Page 7 of Ruthless Kings of Havoc

“As for the Ruthless King part, that’s pending.”

The way he smiles ignites goosebumps along my flesh. It’s even more frightening because he’s wearing a mask that only shows the dark red hues of his eyes.

Dark red…

“Domino doesn’t have dark red eyes,” I grumble.

“Of course, he doesn’t. Took from our father obviously,” Bunny Stalker notes, as if it’s so fucking obvious. “I took the unique shade from my mother. She has some albinism, which affects her eyes. It was the only trait inherited from her.”

“Different Mothers… so Domino is your half-brother,” I mutter as my eyes narrow on him. “You’re Dolcezza’s half-brother.”

“Yes,” he answers with a smirk. “And also, yes.”

When we have nothing else to say, he turns his attention to Warren.

“Are you going to keep playing hide and seek? You already know time is of the essence for us, especially for your royal princess.”

Aries doesn’t say anything, but his footsteps are loud as he takes the few steps needed to reveal himself in the dim light of the locker room.

I’m not the only one who curses.

“Fucking hell!” Ares moves away from me to his brother’s side in a heartbeat. “What the fuck happened? Shit. Are you bleeding? How many times did you get shot?”

Aries rolls his eyes.

“We need to move,” he emphasizes each word with his stoic tone. “Now.”

Ares looks back at me as if waiting for my approval. I guess with Domino out of the picture and without a true “leader” in our triple set, it’s time I step up to the plate.

For Dolcezza’s sake.

“No repercussions used against us for accepting your aid,” I announce to the man who is awaiting our unanimous decision. “We’ll follow you to this safe house with the agreement that we have full control over our actions and cannot be blackmailed in the future for this temporary alliance.”

Bunny Stalker shrugs. “Deal.”

“We need a car,” Aries grumbles. “Concealed. They’re going to call for backup soon.”

“Who is ‘they?’” Ares questions his brother. “Seriously, how many fuckers did you take on, and who sent them to begin with? No one should know we’re here.”

“No one but your own Ruthless King,” Bunny Stalker announces and chuckles. “For his lack of intelligence in this devious game of chess, he does know how to act swiftly when he’s desperate as fuck. I’ll give him that much.”

“Domino sent people to kill us?” Ares questions as if it’s shocking.

I’m not surprised. Not in the slightest.

The moment he remained still to let that Zamboni kill my Dolcezza is when all bets were off. Our loyalty to him was all in vain.

“A lovely fleet of Black Ops from the Underground,” Bunny Stalker declares and whistles. “Don’t know where he got the funds for that, but I am impressed. He has to be afraid of you three to pull all the stunts. Would be even more hilarious if he’s using your money to do so.”

The way I deep frown only mimics Ares’ expression as we realize he must still have access to our joint account.

Of course, he does. We just fucking got betrayed by him.

“Obviously, I know how to play similar games,” Bunny Stalker declares and looks over at Aries. “Which reminds me. Congratulations. You’re working with the Leighton again. Well,for me, that is. My father wouldn’t be stupid enough to hire the same person twice.”

Aries opens his mouth to argue, then simply closes it.

“Smart,” Bunny Stalker compliments with an added wink. “That’s exactly why I only allowed twenty of those Black Ops to have fun with you. Think of it as a way to see your real skills in action. Seeing as you don’t really do much aside from driving your princess like a rich chauffeur, I was beginning to worry you didn’t have any lethal spice in you.”

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