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I’ve never seen him look so deadly… like Aries, seconds from him pulling the trigger on his targeted enemy.
“You give her a pill that’s not essential for her existence, and you’re fucking fired. Got it?”
Warren simply nods.
It’s enough for Ares as his eyes return to me and soften tremendously.
As if he wasn’t planning his own brother’s murder.
“I can only spare ten minutes, Sweet Canary.” He means it from the tone of his voice. “Let’s review the contract, then you can come back upstairs, pick your uniform, and we’ll head out. Cool?”
“As long as I get to eat breakfast somewhere around there,” I offer and quietly add, “I gotta take the usual meds.”
He stares at me for a few seconds.
“Breakfast will be the perfect temperature to eat if you come down in time,” he offers and looks away. “Just for this morning, try to be less defiant, okay?”
I let his words linger in the air for a few seconds before I bob my head as if he could see me. I’m tempted to reply to him with ‘kay’ in return, but I realize when we walk out of this mansion, it’s showtime.
I’ve secured this role, and I’m ready to step up to the plate.
“Yes, Ruthless King.”
He looks back to acknowledge my submission, and his eyes momentarily descend to my chest. He stares for a few more seconds before a buzz from his pocket forces him to look away.
“See you downstairs,” he declares as he pulls his phone out and opens the door. “Ares Albrecht speaking.”
The next words are in German, but when the door closes, all I hear is muttering.
I spend a full minute standing there, staring at the door while my mind catches up to my new reality.
Today, I’m going to be the Maiden of the Ruthless Kings. I’ll be attending Leighton Royals University with the purpose of satisfying my Kings’ needs and taming their appetites while they work toward making connections, upholding their royal titles, and embarking on whatever career aspirations they’re intrigued by.
It makes me wonder what each of them wants to pursue career-wise while they’re getting a unique set of courses that will catapult them toward their dreams, but it also makes me question something.
What will I be doing while they’re in class?
“Nine minutes, V.” Warren’s whisper comes from behind me.
I don’t flinch from his closeness, but I scowl at him being in my personal space. I’m a woman who thrives on holding grudges.
He knows that.
“Don’t call me that,” I grumble, but before I can stomp to the washroom, he has my arm. Twisting me around to face him, I’m suddenly pressed against the sheets I was lying upon while my bodyguard is now towering above me.
His face inches from mine.
“I’m sorry.” He says before I can open my lips to tell him to fuck off. He knows I wouldn’t scream in hopes those Ruthless Kings would come back and ‘assist’ me. I know how to handle my own fucking problems.
The fact Domino and Ares somehow managed to ‘buy’ Warren’s protective services so I would continue to be protected at all times is another unexpected surprise.
Domino killed a man for me.
Ares threatened his brother to never administer drugs that aren’t lifesaving.
Zander carved an oath into my flesh after feeding me and vowing to be on my side.
Any other woman would be having an emotional crisis for being in this maddening predicament. Instead, I’m here, internally thriving in becoming the center of these men’s orbits without carving an entirely new personality to do so.
