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When I take a seat, I don’t expect her lips to lightly press against my cheek.
“Thank you, Ares.” How raw such words of gratitude can be. “For… really listening.”
I need to peer into her eyes just one more time.
To read every emotion that flickers in the depths of her alluring eyes.
“One down,” I whisper. “Six more to go.”
She understands my vow, and I hope it gives her a hint of relief, knowing that every individual who dared hurt her back then would feel our wrath.
“Then, when the time is right, we make our move against the biggest bully of them all.”
The immense relief in her gaze sparks her blinking eyes as she fights away tears. The emotions must feel overwhelming.
To be heard. To be seen.
“I guess after the Gala… we may all get along?” she speaks like it’s so out of proportion to fathom.
“Nah,” I whisper and kiss her cheek as a single tear tries to run down her flushed flesh. “After the Gala, we no longer treat you like a peasant before the world.”
I see the glimmer of hope, despite her teary eyes.
“Because you know who’s more cunning than a Ruthless King?”
“Who?”
I lean over enough to lay my lips tenderly upon hers.
“A Ruthless Queen.”
35
MY HATE FOR YOU IS ENGRAVED IN MY BONES
~GEMINI~
“It’s the preliminary match, Iva! It’s your duty as OUR Maiden to be present. You don’t know who the fuck is going to be there, and I need all the connections that can help our team get sponsorships!”
Oh, my bad. It’s not my fault I can barely move my legs.
How I want to tell him to fuck off.
“I shouldn’t have to explain this to you!” he seethes.
“Domino.” I croak his name because it hurts to speak. “I’m not feeling good. Do you want me sitting in a below-zero rink so people ‘see’ I’m there?” It sounds preposterous. “If I was feeling fine, sure, I wouldn’t care, but I don’t feel well at all.”
“Pop some pills and get your ass here, Iva! Or you’ll be punished for it.”
He hangs up before I can get a chance to speak against his demand.
“Mother fucker cocky piece of shit ass,” I mutter with a grunt and lean back onto the bed.Zander’s bed, to be exact.“He can go fuck himself.”
With a sigh, I turn the television on to make some noise in the darkened room while I rest my eyes. Thinking of being defiant and skipping this game makes me cringe at being ‘punished’ by Domino.
After finding out what he’s planning to do to Ares, I haven’t been able to look at him the same way. Sure, I knew he was a selfish bastard, but to turn on your own Ruthless Kings?
Turn on your own as if they wouldn’t go over and beyond to protect him.
