Page 63 of Wicked Games

I put my pen down so I can get all the tea. “When did they do this?”

“Over the summer. Apparently it was a huge thing because it’s the first time they’ve changed the charter since it was founded.”

“Do you know why they changed it?”

She nods. “I don’t know all the details, but they found out that one of the leaders from a few years ago was selling information about members to the Kings. And not just like, gossip, either, but about people’s businesses and families and stuff like that.”

“Do you know who it was?”

She shakes her head. “He didn’t say, but I’m assuming it’s someone from the past few years.”

“Yeah, probably.”

She shoots me a conspiratorial grin. “I also overhead Jordan and the guys talking about who they’re going to pick as their successors. Wanna know who it is?”

“Yeah, tell me.”

“Killian, the twins, and Xavier.”

“Do they know about this?”

She shakes her head.

“Killian is going to be insufferable when he finds out. Can you imagine him with that kind of power?”

“Honestly, it’s the twins I’d be most worried about. Killian is scary, but they’re terrifying.”

“They can be,” I agree.

“Speaking of insufferable assholes, how’s your evil stepbrother been lately?”

“What do you mean?” I ask, keeping my tone casual.

“I mean, how’s he been lately? You haven’t mentioned him much in the last week.”

My neck heats uncomfortably under my sweater. “Fine.”

“Fine?” She shoots me an incredulous look.

“Yeah.”

“That’s all I get after almost a week of radio silence?”

“There’s not much to tell,” I say evasively. “He hasn’t been around much this week.”

I feel bad for lying to her, but there’s no way in hell I can tell her that Killian has been letting me use him as a human teddy bear at night so I can sleep. I still haven’t even told her about us getting off together, andIdon’t even understand what’s going on or why any of this is happening.

“Was he able to find out anything about that call and the messages you got? I don’t know anything about computers or hacking, but that seems like something Jace should be able to figure out.”

“He probably could. If I told them about it.”

“How could you not tell them?”

“It’s not that big a deal.”

“Not that big a deal?” she splutters. “Someone tried to run you over with a car andkillyou.”

The door to my room swings open mid-sentence, and Killian and the twins walk in just as Eden finishes.

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