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I reflected miserably that they probably all didn’t want to mess with Angel.

She let me go abruptly, and I clutched at my long hair, my scalp tingling.

Angel only stroked her own silky hair with her long, manicured pink nails.

“You don’t look like much. You look poor as dirt.What is it?I’ve never been invited to share his bed. And I’ve sucked his dick like it was made of diamonds.”

“Just. . .let me go,” I said. “I don’t want any trouble.”

Angel gave me a scornful glance and flipped her hair. “You’re going togettrouble,” she said bluntly. “As long as you’re Raker’s favorite, there’s going to be trouble. BecauseIwant to be his favorite.Iwant to warm his bed.”

She brightened suddenly.

“Wait, were you a virgin maybe?”

“No,” I said firmly, but I wasn’t sure how much Angel believed me.

Finally, after a last hard pinch on the underside of my breasts, she shrugged.

“It’s not going to last long,” she said, smiling maliciously. “Don’t get too attached.”

Just then Amira and Bridget rushed into the room and each took one of my hands.

“Teacher didn’t even need us,” Bridget spat. “Just stay away from her.”

Angel smiled, gleaming and bright, lazy and feline like a cat.

“Just warning her that Raker will get bored.”

“What’s that say aboutyou?” Amira shot at her. “Your sorry cunt has never even been asked to spend one night with him!”

Angel hissed, but Bridget hissed back at her, and Angel obviously didn’t want to mess with them.

Amira and Bridget looked sympathetically at me after pulling me out of the room, but I shrugged my shoulders, trying to assume a casual attitude I didn’t feel.

“I’m fine. She just gave me some good advice about not getting attached. Well, it’s good advice, anyway. I can’t get attached, can I?”

They looked shrewdly at me, and I felt like they could see right through me. Like they knew I was already falling for Raker.

“Yeah, but she’s still abitch,” Amira said.

But even though my scalp burned, I had learned one thing for sure.

Raker reallyhadnever done this before.

It had to mean something. Something special.

And that gave me a warm glow even the pain in my scalp couldn’t extinguish.

Raker really cared for me. I knew it.

CHAPTER 5

Raker

Ikicked the stand down on my motorcycle and left my keys with some of the prospects as Teacher, Tech, and I went into the temple to meet with the Elders about a possible marriage alliance with the Righteous.

“Can I offer you something while you wait?” the Elder asked.

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