house we were headed to with three horses around the back. “We’re not done talking about this.”
“Yes we are. I already told you it can’t be changed. Not even you can do that.”
“We’ll see about that, won’t we?”
Ryon laughed. “Yeah, I’ll look forward to it then.”
“Are you coming in with us?”
“Not yet. This is most likely going to turn into an all-nighter so I will at some point.”
“Okay.”
“Bring your horses around back and oh, yeah, one more thing. Take off your shoes before you go in.”
“Why?” Jaylyn wondered. I’ll admit the request sounded unusual coming from him.
Ryon moved his eyes around with a serious tone to match. “I don’t like dirt on my rugs. They’re expensive.”
“This is your house?” Ruby wondered.
“I remember saying I have one that’s not in the city.”
“It’s nice.” Jaylyn said.
“There is way too many secrets going on here. It scares me to think of how many of them are going to be relevant.” I said.
“Well, time to go find out.” Zayden got down off his horse first and took the reins of mine from me. “We’ll take care of them. You can go ask your father why it was necessary to start this trip off with games.”
“Oh, believe me. I will.”
Chapter 11
Zayden
“Don’t even think about leaving.” I said just as Ryon was ready to turn from the house entirely.
He sighed loudly and looked at me. “What?”
“You knew.”
“Can you be more specific?”
“You knew this whole time that my mother was alive.”
“Are we really talking about this now?”
“Yes.”
“Well, how about this? Let’s not, you go inside and let them shock your brain and then maybe I’ll get to it.”
“You’re just trying to get out of it.”
“No, really. They’ll insist on this first. What you want to hear from me will only distract you from it.”
I watched him walk away in silence then led the horses around into the corral with the others.
“So—” Troy said. “That was—weird.”
“He’s right, I guess. Let’s go inside and see what the fuck is going on.”
Thankfully, they didn’t say anything else and we headed for the house.
“You think the shoe thing was serious?” Darius asked, looking down at his feet before he stepped inside.
“Well, Adele didn’t want fighting.”
I took my boots off just to make her happy and we walked inside. They were already sitting on a couch across from Aleksander, Trever and Kole.
“Good. Come. Sit.” Aleksander said, holding his hand out to the empty spaces next to the girls. “I’m sorry about having to drag everything out like this.”
“I’m sure you’re not.” I said. “But you have our full attention.” Darius and Troy sat down with me and there was a pause.
“Cigar?” Trever slid a box across the table.
“They won’t do it.” Kole whispered loudly. “Fun is outside of their limits.”
I tried not to take offend to it and Aleksander slid the matches to us. “Something tells me not to believe that.”
He was right to because we each took one.
“Leccans?” I held the cigar under my nose, smelling its strong aroma. “How did you manage to get your hands on these?”
“You’re familiar with them?” Aleksander asked.
“Not our first time.” I lit mine and inhaled the first breath then exhaled.
“I’ve never seen you smoke before.” Adele said, watching me.
“We haven’t really had a peaceful time since we’ve been with you.”
“Ooh.” Aleksander, Trever and Kole reacted at the same time as quietly as they could.
“Not good.” Kole whispered.
“Thanks a lot.” Adele said.
I laughed. “You know what I mean, Love. Hadn’t the time.”
“Well, I don’t care.” Ruby had her eyes on Darius and was staring at him with a sincere hunger. “I am so turned on right now.” He smiled and leaned into her for a kiss while holding his cigar away from her head.
“Okay. You can get a room later.”
“Yes we are. I already told you it can’t be changed. Not even you can do that.”
“We’ll see about that, won’t we?”
Ryon laughed. “Yeah, I’ll look forward to it then.”
“Are you coming in with us?”
“Not yet. This is most likely going to turn into an all-nighter so I will at some point.”
“Okay.”
“Bring your horses around back and oh, yeah, one more thing. Take off your shoes before you go in.”
“Why?” Jaylyn wondered. I’ll admit the request sounded unusual coming from him.
Ryon moved his eyes around with a serious tone to match. “I don’t like dirt on my rugs. They’re expensive.”
“This is your house?” Ruby wondered.
“I remember saying I have one that’s not in the city.”
“It’s nice.” Jaylyn said.
“There is way too many secrets going on here. It scares me to think of how many of them are going to be relevant.” I said.
“Well, time to go find out.” Zayden got down off his horse first and took the reins of mine from me. “We’ll take care of them. You can go ask your father why it was necessary to start this trip off with games.”
“Oh, believe me. I will.”
Chapter 11
Zayden
“Don’t even think about leaving.” I said just as Ryon was ready to turn from the house entirely.
He sighed loudly and looked at me. “What?”
“You knew.”
“Can you be more specific?”
“You knew this whole time that my mother was alive.”
“Are we really talking about this now?”
“Yes.”
“Well, how about this? Let’s not, you go inside and let them shock your brain and then maybe I’ll get to it.”
“You’re just trying to get out of it.”
“No, really. They’ll insist on this first. What you want to hear from me will only distract you from it.”
I watched him walk away in silence then led the horses around into the corral with the others.
“So—” Troy said. “That was—weird.”
“He’s right, I guess. Let’s go inside and see what the fuck is going on.”
Thankfully, they didn’t say anything else and we headed for the house.
“You think the shoe thing was serious?” Darius asked, looking down at his feet before he stepped inside.
“Well, Adele didn’t want fighting.”
I took my boots off just to make her happy and we walked inside. They were already sitting on a couch across from Aleksander, Trever and Kole.
“Good. Come. Sit.” Aleksander said, holding his hand out to the empty spaces next to the girls. “I’m sorry about having to drag everything out like this.”
“I’m sure you’re not.” I said. “But you have our full attention.” Darius and Troy sat down with me and there was a pause.
“Cigar?” Trever slid a box across the table.
“They won’t do it.” Kole whispered loudly. “Fun is outside of their limits.”
I tried not to take offend to it and Aleksander slid the matches to us. “Something tells me not to believe that.”
He was right to because we each took one.
“Leccans?” I held the cigar under my nose, smelling its strong aroma. “How did you manage to get your hands on these?”
“You’re familiar with them?” Aleksander asked.
“Not our first time.” I lit mine and inhaled the first breath then exhaled.
“I’ve never seen you smoke before.” Adele said, watching me.
“We haven’t really had a peaceful time since we’ve been with you.”
“Ooh.” Aleksander, Trever and Kole reacted at the same time as quietly as they could.
“Not good.” Kole whispered.
“Thanks a lot.” Adele said.
I laughed. “You know what I mean, Love. Hadn’t the time.”
“Well, I don’t care.” Ruby had her eyes on Darius and was staring at him with a sincere hunger. “I am so turned on right now.” He smiled and leaned into her for a kiss while holding his cigar away from her head.
“Okay. You can get a room later.”
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