Page 24 of Royal Havoc

“What the fuck, Vex?” Little Miss Sunshine whines loudly, rushing over to us.

His evil stare fixated on me, ignoring her. “Oops, guess I tripped,” I chuckle, finding his angry face humorous.

Miss Sunshine rips his hand from my arm, and I almost spit the drink I’ve just taken. Her anger has to be the cutest thing I’ve seen in days.

Suddenly, Zoey storms from the trees. The douchebag hot on her tail, shouting, “Go home, Zoe. Stay out of shit that doesn’t concern you!”

“Let’s go,” she growls, storming past me.

I casually shrug at the angry bitch in front of me. “Guess I’m leaving. Take care ofyourboy,” I tease, raising my middle finger at Vex’s brooding face, giggling as I turn to leave.

“He’s mine, bitch,” she shouts.

Full-blown laughter hits me. “Totally,” I shout back over my shoulder between fits of laughter.

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Mr. Badass is going to have a helluva time trying to explain our little game to his misses.

Revenge is a queen’s best pastime.

I’m spinning over the chaos, trying to process what’s gone down, which is a hard task when you don’t know the players or the game. Not to mention, I was almost taken out by two stumbling sets of bouncing boobs on my way through the drunken maze in the house. At least they were modest enough to keep their thongs on for the pictures and videos they were starring in.

Drunken games turn into social suicide, according to Mom.

I see Zoey charging down the sidewalk when I slam the front door behind me. This girl’s always on a damn mission.

Hurrying down the steps. “Are you gonna slow down?” I yell at her back, legs burning from trying to catch up with her.

She’s got a short girl huffing!

Her steps slow to a stop. “Sorry,” she grumbles once I’m beside her.

“What happened? Who was that guy?” I ask, trying hard not to sound as out of shape as I feel.

Kicking a rock with the toe of her shoe. “Gage. My boyfriend.”

“Um, your boyfriend’s kind of a dick,” I tell her, starting to catch my breath now that I’m no longer jogging to keep up.

She huffs, rolling her eyes. “IhateMal and Carney,” she grits.

“Which one is which?” I ask, already having a sneaking suspicion.

“Mal was the lush that fell on Gage’s dick. Carney’s her evil leader,” she grumbles, snatching a leaf from a low branch. “Mal thinks because her precious leader has a claim on…” She pauses awkwardly, side-eyeing me before starting again, “Claim on, Vex. That she gets Gage,” she grits, ripping the leaf to shreds.

I nod slowly, listening to her vent. “How long has Carney been with Vex?” I ask, trying to decipher the picture she’s painting for me.

Her head falls back for a second. “Ugh, she was… but things changed recently. She’ll go back to where she belongs now that…” Her words suddenly trail off when her phone rings, and she answers. “Shut up, Zeke. You’re an asshole. Stop checking up on me!” She hangs up, forcefully shoving it in her pocket.

“Who’s Zeke?” I ask, knowing I’m being nosy as hell.

“My stupid twin. The one that does whatever he’s told to do,” she grumbles.

For a small town, there sure are a lot of people. “I didn't see him," I throw out thoughtfully. "But, tell me more about the bitch,” I urge, steering her back on topic.