Page 46 of The Wicked

“Cringe.”Upper’s voice filtered through.

Milk kept her gaze on the bartender as she spoke. “Can we get something sweet and… hard?” she asked the man, who couldn’t get his eyes off the swell of her cleavage as he nodded wordlessly. “Thank you. What’s your name?”

“Pat—Patrick. But people call me Pat.”

She eyed him with an appreciative look. “Can’t wait to taste what you mix up for us, Patrick.”

“Gag,”Dog said this time.

“Y-yes, coming right up.”

Her smile widened, and she turned to me with a wink.

I let out a laugh, spotting Devil from the corner of my eye before he disappeared into the kitchen. “Is it me you’re trying to seduce, or Pat?”

Milk’s gaze settled on my face slowly, her eyes searching mine before her attention dropped to my lips. “Could be both,” she said, her tongue discreetly sliding down her bottom lip as she made eye contact again, a slow, seductive smile curling at her lips.

I swear my heart skipped a beat, and I forgot how to swallow. All amusement of the situation ceased, and I was attuned to her. She stepped closer to me, and my heart thumped. Anticipating. Her body heat kissed mine in a slow caress, and I forgot the mission.

Suddenly her usual smile broke through, and she tapped my cheek, chuckling. “Snap out of it; I’m messing with you.” She stepped back.

I forced out a nervous chuckle. Somehow, she’d just played with my mind. “I’m still convinced your past is made up of you going to some kind of offshore women’s school where they teach you guys how to seduce men… and women.”

“Like fucking sirens,”Dog said.

“I could teach you if you want,” Milk said.

I scoffed. “I don’t have a seductive bone in my body. I mostly use my charm.”

“And it works like a charm, worked on me.”Devil’s voice warmed my ear, and I smiled, shaking my head.

“You have the voice,” Milk said. “In fact it was the first thing I noticed about you before we even started talking. You had this dominating voice, and you didn’t always use it much. Then I made sure to befriend you because, well… you were cool, and there could be a lot to gain.”

I grinned. “Here I thought it was because you thought I didn’t smile much.”

“That was also part of it, and I can’t say I didn’t succeed. When I came into your life, you got to experience what it’s like to have smile lines, and your style,while it still needs an intervention,has improved. I became your first female friend, and you love me.”

“I remember the story differently, but sure, I do love you.”

“Now years later, the two polar opposite women, now best friends, begin a very dangerous criminal organization where they trap men and suck them dry of any penny they had. The end, motherfuckers.”

“Thanks, Dog, I was beginning to wonder what was happening,”Upper said.

Milk shook her head with a chuckle, looking around and moving her body to the Spanish rap music playing in the background.

“You’re welcome,”Dog responded.“Anyone else notice how fucking amazing the sound frequency in these comms is? Makes the ones we used before seem like toys. Rich people do have it all, don’t they?”I paused, listened closely, and frowned when I heard the honk of a car and voices at his end.

My brows drew down in confusion; why did it sound like he was… outside?

“Where the fuck are you, Dog?”Devil beat me to asking.

“Went to get some hot dogs… There was this food truck not far from me. I couldn’t resist the aroma.”

“So, who’s watching the bloody van filled with computer systems showing live feed from a club down the fucking street!”Upper yelled.

“I locked it, Jesus, calm the fuck down. I didn’t go far.”

“Who is watching our backs, you fucking idiot? Go back now,” I said with gritted teeth, forcing a smile on my face.