Page 24 of Exordium

I nodded absently in agreement. Fucking Jet. Now Nathan had pulled Reverie back into his arms. The fool stuck his tongue out and flipped me off behind her back.

I turned and looked at Jet, narrowing my eyes at him. It was that asshole’s fault for bumping into me. Jet just stared innocently back. I used my middle finger and pointer finger to point at my eyes then Jet's, in the universal symbol for I’m watching you.

Jet might be joining us eventually. I noticed Reverie watching him almost as much as he watched her. I need to find out more about him. Right now, I wasn’t too thrilled at the idea. He seemed like a cock block to me, and Nathan was going to be bad enough.

I felt like Zeke, and I needed to spend time with Nathan and start building a relationship. It wasn’t going to be easy since asshole, was Nathan’s default personality. But working together as a cohesive unit was extremely important to the safety of our Nexus. I felt the power inside Reverie, and it would take more than a few Faction to protect and fight beside her, so we needed to get on the same page.

“Are you headed back to class?” Zeke asked Reverie. I needed to talk to him about improving our game. I wanted our relationship cemented ASAP. We had an advantage over this dude, every girl fantasized about a twin sandwich, didn’t they?

“I guess so. I think battle tactics start in about ten minutes. Who teaches that class?” Reverie asked.

“Professor Lee,” Jet smiled, showing the dimple on his cheek. “I’ve met him several times. Let’s head that way, and I’ll tell you about him.” Holding out his arm to Reverie.

Was this fucker serious? Flashing that fucking dimple at my Nexus? If he thought for one second, he was jumping in line, that fucker was dead wrong. I looked over and saw Nathan giving him the evil eye. Zeke was frowning in Jet’s direction, as well, probably because he had stolen Reverie’s attention. Well, well.

It looked like he, Nathan, and Zeke had something to bond over.

Reverie walked over to him, put her arm through his, and they headed out of the office. Nathan followed immediately, still staring a hole in the back of Jet’s head. Well, maybe his upper back. The fucker was huge.

Zeke left with them, and I was right behind. I damn sure didn’t want to be here when Kristine came out. Zeke and I were helping with conditioning after lunch so we would be able to look out for Reverie. Unfortunately, Oren Storm was the instructor of fighting techniques and conditioning.My brother and I used to be best friends with him. Oren was a badass, there were no two ways about it. Hence, why he was offered the position at such a young age. He was two years older than us, and our families spent a lot of time together. After Oren finished his fourth year without finding his Faction, he stopped spending time with us and became belligerent. We felt terrible for him but couldn’t deal with the constant hostility, so we lost touch. I really didn’twant to be the one to tell Reverie that Oren was also Kristine’s stepbrother.

We left Reverie, Nathan, and dimple boy in their classroom and headed toward the gymnasium and workout room. Zeke looked at me, “Are you telling Reverie about Oren, or am I?”

“I think it should be you,” I smiled innocently.

“Why the hell should it be me?” Zeke frowned.

“Because you’re the oldest, so it’s clearly your responsibility.” He wanted to brag about those eleven minutes, now he could sack up.

“Are you serious right now? You’re always bitching about it just being eleven minutes.” Zeke said in disbelief.

“But you’re the one always bringing it up. Time to use that maturity and wisdom, and man the fuck up.” I crossed my eyes and stuck out my tongue.

“You are a fucking idiot,” Zeke growled at me. “I’ll fucking tell her, but you’re going to owe me one, and I will collect.”

“You got it! Now, on to the next business. Did you notice that dude Jet staring at Reverie when she wasn’t looking?” I growled out.

“What is his deal? I noticed him flashing that damn dimple. I wasn’t amused.” Zeke ran his hand through his hair, frowning.

“I think he might be another candidate for Reverie’s faction. I’m not sure she’s aware of it, though. She watched him when he wasn’t looking and didn’t hesitate to take his arm when he offered it. So, we need to check into him.” I narrowed my eyes. If he wasn’t a good candidate, he might just disappear. Everyone would just assume he didn’t survive initiation.

“I’ve never heard of him, which, I guess, isn’t unusual since he’s a found Passive. But if he’s a possible Faction brother, doing some digging is worth it.” Zeke agreed.

I nodded, “Let me check in at the office and see if I can get any information.”

“Are you really going to flirt the information out of Frances knowing you’ve found your Nexus?” Zeke said disapprovingly.

“I’m so good I cannotflirt, and girls still think I’m flirting.” I winked.

“What the fuck did you just say?” Zeke squinted at me in confusion.

“As my twin, I should never need to explain myself,” I smirked at my brother. “Seriously, you know that Reverie will never have to question my loyalty to her. I was so scared this day would never come for us or that we would be separated, and I wouldn’t do a damn thing to jeopardize that.”

“Me too, brother, me too.” Zeke agreed, hugging me and patting my back. “Let’s see if we can gauge Oren’s mood. I’d hate for Nathan to try and kill the asshole on his first day at the Academy.”

I was excited for this new chapter in our lives. We had lucked out and got the most beautiful and powerful Nexus anyone could ask for, and we got to stay together. No matter how much work it would take, it was all worth it.

“Let’s go. He’s an asshole but as our soon to be Faction brother it’s our duty to look out for him.”

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