Page 55 of Kings of Desire
Mission accomplished. At least partially since there were a few pairs of eyes pointing at me.
‘How the fuck did you got hands on a car like that!?’ Jenna asked the instant I reached our side of the hallway.
Busted!
The truth seemed like such a bad answer at that time. Maybe a normal person would understand dating a rich guy for money....maybe even understand the deal. But having three demons to own you was inconceivable in any book.
I couldn’t lie either. I was terrible at it, so I preferred the silence... Yet Jenna didn’t. ‘Sugar daddy!?’ She chuckled, looking straight at me. ‘Details! Is he cute?’
I rolled my eyes.
‘Is he old!?’ She stuttered.
‘No... and yes and no...’ I guess I did owe her some answers since she told me every single aspect of her life, from the time she accidentally kissed her cousin- yuckkk, whatever the hell was that about, to the time she lost her virginity to the Math’s state contest champion -double yuckkk.
‘He’s more like a guy I’m seeing -not exclusively. And he’s not old! Middle twenties,’ Come to think about it, he was around Brax’s age. ‘I just needed a lift and he let me have his limousine,’ I shrugged, hoping that I was off the hook.
‘Are you two..? You know...’
‘I don’t know and I don’t want to know,’ I cackled. ‘No...nothing happened.’
‘Don’t tell me that you’re saving yourself for a prick like Cole,’
‘What do you know about Cole!?’ And why did she even bring him up?
‘The other students were talking. They saw you together in the hallway. He’s got his eyes on you.’
Great, now I was the main subject in the school local newspaper. You don’t have to print that so it can get to every single soul walking these halls.
‘They’re even saying that they noticed you two at a party in the Hills together,’ Jenna hysterically laughed. ‘Like, are these people on drugs!? Someone from the Pit going to a party in the Hills. Imagine that.’
‘YEAH, imagine that,’ although my tone was losing its irony as I was realizing that it was only a matter of time before everyone will know I belong to him. ‘Cole just wants to play with my nerves, and I need to find a way to avoid that.’ As if such a way could exist...
‘Just stay low, it’s only a matter of time before a new attraction grabs his attention.’
For some reason, her words managed to upset me. It’s not that I didn’t want him off my back, but knowing that someone else has his attention was a whole different deal.
‘Shit, he’s walking over here,’ Janna stuttered while a blush color appeared in her cheeks.
Just what I needed...
I pretended I had no idea about his presence -for only two nanoseconds since Jenna kept staring directly at him. And so were the rest of the students present in the hallway sincethe kinghas strayed so far from his end of the kingdom.
‘Are you trying to ignore me Mouse? That wouldn’t be very wise of you,’ Cole muffled a roar as I felt his body gluing itself to my back.
‘I’ll better go,’ Jenna tried to excuse herself, though he didn’t seem to agree.
‘Did I say you’re dismissed?’
Who was he, the fucking principal!?
‘No, I’m sorry,’ Jenna almost shared a tear, showing signs that she was actually terrified by him.
My teeth clenched so tightly that I thought they were about to crack under the pressure of my wrath. It was one thing coming after me, but quite another coming after my friends. Our deal didn’t involve making Jenna’s life a living hell.
‘She was just leaving for classes,’ I tried to find a way out for her, trying not to infuriate the Kraken at the same time.
‘If I’m not mistaken, we all have Marketing.’ No, he wasn’t mistaken, he knew exactly what he was talking about. ‘Come, I’ll save you two a seat next to me.’ Now he was just acting strange, and I was fully convinced that it had something to do with his supreme pleasure of tormenting every second of my existence.
