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“Sure you can,” Liah your lies I knohat you’re doing”

I frown “Tellthen” I fold my arms “Tell me then if you know me as well as you think you do”

“Like I’d make it so easy for you to hit me,” Liam scoffs “Pass”

“Like you’re so perfect,” I retort, throwing a glance at the door where our parents are sche I know Jasmine’s in there She’s the only one of us actually interested in their business “You’re trying to get the only girl who doesn’t even want you”

Liam shoves me so hard I almost fall back onto the couch “Don’t you talk about Jasmine like that!”

“Relax, bro It doesn’t even fuckingWe don’tthe only leftover Coke to throw it back in one go I plant the glass back down on the table fir soer at his chest “But you’re a hypocrite if you think I’m the only one”

“You only care about sex, right?” He grabsto yourself Maybe you’ll convince someone”

“I don’t need to tell you what I care about,” I hiss

“But do you care about her?”

My nostrils flare I’ out his two front teeth

But the punishment that would follohen our parents find out isn’t worth it

“If you do … stay the fuck away” He taps my chest now “She doesn’t want you”

“Fuck you,” I say, and I turn around

“Don’t be so fucking afraid of the truth, Luca,” Liam shouts as I walk off

I throw hi at him “Look in the mirror, dick”

I walk out the door and slam it shut behind me I don’t need to listen to Lia from his problems He thinks he’s perfect, but he’s not Unfortunately, our parents don’t see him the way I do, and it pisses me off

Always the prodigy, the one to rule the empire

Fuck him

If I can’t have what I want … I’ll take everything else this world has to offer

Chapter 6

Luca

Weeks later

The cigarette in ht a spark inside azing at the students passing by as they enter the school

Until finally, a car parks in front of the gates And not just any car The armored black limo with darkened s is over the top, just like the family ns it

I snort and shake arette on the fence But when I look up again, the sight of the girl stepping out of the car, clutching her bag while brushing aside a few strands of her long luscious locks in the wind, warms that dead heart inside my body