Page 113 of I See You

“You two swear y’all weren’t raised in money. Y’all act like straight hood babies.”

Sevyn grinned. “We might’ve had money, but the hood raised us right.”

Harper rolled her eyes, but deep down, she was grateful—for the laughs, for the love, and for a friend like Sevyn who never judged her, only held her down.

Their conversation was interrupted by Dorian FaceTiming. “Speak of the devil,” Sevyn muttered with a smirk, answering the call as Dorian’s face filled the screen.

“Bitch, why can’t I see you?” Dorian demanded—no hello, just vibes.

“Because you’re on CarPlay,” Sevyn laughed. “What’s up?” “Girl—I finally got that bitch!”

Harperinstantlycrackedupinthepassengerseat,butSevyn squinted, confused. “Who?”

“Ariel,” Dorian said like it was obvious. “That bitch wanted to fuck for legs, so I broke her down like Sebastian was watching.”

That sent Harper into a full cackle. “Did she really just compare her to the little mermaid?”

“Is that my bitch?!” Dorian shouted when she recognized Harper’s voice.

“Hey, boo!” Harper sang back through her laughter.

“Back to you breaking down Ariel,” Sevyn cut in, her voice sharp with curiosity now. “When did this happen?”

“Girl, like fifteen minutes ago. I was at the bank to meet with Kayla about some investment stuff and boom—there go her raggedy ass. I forgot that was her daddy’s bank.”

Sevyn’s stomach dropped. She knew Dorian’s version of revenge was... explosive. “Is she still alive?”

“Who the hell is Ariel?” Harper asked, still trying to catch up. “Unfortunately,yes.Romanstoppedme.”Dorianrolledhereyes like it was a personal betrayal.

“I choked that bitch out for you, baby,” Roman called in the background, his voice calm, like he didn’t just say something criminal. “If you wanted her dead, you should’ve said the word.”

“Wait—youwithRoman?”Harperraisedaneyebrow,awicked grinforming.

Sevyn’s head was spinning now. “Hold on—you fought Ariel, Roman choked her out, and now you’re just... chilling at his house?”

“Yes, girl,” Dorian said like it was nothing, curled up on Roman’s couch like she paid the bills.

“Wait. Choked out?” Sevyn repeated in a whisper, clutching the steering wheel a little tighter.

“Come to Roman’s. I’ll explain everything,” Dorian said, waving her hand like Sevyn was being dramatic. “You know I don’t do this phone shit.”

“You can’t just be inviting people to that man’s house—” “Girl, he don’t care,” Dorian and Harper said in unison. “Right, Roman?” Dorian asked, smug.

“Call me daddy and I might change my mind,” Roman joked from somewhere behind her.

Dorian rolled her eyes. “Fuck no.”

“Shegood.Harperalwayswelcome.AndsinceSevynmynew sister-in-law, she basically family too,” Roman added smoothly.

Harper blinked. “Sister-in-law?” Dorian’s eyes widened. “Sister-in-law?”

Sevyn froze. “He just talking,” she said quickly. “He’s been making dumb jokes ever since he saw me coming out of Hassan’s office.”

The way both Harper and Dorian stared back at her in suspicious amusement made Sevyn instantly regret opening her mouth.

“Oh, we got a lot to talk about,” Dorian said with a knowing smirk. “You got my location.”

Sevyn groaned quietly. She really needed to stop slipping around these two.

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