Page 36 of Roque

“We just got here.”

“Yeah we did and it’s boring as fuck.”

“Why don’t we change that?” Johnny taunted.

“Spin the bottle again?” I rolled my eyes. But I was ignored as Johnny and Roque received texts at the same time. Some silent exchange passed between them. It’s hard pretending to be high and getting drunk while secretly observing his every move.

“You wanna handle this now?” Johnny’s eyebrows lifted as his question hung in the air.

Roque gave a curt nod, his eyes narrowed as he tapped out a text and pocketed his phone. His gaze landed on me before lifting to focus on something or someone above my head.

“Ralf?” A sot voice gasped. Her tiny feet crossed the floor and I tried not to size her up as she halted in front of Roque.

She’s me.

Well the B-rated version. She’s petite, fine-boned with hair a deep shade of auburn like mine would be if it wasn’t disguised. Hers hung in loose waves down her back.

Roque’s accepted her soft touch as she leaned up to kiss his cheek. She gasped as he turned his head meeting her mouth instead. He full out kissed the fuck out of her while I watched. His hands held her close before he spun, shielding her body between him and the wall as he devoured her the way he did me.

Jealousy stabbed deep.

I hated him. Wanted to kill him and yet the thought of him feeling passion for anyone who wasn’t me was unacceptable.

My cheeks heated as Johnny busted me staring. “See something you want?”

“I sure do,” I murmured reaching past him to grab a drink off the low coffee table. He caught my wrist. “Tsk, tsk. No underage drinking on my watch.”

“Please,” I rolled my eyes. “You’ve done more illegal things than any of us could do in one lifetime.”

“Easy.” His fingered tightened on my wrist. Another pair of fingers circled my other wrist, tightening around like a vice. Roque’s eyes burned ice-cold as he stared down. The two of them start pulling me toward the door.

“What the fuck? I came here to party,” I protested.

“Oh, we’re going to party, baby. Party like you’ve never seen,” Roque promised with a sneer. My eyes met the girl he left behind. Her fingers were pressed to her swollen lips and her heart was in her eyes. I knew I wasn’t the only one who was caught up in Roque. She clearly was devastated he loved her than dropped her without a backward glance.

“Le Blanc? You coming’?” Johnny barked.

“Fuck no. I’ve just found my princess.” Tati batted her lashes and curled closer to his side. I shook my head pissed as all fuck that the girl I thought was my BFF was just watching me being carted off by two notorious mafia boys and not doing a damn thing to help. I tried not to feel completely crushed, but old wounds open. I’ve always been alone; left to fend for myself why should anything be different.

“You’re going to come in very handy, Blue. Do what we tell you and we’ll make sure you get your next hit, okay?” Johnny croons in my ear.

“I don’t sell my body for drugs.”

“No?” Roque asked huskily. “Then, you’re not like any addict I’ve ever met. They’d do anything to experience the high.”

I shrugged, lifting my chin. “I’m not like anyone.”

“No, you aren’t. Are you?” he replied, lifting the tips of my blue hair and twirling them between his fingers before he let it fall as we walked down the front steps toward a huge black on black SUV.

“In.” His hand, pressed into the small of my back. I turned, cranking my neck behind me, hoping desperately someone would stop this madness.

But no one did.

Roque slid behind the wheel, Johnny rode shotgun and the doors locked. Despite my attempts to open them they wouldn’t. The bastard laughed, “Child safety locks.”

A sharp rap came from the other side of the heavily tinted window. Roque grinned as Sebastian stood holding Tati tightly in his arms. “Room for two more?” The locks unclicked and I scrambled deftly opening the door to my left, but Roque was just as fast and caught me. “You’re a feisty one for being so coked up and high, eh?”

His azure eyes were sharp and the corners of his mouth lifted as he stared down into my face bathed in moonlight.

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