Page 36 of London Has Fallen

“Yes, we need five minutes. We've been out here for hours!” Apollo says. I purse my lips and nod. I peel my shirt over my head and ignore the way their eyes drop to my new scars, guilt is written across all their faces. They suspect how I get them but I never confirm it, I never will either.

“Two minutes, then you three are coming at me.”

“Artemis, we have been doing this all day, man. School is finished and you’ve proven your point. We were assholes and we are sorry for mocking you about tapping the heiress,” Ares tries to appeal to me as their brother and not as their trainer.

“You three need to learn discipline and you won’t learn that without going through this so stop your bitching and take your two minutes.” They moan and mutter beneath their breath about me being an asshole but I pay them no mind as my attention is snagged by the figure across the quad leaning against the building with her arms crossed over her chest and my twin at her back. The sight of them so close and looking comfortable with each other grates on my fucking nerves. I push that feeling away and force my mind to clear and prepare for the triplets. I know London is in a foul mood, I left her in my office to go over all the Greek history books Cronos stole for her. He still refuses to tell me how he got it.

Three hours later when the sun had set, I finally let the triplets go. They looked like shit and dead on their feet. I hope this is a lesson they will remember because they are going to need to up their game if they wish to outsmart the girl who has been watching us spar for the afternoon. I snatch my hoodie off the ground and ignore her presence as I head inside to welcome the new nurse. I can feel her following me but don’t react to her presence, knowing it will piss her off more. As I enter the school, I smile to myself when I hear her growl behind me, I can already tell that London Murdoch isn’t used to not getting her way or being told no. She is clearly used to getting what she wants, when she wants.

I round the corner and pass my office heading for the nurses office. I push through the door and make a show of stepping to the side so London doesn’t crash into my back. “You pompous prick, you knew I was—” I cut off her bullshit angry rant.

“Shut your mouth.” Her eyes blaze with indignation. “I’m the headmaster of this school and you behave accordingly or serve the remainder of the year in after school detention.” A frown mars her face, confused as fuck as to what I’m saying until a throat clears. She swings around to the face the source and her face slackens.

“Aun–.”

The nurse cuts off whatever London was about to say and reaches her hand out to her to shake it. “I’m Max Kingsley, the new nurse at Blackwood Academy, nice to meet you…”

London

I quickly snap my mouth closed and clear my throat before placing my hand in hers. “London, I’m London Murdoch.” Her green eyes shine with mirth as she pushes her lips to the side and nods before releasing me and turning to Artemis. Her features harden as she stares down the headmaster.

She holds her hand out to him and forces a smile to her face. “Max Kingsley,” she states in a no nonsense tone. It doesn’t escape Artemis’s attention how she went from kind and sweet when speaking to me and cold and downright scary with him.

“Artemis Argyros, headmaster,” he states like an arrogant bastard. “I hope you find everything to your liking.” He drops her hand and takes a step back, keeping both of us in his sight.

“Yes, everything seems to be in order,” Max clips out. Silence encases the room, making the awkward tension almost visible between the three of us. Me? I refuse to break the silence because watching Artemis look so out of place and uneasy is fucking beautiful to see. After having to endure the sight of him shirtless and beating the shit out of his dumbass brothers all afternoon I am slightly on… edge. As much as I hate the bastard, I need him to do that thing he does with his tongue again because I know for a fact, finger fucking my own pussy just isn’t going to cut it after knowing what sinful things he can do with his mouth.

“Right, well I have a job for you now if you don’t mind?” Max nods and waits for him to continue. A frown forms on my face as he turns his attention to me and smiles as he speaks. “London has been participating in some extracurricular activities in her spare time and needs some birth control.”

Mother fucking cock sucking son of a cunt!

I stand here gaping at the asswipe as he smiles triumphantly. Max responds without missing a beat. “Of course, I’ll have to run some test to make sure she hasn’t contracted any sexually transmitted diseases first.” He snaps his head toward her so fast, he stumbles. The horrified look on his face has me fighting back laughter.

“What?” he screeches.

“I mean, I think that might be for the best because the guy I have been sleeping with does look like the type to have gonorrhea.” Artemis splutters and clenches his fists at his sides. He opens his mouth to argue but I smile brightly at him and push on. “Thank you so much for bringing me here, Headmaster, you must have a lot of work to do and Nurse Kingsley needs me to drop my pants and get my pussy out. Can’t have the headmaster of this fine establishment seeing me naked now, can we?” If this was a cartoon movie, steam would be billowing out of his ears. He’s red-faced and grinding his teeth so fucking hard I think he may actually crack them.

“I want you in my office as soon as you are done,” he forces out through clenched teeth and then stomps his grumpy ass out of here like a toddler. He even makes it a point to slam the door closed behind him. Within a second of the door closing Max and I keel over and burst into laughter. The moment our laughter cuts off I rush forward and wrap my arms around her, holding her tight. She pushes me back and cups my cheeks in her hands.

“Are you okay? Are you mad? I swear if I had a choice I would have given you the heads up!” I bat her hands away and latch onto her again. She chuckles and returns my embrace. “I missed you too.”

“I could never be pissed at you,” I say.

She releases and takes a step back smiling. “God, I missed you so freaking much.”

“Why are you here?” The smile slowly fades from her face and a look of regret clouds her features.

“I’m here to help you train and be by your side through the trials.”

“He forced you here, didn’t he?” The clipped tone of my voice has her sighing.

“He’s your father, he loves you and is just worried?—”

“Aunt Meelz, I can look after myself!” I defend. She purses her lips and quirks a brow, giving me her best stern look.

“Coming from the girl who rang me to tell me she is sleeping with her headmaster who was just in here demanding birth control for my niece.”

I cringe. “He didn’t say that.” I shoot her a toothy grin, she scoffs and shoots me a knowing look.

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