Page 18 of Making the King

Nodding, Cain looks thoughtful as he straightens. “Maybe it’s just the room itself. It sounds like she’s had a bad experience inside a bathroom.”

One of my brows lifts. “You think?”

“I think about a lot of things. Toadstools. Magic mushrooms. Vaginas. Lizards. Cockroaches.”

I sigh at my friend. I shouldn’t have expected any other answer.

I look back down to the mouth of the hallway, seeing Mindy walk past, heading for Cara.

“Dammit,” I mumble, pushing off the wall. I don’t want Mindy messing with her.

Just before I reach the end of the passage, I hear raised female voices before Cain grabs my arm and yanks me back, shoving me hard against the wall.

His body weight is suddenly on me, and I frown down at him, wondering what the fuck he’s up to now.

“Wanna explain what the fuck—”

His hand slaps over my mouth, his eyes darting around sinisterly before he whispers. “Don’t let them know you’re here.”

“Why?” I mumble against his palm, and he rolls his eyes as if the answer is too fucking obvious to speak out loud.

“So we can hear what they say about you. Duh.”

I chuckle against his palm, but quickly forget about how close he is to me as Mindy’s voice gets louder.

“I don’t know why you’re looking so smug. You’re nothing but a child. You don’t have what it takes to please a man like him,” Mindy sneers and I hear Cara chuckle.

“Why don’t you take your jelly tits and go and tell someone who cares.”

Mindy gasps. “See. You don’t even care about him. Why are you even here? He’s married, you know.”

“Oh, really?” Cara asks, sounding more amused than anything. “Where’s his wife?”

“She’s probably at their house, preparing herself for when he gets home. On her knees, waiting submissively. Just the way Rocco likes his women.”

“And you would know, I guess?” Cara asks.

Fuck, does she sound annoyed?

Maybe I’m hearing things.

“Oh yes. I know.” Mindy purrs. “I know exactly how he likes it. Hard. Brutal. Controlling.”

“Tell me something,” Cara asks, “have you been with him since he’s been married?”

Mindy giggles. “Well, I mean, it was only that once, and well, everyone had a sample of everyone that night. If his wife had been brave enough to show up and join in, then I’m sure she would have loved it too.”

I struggle against Cain’s hold, but he shoves me back against the wall, shaking his head. “Uh-uh. Let’s see if she’s a mouse or a snake.”

I roll my eyes at him, ready to argue when I hear Cara’s voice again.

“So the answer is yes. You’ve fucked him since he’s been married.”

“What she doesn’t know won’t hurt her.”

“And what if she found out? What do you think she’d do?”

Mindy giggles. “She won’t find out. No one here is dumb enough to open their mouths about that if we ever get to meet her.”

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