Page 41 of The Deception You Weave

"He's still in a pissy mood about Letty," Devin mutters,

"Fuck you, asshole. This has fuck all to do with her."

"Riiight. So, come and prove it."

"You're fucking with me, right?"

With a bottle of water and a sandwich from the fridge in hand, I come to stand in the doorway and stare at him.

"Do I look like it? You need to have some fun. Come with."

"No."

"Fuck, man. You really need to get laid," Ezra mutters.

Without instruction from my brain, my arm moves and a second later, my water bottle collides with his head.

"What the fuck, Legend?"

"You're coming," Devin states, standing from his chair and throwing his plate into the sink. "I'll even help you get dressed if it'll help." He winks at me and my fists curl.

"I'm not a fucking cripple," I mutter.

"Fucking drink this and quit your bitching." He passes me a bottle of vodka with the top already off.

I probably shouldn't have any with the pain meds that are still in my system, but fuck it.

Lifting the bottle to my lips, I swallow down two shots, letting the alcohol warm me from the inside out.

"Better?" he asks with a smirk.

"Fuck you." I punch him lightly in the shoulder, although he whines like a little bitch about it.

After drinking half of the bottle with the guys while we shoot the shit, I shower and get ready to head out.

Do I really want to party? No, not particularly, but it sure beats sitting here alone and being miserable.

The party is already in full swing when Devin pulls up outside the Kappa house. There are people loitering in the front yard drinking and having a good time, but I don't feel even a trickle of excitement that I should right now.

I'm at college. At a frat party. And I really couldn't give a shit.

My mind is stuck on her final message to me earlier along with her friend's words.

But then I remember seeing Luca at her dorm window last night as I left the library with Ellis and I throw the car door open and climb out.

She's clearly forgotten everything and moved on.

Eyes fall on the four of us as we make our way to the house.

I know exactly why. The Harrises have just shown up, which means the party is really about to start.

People don't even give them a chance to get a drink before they come over to start sweet-talking them. I have no idea what they expect. Handouts, maybe? But I really don't give a fuck and no sooner have I found myself a drink, I leave them behind in the kitchen.

"Kane Legend," a voice says before a delicate hand wraps around my bicep.

Looking over, I find the same blonde girl who stopped me outside of class the other week. I smile at her, but it's not because of her, it's because of Letty's reaction to her flirting with me that day.

"It's about time we got a little more time together, don't you think?" She steps right into my body, pressing her breasts against my arm.