Page 15 of A Knight’s Revenge: The Complete Series

Zach and Noah both turned to stare at him with raised eyebrows. He blew out an annoyed breath before throwing an arm over the back of his chair and turning to stare me down. “Yes, thank you. The little show you put on was amusing as well.”

“Dude, what?—”

“Please,” I scoffed, cutting Zach off. “Don’t tell me an Heir of the Four Families could possibly be distracted by a pair of underwhelming tits in a sports bra and a little spandex.”

“Bennett, what in the world?—”

“Your tits are not underwhelming, Princess?—”

Now Bennett was smirking at me. “I’m sure that move worked really well for you when you were picking up what I’m sure were numerous unsuspecting boys on the Southside, but it takes a little more than a great ass in spandex to distract me.”

“Oh, are we slut shaming the poor Southside girl?” I drawled. “How original. And rich coming from a guy who apparently exclusively fucks hookers at the Euphoria Club. I bet you’re into levels of kink that us normals could never even fathom .”

Zach barked out a very loud laugh, and I was pretty sure the entire class was now turned in our direction. They wouldn’t be able to hear the details of our conversation, but they sure could see all three Heirs now turned around in their seats and staring at yours truly.

“Let me guess…,” I went on because I was an idiot. “Choking? That’s your thing, isn’t it, Spencer? No, I bet it’s… restraints. Yeah, you like to leave marks.”

“Oooh, she’s got you there, dude,” Zach said, laughing.

Noah now wore an amused smile. “What the hell did you two get up to last night?”

“Nothing,” we both said, then Bennett gave me one last heated, angry look before he finally turned around to face the front.

Class dragged on for ninety long minutes during which the Heirs went back to steadfastly ignoring me, to my immense relief.

As everyone began to pack their shit to leave, I hung back, pretending to scroll aimlessly on my tablet while I observed Zach digging around in his thousand-dollar leather messenger bag .

Before I could get clear confirmation of exactly where he kept his key ring, Lisa and Harper appeared in the now empty row in front of the Heirs.

Lisa hopped up on the tabletop and crossed her legs, her pointy nude Mary Jane heels clicking with the movement and her short white skirt now riding up, nearly exposing her panties.

She smiled at all of the Heirs before her cunning gaze zeroed in on Zach.

Harper’s tight periwinkle suit dress wasn’t going to allow her to flaunt herself at Bennett in the same manner, so she leaned casually against the front of their table, angling herself a bit so that all three of them could get a nice peek at her cleavage.

I rolled my eyes and failed to rein in my snort of derision.

“You’re dismissed, Southside trash,” Lisa drawled, waving a hand at me. “You’ve polluted the air around the Heirs long enough today.”

I ignored her, rummaging in my backpack for a second before I exclaimed, “Oh, there it is—thank God. Here you go, Lisa.” I pulled my hand out and gave her the middle finger.

“Classy, as usual,” Lisa spat. “Zach… Zach .”

Zach had turned around to smirk at me again, but Lisa screeching his name finally got him to pay attention to her. “What’s up, Lisa?”

“You guys are coming to the Academy’s fall party at The Revelry tomorrow night, right? I’ve had the best VIP booth reserved for the Heirs, of course.”

The Revelry was a ritzy bar and intimate concert venue in the vast portfolio of the Aviano Family. Mari had mentioned that the Academy usually rented a private venue for its fall party, but I’d told her I’d rather give Harper Jansen a bikini wax than go to an Academy party.

However, if I got confirmation that Zach was going, then it might be worth checking out.

He was, after all, my next target.

“Yeah, we’ll be there,” he told her, sounding more bored than excited. “The Families prefer that we make an appearance at all Academy-sponsored events.”

“Excellent,” she said with a little clap.

“I’m looking forward to seeing you there, Bennett,” Harper cooed. “We haven’t been able to spend much time together since our parents have been… negotiating.”

Bennett had returned to his default setting—aloof and disinterested. “ I’m sure my father will set something up for us should negotiations progress, Harper.” He stood up, motioning for the other two to join him. “But we’ll see everyone tomorrow night.”

He glanced at me one more time, and I met his fierce stare with the same bravado that I had last night—because fuck him.

His jaw tensed, nostrils flaring ever so slightly, and then he just had to lean into my space, placing his palms flat on the desk in front of me before whispering, “Keep dreaming about what you think my kinks are, Miss Miller. Because that’s the closest you’ll ever get to finding out. ”

Then he turned and strode down the stairs behind his boys.

“Thanks a lot, dickhead,” I muttered, feeling the incredulous, angry vibes that were now being directed at me as I finished packing up.

“Stay away from the Heirs, you garbage whore,” Harper hissed at me.

“It is just astounding to me that you dare to speak to them,” Lisa added, incensed. “You are so far beneath them. They should just crush you like the cockroach you are.”

I stood up, slinging my backpack onto my shoulders. “See you ladies later. Good luck trying to convince your chosen Heirs to fuck you. I don’t get the appeal, but to each her own, you know?”

Ignoring their scandalized tittering, I hurried down the stairs and out the door, ready to be finished with privileged assholes for the day.