Total pages in book: 177
Estimated words: 176345 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 882(@200wpm)___ 705(@250wpm)___ 588(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 176345 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 882(@200wpm)___ 705(@250wpm)___ 588(@300wpm)
“Unless you want me to,” Nathan muses, winking at him.
“Wow, what’s this all?” Dylan laughs, pointing at both of them. “Are you guys like … fruity?”
“It’s complicated,” Milo says.
“Eh, I dig it,” Dylan says with a wink. “The more, the merrier, right?”
And he bumps elbows with Felix, who still does not seem at all amused.
“So … You three are fucking my sister.” Felix makes it sound like a statement instead of a question.
“You could put it like that,” Kai replies.
“Rather blunt if you ask me, but sure,” Milo muses.
Felix makes a tsk sound.
“Hey, I don’t like it either. They fucking hurt me and my sister,” Penelope says, “but if this is what Lana wants …”
“It’s not right,” Felix says.
“We weren’t either,” Penelope says, looking at Felix, Dylan, and Alistair. “Remember how we all started.”
“So you’re copying us now, huh?” Dylan muses. “Aight, I dig it.”
“We’re not copying anyone, bitch,” Kai growls at him. “We do it better.”
“Don’t insult us,” Alistair responds, chucking his cig on the floor like he doesn’t give a shit.
“Okay, everyone shut up,” I say. “I don’t want y’all to fight over me. I’m fine. I can make my own decisions.”
“Yeah, she’s a big girl,” Milo muses, winking at me.
I roll my eyes. “My point is, thank you, Felix, for being concerned. But I am fine.”
“What about the extortion, then?” Jason rebukes.
“That’s none of your concern,” Nathan retorts.
“They already apologized,” I say. “It’s not up to you to decide whether that’s good. I don’t want to be involved with you any longer.”
Jason’s jaw drops, but I don’t care if he’s embarrassed. He deserves it after what he tried to do.
“Jason, you fucked up big time,” Penelope says.
Jason’s face turns red. “Look, I’m sorry, okay?”
“Save it,” Kai says. “She’s not interested.” He steps forward and blocks Jason from trying to get closer. “Get out of my house.”
“Your house?”
“Yes.” Kai has so much of an aggressive aura surrounding him that I’m not even sure I’d fight against him if push came to shove. “Mine. Just like her. And if you don’t get out of my face within five minutes, your bones will be mine too.”
Fuck. I didn’t think I could get flushed in front of Felix, but here we are.
“Believe him, he’ll hang them to dry right above our logo,” Milo says with a grin.
Kai narrows his eyes. “Now leave.”
“Jason …” Alistair gets up from the floor. “Listen to him.”
Jason slowly steps away. “Fine. Because she asked. Not because of you.”
“You didn’t even fucking support me when I told you what happened!” I shout at him. “You don’t even have a right to be here.”
Felix suddenly turns on him and points his gun at Jason’s face. “You’d better get out of here now. In fact, get off this goddamn campus.”
“What?” Jason’s eyes widen. “But I’m a Skull & Serpent member.”
Alistair marches up to him and tears the emblem straight off his shirt, leaving him with an exposed nipple. “No, you’re not.”
Jason shakes his head. “Please …”
“I believe my sister … and if she says you didn’t help her, you’re dead to me,” Felix growls. “Now get out of here.”
Jason starts walking backward and then turns around and runs off like a coward with his tail between his legs. Which is probably a good thing, or I would’ve stolen Felix’s gun and shot him in the knees.
“Glad we got rid of that one,” Dylan mutters.
Penelope frowns at him.
“What?” Dylan shrugs. “I don’t like him, and I’m just saying what everyone’s thinking.”
I sigh out loud. “Whatever. Can we stop this? I’m really tired of fighting. Today’s been a lot.”
Penelope looks around the house. “We left a lot of holes …”
“Yeah,” Kai says. “You gonna fork up the funds to fix it?”
Dylan makes a wide-eyed weird-looking face. “Well, I think it’s about time I leave.”
When he tries to run off, Alistair grabs him by the collar and stops him. “Nope. You’re staying.”
“But this shit is uncomfortable as fuck!” Dylan complains.
“Yeah, so that’s why this is the moment when you pay them off,” Alistair hints, throwing glances.
“We don’t owe them shit. They’re lucky they get to keep their fucking fingers after touching my sister,” Felix growls.
“Felix,” I mutter. “Please. Can you just … go back to the Skull & Serpent Society? Pretend Jason never told you anything?”
“No,” he answers, but he still comes closer and cups my face. “Come home with me.”
I smile and lean into his hand. “I can’t.”
“Because they won’t let you?”
“Because I want to stay here,” I add, tears welling up in my eyes, but I push them away.
He looks up at Kai. “You’d better fucking keep her safe. If she’s harmed in any way, I’ll fucking gut you in your sleep. You understand?”
“Thank you for coming. But I’m okay. Please, guys … go home,” I say. “We’ll talk later, okay?”