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Only it shouldn’t matter.
He hates me.
“Always have. Always will.”
He made that vow and sealed it with the burning stub of his cigarette against my pale flesh.
That’s the mark I ensured never to cover up.
To always remember that this man will always be the villain in my story.
Villains don’t deserve redemption.
“It’s Gemini,” I manage to breathe, but from how my voice cracks and my shallow breaths continue, I’m beginning to brace for one of two possibilities.
Neither comes to my mind that becomes a blank puddle of thoughtlessness.
I can’t even grasp the possibilities because the black spots are forming in my line of vision as a wave of prickles begins to descend along my body.
That’s all I need to know to confirm one very important thing.
I’m fucked.
That could be why I drop like dead weight before unconsciousness greets me in welcome.
6
A FAMILY AFFAIR
~ARES~
“Fuck.” I haven’t heard Domino curse at the sight of women crumbling like dead weight in years.
I’ve never broken out of character either… until now.
“Catch her, Zander!” My order comes right after Domino’s curse and jolting movement to take those few steps to catch the only woman to survive our toughest challenge yet.
Zander has the fastest instincts because before this maiden could roll her eyes back, he was scrambling off the ground after being pushed back by her.
She fucking saved him from being shot.
I can’t get up fast enough before I’m freezing in an instant, making it halfway in a crunched position with my hands up.
Zander and Domino curse in unison, and the two of them still instantly. The rigidity in their stances only further confirms we’re in a bit of a jam. It leaves us no choice but to watch the only survivor of our ruthless game be caught by the breathless man in black.
The same man with a gun pointed at Zander’s head, a red laser beam pointed in Domino’s direction, and a very noticeable hand grenade in the palm of his other hand—the same arm that manages to hold this woman in his grasp like she weighs nothing.
She probably does weigh nothing and yet she tossed a 300-lb man as if she was executing a shoulder press for fun.
One look at our new company and all the tension leaves my body.
“Oh.” My fellow Kings don’t move, completely confused by my reaction. They can’t see me correct my posture as I confirm who’s in our presence.
It’s been a while.
“Hey, Deartháir.”
“Hey, what?” Zander asks. “Fuck. My language translator isn’t working.”
