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Brittany’s blonde hair peeked out from the dining hall doorway before she walked towards us, an older man followed her as they talked amongst themselves.
She was decked out – blonde hair in frizzy curls, an elegant, mustard yellow floor-length dress; the material swept up half the castle and a weird shade of purple lipstick with a tad too much blush on her cheeks. Her overall appearance was a mess. Even with the little fashion knowledge I possessed, I knew she was a beautiful disaster. Purple lipstick did not match mustard yellow.
“I bet she’s wearing purple heels to make up for the lipstick,” Rose mumbled.
I stared down to the floor, attempting to get a glimpse of her shoes as she began walking towards us; the tips of whatever heels she wore was a dark purple which didn’t match the unicorn inspired purple of her lipstick.
Her attempt to match Ryder’s eyes was a complete failure…no shade of purple could come close to matching the colour of his eyes.
Ryder tugged me close to him; my body pressed against his side as he continued to hold my hand. We both stood there, waiting for them to notice us.
Brittany’s eyes landed on Ryder first, the joy blossomed on her face before she double blinked as her eyes landed on me.The beauty of disappointment.
“I call dibs in teaching her another lesson in ‘Don’t mess with our man.’ Geez she doesn’t give up,” Rose complained, annoyed.
I was just as irked as she; annoyed that Brittany would still be trying to take Ryder from us, after he’d apparently turned her down ten times before my arrival.
“Oh, Ryder! It’s an honour to see you outside of school. Aren’t you excited for our date? It’s too bad King Carter has to miss it, but my uncle will tell him how it goes.” She bowed in front of Ryder before gesturing to the older man who nodded, looking as if he’d rather be doing anything else but standing here, representing his niece.
“Brittany. I’m curious as to whether or not you need glasses, or haven’t you noticed Makoto standing right next to me,” Ryder commented; his voice low with a pinch of anger leaked off his words.
Her eyes went wide as she gulped at his tone; her eyes landed on me as she frowned.
“Ah. Makoto. It’s been awhile. When was the last time we saw each other again?” she questioned.
“Good day, Brittany. Oh, hmmm. Let me see...ah yes, when I kicked you and your two fellow dimwit’s asses in the girl’s locker room after you challenged me and failed miserably. What good times.” I smiled innocently.
Her face turned red. “That doesn’t count. I had a challenge the day before and was still recovering. I’m much stronger now,” she defended quickly, standing confidently.
Ryder cleared his throat.“Well, if you would excuse us, Makoto and I have somewhere to be.” Ryder tugged at my arm, walking around the two.
“What? Wait! Ryder, we have a date today! At this very minute,” Brittany exclaimed, her once doll-like face scrunched in anger.
“I never agreed to it. It wasn’t my decision, it was my Father’s.” Ryder continued walking.
I could hear footsteps behind us as Brittany trailed after us.
“Your Father is the King of Minato! What he says goes. I’ve waited for three rotations for this date because you’ve been too busy shagging this whore!” she yelled, intentionally making her voice loud enough for the maids and guards to hear.
Ryder froze, letting go of my hand before he took a deep breath. I could see his right-hand tremble. I took a quick glance, noticing his Tyrian eyes bled to black.This isn’t going to end well.
“Allow me,”Rose whispered.
~ROSE~
I opened my eyes before clearing my throat.
I gazed up at Stryker, whose eyes were now black with a dim glow. I smiled before turning to face him as I leaned against his rigid body; kissing him lightly on the lips.
“Let me handle this baby,” I purred before turning around and walking towards the pathetic demon. Did she really think I was going to tolerate her petty attempt to disgrace Ryder and Stryker in their home?
I came to a stop in front of her, keeping a hold of the power that pooled at my fingertips.
Control Rose. No burning the frail demon shifter.
“Brittany, is it? I thought Lexi taught you a lesson the last time we met. I understand you had an appointment with my boyfriend, but I’m afraid we already had plans. Actually, Ryder is going to introduce us to the King and Queen. We’ve been so caught up getting to know one another since classes ended that he’d forgotten to remind his parents. I’m terribly sorry. I know it feels like you’re getting the short end of the stick, but there are plenty of other men out there,” I mocked, giving her my famous innocent smile, blinking my eyes as a bonus.
“Brittany. You’re causing a scene. Don’t go picking fights you can’t win,” her uncle commented, his hushed tone made my smile widen.
