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“More likeyourbullshit is polluting the air around my special edition LV dress.”
I get between them and look at Niko so he’ll help break up the verbal fight.
My jaw nearly hits the floor when I see him sprawled out at the bottom of the stairs, eyes closed. I didn’t even notice when he left the scene.
Truth be told, Nikolai has never been good in these situations. Not that he can’t break up fights, but if it doesn’t involve his fists, then he loses all interest.
Thankfully, Gareth walks in, recognizes what’s going on right away, and joins me in breaking up the two most volatile cousins—in the ego department.
“You’re officially blacklisted from my next birthday party,” Maya tells Killian.
“Be right back. I’m going to cry into my pillow.”
Gareth and I manage to take each of them to the dining room. Then I go back to wake up Nikolai so he’ll join us.
He still looks at me weirdly, and for some reason, I can’t suppress my fear for Bran’s safety. Maybe I should warn him just in case?
The problem with Niko is that he appears aloof and only interested in violence, but, in reality, he can be secretive and impossible to read if he chooses to.
The five of us sit down for dinner, with Maya and Killian still bickering like children.
“Where’s Jeremy?” she asks as the food is served and points a fork at Killian, who’s taking Jeremy’s usual place at the head of the table. “I certainly didn’t come for your face.”
“Desperate doesn’t look good on you.” He smirks. “Besides, is it really Jeremy you’re asking about, blondie?”
“W-who else would I be asking about?”
All of us, aside from Niko, who’s busy eating, look at her.
“What?” she whisper-yells.
“You just stuttered,” Killian taunts. “I would’ve sworn you didn’t know how.”
“I did not.”
“I’m afraid you did,” Gareth says.
“See? Even Mother Teresa’s lost son agrees,” Killian replies and makes a show of smearing a piece of meat in blood.
Maya, a vegetarian, scrunches her nose at him and then focuses on Gareth. “Jeremy?”
“He said he has something to do.”
“Without me?” Nikolai finally gets into the conversation.
“Who knows?” Gareth lifts his shoulders. “Tried checking your phone?”
Nikolai does just that and his eyes light up. “I’m out of here.”
“Where are you going?” I sign.
“Nowhere you need to worry about.”
“I thought you insisted we have dinner together.”
“Dinner finished.” He gulps his glass of beer and kisses the top of my head. “Stay out of this, Mia.”
He kisses Maya’s head as well. “Don’t cause any trouble.”
