“And I want you,” he says, glaring right at Nat.
“What do you mean?” she asks.
“I want you on your knees, sucking my dick,” he says.
Rage kicks through me as I launch myself at Finn, grabbing him by the collar and slamming him hard against the wall. “You even look at her the wrong way and I swear—”
“What? You going to murder me, Elias?”
“Don’t tempt me,” I growl, my fingers itching to wrap around his throat again and not let go until he can’t another breath.
“Deal,” Nat says quietly next to me.
“No fucking chance,” I say, looking at her. “You will not touch her, Finn. I will kill you.”
Natalya shakes her head. “I won’t risk this information getting out.”
“Then let me murder the slimy Irish bastard and all our problems are fixed.”
Her eyes widen. “And what happens when his uncle realizes you murdered him?”
Finn Murphy’s uncle is a savage. I know it as much as anyone. He’s crazy and murderous and the kind of man you don’t want to be on the wrong side of.
Even if I am a member of the Estrada Cartel, nothing could protect me from him.
I sigh heavily and release Finn. “I won’t let you touch her, Murphy. What else do you want?”
He taps a finger on his chin as if contemplating the question. “Start with making me king, and we’ll talk again after that.”
I growl. “No, I want your price now. Give it to me.”
“Two million dollars, then. That should suffice.”
Fuck.
As if I have two million dollars lying around.
“You’ll have to give me some time,” I say through gritted teeth.
He nods. “Fine, you give me that money and tell everyone I’m the king of the academy, and I will never speak a word of it again.”
“Deal,” I say without a second’s hesitation. “I’ll announce it tomorrow.”
Finn looks satisfied as he salutes me. “Good doing business with you.”
I have to clench my jaw to stop myself from beating him to a pulp. He turns away and swaggers off down the corridor.
When I look at Nat, she’s giving me the oddest look.
“What?” I ask.
“Why would you pass your crown to him for me?” she asks.
It’s crazy that she has to even ask that question. Yes, I’ve been the king of the academy since the day I arrived here, but that doesn’t matter.
If Natalya’s grandfather found out the truth, it could ruin her and her brother.
He would want them dead and they would be forced to go on the run.