Page 67 of Cruel Legacy

“Okay, I’m here.” Eloise huffs, dropping into the seat across from me. She turns her nose up as a bottle girl walks by. “What was so urgent that you wanted to meet here?”

We’re at one of the hottest clubs in town. The waiting list to reserve VIP is three months long, and she’s acting like it’s a cesspool. “I thought you liked it here.”

“That was last month. This place has lost its charm.”

That means she’s no longer theitgirl among the weekend crowd. I’m shit at making small talk, so I dive into the reason I asked her to meet me here. “How’s the review for this year’s pledge season coming along?”

“We have a solid list of names. I think the boys will be happy with the final list.”

“I need a name added to your roster.”

She rolls her eyes at me. “You know our numbers are finite. I can’t just make another opening in the house.” Tilting her head to the side, sizing me up, she asks, “Who is it?”

She’s trying to sound bored, but I’m asking her to do this so she’s trying to figure out my angle. “The new girl at the dorms, Thea.”

She snorts and shakes her head. “She’s already turned down an invite from the Lady Lions, and the Golden Monarchs. She’ll never go for it.”

I heard she said no to them, but I know a way to get her to say yes. “She will if her friend gets an invite too.”

She takes a minute to think. “Who? Layla-Jean?God.She’s an even worse fit.”

“You went to school with her. She knows how this stuff works. It will give your offer to Thea more credibility if she’s invited too.”

“We went to school together, but she doesn’t know shit. Why do you think she’s a nobody around here? I’m telling you, Pax, they won’t fit in and make it all the way through. Besides, I thought you hated the new bitch. Why are you trying to help her be relevant?”

“I’m not. I just want her to think she is. Give her the invitation, make her initiation hell, and make sure she never makes it to the end.”

“You want me to sabotage her?”

“That’s, right. Bring her close then make her pledge time so humiliating and unbearable that she leaves school and never even thinks about re-enrolling.”

Eloise sits back in her seat. I see the wheels turning. “And what do I get out of this?”

“You get to know you’re doing your part to preserve the reputation and rules of all legacy students.”

She gives me a look that implies it’s not good enough. I knew it would come to this. She’s an opportunistic cunt. “Fine. What do you want?”

“Finn.”

“You already have him.”

“Finn’s running around campus getting his dick sucked by every blushing bimbo he smiles at. I want his attention back on me, and I want your support and you encouraging him to focus on me.Onlyme.”

“And?” I ask, because I can tell it’s not enough.

“And you three boys start showing me the respect I deserve. You need to stop pretending I’m insignificant. I’m in charge of the Future Wives table, but I shouldn’t be eating there unless I want to. I’ve already been matched. The Trium needs to treat me like the queen I am. Acknowledge me. Keep me satisfied and happy, in and out of public.”

“You want us all to fuck you?” I snort. “That’s not happening.”

It’s not that we’re above sharing. Everyone knows we’ve done it. But Eloise is tied in first place with Thea as the last person I’d ever want to fuck, and Holden wouldn’t even make it in the same room with her without snapping her neck.

It’s a wonder Finn even deals with her basic bedroom ass. If it weren’t for their arrangement, he wouldn’t. She’s about to tell me no again, so I say, “But Icanpush Finn your way a little more.”

“Alotmore. I want his dick in his pants, unless I’m around. He can’t keep making a fool of me, Pax. Using me, to make his flings jealous then discarding me when he’s ready for a new skank to get him off.”

I roll my eyes at her version of events. He wouldn’t be using other women if Eloise would just try something more exciting than reverse cowgirl. Hell, a quick fuck behind the bleachers would probably get him to act right for three or four days.

“Save the bullshit for your followers Eloise. You’ve been playing just as hard as he has.”

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