“Um yeah, I would say you lost it. You both ended up with black eyes and bloody noses.”
“How long have you two been going on behind our backs?” Enrique tries to sound mad, but I don’t fall for that act.
Yes, Damion took gullible me out TWO times while we were at school, and he left me hurting and hating him. But now I understand what I was too young to realize back then.
“The zoo, we’ve slipped into the zoo one night,” I laugh.
“We almost got caught by a fat security guard, so we hid in the turtle enclosure,” I tell them, “Only after one bit him on his leg did we realize they were snapping turtles.”
“My brother is still afraid of turtles,” Luke says with big eyes.
“Maybe we should get him one as his next package,” Ilkay teases. I have no idea what that means.
“Fuck, yeah!” Jackson agrees. Now I need to know.
“Package?” I ask, wondering if they will tell me. Boys don’t always want girls to know about their little ‘things’. I’ve learned that long ago.
“Yeah, I’m a little lost too,” Alejandro pouts and it gives me hope of an explanation.
Ilkay stares at me for a beat and then he moves his eyes to D-boy. “We have this ongoing thing -” I was right. “Where each week one unlucky guy gets a package with a challenge … something he needs to do or wear or eat … whatever it tells him to do.” Ilkay shrugs.
“Yeah, and we need photographic proof of him doing the dare sent to our group chat,” Axel explains further. Of course … the group chat which does not include any girls … or the maternal part of the family.
“Else the guy will face a dare … and trust me … you don’t want to face those dares,” Jackson continues.
“And of course, from now on, you’re included in this little thing. This coming week is Jackson’s turn. We move from oldest to youngest … which means you’re the week after him,” Ilkay again.
“Seems like fun,” Alejandro nods. Ug, boys. They just never grow up.
“Can I play too?” Luke asks.
“Eh … we’ll see …” Ilkay mumbles and Luke’s little face gleams with hope.
Axel puts on the song and I take the card.
Animals Maroon 5.
Baby, don’t deny the animal that comes alive when I’m inside you I love doing it with you. And from now on you will be the only one for me – in my bed, in my heart, and in my life.
A dirty naughty smile creeps on my face. Tonight the animals are going to come out and play.
“Fucking wimp got his balls back,” Jackson sneers as he reads the card out loud over my shoulder.
“Yuck!” All the boys shout out almost in unison while Luke wants to know if ‘doing it’ means having sex.
“It means they fucking mate like rabbits,” Jackson tells him straightforwardly and gets a whack to the back of his head from Alejandro. They eye each other, two devils on a throne. Jackson doesn’t retaliate. Maybe there’s still hope for him after all.
The limo stops as close to the gates as it can. We all get out and this time Luke takes my hand, hopping and skipping beside me while we walk to the turtle enclosure.
Logan sits on the side, his finger popped in his mouth, his face in pain. He looks up when he sees us, pulling his finger with a POP from his mouth.
“The little suckers bit me.” He points toward the snapping turtles with his bleeding finger and gives them a savage glare.
“Moron,” Luke giggles and picks up the envelope, which must have fallen to the ground during Logan’s epic battle with the reptiles, and opens it. I let him read it out this time and his shining eyes tell me that he’s enjoying this just as much as me.
Angel, I’m waiting at the place where fate brought me back to you, where I completely lost my heart, soul, and mind forever.
“The school … he’s at the school,” I shout out overexcited and overwhelmed, my heart so full of love it’s bursting at the seams. Alejandro throws me onto his back and piggy-rides me to the car. I don’t mind cause I must admit that I’m a little tired after the whole hunting escapade and I can’t wait to see my devil, the BEAST smirk on his face, and that thing he does with his eyes that drives me insane. He’s the one, the only boy for me.
Logan gives me what must be the last song card and sends the song from his phone to the radio.
I lost control Alan Walker.
I lose control when I’m around you, but you are the one who can bring me back from the chaos – my light, my angel. And this time I’m gonna get it right.
‘So I walk into the dead of night … where my monsters like to hide’
Now my heart is not just full, it’s overflowing with rapid speed, flooding my body with the tingly feelings of love only Damion can create.
I have a permanent smile plastered on my face when we walk through my old school doors and down the hall.
I gasp at the beauty of him standing next to my old locker in all his glory … in his team jacket and sexy jeans. I focus on putting one foot in front of the other without stumbling, and I hear the song starting to play softly on the intercom system.
‘You don’t need to be Prince Charming to me, I just need this to be real, I don’t need no fairy tale’
And as I stare into those green eyes I know … this is real! He is real! My devil on a black bike … he is my fairy tale.
“Hello,” he greets me the same way as years back – the word that ripped out my heart unexpectedly and dropped it solidly at his feet.
And without me knowing it – he picked it up and kept it all these years.
I’m desperate to touch him, hug him, feel him, oh boy I want to run into his arms and kiss him brutally unconscious!
But instead, I gape at MY badboy whom I love with every little piece of my heart, his hands stuck deep in the pockets of his jeans, the sun filtering through the windows forming a halo around his head, leaving his eyes black.
I can’t decide if he’s my demonic angel or my angelic devil … but it doesn’t matter – heaven or hell – I love him.
“How was your hunt?” He moves closer, and I bite my lip to keep myself from falling into his arms.