face to inspect the bruise.
"You don't deserve this," Noah murmured. "You deserve better."
Before Kai could respond, Noah leaned down and kissed him.
It wasn't soft. It was possessive, a claim. His lips crushed Kai' s, his tongue demanding entry, and Kai gasped into the heat, heart racing. Matt stood stunned in silence as Noah kissed the boy his way- hungry, rough, unapologetic.
When he finally pulled back, Noah's thumb brushed Kai's swollen lips. "You're coming with me."
The drive was a blur. Noah's hand never left Kai's thigh, firm and grounding. By the time they reached Noah's apartment, Kai's body hummed with anticipation and fear alike.
Once inside, Noah shut the door with finality.
"You're safe here." he said, voice calm now but still sharp with restrained fury. "He won't touch you again."
Kai's breath shook. "Noah... why- why would you do this?"
Noah stepped closer, towering, his eyes burning with something darker. "Because watching him treat you like that made me sick. Because I've wanted you since the first day Matt brought you home. And because you deserve to know what it's like to be cared for properly.... to be owned properly.
Kai's knees weakened at the word. His chest tightening with a heat he couldn't name. "Owned...?"
Noah's hand slid into his hair, gripping firm enough to make Kai gasp. "Yes. By me."
The confession broke something inside Kai. The weeks of mistreatment, the loneliness, the aching desire for something more- all of it crashed together. He surged forward, kissing Noah with desperate need, fingers clutching at his shirt.
Noah groaned into the kiss, lifting Kai easily, pressing him against the wall. The contrast was staggering: where Matt had left him cold, Noah burned him alive. His hands were demanding but careful, possessive but worshipful.
Clothes scattered fast. Noah stripped Kai bare, his mouth tracing every bruise, every mark, replacing pain with heat.
"You'll forget him," Noah growled against his skin. "I'Il make sure of it."
He pressed Kai onto the bed, spreading him wide beneath him. Kai's breath came in frantic gasps, his body trembling with anticipation as Noah's gaze devoured him.
"Beautiful," Noah murmured, sliding a hand sown to grip Kai's cock, stroking slow. "You're mine now. Only mine."
Kai moaned, arching into the touch. "Please... Noah.."
The older man didn't hesitate. He claimed him fully, thrusting deep, forcing Kai's cry into the sheets. Noah's pace was relentless, every movement branding possession into Kai's body.
"Say it," Noah ordered, voice rough. His hand wrapped around Kai's throat, pinning him. "Say who you belong to."
Kai's eyes rolled back, tears spilling as pleasure overwhelmed him. "Y- you- ahh Noah- I belong to you!"
The sound broke Noah's control. He fucked him harder, deeper, until Kai screamed his name, until his body gave in completely, spilling hot between them.
Noah followed with a guttural groan spilling deep inside him, holding him tight as if to seal the claim.
After, as Kai trembled in the sheets, Noah kissed his temple softly.
"You'll never be treated like trash again," he whispered. "From now on, you're mine. And I take care of what's mine."
Kai closed his eyes, heart pounding, body marked and filled- but for the first time in so long, he felt wanted. Truly wanted.
And he knew he'd never go back.