Page 55 of Villain

He was doing that thing again. Being grateful for scraps instead of taking the abuse for what it was at face value.

Fact of the matter was, while being tied to them helped his plans to root out the person responsible for Branwen, this wasn’t at all what he’d intended when he’d enrolled here. He’d never planned to get this entangled with Lake and his friends. Definitely never thought he’d find himself sitting on a dildo in an office building or brutally face fucked by a stranger.

He’d almost managed to convince himself they weren’t actually that bad thanks to Yejun, but what if that was all an act? The difference between Nix and everyone else was that they needed him. Maybe they were only being somewhat nice because of that. It would certainly help explain it.

“It’s not like he can’t find out from someone else,” Dew said.

“Was your friend one of the guys who were told to have sex on the field?” Nix guessed.

“That would have been kind.” Khloe picked at the edge of her mutli-slate. “We don’t know what Rase did, but whatever it was, it was bad. The Demons rule this school, hell, this city, and sometimes they can take things to the extreme but this…” She shivered again, and when it became apparent it would be difficult for her to continue, Juri picked up for her.

“I was there when it happened. We were eating in Café Soul when West stormed in and went straight for him. Rase had to have known what he’d done because he actually got up and tried running. Only Yejun was entering through the other exit and caught him first.”

“Beautiful,” Dew grimaced, “but deadly.”

“West beat the shit out of Rase right in front of all of us,” Juri said. “It was a nightmare. The guy fights professionally, did you know that?”

Nix shook his head in the negative.

“He’s won competitions all over the country. Rase was a waif player, so not small and could hold his own against a normal person but not someone like West. Have you ever heard the sound a bone makes when it snaps? I have.”

“He broke bones?” Nix felt his stomach churn uncomfortably.

“He broke eight,” Juri corrected.

“Okay,” he blew out a breath. “Note to self, stay on West’s good side.”

“West is bad,” Khloe hummed in agreement, “but Yejun is the one to look out for.”

His brow furrowed. That wasn’t the first time he was hearing something along those lines, but it didn’t really make sense to him. Yejun had followed Lake’s orders at the Roost, but aside from that, he hadn’t done anything untoward to Nix. He seemed more interested in holing up in his studio with his art than anything else.

It’d actually sort of reminded Nix of himself and how he’d rather be left to his own devices.

“If all you’re doing is fucking them,” Dew patted Nix on the back and gave him a reassuring smile, “then no big deal. Yejun is a super charmer, everyone knows that.”

“Just like how everyone knows he’s also the scariest,” Khloe added.

“Why?” Nix really didn’t get it. Sure, he’d only heard two real stories thus far, but out of them, Yejun had ordered two guys to fuck in the field leading to their suspension. West had sent a guy to the hospital. As far as he was concerned, one of those things was way more serious than the other. “Seems like West is the scariest.”

“West left Rase a bloodied mess in the middle of the cafeteria floor,” Juri said. “But it was Yejun who finished him off.”

“Finished him off…how?”

“He stabbed him in the left eye with a fork and then pissed on him.”

For a lengthy moment, he thought for sure he’d misheard and could only stare at Juri, waiting for him to repeat himself or correct himself. When that didn’t happen, Nix opened his mouth to say something, anything, only to come up blank.

“I did get to see his dick though,” Dew broke the silence with a sigh. “Probably the only chance I’ll ever get to.”

“Good Light.” Khloe tossed her stylus at his head. “Can you not right now? This is a super shitty story we’re telling. Stop being horny for five seconds.”

“I can’t help it,” he whined.

Had Nix been feeling bad about himself earlier? Nope. There was something seriously wrong with someone at this table, but it wasn’t him. “You…Want to get with Yejun even after having witnessed that?”

“Well, yeah.” He shrugged like it wasn’t a big deal. “He’s a Demon. That means he’s a King on the app and is a shoo-in for a spot in Club Essential. Are you kidding? Of course I want to get with that. Being the property of one of them means being set for life, man, don’t you already know that?” He laughed at his own comment. “Of course you do. Why else would you be with them?” He clapped him on the back, unaffected when Nix leaned away.

“You see why I tried to warn you now?” Grady flung a hand out toward Dew. “Some idiots at this school can’t see past their greed, and half the time, that gets them hurt.”