Steel Princess (Royal Elite 2)

That got him suspended, but it didn’t stop him.

Now that I think about it, that was practically the only time Silver did a decent thing.

She even told me something once we were out of the principal’s office.

‘You need to pick your battles, Frozen.’ Then she rolled her eyes and buggered off before I could ask her what the hell she meant by that.

Bottom line is, Adam is bad. However, he’s backed off since Aiden stepped up for both of us.

Whoa.

Now that I think about it, Aiden stopped the bullying for Kim and me.

Adam is the captain of the rugby team and somewhat popular. He also has some aristocratic title behind him, but his power doesn’t compare to Aiden or any of the horsemen.

He’s been smart enough to not antagonise Aiden or get on his radar, but his glares chill me out of my skin.

“What are you looking at?” I jut my chin.

“Nothing,” he says with nonchalance, pushing off the wall. “Just waiting to see the clusterfuck you’ll be in.”

And then he’s heading inside the tower.

I want to follow and ask him what the hell he means by that. However, that could be exactly what he wants and I don’t give bullies what they want.

Well, except for Aiden. But that dickhead takes without asking for permission anyway.

Ugh. I really hate that he’s not speaking to me.

Maybe I should text him or —

No. Nope. I won’t cower away.

Kim texts me that she’s waiting for me by the car. I text back that I’m almost there.

When I round the corner, I find her blocking Silver’s way to her car. From the expression on my friend’s face, it seems like she’s taunting her.

I like Kim’s confident change. I really do. But I don’t want her to turn into the bullies who ruined our lives.

We’re bigger than them.

We’re bigger than Adam Herran and Silver Queens.

Hell. We’re even bigger than Aiden King and Xander Knight.

I hurry to them and grip Kim by the arm. “Let’s go. We won’t lower ourselves to their level.”

Silver has the scarf wrapped tightly around her face. She stares at me, but it’s neither of maliciousness or fear. It’s more like with calculation.

I narrow my eyes. Is she trying to challenge me again right now?

“You ruined everything, do you know that?” she asks me.

“What are you talking about?”

“This is a bigger game than you and I, Elsa.”

I pause for a second. That’s the first time she calls me by my actual name. Usually, it’s Frozen this and Frozen that.