Page 29 of His To Claim

“Aww how sweet is this, Wyn? The whore’s got herself a thug and they’re getting nice and cozy inourhouse,” Carrington spews as she steps behind us.

“Fuck off, Carrington,” I mutter, turning to meet her vicious stare.

The four girls stand behind us, arms crossed over their chests, pushing up the fake cleavage that's already popping out of their barely buttoned shirts. Of course, their uniforms are the same as ours just somehow the skirts are shorter and shirts tie around their midsections baring their tanned and toned stomachs.

Carrington stands with her hands resting on her hips. “Not until I show you who the queen around here is. That stunt you pulled the other night, will never happen again.”

“Care to wager?” Jade asks, with a sarcastic mock in her tone as she stands to meet Carrington’s glare but she simply ignores Jade and turns to me.

“Of course, Ace came to my rescue. He’ll never allow you to disrespect me like that again. We’re practically betrothed to each other, have been since we were born.”

I stand up and step toward her, catching a glimpse of worry in her eyes before she shrugs it away. “Is that what that was? Because to me he seemed to enjoy you being knocked around.”

As if knowing that was going to tick her off, Jade moves right beside me as Ruby hops over the table to stand with me as well. It amazes me how willing my girls are to back me up. Jade’s my sisterbut even Ruby, who can barely tolerate me, is ready to back me up against these pretentious mean girls.

“You need to keep your filthy, little, whorish self away from the Horsemen, specifically away from Ace. Haven’t you heard, bitch, he’s the king of Servite and I’m his queen.”

The three of us laugh in unison clearly further pissing the bitch off.

“You think she’s joking,” the petite blonde Stella mentioned as Kinsley Carlyle, joins in. “The Horsemen are the kings around here. They rule the halls of Servite Academy. You should do your best to remember that.”

“That they call themselves the ‘Horsemen’ makes them pretty pathetic to me,” I say mockingly, dropping air quotes around the word Horsemen.

Carrington’s gaze flickers behind, clearly checking the guys out. “Don’t get me wrong, your little thugs are pretty hot themselves, but they lack what Ace, and the guys have.”

“Oh yeah, and what’s that?” Drake asks, standing up beside me.

“Class, power, wealth, status,” she says, getting closer to Drake with each word she says. “The list goes on.” She dares to lay her hand on Drake’s chest and that’s where I draw the line. I’ve just about had it playing nice.

Stepping between them, I force Carrington to stumble back. Of course, they’re all wearing ridiculous five-inch heels.Who wears heels in high school?I push her back, further separating her from Drake and catch a sudden glimpse of fear in her wide blue eyes.

“Yeah, well, they may be your kings, but Drake, Kai, and Jax are ours. So back off,” I say, but not a second later as if sent down by the big man himself to save his little bitch from getting her ass beat, the Four Horsemen arrive.

Ace of course walks a few steps in front, but his three boys looking equally powerful, are right on his tail. Again, the crowd that’s formed disperses to make way for their kings.

“Fuck, she’s been here not two full days. I hope you won’t makethis a habit. You know I’m no knight in shining armor to keep coming to your rescue, Carrie,” Ace says, walking up between us. I don’t brush away the fact that he actually sounds a bit annoyed.

“It’s just… look at her, Ace. I can’t help it if I feel the need to protect our image from being tainted by this filth. Someone needs to take out the trash,” she whines in a pathetic damsel voice.

And I’m just about ready to pounce on her, when Drake wraps his arm around my waist holding me back. I immediately notice the cowardly way she hides behind Ace instead of stepping up to me and fighting back.

“One day, Barbie, he won’t make it in time to save you, and you’ll be mine to take out,” I growl.

“Now, now, Little Red, no need for useless threats. Wouldn’t want someone to call campus security on you. We all know my dear uncle would be ready and willing to take you in were something to happen to Carrie here,” Ace says smirking like he’s won.

I turn my glare on him ready to give him a piece of my mind but Drake beats me to the punch.

“I already warned you to keep that son of a bitch away from her. He puts his hands on her again and she won’t be the only one taken in by security,” Drake shouts, stepping between Ace and me.

“You threatening my family, Dragon Boy?” Ace sneers, moving in until her and Drake are chest to chest.

“Did I not make myself clear, or is your head so far up your uncle’s ass you couldn’t hear me?” Drake doesn’t cower down instead meeting his every move.

“You’ve got some nerve, Dragon Boy. But you’ll get what’s coming. You all will.” Ace steps back slightly, shifting his attention to me.

Placing a hand on Drake’s shoulder I step around him so that I’m back between him and Ace. “Just get your skank away from us. You call yourself kings around here, but your bitch keeps stepping out of line. Maybe it’s her that needs to be reminded of her place.”

Ace’s face hardens, and he’s instantly fuming at my assumptionhe can’t keep his bitch in check. How dare I question the legitimacy of his reign? A king is only as strong as his most loyal servants, yet somehow, I keep challenging him in front of them without even wanting to.

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