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I flex my fist and make sure he sees it. This fucker will be buried six feet under before he attempts to harm my cousin. “What’s your name, motherfucker, and what’s your favorite way to die?”
“Niko, it’s not…” Gareth trails off on a wince when the asshole tightens his grip on his shirt.
“Step the fuck away from him.” I stride toward them. “Now.”
“Who the fuck are you?” the man asks, his accent distinctively American, his expression entirely murderous.
I’m going to break his face for daring to touch my family.
“My cousin, Nikolai.” Gareth shoves him away. “Please leave, sir.”
“Sir?” I echo. “Why the fuck are you calling him sir?”
“He’s my professor. Kayden Lockwood.” Gareth stands beside me, his expression closed off as he stares at the man.
He narrows his eyes on me before he looks my cousin up and down. “We are not done, Carson. I expect you in my office tomorrow morning.”
As he walks away, a wave of tension rolls off Gareth before he puffs out a long exhale.
I stand in front of him. “Why the fuck would your professor corner you in an alley?”
He glances up, his green eyes large and his blond hair sticking to his temples with sweat. “We…had a slight disagreement.”
“And he couldn’t solve it in the classroom like all other professors?”
“I…uh, I pulled something outside of law school and he was pissed.”
“That still doesn’t give him the right to attack you. Want me, Jer, and Kill to add him to the MIA list?”
“No, no. That’s not necessary. I can take care of this situation.”
“Didn’t look like you were doing a very good job at it. Kill and I will maim the fucker.”
“Niko, no.” He grabs my arm. “Don’t…tell Kill. Don’t tellanyoneabout what you just saw.”
“Why not…? Fuck me.” I pause. “Is this that man you told me about that time? The only one you’re attracted to?”
Gareth’s lips part. “N-no.”
“You just stuttered. You never stutter.”
“Just forget it. Since when are you this perceptive?”
“Since now. It’s him, isn’t it?”
“No,” he says with more force than needed.
“In that case, I guess I can discuss this further with Kill and Jer and see if it’s true or false.”
“Nikolai!”
“Or you can just tell me.”
“Fine! It’s him.” He looks more relieved than burdened as he puffs out the words. I relate to him in more ways than one.
I know what it’s like to be in a secret relationship where no one is allowed to know. It’s suffocating sometimes, but it’s worth it.
And from the look in Gareth’s eyes, I think he feels the same as I do. It’s not ideal, but like me, he wouldn’t have it any other way.
