“All the women. I was skulking around the business school building and heard some people gossiping about you and Blaze. One of them said they might actually have a chance now that you aren’t glued to his hip.” Pandora digs her nail in harder.
“That bother you?” I ask, wincing but not pulling away from her.
“What did they know?” Pandora sighs. “Yeah, it bothered me. But I’m not going to lash out against them for talking.” She meets my gaze. “Unless you decide to hit one of them up. If you try any of this with anyone who isn’t me…” She lets out a strange laugh. “Hopefully the only person I cut up is you.”
“Yeah? And what if I did something like this with River?” I ask her. I mean to sound mocking, but I’m genuinely curious to know what she’d think if I turned around and fucked one of her otherboyfriends.
I wouldn’t, not without her there, but I do wonder how deep that jealousy goes.
“You think River could handle you DPing his tight little hole?” Pandora asks with a small smile. “Anyway, I bet he turns the tables on you and fucks you instead.”
I snort.
A few moments pass without either of us speaking, then I tell her, “I’d never done anything like that. You know, with Blaze. I don’t know what you’re doing to me, Pandora.” It’s my turn to laugh, strange as it sounds to my ears. “I’ve known I was bi for a long time, but I never… acted on it.”
Why am I confiding in her like this?
I’d come here to destroy her, not to cuddle with her.
“You know Blaze is really fucking into you too, right?” Pandora pats my cheek. “I could tell from almost the second I met him. God, he gets so fucking protective of you. It’s disgusting.”
He does. He always has.
“It’s all a lie,” I mutter. “You know that.”
“Yep.” Pandora smiles at me. “Fucker lies with the most sincere smile on his face. That’s why I’m going to destroy everything he holds dear.” She leans forward and kisses me. “I got his frat. I got his best friend. I think all that’s left is his reputation. Or do I take on the entire Bouchard Syndicate? I think I should.”
She makes it sound like it’s so simple.
She’s fearless, and she makes me feel like a coward.
“Your family has a rep,” I say. “But the Bouchards wouldn’t go down easily.”
“That’ll make it even more fun!” She snuggles up against me, crowding me against the wall, and closes her eyes. “I’m so fucking sore right now though. Revenge will have to wait until later. Please don’t murder me in my sleep.”
“What fun would that be?” I deadpan. “Besides, I’m the one who should be worried about being murdered.”
With my head in a box, sent to Blaze as a special gift.
She wants to take everything away from him.
I’ll have to hope she’s satisfied with shattering everything Blaze and I ever had.
I sigh, wrapping my arms around her.
“Sleep,” I tell her. “Or I’ll grab that dildo and DP your ass next.”
“Next time, maybe,” Pandora answers with a yawn.
I snort. Yeah.
Next time.
15
BLAZE
Asch still hasn’t returned.
