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“You still want to say something.”
“Do I?”
“I see it in your eyes, Zayn,” Ares mutters. “Speak it out or hold your fucking peace when shit hits the fan.”
Zander chuckles.
“How much longer are you going to be a fucking coward?”
I have to fight not to gasp at Zander’s words.
“I’m not a coward.”
“You’re nothing like your brother, either.”
“Don’t.”
“I left the mall to get to Jeremy and teach him a lesson he won’t regret after daring to mess with OUR woman, and the fucker was gone. Not knowing he’d become a hanging puppet at the club that night at the party. Then there was Moonshine, who obsessed over Dolcezza, and the man couldn’t even last long enough for me to plot something sinister to punish him for thinking he could toss around our Maiden like a sex slave. Scarlett is only walking because of that eye injury and having far too many fuckers watching her every move, but when I tried to ‘teach her a lesson,’ guess who interfered.”
Not a second goes by.
“Domino.” Not a hint of hesitation in Ares’ voice.
“You’re the one who’s supposed to remind all these fuckers who we are. A group of ruthless men yet… you’re hesitating. Playing around like a little wimp. I’m not supposed to be doing the dirty work, Ares. That’s YOUR fucking job. My position is to clean shit up. Hack the surveillance cameras. Send the threats and continue acting like the crazy mother fucker I am. I have my role.” There’s a pause, and Ares lets out a huff, as if something punches him. “And you fucking have yours.”
“So, you’re threatening me?”
“Oh, no. I’d never do that,” Zander admits with a chuckle. “I like you. If I didn’t, I wouldn’t leave you out in my diabolical plan.”
“Should I even ask?”
“Nope. Just pretend you don’t know shit,” Zander insists. “Can’t have you telling Domino.”
“Do you really think he’s an enemy? That he’ll turn on us?”
“Just because he saved your life once doesn’t mean he has sights of doing that again,” Zander presses. “You see it. Don’t be fucking blind. The distance. The talk with other empires. We look fucking weak! Our ruthless leader doesn’t even take our Maiden to class. Doesn’t communicate with any of us during school with the excuse of being fucking busy. Dolcezza talks to us more and does everything to make us look like some sort of unit more than our leader. You think people are really stupid?”
“I see it,” Ares admits.
“Then DO something about it, and fast. I don’t know how many signs you fucking need, but I know what I want. I know WHO I want.” He sounds unforgiving now. “Or I’d gladly get Aries to take your place.”
“He’s an alumnus.”
“And you’ve seen on records, alumni can replace a Ruthless King if deemed incapable of continuing their studies,” Zander hums. “I think he’d like that very much.”
“You’re saying Domino’s a betrayer, but here you are threatening me.”
“I’m not a betrayer because I can steal this cigarette right here, look you right in the fucking eyes, and say, ‘Get your shit together, or I’ll ruin you if I don’t get what I want,’” he elaborates diabolically. “While Domino is just playing devil’s advocate behind our backs.”
“And what do you want, Zayn?”
“Dolcezza. Sweet Dynamite. Gemini. Verena. Whatever her true name is. I want her.” He chuckles long and hard. “Now, if you opened your heart a bit more and let yourself see how much you enjoy her company, you’ll accept that you’d kill for her, too.”
“Meaning you’re the one who killed those guards spreading shit after the dinner,” Ares groans. “I fucking knew it.”
“Knew it, but you didn’t tell Domino.”
“Well, yeah. Don’t want Leighton’s ass on you.”
