I don’t want to hurt her — not in that sense.
But Jonathan?
Jonathan would set her on fire and watch as she turned to ashes.
Elsa is lucky.
She’s damn lucky that she got under my skin and became an inseparable part of my being.
If I didn’t know better, I would even suspect that she had me hooked on her to save herself.
“You have one more chance to change your mind.” Jonathan raises an eyebrow. “Seize it.”
He doesn’t offer second chances, so the fact that he’s going out of his way says a lot.
Not that it matters anymore.
I already chose my side.
And it’s not his.
I slam my king at the head of the board. “The game starts with two kings, Jonathan.”
He hits my queen with his king. “But it ends with only one.”
I stand up, but not before straightening my queen. He won’t be bringing her down.
Not on my watch.
My phone dings with a text.
Knight: Nash ran his mouth about the kidnapping to Elsa. She asked me to take her to her shrink. I’m in the waiting room.
My grip tightens around the phone.
Fucking Nash.
I’m going to fuck him up.
I pull up Queens’ number and type.
Aiden: Nash fucked Johansson from the track team.
The reply is immediate.
Queens: What the fuck?
Aiden: I thought you should know.
I smile on my way to the door. That will teach him to stop fucking around with me.
If he wants a war, then a war is what he’ll get.
“She’s Steel, Aiden. Destruction is in their blood,” Jonathan calls after me.
I stop, but don’t turn around. “And ours.”
“Do you think she’ll still love you after she remembers your monstrous past?”