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I freeze when I see who it is.
Robert.
Dread joins hatred in my chest as I realize that Bellamy’s here. That he caught us in this position and now he knows of her existence. I'm usually so careful to keep him far away from anything he can use against me. His eyes are already locked on her, appraising her with clear interest.
This was sloppy on my part and now I have to divert his attention away. If I make it clear to him that she doesn’t mean anything, he won't be able to hold her over me.
“Well what are you doing, Rogue? Introduce me to your friend, son.” He says, his tone genial and so fucking insincere I want to choke him.
Bellamy freezes in my hold and blanches as his words register.
“Is that your dad?” She hisses so low that only I can hear her.
I nod almost imperceptibly. She pushes me off and puts space between the two of us.
“I’m so sorry, sir. I’m mortified to be meeting you right now.” She gasps when he raises an eyebrow. “No! Not in general, I just mean in this moment. I’m Bellamy.” She says with a small, pathetic wave. “Please excuse me, I’ll be right back.”
She tugs my shirt down her body, trying to hide her legs a bit more. With a quick nod in his direction, she passes him and runs out of the room.
The fucker turns back to look at her as she walks past him, knowing that he’ll be able to see her thighs and potentially more. The thought turns me murderous in the blink of an eye.
“Don’t fucking look at her.” I snap.
I regret the outburst immediately. I'm doing exactly opposite of what I should do in this moment and revealing too much. He turns slowly back to me, taking me in as he looks deep in thought.
“She’s one of the scholarship girls.” A statement, not a question.
“She’s nobody. Just a quick fuck.”
He continues to look at me with a calculated stare. I don’t want him to know she exists.
She walks back in, wearing a blue dress with daisies on it, looking fucking breathtaking.
“I’m sorry again that you had to see that. I’m Bellamy.”
“It’s lovely to meet you, Bellamy.” He says, his voice sickly sweet as he shakes her outstretched hand. “I remember your name from the scholarship process. I didn’t realize you were dating my son.”
“I–”
“She’s not.” I interrupt.
She throws me a hurt look.
“We’re… just friends.” She says with a polite smile in his direction.
“We were just leaving.” I throw in his direction, grabbing her by the elbow and nearly dragging her behind me as I march towards the door.
“I hope to see more of you while I’m in town, Bellamy.” He says, and I know he’s goading me, trying to get me to react again.
“Likewise.” She quips, before I’ve got us in the hallway.
She rips her arm out of my grip, furious. “You were just unforgivably rude.” She exclaims. “Maybe you can talk to your dad like that and it might not seem like a big deal to you, but he's the executor of my scholarship. You know he’s in charge of my future here. He could take it all away tomorrow if he wanted to.”
“He won’t.” I say, my tone sure.
She gives me a disgusted look. “You made me look like a slut. I know we’re not dating and that’s fine, but you don’t get to make me look like a cheap fling when he finds me wrapped around his son half-naked in his kitchen. He’s your father and the man in charge of my scholarship. Have a bit more respect for me.”
“That wasn’t my intention. But I want you to stay away from him.”
