Page 266 of Dirty Princess

They can’t touch me. They can’t hurt me.

I basically own them all.

One of theSavagesanswer the door.

He’s shirtless.

Tattoos on his chest.

Staring at me with deadly eyes.

His lip curls.

He knows who I am.

I don’t know who he is.

“You know why I’m here,” I say.

“I’ll go get him.”

As the guy turns, I grab his arm. “Him? As in…Archer?”

“Yo, Killian, who’s at the door?” a voice calls out.

“A surprise guest,” Killian calls back.

Another guy appears.

Dressed in all black.

With black hair and a little scruff on his face.

“Jaci Ruby,” he says.

“And you are?” I ask.

“Rowe,” he says. “Crillis. And this is Killian. From theAthafamily.”

“Good to know,” I say. “I’m not here for a history lesson.”

“She’s here to see someone,” Killian says.

“I’ll figure this out myself,” I say.

I walk toward the stairs.

“Be careful up there,” Rowe says. “You never know what you’ll find.”

I race up the stairs as fast as I can.

Now comes the game of me opening doors, looking for Archer.

The first door gives me nothing.

The second door gives me something right away.

Quinn Doyle.

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