“You might not want to piss Zaia’s twin off, King. I thought she’s exhausted?” Atticus reminds him.


    Seems the tables have turned.


    Sebastian res at him. Atticus res back before both turn and re at me. I resist the urge to roll


    my eyes and take out a cigarette. This is going to be a long fucking day… 1


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    The women return shortly after and Zaia smiles, ncing around at the three of us. Atticus is pacing in


    front of the French doors, Sebastian is sitting on the sofa, working on hisptop and I’m back in my


    spot against the wall.


    “I’m d you three are getting along, it’s lovely to see that,” she says as Valerie enters behind her, a


    smile on her gorgeous face. 2


    She’s delusional if she thinks we’re getting on.


    “Yeah, I’m surprised,” Valerie adds, ncing at Sebastian. Shees over to me as Zaia goes over to


    Sebastian.


    ‘So, was everything ok without me?‘ she asks, locking her arms around my neck. I move my hand


    back, holding my cigarette loosely between two fingers as I wrap my other arm around her waist and


    kiss her lips.


    ‘Yeah. How’s Adriana?‘


    “In and out of sleep. She’s still exhausted, but she’s getting better. I ran her a bath. She’s looking


    forward to that,” Valerie says with a smile. I can feel Atticus staring at us and I look at him, cocking a


    brow.


    “Valerie.” He calls her and she turns her attention to him.


    “Yes?”


    “Does she need anything, clothes or anything? I was told you barely had any luggage with you upon


    arrival. I can have someone go purchase what she might need.”


    “Oh, that would actually be lovely-”


    “No need. We can get it ourselves.” I cut in.


    Atticus frowns. “She is a guest here if I want to help-”


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    “She doesn’t need your help.” I counter icily, not forgetting how he had acted about her not long ago.


    “Hey, what’s going on?” Valerie looks concerned, cing a hand on my chest.


    “Nothing. Your brother here really doesn’t need to go out of his fucking way to help Adriana.” I answer


    cuttingly.


    “I was only trying to genuinely help,” Atticus replies icily, his eyes shing.


    “Yeah well, it ain’t fucking needed. Once you get me the data I need, we will all be out of your fucking


    way,” I answer coldly.


    in the


    I nce at Valerie, who looks hurt, but right now I’m not mood for his entitled attitude. I walk to the


    door, needing to be out of this suffocating ce with them in it.


    Zade…” Valerie begins.


    “I’m fine, just going to smoke outside,” I answer quietly, not wanting to ruin this for her.


    She nods hesitantly and I step out, walking across therge entrance hall and pulling open the front


    door, surprised but happy she didn’t follow me out. I take another drag on my cigarette, walking down


    the steps when I hear footsteps from behind me and although they belong to a woman, they aren’t


    Valerie’s.


    “Zade…”


    I pause in my tracks, not bothering to turn towards the woman in the doorway behind me. “Can I have a


    word?”


    I clench my jaw. There’s nothing I want to say to her… and there isn’t anything I want to hear…


    “Please?”


    ‘Please?‘ Valerie’s voicees in my head, and now I get why she didn’t push me to stay ore


    after me.


    I turn and look at the redhead who stands at the top of the steps, looking down at me with hope in her


    purple eyes.


    This is something I knew wasing, but I didn’t want it to. I don’t need any of their acknowledgement,


    neither do I want to fucking fix anything with anyone.


    “What do you want, Toussaint?”


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