Page 192 of Forbidden Billionaires: Vol. 11
“I’m not sure if Axel meant a refill for just himself or if he was getting you guys something too. But what do you want to drink?”
Sophie scrunched up her nose. “Something fruitier than this,” she said and handed him back his now empty glass.
“Not beer then. Scarlett?”
“Um…” I looked over at the ring where the bar was set up. Axel was standing next to Gigi. She was wearing a ridiculously slutty ringleader outfit. If you could even call it that. It was more just lingerie. Apparently she’d known it was a circus party. Axel laughed at something she said.
And Gigi looked over at me.
Were they laughing at me?
I expected that from Gigi. It would have been weird if I made it through a party without her making fun of me. But Axel?
She turned back to him and said something. He laughed again.
I bit the inside of my lip so I’d feel something other than the ache in my chest.
“Scar?” Jacob said and lightly touched my elbow.
“Hm?”
“What can I get you to drink?”
“Something strong.”
“Something strong coming right up.” He squeezed my elbow and then walked away.
I kept staring at Axel. We’d made a deal earlier this week. That he wouldn’t kiss Gigi again if I didn’t flirt with Jacob. It was a terrible deal. A stupid one. But did he think I broke it? Maybe I had… I swallowed hard. But he wouldn’t kiss Gigi again, right? He wouldn’t do that to me.
“What’s up with your face?” Sophie asked. “It looks like you’ve seen a ghost.”
I turned away from the bar. “Axel is my problem. Why is he talking to her?”
“To who?” Sophie looked over my shoulder. “Oh my God. What an ass hat. But this is perfect because it was time to take Phase Incest to the next level anyway. You need to kiss Jacob.”
“What?” I shook my head. Sophie knew that I’d been saving my first kiss for Axel. I couldn’t just give it to Jacob instead. That wasn’t the plan.
“When Jacob comes back put one right on his lips.”
“On his lips?”
“Where else did you want to kiss him? Oh.Oooooh.You’re going to the blowjob phase? I love that for you.”
“What? No. I…no.”
“The lips it is then.”
“Soph!”
“Scar!” She grabbed my shoulders and turned me toward the bar so I could see Gigi seductively whispering something in Axel’s ear.
I felt like I was going to be sick.
“You’re kissing Jacob tonight because Axel is a stupid boy who is currently acting very stupid. Besides, Jacob wants to kiss you.”
“I don’t think that’s true. The Jacob part. Not the Axel part. Axel is indeed stupid.”
Sophie laughed but her smile didn’t quite reach her eyes. “I’m really sorry. That Axel is acting like that.”
