The devil's bride

e were at least... cordial. Knightsblood has four student clubs, and the three of us happened to be the presidents of three o

d, and it all

both members of Venom, which means they haven't considered the fact th

mostly come to Venom for business reasons: to show prospective clients a good time, or to assure

sons, too. But he also comes

g each other live and in person since what happened all those years ago. But also I'll be casual

y be an interesting experi

d then let me through. Inside, a butler bows silently, then ushers m

she

a woman's voice, but it's too old to be Aria, and I know for a fact that Frederick' gold

n Ipanema, given that back home, she's chained

what her duty to this f

Black sibling, Tempest, who's

f the Black family abou

the world to think, and about his adoption when he was three. And I know James isn't as good as he'd

I knew Kara. Pr

to save h

s, she's eleven years younger than her brothers,

s and Aiden's dime. She's prob

hell, Frederick

NOT on Team

t sick psych

wearing thick black eyeliner and with her dark hair piled up on her head, dressed in a vaguely gothy all-black ensemble consistin

trong fingers curling around her too-thin wrists and latching on tightly. Before I kno

-thick eyeliner drag up to mine. When they reach their desti

nt that I've had the gall to stop

s indeed

sea of black around them. Her face is very pale, and it's not

devil..." I

es as if to yank her arms back. But I j

shall

defiantly. Her

I haven't miss

like rational adults. Except I'm not thinking rationally. One, because I don't like being called a "sick psychopath", especially behind my

r the implosion of my rational thin

s h

on't kn

me in the eye or in the dick-hole. She's also dressed like she's about to go on stage and sing backups

ye

kin into my fingertips; a something

u

attra

t to mention her obvious interest in putting out cigarettes on my ba

f my system right fucking now- "Get your fuck

ion present

ess of her vanishes. My pulse thudding in my ears go

use

ee. She takes a step back, then another, crossing her arms over her c

heard

her aside, shooting her a menacing glare before turning to beam at

tantly take. "Let me just say, I think this arrangement is going to be

fuck did y

a withering look at Tempest

re. You're marrying a fu

are familiar with the concept of an arranged

n on your calendar, have y

ou again too, Aiden," I say, with all the sincerit

elf, Matteo,"

k yourself Uncle Matteo

. His mouth draws to a vicious line

mouth, Aiden," I croon. "In...and out.

n the face, I can do that right now and save us

ere is to fuck young girls

their faces. More importantly, it makes Tempest shudder from head to to

ond, she actual

of piercing her sarcastic little a

d go al

t her grandfather right

"and we'll have a very la

mply breathtaking, James. But I have no intention or indeed the

pest," sh

k as I turn to level the full weight of m

y at her. "I don't give one single fuck if you like me or not. In fact, I hope you don't,

rse of her lips and a shi

your fucking aunt. I'm thirty-four years old, she's eighteen, and, spoiler, I guess it turns out I'm attracted to women, not girls.

fu

outthrust finger from

d, little Hurricane. Mouths were built to be shut at

ke she wants to drive

ly not in love with her, since you don't even know her. And your eloquent s

aso

"Care to specify?

ilence and clasps his hands together. "Just

u

ure you'd like

llowing about the injustice of it all, what a piece of shit I am, and what a monster

st wanted to stop by today and

pure death at me as I sm

have plenty of time later

t me. Before she can open her mouth

upstairs to your aunt and te

oots me a

d rather be literally anywhere else in

is quite mutu

walk past me. But just as she does, I turn to the side, grabbi

he stiffens under my touch. "Or I'm sure I could be persuaded t

ugh to burn. Half of me expects her to attack me. But in a frankly stu

you." She smiles sweetly. "W

out of the room, letting th

throat. "Well, my apologies f

got the lawyers here, should we look

can go over whatever ridiculous prenuptial bullshit he's concocted. His two grandsons immediately start poring ov

o my thoughts, distracting me from the meeting. A black cloud with

cock throbbing against the front of my

ks from Aiden and James, I head back outside to where Carmy is waiting. When I find him leaning against the side

amusing, and you're paying to fix it." "N

el

a big." He holds his hand up,

amn

f the rocks fro

he fuck were you?" "Me?" He sh

you just...let

with improvised weapons in their hands and the target

are at the "i like to fuck teenagers

se afterward, if you're looki

her with my bare hands while fucking

fr

a chill out wi

e compartment," I mutter to Carmy.

comes flying over the roof a

rown prince. I don't make myself usef

e from the roll and slap it over the wo

it is you're ma

d there wasn't much need

hen he clears his throat, I look up to see him finishing his smoke and stomping it out

nd they most certainly do." "You know, a

word, Carmy

e on the shoulder. "I'm just saying, I think it would help, given

obably

ct-taped Range Rover

, glancing out the window up at the house as I start to pu

re

you fuck