Page 1 of Devious Knight

Prologue

Kade

I stare through the stained-glass windows of the hall.

Isabelle can’t see me watching her, but she knows I’m still out here.

She’s talking to her little group of friends. Mackenzie is standing next to her, probably making a joke about someone or spreading some kind of gossip. Whatever it is has the group laughing.

Isabelle barely smiles. She still looks shaken from seeing me earlier.

Now that Thorne and Annika are gone, she’s lost and vulnerable again.

Just the way I like her.

I’ve watched her for years, but back then, I wasn’t sure what part she played.

Now I’m sure.

Now I know what the sweet little Lolita doll did.

And I have her just where I want her.

Everyone who’s not me is my enemy.

And she is enemy number one.

She and I are just beginning.

I can’t wait to see how we’ll end.

Run and hide, Lolita. The wolf is coming for you.

Chapter One

Kade

Thessaloniki, Greece, 3 years ago…

A cascade of clouds wars with the stars in the black Grecian sky. The gods must be furious tonight, but the tempestuous sight is the perfect backdrop for the wild plans my friends and I have put together.

We pull up on the beach in our speedboat, right into the luminous glow of the silver moon on the gentle waves slapping against the sandy shore.

We jump out, fueled by the excitement of doing whatever we want tonight. And the lure of chaos.

“Woo hoo! Helloooo, freedom!” Dmitri bellows, beating his chest like Tarzan. “Tonight belongs to us.”

“Fuck yeah.” Logan and I shout in unison, giving each other a high five.

Grinning like devils, Dmitri and Logan flank me on either side and we make our way across the beach.

We’re all sixteen now. The three of us celebrated our birthdays this week. The first week of the new year.

Because our families are close and part of the Knights—one of the most powerful secret societies on earth—we’ve always considered ourselves blood brothers. We look similar enough, especially now. We’re each built from all the training we do, the same height at six feet four, and we wear our hair in the same unruly style.

Being born around the same time of year has always been a bonus for us, so we always celebrate our birthdays together. And we always do something wild.

We’re from the States. I live in Orange County and the guys in New York. As this birthday is a special one, our families agreed to spend it together in Thessaloniki, where my mother’s family is from.

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