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Mateo leadsme down the sidewalk that takes us to the side of the restaurant where my jaw drops to the ground and tumbles into the drainage in the curb.
“Wow.” Is all I manage to say as he hits a button on the FOB in his hand.
Sitting so close to the ground that you’ll practically have to crawl in, is the most beautiful car I’ve ever laid my eyes on.
“It’s good to see one Calavera has taste in cars.” Mateo says as the doors of his fine piece of machinery open in a way that makes me think of a seagull hovering gracefully over the sea.
I walk over to the car - if you can even call it that - and admire the beauty. It looks like it would fit perfectly amongst the supercars of the twenty-four hours raceLe Mans.It’s sky blue and almost iridescent as I move with an amazing ground effect under the front bumper for aerodynamics. It’s an absolute wet dream.
“What kind of car is this?”
I run my fingers over the side and duck under the edge of the passenger door.
“It’s a 2021 Jesko Koenigsegg. Come on, I’ll show you what she can do.”
I look up from the luxurious interior and into Mateo’s eyes over the roof of the car. Obviously, as children we’re all taught not to get into cars with strangers, but if I’m going to survive this town, I might as well start now.
“If you try anything stupid,” I slide my switchblade out of my pocket and click the release button, pointing the sharp blade at Mateo, “I’ll cut your eyes out. Got it?”
Mateo smiles like I just complimented him, “Don’t threaten me with a good time, princess.”
He drops into the car and reaches across the center console, snagging the joint from my fingertips.
“Hey!” I snap.
“Now you gotta come with me.”
I roll my eyes and slide into the passenger seat, wondering how I’m going to close the door. Thankfully, I don’t have to since they automatically begin to shut once the car is started. He pulls out of the parking lot just as my father comes through the front doors, his eyes tracking Mateo’s car as we drive away. I hope he saw me in here, I hope he’s pissed that I did the complete opposite of his supposed advice…but I also hope I didn’t just hop into the car with a fucking serial killer.
Just because Mateo and I fucked doesn’t mean I shit about him other than what he’s packing below the waist. For all I know, this guy could be the next Dahmer and I’m riding around with him all willy nilly just to spite my father.
I didn’t get anything out of the conversation with Roberto, but it did solidify my plans to do everything in my power to ruin him and his little kingdom here. Mateo’s phone rings and he quickly picks it up without looking at the screen.
“Yeah?”
He listens for a second before speaking in fluent Spanish to whoever is on the other end, but I tune him out and watch the scenery outside my window. The town is quaint and beautiful, like something you’d see in a magazine or maybe a children’s book. I can see the amount of money Coventry has, expensive name brands and high-quality shopping stores, but every building on the main street looks like something straight out of a Christmas village.
“Yeah, yeah, I fucking hear you,compa…I’m just taking her through the town, shit.”
We come to a stop at a red light as he hangs up and leans over me to reach for the compartment near my knees. He pushes my thighs apart and I arch a brow at him, earning a smirk and wink from him.
“Just grabbing the lighter.” He tells me before pulling open the compartment and reaching inside.
When he sits back, he wraps his lips around my joint and lights it.
“Won’t the cops be a little upset, or is it legal to drive a vehicle under the influence here?”
Mateo chuckles, the smoke puffing out of his pretty lips as he passes the joint to me, “Nah, the cops here don’t bother with the sons,” he looks at me with a knowing look, “or daughters of the Council.”
As we smoke and drive, I can’t help but think about what my life has suddenly become. Sure, I’m pretty much doing the same thing here that I would be doing back at home, only instead of one of my guys, it’s Rey’s friend beside me. Ugh, I just wish I could change shit, make everything right in the world.
“So, I’m sure you’ve heard a lot about me then, yeah?” What I really want to ask iswhat has your evil buddy said about me?but I don’t want to come off sounding as desperate for answers as I feel. The knowledge that I’ll have to watch myself very carefully while living here hasn’t been forgotten. I don’t know Mateo and for all I know, he’ll use anything I say or do as flaming arrows against me.
He side-eyes me, his tongue coming out to wet his lips as his hand grips the steering wheel tightly.
“I’ve heard enough to know that you’re walking into a den of thieves, wolves and vipers completely blind and the only friend you’ve got is just as blind as you are.” He turns to me with a glint in his eye as she slides his eyes down my seated body before returning to the road, “You’re in for quite the ride, are you princess?”
I twist in my seat and rest my elbow on the center console, taking the joint from his fingers as he brings it to his lips. He stops behind a few cars at a light and turns to me while I exhale smoke in his face.
