Page 36 of The Book of Kings

‘I ignored you because you were beating a guy up over a parking space.’

‘I could kill a guy and you would still need to support me. But you will know how to behave next time. I’ll make sure of that. Meanwhile, you’re not allowed to talk to Jenna anymore.’ She was mygirlfriendand any action on her part had consequences over my power of ruling. If she defied me, anyone could. If I accepted that kind of insubordination, I could lose any otherfanthat’s been cheering for my team.

‘You can’t do that!’ she spoke with desperate sadness.

‘Watch me.’ I was striking where she would suffer most — her friendship. And I of all people knew how important friendships were.

‘Jenna has nothing to do with us.’

‘My mind is made up. If you have something else to add to the matter, I’m expecting you to unfasten my zipper as you speak.’ If that wouldn’t shut her up, then I didn’t know what could.

Unfortunately, didn’t get to the zipper part as she disappeared down the hall the next second. A man can dream, right?

Let’s just call it a short postponement in plans...

A new day, a new step towards keeping the city safe, and one towards new fucking trouble.

I was supposed to help Camden and his crew and take care of everything that meant cuisine for the party. I wasn’t a fucking chef, but that was a small price I had to pay for attending. Friends or not, they wanted everything to be perfect and they always choose the best to take care of thebest.

Luckily, I had just bumped into Mouse. The perfect person to blow off a little steam on, especially since lately she seemed to have a death wish and always got on my nerves.

My attitude didn’t seem to impress her. And neither did the task I’ve been assigned with.‘The insolence of these people. I don’t understand what they were thinking about giving a mission to a man of your value. Tasks are for staff, not for kings.’ She was being ironic, only making my temples fume with wrath strong enough to break her.

‘Did you dare patronize me because of a bunch of retards!?’

‘Dare!?’ her tone, consternated.

‘Do you have a problem regarding my authority, Mouse?’ Maybe it was time for me to reinforce exactly what that authority meant. I captured her arm, crashing her against my chest while I was thinking of a proper punishment for her.

‘Do you get a kick out of forcing me to be your girlfriend, or whatever you consider me to be?’ She was the one playing angry while she had no real idea what anger meant.

My hand cupped her firm breast through the material of her shirt, ‘I get a kick out of torturing you.’... a kick amplified by public exposure.

‘Are you insane!? Everyone is watching us?’

‘This is what I want. Those shivers of embarrassment and fear. The way your body stiffens against me.’ My hand clenched harder on her breast while she was uselessly fighting to break free.

Everyonewaswatching this time around. And I was giving them something to look at.

I was mad crazy. But it seemed her madness exceeded my own.

She kissed me.

Out of the blue, and totally unpredictable.

‘You’re that desperate, huh!?’ I asked annoyed that she could think, even for one second, I wouldn’t catch on to her plan.

If she wanted a kiss, then that’s what I was about to give her. I invaded her mouth, keeping the hand over her breast secured, moving it to the seductive rhythm of our tongues. If I didn’t know better, I could think it was some kind of foreplay.

But I did know better. I had given her unlimited power. That had to count for something. ‘They all want to be you, my Queen B.’

‘Then choose one and leave me the fuck alone,’ she spat out, detaching her body from mine and getting out of there with the first chance she got.

Anotherblack ball in her already overflowing bowl.

It was just a matter of time until her attitude would sink her.

Luckily, I had plans for unwinding that day. With master’s skills, I convinced Ferris to throw a party for the good old times’ sake.

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