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“This isn’t playtime, Ares. The cops are waiting for us.”
ChapterThirteen
OPHELIA
My heart hasn’t stopped poundingsince I saw the club on fire. Despite whatever my mom wants to tell me in the video, I still love my dad. Even though I know he's not, I hope he’s still alive.
Atlas admitted to selling his bar in exchange for help from The Serpents. They’re a no-nonsense gang known for pulling off complex jobs. There’s no way they set that fire and left my dad alive. Not unless they had something to gain by doing so.
He’s dead,I tell myself as I change into a pair of jeans and a clean blouse.They killed your dad.
Tears sting my eyes that are raw from crying so much tonight. I dab some concealer beneath my eyes and run a brush through my hair.
Good enough.
I know one of the cops, so it shouldn’t be that big of a deal. We can talk ourselves out of this mess. And after that, I’m watching my mom’s video. It’s all I have been thinking about from the moment I read the letter.
Ares meets me in the hallway with Atlas. They’re both dressed in black long-sleeve button-down shirts and jeans. The collars conceal most of their tattoos, except for the ink on their hands.
I lick my lips. “You two clean up nicely.”
“Don’t let this shirt fool you,” Ares says with a wink. “You know what’s beneath it, baby.” He shoves it up a few inches to reveal his inked, muscled stomach. “Take a good look. I know you want me. Stop denying it.”
My core aches with need as I gaze upon his body. I have missed Ares too much over the past two weeks. Every day has felt like complete torture. Even after discovering the will change, I thought about him at night. I dreamed of all the dirty things he used to do to me in the dark.
“You need more than a hot body and a pretty face to win me back,” I say, acting like I don’t care about how good he looks and smells.
“At least I got those two things going for me.” He smirks. “If you’re a good girl, maybe I’ll reward you later with my cock.”
I flip my hair over my shoulder and turn my back to him, headed toward the grand staircase. “Do you ever think with anything else?” I shake my head and descend the stairs. “You know, Ares, you could say something sweet for once. Maybe take a cue from Atlas. Or even Apollo.”
“What?” Ares scoffs. “Iamsweet. I just offered you a ride on my cock. That’s all the romance you need.”
Atlas laughs. “You’re such caveman.”
“And dense,” I add, glancing at Atlas as he moves beside me on the steps. “Ares doesn’t seem to understand that his compliments sound more like insults.”
“We’ve gone over the compliments thing,” Ares protests as we hit the ground floor. “Saying I want you to wrap yourthickthighs around my head, so I can lick your pussy until it’s dry is one of the highest compliments in my book.”
I snicker at his idiotic attempt. “Keep it up, Greek God. You’re not making your case.”
“Yeah,” Atlas agrees. “Maybe stick to the basics. Tell Ophelia she’s a goddess, and you want to worship at her altar.”
Ares snorts with laughter. “Gross. I would never say some corny shit like that.”
“Not gross,” I interject. “I love when Atlas says that kind of stuff to me. It’s cute. Romantic. Even Apollo says nice things to me, and he won’t even touch me. Step up your game, Ares. Or your brothers will leave you in the dust.”
I love fucking with him.
“My dick is bigger,” he points out. “They can’t make you come like I do.”
I stop before we get too close to the kitchen and lower my voice. “Relationships are about more than sex. And if you want me to even think about letting you back into my life, you have to change.” I put my hand over his heart and feel it thump beneath my palm. “I want to know what’s in here, Ares. Not in your pants.”
His mouth falls open, shocked by my response. But he doesn’t get the chance to reply before I spin on my heels and march toward the kitchen.
“Sorry to keep you waiting, officers,” I say as I enter the kitchen, looking more like myself than the homeless woman who arrived an hour ago. “Steve.” I look at Officer Lawrence. “Have you found my dad yet?”
He shakes his head. “Sorry, Ophelia. Nothing yet. We’re still waiting on an update.”
