Page 47 of The Bad Boy Prince in Love
“I see.”Luke nodded sagely as if he understood something deep.“So what’s your biggest motivation, getting your parents to notice you or defeating your sister?”
“None of your business,” she grumbled.
He nodded again, even more annoyingly.“So I ask you, which one of us is the bigger jerk?”
“Shut up!I can’t believe I’m even talking about this with you.”
Suddenly, a female voice reached her from somewhere below.“Hey, Hallie, can’t you hear me?Have you lost all your senses in addition to losing your brains?”
Hallie turned her head slowly to find her sister waving her arms wildly.She must have been in a daze not to notice her.The people in the bleachers below started yelling at Terry to be quiet.
“What do you want?”Hallie shouted irritably.
Terry motioned for her to come down.Hallie heaved a deep sigh.This talk would have to happen eventually, and she needed to know exactly how much Terry had seen.
“I’ll be right back,” she said to Luke, “Guard our seats, okay?”
A slight crease formed along his forehead.“Are you sure?”
“I’ll be back soon.”
Hallie had a bad feeling that Terry already knew too much, and she had to assess the damage.Luke seemed antsy about being left alone, which was strange.Normally, he would take the opportunity to meet more women, but she didn’t have time to worry about him right now.
Chapter 23: Blackmail
“Terry, slow down!”Hallie called as her sister led her past all the food vendor stalls and kept on walking without looking back.“Did you want to talk to me or not?”
Terry kept power-walking away.There was something determined about the way she moved and a proud tilt to her head.This couldn’t be good.
Finally, she spun around as they reached a less peopled area of the grounds.She was wearing a jaunty yellow top with two tassels hanging down from the collar on long strings.This didn’t go at all with her tense expression.
“Let’s get right down to business,” Terry said, “You probably didn’t know one of the bartenders at the Cactus is a friend of mine.She called me to say you were there, and acting really bizarre.”
“I’m glad you had the satisfaction of hearing about it,” Hallie said.
“And there was more.Luke was acting kind of strange too, and the two of you weren’t sitting together.So, I came by to have a look.”
