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“Yup,” Ares answers. “Now, don’t prank me with a bunny in my bed, or I’ll charge you with attempted murder.”
“Didn’t say you’re deathly allergic,” Zander complains but moves on with, “So you don’t like it, Dom?”
“I don’t give a shit,” he mutters. “She’s a fucking nerd weeb bitch, anyway.”
“Meaning she likes anime?” Zander offers. “And just because she wears glasses doesn’t make her a nerd, you know?”
“What do you fucking know about her?” he ends up yelling.
It’s so unexpected that I flinch and open my eyes.
“Boo,” Zander comments, and he has my chin in his grasp as he moves my panicked gaze to his pouting face. “Sorry, Dolcezza. Dom’s having a temper tantrum road rage moment.”
“Oh?” I scrunch my face in confusion, feigning the obvious fact I’ve been awake all along. My eyes droop, but I blink them a few times. “We’re not at school?”
“Almost,” Zander announces. “We’re taking the Royal Freeway.”
“Royal Freeway?” I croak and clear my throat, so it’s not obvious that I’ve been in a ‘deep’ sleep. “Meaning that new freeway they’re making to go directly to Leighton Royal University, but you have to be in the one percent of rich empires to get invited?”
Maybe I should have kept my mouth shut with that information from how Ares and Domino are looking at me from the rearview mirror, but Zander is losing it with laughter before he kisses me.
Kisses me on the lips like he’s won the lottery, and I get a portion to celebrate.
I’m so taken aback by it, I can only stare at him dubiously while he’s smiling from ear to ear.
“Now, how does our Ruthless Maiden in Training know about that, hmm?” His question makes me wonder if I flicked some sort of switch in his personality because it feels as though something went south in his brain.
Or north.
“Father, or should I say Mr. Prescott, spoke about it before I left to attend your trials,” I earnestly reveal. “Said our family got an invite. He didn’t seem intrigued to join, but Warrenbrought up that there’s this whole initiative underway to expand this freeway to access not only the university and prestigious neighborhood surrounding the royal establishment, but it should expand enough to reach the airport and other essential services, which could become a business venture if invested properly. I forgot which empire is the owner of the launch of the freeway. It’s not Mr. Leighton. Someone who owns a famous rose garden or something.”
When the three of them have nothing to say to that, I purposely yawn and end up leaning against Zander once more.
“Wake me up when we’re at school,” I decide to state while closing my eyes.
“We’re not your fucking servants,” Domino snaps. “You better learn to be a submissive bitch, Iva. The contract is finalized.”
“That’s not what the contract says,” I mutter while trying not to actually fall back asleep. Getting such little sleep, matched with my lack of food, may not have been a smart move.
“Why do I feel as though we’re reading two different contracts?” Ares ponders.
“So… you guys haven’t read it yet?” Zander proceeds to whistle. “Uh oh.”
“What do you mean ‘Uh oh’?!” Domino is probably going to lose his shit.
“I mean, you should park on the side of the road for our own safety, or else we’re dying before we arrive at school, thanks to your tantrum stops,” Zander offers, and I feel his arm not only wrap around me once more, but he’s gripping my right arm on time as the car jerks to the side and comes to a full stop.
Ares groans.
“I swear to God, we’re either going to die with you driving us like disposable Lego pieces, or you’re going to purposely crash us into something, hoping we all perish in one go.”
“Read the fucking contract, Ares,” Domino orders, ignoring his obvious commentary.
I don’t know why the silence and brewing tension are encouraging me to drift to sleep, but I doubt anyone can sleep through the roaring growl of frustration that leaves Domino’s lips.
“You fucking psychotic pussy drunk traitor!”
“You know,” Zander begins, and I feel his hands enjoying trailing circles along my scalp. “Consistently insulting my unstable mental state when I just outsmarted you seems rather childish.”
