Page 113 of Reaper's Claim

But that wasn’t the case since the Shields left abruptly last week.

So right now as Dad was giving me a lengthy lecture about a scratch he found on the car that he just bought me, I was only half listening.

“I said I was sorry, ok, Dad? I can’t help it if someone opened their door and hit the side of it while I was in the supermarket.” I defended myself while standing up. “Now if you are done yelling at me, can I go before I’m late for my first day of university?”

University plus me still left a sour taste in my mouth.

Dad grunted. “Fine, leave.”

He didn’t wish me good luck.

He didn’t even question why we were going to university.

Like I said, when he wasn’t treating us like we didn’t exist, he was yelling at us over shit that didn’t matter.

Reaper had left last week with the Shields to ‘sort’ something out. He didn’t give me the details, and because he left so quickly, there is still a giant question mark hanging over our heads on what we were.

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“I still can’t believe you talked to me into this.” I grumbled, getting out of the car. Kim couldn’t wipe the grin off her face.

“Come on, Abby, you know this is the right thing to do.” She grabbed my arm, locking her familiar eyes with mine. “We can’t lock our future down to being a biker’s babe. The money they bring in is dirty, and you and I both know that if they get caught, we will be left high and dry.”

When did she become the sharp one?

I still had my eyes locked on her when they widened and flashed over my shoulder. Frowning, I turned to see what caught her attention.

Sebastian.

“Hey,” I said as he approached.

I could see why the girls found him handsome. He had this rough, sexy appeal to him.

“Thought you didn’t attend university.” He stood next to me with half a grin on his face.

“I didn’t.” I nodded my head at Kim. “She signed us up, so I wasn’t lying the other night.”

“Twins.” His eyes flashed between the two of us. “Talk about double trouble.”

“Trust me. She is here for the books.” I smirked over at Kim, who was giving me a dirty look.

“Well, you stood me up the other night, so I think it is only fair that I give you the tour of the campus.” He ran a hand through his freshly styled hair.

Darn, this boy was hot, and that fact hadn’t gone unnoticed by my sister.

“Seeing as we are both new, do you mind if I come?” Kim fluttered her eyelashes and gave him the classic seductive smirk.

That boy was going to be putty in her hand soon.

His eyes locked with mine for a moment, and I swore I saw regret flash across them.

“Sure, why not.” He nodded his head and began to lead us into the building.

Kim grabbed my arm and pulled me in close. “Whatever you do, don’t fuck up with him. Sebastian is the king of this place. His dad owns a million hotels or something.” Her grip tightened on my arm. “Don’t get on his bad side, ok?”

“Ok.” I ripped my arm from her grasp and hissed under my breath back at her. “You’re the one acting like a patient from an insane ward.”

So what if Sebastian had money and a good reputation? As far as I was concerned, he hadn’t done anything to earn my respect, and I wasn’t going to hand it over to him as Kim had.

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