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I push my first pawn and stare at him. He stares right back as he glides his own pawn across the tiles. “I must say, you have above-average acting skills.”
I raise a brow.
“To be able to meet me and stay calm and even pretend you don’t know me should earn you a round of applause.”
I type and show him, “I don’t know what you’re talking about. Did we meet? When? In your dreams, maybe?”
“My dreams?”
“Wow. I was really in your dreams? I know I’m pretty, but you can stop drooling.”
His lips twitch. “Someone is certainly drooling here, but it’s not me. And no, we didn’t meet in my dreams. I’d have to give a fuck about you to allow you access to my subconscious, and I’m not known to do that. We did, however, meet when I ruined your cousin’s car.”
“Doesn’t ring a bell.”
“How about when you called me a fucking tool, then proceeded to teach me how to curse in sign language when I called you a mute? Do you remember that?”
My blood boils at the reminder and I’m tempted to flip him off again just because, but, instead, I move another pawn and then type, “No. I meet a lot of tools in my life and it’s impossible to remember all of them. Good for you for having a strong memory for useless encounters, though.”
There. K.O. The best way to get back at egotistical jerks with a god complex like Landon? Make them feel like they mean nothing.
“Hmm.” His gaze slides from the phone to my face. “And here I thought I would apologize for the mute remark, but it turns out, there’s no need.”
I narrow my eyes but quickly conceal it. The damn prick nearly trapped me.
What is he playing at? Apologizing? People like him don’t apologize.
If they do, they don’t mean it.
And if they do mean it, there’s an ulterior motive.
“Since you have a memory lapse.” He wraps his fingers around the bishop’s neck and meets my gaze. “I don’t suppose you’ve been around my place lately, no?”
“I don’t even know where your place is,” I type.
“Funny.” He leans forward. “Because I saw footage of my brother inviting you over.”
Shit.
“Oh! I didn’t know it was your place.” I smile sweetly as I show him my phone.
“Just like you didn’t possibly suspect that my identical twin—who literally looks like a copy of me—might be, I don’t know, my twin?”
“I did suspect it when I met you just now, but it’s rude to talk about someone’s family, don’t you think?” I smile again as I knock off his knight.
Guess someone will be right after me today, not the other way around.
“It is, which is why I prefer not to show footage of your twin sister making a fool of herself with one of my guards that night.”
I freeze, my cheeks turning into hot flames.
“That’s right, mouse. I know both of you trespassed on my property and bathed me in pig blood. Now that we’ve gotten the dull pleasantries out of the way, shall we discuss that further?”
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LANDON
I’ve never played well with others.
