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Of course, him being late was on me too, ‘Am I to be held accountable for all possible evil in the world?’
‘Just for all bad things in my life.’ This time he was leaving, but not without a completion of his idea. ‘And for the good ones.’
Obviously, he didn’t stick around to explain what he meant by that, but it drew a pretty good line as to what we were heading to.
The day at the Academy was pretty normal. The Elite seemed to have learned quickly enough not to underestimate or contradict me.
I could say that I was a female version of Cole, only it wasn’t the Herd that should fear me. It was the Elite.
Despite the bossy attitude, I was feeling pretty goofy. Like I couldn’t control my clumsy attitude, letting my thoughts rule most of my actions.
I was a little excited about the date… Okay, extremely excited, although I was pretty convinced that I didn’t have a plausible reason to be so. It was just Cole. I’ve spent time with him before in every way possible.
I do meanevery way!
Maybe it was because of the promise of something different, and that was making me even more nervous than my usual self.
Against my conscious will, I spent a little extra time in the mirror, correcting my makeup to perfection. It wasn’t much different when choosing the outfit either, as I managed to flash-try half of the clothes in my dressing room.
Same for the lingerie. Choosing between some grannie panties and a few sexy straps of silk seemed impossible. My mind kept telling me to go with the parachutes, and my body instincts were screaming for the almost invisible material. And since the black over-the-knee skirt I chose didn’t go well with the retro knickers, I ended up with some mini string thong and a garter belt that I just stumbled and fell into… Besides, I needed something to keep my leggings together. It was freezing outside.
I blame everything on fashion.
My king arrived at 7 PM sharp. I could hear him parking the car outside.
That didn’t mean I couldn’t pretend I didn’t know that he was there. It was just a womanly thing, not wanting to seem overly excited, especially since I knew Cole’s ego would feed on any sign of weakness. Though Alfred interfered with my plans, announcing his arrival even before he got out of the car. ‘Mr. Clayborne has arrived.’
‘How did you know it’s for me?’
‘Mr. Ayers didn’t return yet, so unless he’s into third-age British butlers, I’m pretty convinced it is you that he’s looking for.’
‘You have a point. I better get going. Just keep an eye on my sister and Sebastian, please.’
‘I’ll order pizza and cheesecake, and they’ll babysit themselves.’
He made me chuckle at the thought.
‘Oh, I wasn’t joking, just adopting the way babysitting has been done around here lately,’ he continued, exposing the kings’ secrets.
‘Ferris?’ I asked, curious to know who was spoiling my siblings.
‘All of them.’ Alfred shrugged.
Just great. It was me against the world now.
‘Don’t worry, I, for one, was kidding about the pizza. It’s nuggets night.’ He smiled, disappearing down the hall.
Even Alfred was making fun of me.
What was I doing wrong?
Although, it felt kind of nice seeing him loosen up a little. I guess having a full house ofinfantsmust’ve helped him with that. And I wasn’t referring only to my siblings.
It was time to leave, and since Alfred already ruined any messing with Cole’s schedule, I had no choice but to walk straight to the car.
‘Hop in.’ He spoke from the driver’s seat, gesturing to the front right door that he had already opened.
I could notice him analyzing me from head to toe the moment I stepped in, but I couldn’t tell if he was pleased or unimpressed.
