“And now I’m flat outsayingfor the entire kangaroo court to hear that this shit is adjourned.”
Spinning around to rest her back against the edge is attached to her stating, “I don’t think you get to make that decision.”
“I just did.”Before she can even consider a comeback, I announce, “I’m gonna go get gear out of my car and make myself useful.Verify that neither one ofThe Shiningtwins had someone sneak in at some point and set up recording equipment all around this place.”
Salay’s head tilts in intrigue.“You just keep that shit around like a spare tire?”
“Comes in handier than any of the spares I’ve ever had.”
Zero’s face momentarily meets mine revealing the faintest hint of a smirk.
Hewas the one who got me the tech.
Who lit up like a parent at Christmas thinking they had just delivered the best gift of all time.
I couldn’t let him know otherwise.
His happiness is what mattered most.
Heis what hasalwaysmattered most.
Even if sometimes it appears otherwise.
“Shut the jammer off so I can sweep,” is commanded alongside my slow retreating.“Theoretically,” my gaze cuts to the female watching me, “you can be silent that long,si?”
“I’ll stick a cock in my mouth if I need assistance.”
A mindless, heated groan causes them both to snigger and me to spin on my heels for a swift exit.
What is it about themtogetherthat makes them so much more difficult to handle?
That pushes me to be more at odds with myself?
Constantly get my loafer caught in my mouth?
Need more tequila than my liver can fucking handle anymore?
Why does everything feel like a struggle but fucking seamless?
How can anything with anyone have an equal amount of work and effortlessness?
How can two opposing truths constantly be simultaneously true?
How am I supposed to navigate this system when I’ve never experienced anything like it?
Likethem?
Plus, how the hell am I supposed to find any time to deal with that shit – the fuckingthoughtof that shit – when it has been revealed to us that royalty has now literally taken on the roles of judge, jury, and executioner?
Chapter 13
Salay
Silence?
Yeah, I don’thateit.
But only when it’smychoice.
