Page 67 of Sold to the Devil
“So, between you and Rigast, which one has a bite fetish?”
My mouth falls open as I feel my cheeks burn. They laugh, amused by my embarrassment. Even Mattheo laughs, but he tries to be discreet so I don't notice. I give him a scowl, he coughs to try to hide his laughter. He gives me a small smile and kisses my cheek as an apology.
“Sorry, love,” he mumbles, not sorry at all, judging by the smirk on his face.
“Yeah, yeah,” I roll my eyes before looking at Enzo and giving him the finger.
“Oh come on, you can tell us,” Cameron nudges me playfully.
Mattheo starts laughing again but quickly covers it with another cough.
Oh this little-
I smirk, raising an eyebrow. “If I'm the one with the hickeys, who do you think has a fetish?”
Their eyes widen as Mattheo's mouth opens wide and his cheeks slightly turn pink. He looks at me with a scowl, and I kiss him on the cheek.
“Sorry, darling,” I'm smiling with all my teeth, fucking proud of myself.
He rolls his eyes before returning to his cup of tea, sipping it while avoiding the others' gaze. We laugh because it's not every day that Mattheo gets embarrassed. He's always so arrogant and confident.
He gives me a small glare before placing his hand on my thigh and squeezing it, making me wince slightly. I feel my cheeks burning again and I sip my tea to hide it.
Suddenly, I feel him tense, I look up at him, frowning. His dark eyes stare ahead, I turn my head to see what has changed his mood so quickly, I frown.
Dawson.
I place my hand on his and he relaxes a little, his murderous gaze still directed at the brown-haired boy. Of course, Dawson notices and looks down, his body visibly tense. I lean down to whisper in Mattheo's ear, gently squeezing his hand.
“Matt, it's not worth it.”
He keeps his eyes on Dawson for a few more seconds before looking at me and nodding. He sighs and kisses my temple.
“You're right, but I should kick his ass for disturbing you, angel,” he mutters.
“It's okay, Matt. Don't worry,” I move my lips to his ear again, lowering my voice to make sure no one can hear. “Besides, you know you can't touch him. He'll hurt you if you do.”
He realizes who I'm talking about and sighs again. The others frown in confusion, I simply tell them the name of O'Connor's little protégé. The boys tense up and look pissed, while the girls stare at the fairies’ table before looking at me with worried looks.
“Tom briefly explained what happened. He didn't hurt you, did he?” My cousin asks in a low voice, worried.
I shake my head and smile at my friends. “He was just an annoying asshole, don't worry guys.”
They nod slowly and I try to change the subject. “We have a story about the metamorphosis after breakfast with Matt, who else has it too?”
I look at the group, waiting for their answers. Cameron and Arthur are the only ones in the same class as us. Paula and Enzo have horticulture, while Nancy and Kiara have spiritualism.
I have no idea where Tom is, and I'm slightly relieved since Matt isn't thrilled that he was the one who saved me from Dawson. He's well aware of his brother's feelings for me, and it's pissing him off.
I tried to make him forget by assuring him that I am his and that nothing can change that, but he is too jealous. I think he's still angry with me for kissing Tom before we really started being together.
To be honest, I'm no better. His cheating still hurts, and I sometimes get suspicious when he goes to join Arthur in the abandoned church.
I try my best to forget my intrusive thoughts, but it's not easy. I asked Arthur if he'd really joined him.
Mattheo knows this, but he never talks about it. He's just doing his best to prove to me that I can trust him, and I'm starting to, but it takes time to fully trust again after such a betrayal. Even though we weren't really a couple at the time, he was still my fiancé.
I finish my tea and look over at the guys to see if they've finished their breakfast. They stand up, and so do I, waving at the others and following the boys out of the main hall. Matt's arm slides around my waist, pulling me closer to him as we head off to the history lesson on transfiguration.
