Page 40 of The Revenge You Seek

She never once turns around. I bet it's fucking killing her.

"Hey, aren't you Kane Legend?" a sickly sweet voice says from behind me as I'm leaving the auditorium not long after Professor Richman has left our class.

I didn't hang around and wait for her and her goons to leave. I didn't want her to think that what she did had any impact on me. I never planned on getting accosted as I left but it's kind of perfect.

News of my arrival hasn't spread all that far yet, seeing as Luca fucking Dunn is doing his damnedest to get rid of me. He's somehow managed to put a halt to most of the gossip, which, I must be honest, is kind of impressive.

Maybe he does have more power around here than I gave him credit for.

"Yeah, who's asking?" I spin on my heels and lock eyes with a pretty blonde girl with the bluest eyes I think I've ever seen.

"Hey." Her smile widens to show off perfectly straight white teeth. "I'm Clara." She takes a step forward, right as movement over her shoulder catches my eye. "Would you like to go and grab a coffee sometime?"

Ripping my eyes away from where Letty and her goons are, I look down at Clara.

My skin prickles with awareness as she gets closer. I don't need to look up again to know she's shooting me a death stare.

"Careful, girl. That one bites." The desire to throw my head back and laugh at Letty's little warning almost gets the better of me.

The fact she cares enough to even try to warn this girl tells me everything I need to know.

"It's okay, hon. I can handle rough. Right, Brax?" She lifts her chin in the direction of one of Letty's followers and his chest expands.

"Hell yeah she can," he brags, much to the other guy's irritation if his dramatic eye roll is anything to go by.

"Let's go," he barks. "I need food." Gently pushing Letty forward, although it seems that she doesn't need too much encouragement before she races down the corridor calling, "Don't say I didn't warn you," over her shoulder.

I smirk. It amuses me that she cares enough to get involved.

"So, coffee?”

“Now?”

“Sure.” Her eyes light up as she tugs her purse up higher on her shoulder.

I, on the other hand, don’t feel even a flicker of excitement. That is until we get to the end of the hallway to find Letty and the guys disappearing behind the closing elevator door.

Racing forward, I shove my foot into the gap and watch in delight as horror floods Letty’s face.

“Stalker territory, Legend,” one of the guys mutters as I step inside the small space with them.

In an ideal world, I’d stand right beside Letty, even behind her, so she couldn't see what I'm doing. But with her personal protection both taking a step closer to her, I know I've got no choice. I'll have to settle for my presence pissing her off.

The second Clara steps in beside me, I reach an arm out and wrap it around her waist, pulling her into me.

"Anyone ever told you that you've got the most mesmerizing eyes?"

"Yes, but I prefer hearing it from you."

Someone makes a gagging sound behind me but I ignore them, sliding my hand from the small of her back to her ass.

"I think we're going to enjoy spending time together,Princess."

Letty’s gasp of shock sounds out loud and clear around the enclosed space.

I know how much she hates the nickname I gave her when we were just kids, but it seems as much as she might dislike it, she doesn't want anyone else to have it either.

"I sure hope so," Clara breathes, running her palm up my chest.