Page 63 of The Revenge You Seek

"Just cook the pancakes and shut the fuck up," Leon mutters, ripping the refrigerator open and pulling out a can of energy drink.

"Okay, well I'm gonna…" I point toward the front of the house.

"Wait," Leon calls before I get a chance to escape, although I've no idea how seeing as my car is parked at the dorm. "How are you getting back?"

"I'll call an Uber."

I reach into my purse for my cell, but when I pull it out, I find it dead.

"I'll take you," Leon offers.

"It's okay, just—"

"I said, I'll take you," he repeats, leaving little room for argument.

"O-okay."

"I'll call you later," Luca calls as I follow a fully dressed Leon out of the kitchen.

"Thank you, Luc, for last night…" For not asking too many questions.

"Anytime." He winks at me before going back to his batter.

"Come on, Cupcake."

"Are you sure you're okay to drive?" I ask after dropping into Leon's BMW.

"Yeah, I'm fine." He reaches over and squeezes my thigh as he starts the car and pulls away from the curb. "So, slept in Luc's bed, huh?" He tries to make it sound like a casual question but I don't miss the tightness to his voice.

"Yeah, things got a little too much and I escaped."

"I was going to come to find you but then the shots happened and—"

"It's fine," I say, cutting him off. I wince as I think about what he might have seen had he have come looking for me.

Jesus.

No one needs to witness that.

How Kane treated me. It was degrading. It was rough. It was…Everything you craved and you're getting wet just thinking about it.

Shaking my head, I focus on the houses passing by out of the window.

"You want to talk about it?" he asks, clearly sensing that I'm holding things back.

"No, not really. Did you have a good night?" I ask, changing the subject.

"Yeah, it was okay. Missed you though."

"Did you pull?" I ask, ignoring his previous comment.

He chuckles and I look over at him.

He's pushed the sleeves of his hoodie up his forearms revealing the rippling muscles as he turns the corner.

I run my eyes up his arm until I find his face.

His profile is perfect. If football doesn't work out for him, he should really consider being a model because damn.