Page 3 of Filthy Few

“Vox, please.” I grind my teeth in irritation, knowing exactly what she is asking. I want to finish what I started with Nexus, but I know it will ruin everything if I smash his smug fucking face in.

“Let’s go,” I grit out as I snag her hand and drag her toward my car. I can tell the guys are following behind me. I don’t need to look back to know Nexus is staying where he is. Without me, Ez, Hayze, and Archer at the party, he’ll have every piece of pussy at his beck and call. I pull my keys from my pocket and click the beeper. My Dodge Hellcat’s lights flash as the locks disengage. I release Vivi’s hand so she can climb in as I get behind the wheel, Hayze, Ez, and Archer climb in the back.

They never question my reasons or motives, these guys are my brothers, and we have proven that time and again that we are loyal. When one of us fights we all fight, no questions asked.We never leave a brother behind, it’s always been our code even before we were inducted.

I start the engine and smirk at the sound of the 6.2L Hemi SRT Demon V8 engine—the Hellcat and my Challenger Demon are my most favorite cars. The Demon is faster, but I only bring that bad bitch out on nights I want to fuck shit up. I spin the back tires as I plant my foot, making sure that I have everyone’s attention as we peel out of the lot just to fuck with Nexus.

“Okay, Vin Diesel, calm the hell down and look for Nova.” I say nothing in reply to Vi. The only reason I am leaving the party is because Vivian never makes friends or even wants to. She’s afraid people are only using her to get closer to me and the guys, so the fact she cares enough to go after this girl means something to her, which is why I am now pulling over near where Nova is leaning against the bus stop with her phone in her hand. She snaps her head up when I roll to a stop beside her. Vi leans over me and pushes the button to slide the window down. I keep my gaze ahead not wanting to look at the little troublemaker.

“Get in, loser, you’re coming with us.” I see Nova shake her head out of the corner of my eye, then feel Vivian sag in disappointment. I grit my teeth and turn to the girl, her eyes dart to mine instantly.

“Get in the fucking car,” I growl, causing her brows to raise.

“Say please, and I’ll think about it.” My nostrils flare in anger.

“Please get in the car, we’ll take you home,” Vi says in a placating tone. I watch the witch’s shoulders sag as she nods. She moves to the back door, and the instant she pulls it open, Hayze doesn’t give her a chance to back out. He grips her waist and hoists her inside the car, ignoring her protests as he sits her on his lap while he yanks the door closed. She reaches for the handle to get out, so I push Vi back in her seat and plant my foot.

“I will break your fucking nose if you don’t get your hands off me!” she shouts. I flick my gaze to the rearview mirror, watchingas Hayze lifts his hands as if surrendering. Ezekiel doesn’t look comfortable sitting in the middle, but doesn’t complain, he never does. Archer just looks like he’s trying not to laugh at this situation.

“Calm down, sugar, we aren’t going to hurt you,” Hayze says.

“Oh, right, so kidnapping is normal in this fucking town?” she bites back.

“I’m sorry, this was my idea. I didn't want you walking home alone,” Vivi says as she peers back at Nova. I white knuckle the steering wheel, hating the sound of uncertainty in her voice.

I hear the witch sigh in the backseat, the hard edges of her face begin to smooth out when she looks at Vi. “Thank you, that was… nice of you.” I can tell she doesn't mean a word she says and is saying that to be nice for Vivian’s sake.

“I swear we aren’t assholes like Nexus.” I shoot her a look, telling her without words to keep her mouth shut, she knows no one can know who we are, and outing Nexus means outing the rest of us. “Anyway, Nova meet Archer, Ezekiel and Hayze.” Nova looks at each of them but doesn’t so much as crack a smile. “This big angry asshole here,” Vi says, patting my arm, “is my twin brother, Vox.” Her brows raise in surprise.

“You’re twins?” She sounds surprised.

“Yeah, but obvs I am the better looking twin,” my sister says, earning a glare from me. The guys snicker in the back seat which has a smile spreading across Nova’s face.

“Of course,” the witch says, making my boys laugh. I growl and take the next turn hard so she slams into the door. “Dick.” I hear her mutter as she rights herself on Hayze’s lap, the sight of him placing his hands on her hips has me gripping the wheel tighter.

“So, I’m guessing you will be attending Haven Prep?” Vi asks her, the hopeful lilt in her tone has guilt swirling inside me.

“I guess so.” Nova sounds bitter about it.

“Hey, don’t worry you can hang out with us?—”

“No offense but I’ll pass.” I’m about to rip the bitch a new one when Vi’s face falls, but she pushes on. “I don’t want to hang out anywhere near my new asshole stepbrother but if you want to kick it somewhere else, I’m down,” she says with a shrug, making my sister’s face light up.

“Totally, having you at school is going to be so much fun, I can tell already.”

“What makes you say that?” Nova asks Vi.

“Call it intuition. I can tell you are going to shake things up around here, Nova, and I am totally fucking here for it!”

Chapter Three

Nova

To my utter shock Vox parks in the driveway next to my new house and kills the engine as Vi announces that this is their house. I don’t comment as I climb off Hayze's lap and out of the car. I call out my thanks for the ride and try to escape back to my house, but I’m yanked backward by my arm. I spin around ready to fight but when I slam into Vox’s chest I’m rendered immobile, his blue eyes pierce me and hold me captive. Vivian’s plea for him to let me go falls on deaf ears when I see Archer wrap an arm around her waist to hold her back.

“You can fuck with Nexus all you want but you don’t fuck with my sister or use her.” His voice sends shivers down my spine, my body is flushed with heat from being this close to him. His eyes blaze with anger but I can’t stop myself from drinking in his features, his cupid bow or the hard set of his jaw. I flick mygaze to see his hair for the first time now that his hood is off. It's long enough to be tucked behind his ears and is black as night.

“Your sister is the one who came after me, dickwad,” I manage to grit out.

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