Page 19 of Dust to Dust

"Then it is settled." The man with the ax clapped with joy. Whatever plans they made, this sick fuck was satisfied. I continued to eavesdrop without one single eye looking my way. All the men were too into the conversation to notice me sitting here.

"It's settled. The brotherhood has begun." They all agreed in unison. It was freaky how in sync they were. Like they were in a cult or freaky shit like that. The screens shut off. Damian, Dash, Titan, and the mountain man remained silent for a moment. The decision that was made was a heavy one. You could taste it in the air. War was coming, but where was the battle going to take place?

Damian shifted in his chair and then spotted me. I wasn't trying to hide. I wanted to make Titan's life a living hell. Titan wanted me; well, he had me. I'd pop up like a nasty rash until I infected everyone. Damian acted fast; reaching behind his back, he pulled a knife and threw it towards me. I shifted forward, anticipating his move. I dove off the stair, and my right shoulder hit the wall with a thud, but I'd rather have a bruise than a stab wound. I pushed off the wall and brushed my tender shoulder, "Gosh, Damian," I turned towards four angry faces, "is that how you welcome me into the family?"

"How the fuck, did you get in here?" Dash roared.

The mountain man looked at Titan and then grinned as he looked back at me. His green eyes looked me up and down. Thick auburn hair framed his fair skin. His jaw was square, but his face was beautiful in a rigid sort of way. His nose had been broken, but the odd angle made him look sexy. Like the kind of man that grabbed you, pressed you up against a wall, and claimed you. However, as good-looking as this stranger was, no one compared to Titan. His power pulled my eyes off the giant man.

"Someone forgot to shut the door." I grinned. Damian glanced at Dash, whose face reddened. It was too easy to ruffle Dash's feathers, like taking candy from a chubby baby.

Titan stepped in front of Dash to shield me from Dash's next outburst. I skipped to him with a pep in my step, causing them all to narrow their eyes in suspicion. Currently, I was too sweet and unlike my angsty, naughty self. I placed my arms on Titan's shoulders. I was enjoying how his eyes darkened to a sapphire shade of blue. I pushed up on my toes to kiss him. I was missing my combat boots greatly and had to push my toes to their limit to reach Titan's lips. I was tall, but Titan was tall enough to climb even next to the massive stranger behind him.And I enjoyed climbing him and scaling his walls.Titan didn't deepen the kiss but he didn’t push me away either.

"What are you boys up to?" I giggled. It sounded more evil than innocent. Dash looked like he wanted to skin me, and Damian looked relaxed, but I knew he was calculating and studying my change in attitude. I couldn't get things past Damian as effortlessly; he knew I was always up to something.Smart man.

"Whose your friend?" I playfully questioned as I peeked over his shoulder.

"You're supposed to be sleeping." Titan lowered his lips to my ear and nipped at my lobe, "You're in trouble." He whispered. My core surged with heat. No matter what mask I slipped on, Titan could seep behind it.

I shrugged, "It's my nature. You can cage the animal. Marriage doesn’t change it genetically.” Just because my last name was King didn’t mean I’d follow his commands. I curled into his body, acting like a house cat. The opposite reaction of my spoken words.

"Plus, my bed was lonely." I slipped my hand to his back, running my fingers over the claw marks I marked him with. His face grimaced with a mixture of pain and lust.

"This is not who you are genetically."

His words hurt. When I tried to pull away, his arms locked tighter. "Who's fault is that." I hissed.

"Mine." He responded fast, "And I'm going to fix it."

I snorted.

"I'm Cillian," A thick accented boomed and interrupted our lover's quarrel,

"Hi, Cillian," I twisted in Titan's hold. "If I knew you boys had a slumber party, I would have brought cookies. Whose nails can I paint?"

"I wouldn't trust you to paint your own nails," Dash murmured.

"Careful, Dashy, don't want to get on my bad side again."

"What did you hear?" Dash demanded.

“You look like someone just shoved a stick up your ass. Why so serious?” I smiled my best Joker grin.

Cillian laughed, and it caused me to jerk. It was deep and booming like Santa.

Dash's face reddened," What did you hear?" He asked again.

I narrowed my eyes and pretended to look infuriated, "What did you hear?" I mimicked.

"I swear to god if you copy my words again…."

"Nova," Titan voiced my name, breaking my fun.

"Oh nothing," I twisted a lock of my hair around my finger, "April fools, some big decision, lots of daddy issues. Are you all in a cult or something?" I pried. I smiled my best girl scout smile, trying to convince someone to buy cookies they didn't want, "Are you welcoming new members, or is this a boys-only club?"

"Fuck." Dash cursed. "Let's kill her."

Titan growled and pulled me closer to his side.

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