“You mean Blaze told you that you couldn’t?” I taunt him.
“River! That’s so rude!” Pandora exclaims. She runs her hand along Asch’s bicep. “I know you could totally handle that hot muscled woman, Asch, if Blaze let you.”
“What’s this ‘if Blaze let me’ bullshit?” Asch complains.
“You can’t honestly tell me that you wouldn’t only do it if he told you to,” I say.
Maybe I’m harping on him because my pride is wounded, but I do wonder what Blaze had to say to him about joining in on the fights.
I quirk a brow at him. “Well?” I ask Blaze.
“Nobody is doing any more street fights!” Blaze declares. He pulls Pandora against his chest. “The rest of us don’t need these macho penis measuring contests?—”
Pandora bursts out laughing. “Oh, comeon. You love fighting, Blaze.” She winks at me. “But River does need his injuries kissed better. And his pride. By pride, I mean penis.”
I could keep poking at Asch, but the idea of Pandora kissing mypridebetter sounds more appealing than having to wait for Asch to register and get to his fight.
“Let’s get out of here,” I say. “You can ride back with me, Pandora.”
“I came here to watch some fights,” Asch says. “Not to kiss River’s dick. You want to stay, Blaze?”
“Nope.” Blaze claps me on the shoulder. “Good job. Y’know, except for the part where you got suplexed by?—”
“Don’t you dare say ‘a woman,’” Pandora interrupts.
“By a newbie,” Blaze finishes, although from his demeanor I think he was definitely going to say ‘a woman’ before Pandora’s admonishment.
I wrap my arm around Pandora’s waist. “C’mon,” I tell her. “We have better things to do than watching some sweaty guys go at it. Even if we both know you’re into that.”
“Let’s go to my dorm tonight,” Pandora says, pressing another kiss to my jaw. “I’ll blow you in front of Echo, as long as you can keep quiet enough that Samatha won’t notice.”
“I’m sure Echo will love the show,” I say.
I lead Pandora out of the warehouse, barely bothering with goodbyes to Blaze and Asch. I open the passenger side door of the car for Pandora with a smirk, letting her in.
I can’t be too mad about the loss, if it gets Pandora all hot and bothered like this.
5
PANDORA
Sex with River was nice, but he left in the middle of the night. Apparently, he wanted to get back to shower and sleep in a real bed where he wasn’t pressed up against me.
How unromantic.
I stare up at the ceiling and watch the blood seep from one corner.
This is kind of bad.
At least the blood stain doesn’t seem to be getting any bigger.
I turn onto my side so I can stare at Echo’s enclosure. She’s hiding though, which means I’m staring at nothing but rocks and leaves and tree bark.
“Don’t you want to help the walls stop bleeding, Echo?” I ask.
She does not answer.
I close my eyes to try to sleep, but now I can hear the blood drip, one drop at a time.
