“Put me down!” I laugh, slapping his round, toned ass.
“Careful, Little Bird, or I just might have to spank you back.” Biting my lip, lust fills my body and Leo hisses.
“Come on man, I just got this thing to go down,” Leo chastises as we enter the room. The chatter that was going on before we got there dies upon our arrival.
“What are you two still doing here?” Isaac snaps, glaring at us all from his spot at the table.
Zed puts me down, and I straighten out my clothes before turning to look at my very pissed off stepbrother.
“They are my guests and spent the night,” I tell him.
“Just because your mother thought now was a good time to come back into your life only to bring you here and go back to ignoring you, doesn’t mean you can start acting like this is your house. You are hardly even a guest here. Just an inconvenient fly on the wall. So sorry to break it to you, but you can’t be running your whore house here.” Isaac gives me this cruel smirk. My stomach drops at his words, reminding me just how unwanted I am here.
A primal growl of fury leaves Zed’s chest as he takes a step forward, his raven black wings springing free. Isaac stands up quickly, his chair clattering to the floor as his own snow white wings come forward.
“Watch how you talk to my mate, little brother. It would be a shame if I had to turn those pretty, white wings red,” Zed says in a dangerous purr that has me shivering. Zed steps closer to Isaac until they are nose to nose.
“Brother,” Isaac scoffs. “You're no brother of mine. More like the bastard child that no one wanted.” He looks over at me. “Match made in heaven.” He grins, then lets out a choked snarl as Zed grabs him by the throat and throws him down on the table.
“Don’t you fucking look at her!” he bellows. “She is a motherfucking Queen, and you are nothing but a peasant at her feet. You might have the fancy house and a shit ton of money but that means nothing. Your wings might be white but deep down your heart is black as coal. Stop acting like you're better than us, because you're not.”
Swoon,I literally just swooned. Thank you to the stars for who you chose as my mates. Maybe I should send them a gift basket as a thank you.
Noah and Luke are standing now on the other side of the table, looking like they want to step in, ?? ??but they don’t, not knowing what Zed will do with his hand still wrapped around Isaac’s throat. They look like a couple of angry bulls.
“Zed, baby, he’s not worth it,” I tell Zed, placing my hand softly between where his wings extend from his back.
Some of the tension leaves his body at my touch, and he lets go of Isaac.
“She’s a better person than me, than any of us. Count yourself lucky because my feathers are already pitch black, I have nothing left to lose. Remember this,brother,” he spits the word in a mocking tone. “My mate is the daughter of the devil, the devil who has the power to bring me back, no matter my fate. I can kill you in your sleep a million times over, and maybe your God will bring you back too, but I will always be there ready to end you time after time. Don’t start something you aren't ready for.”
He’s crazy. My mate is a little bloodthirsty, and I’m not sure if I should be this turned on by it. God, this bond really does fuck with your mind, body, and soul.Oh well.
“You know,” Leo starts, coming up behind me, his mouth next to my ear as he whispers. “I’m not into guys. You are all I’ll ever want and need, but fuck, that even got me a little hard,” he admits, before pressing his dick into my ass. I have to suppress a whimper, and his chuckle has me biting my lip. “Remember, Starbright, I can feel the lust pouring off your body.”
“You suck,” I breathe with no heat behind it. But I’m not gonna lie, seeing my best friend slowly growing more confident in himself since I’ve stopped denying our bond makes my heart happy.
“Get the fuck out of my house,” Isaac growls as he stands up, shooting Zed a look that could kill.
“Gladly,” Zed snarls back and turns to me. His mood switches so fast when he looks me in the eyes. Cupping my face with both hands he steps into me, forcing me to tip my head back to see him. “Be a good girl while I’m gone,” he tells me, nipping at my bottom lip, and I melt back into Leo. “I gotta get going, but I’ll be back. Call or text any time, day or night. I’ll see you after school on Monday, okay?”
“Okay.” I nod. He kisses me hard and dirty, making my knees buckle, before pulling back. “Take care of her,” he tells Leo. “Something tells me school is gonna be Hell on Earth.”
Leo nods, and I watch Zed open the sliding glass door that leads to the backyard. He extends his wings, bends his knees, and takes off into the air.
When he's out of sight, I turn and glare at the three assholes. “Look, all we wanted was some food. Do you always have to be raging dicks?” I snap.
“This isn’t your house. So when you let random people in who we don’t fucking know, yes. What's to say they don’t end up stealing shit?”
“Oh please,” I roll my eyes. “And plus, if they needed anything I’d just use step-daddy’s little, black card.” I grin, raising a brow.
He narrows his eyes at me. “What the fuck are you talking about?”
“Really?” I huff out a laugh. “Did you not know my mother gave me a credit card with no limit? How do you think I was able to redo my room?”
“You have gotta be kidding me,” Noah mutters.
“Oh, calm down. Just because I have access to this money doesn’t mean I’m using it. I got myself a car because you all refused to bring me to school. I got what I needed for the house, and I buy some food at school. What I spend in a month is probably what you spend in a day, if that. You might think I’m a gold digging whore or something, but you know nothing about me.”
They say nothing, glaring at me, jaws ticking. Turning to Leo, I dismiss them like they mean nothing to me. “I’ve lost my appetite. How about I walk you back to school?”
Leo looks at the guys, then me. “Are you sure?” he asks, tucking a lock of hair behind my ear.
“Yeah, I’ll grab something to eat on the way back,” I tell him. He nods, grabbing my hand, and we leave the kitchen.
“Bye little demon boy, see you soon,” Luke laughs behind us.
Asshole.