I grit my teeth, not really wanting to think about the night in the gym.
“Anyway, she has the most motive to want himgone, and it’s not like there are plenty of other candidates for that,” I finish.
“Well, we’ll just have to give him something else to chase,” River says grimly. He takes the chicken out of the pan, setting it onto a plate.
“Whatever that is,” I say. “You should talk to Blaze about ideas.”
“Or the three of us can talk about it,” he retorts. “Together.”
“No,” I reply.
“You have got to get over this, Asch. Didn’t you get revenge on him already?” he asks as he joins me at the table.
“It’s not about revenge,” I say.
And it’s not.
Mostly.
“Uh-huh,” River says. “Ezio is a problem. Not to mention, he’s a smarmy bastard.” His jaw clenches. “He wanted to try to milk Franklin’s family for money.”
I let out a bitter laugh. “Yeah, that doesn’t surprise me one bit,” I say.
“He wants me to push fundraising efforts outside of the frat,” River replies, starting to eat. “Like people on campus really feel sorry for Kappa Alpha. I don’t know, Asch.”
This is Blaze’s problem, not mine.
If things weren’t the way they were, I’d take some responsibility. I’d be determined to figure this out with him.
But they are what they are.
“What would I even do against him?” I mutter. “It’s not like I’ve got resources.”
River spears his chicken with his fork viciously. “Pandora does.”
“Pandora? We’re trying to keep herawayfrom Ezio.” I stare at his plate instead of looking up at him.
We have to protect her.
Despite everything she’s done, we can’t let Ezio find out the truth.
“No. I mean.” River takes a bite. “She had footage from Tate’s hazing. She knows about whatever dark shit Kappa Alpha facilitates.”
And she knows about my own dark secrets.
My stomach turns. If she was to play the recording ofmylittle secret, my life would be over. There’s no way George Bouchard would look the other way if he found out what I’d done to his son.
Then again, maybe he’d blame Blaze for not stopping it somehow.
He’s not that much better of a parent than Zayden’s, at the end of the day.
“If she has all that information….” I inhale sharply. “She has information on Ezio too. That’s if she gotallof it. If it goes back that far. I think he was a brother like ten years ago.”
River nods. “I bet it does.” He pauses, then grimaces. “I hope it does. That would make things easier.”
“Would it, though?” I reply. “Pandora with years and years worth of footage from the frat… It’s already dangerous enough that she has the past few years.”
“Well, it would be a good thing right now,” River says. “Don’t be so negative.”
