Page 37 of My Turn
Alana:My friend will kill you.
I laughed out loud and shook my head.
Erebus:Cute, but it’d take him a long time to get to you.
Alana:You think you know everything.
Erebus:I do. Want me to prove it?
Alana:Leave me alone.
Erebus:If you wanted that, you’d stop responding.
I waited patiently and watched her go back and forth between her e-book and the message. Morbid curiosity was a bitch and none of us were immune to it. She’d been left to wonder about me for six days without anything more than a couple of kisses left around to remind her that I still existed. I bet she’d come up with a million questions that she convinced herself she’d never ask.
It was definitely the booze that made my patience crumble so soon.
Erebus:When I take your pretty cunt, will you scream for me?
Alana:Leave me alone.
Erebus:Remember how you came for me last time?
Alana:What are you talking about?
Erebus:You have such sweet dreams, don’t you?
I watched her screen go black and laughed. My neck prickled, making me turn around. Viktor was standing behind my seat with wide eyes. When he met my gaze, he looked like a deer caught in headlights.
“What the hell are you doing?”
“Just… Uh, just….” He stumbled over his words pathetically. I could tell he wasn’t drunk enough to forget what he might’ve seen. God damnit.
He scurried over to his chair and sunk into it. I kept staring at him, which seemed to make him more uncomfortable by the second.
This guy might be a problem.
*****
After moving the party back to Patrick’s suite, I slipped out for a while. Everybody was fucked up and they wouldn’t notice. I’d leveled out quite a bit- enough for me to organize my thoughts a little better. I came back carrying a bottle of vodka and made a beeline for my new friend.
“You haven’t had enough to drink,” I said, sliding a shot over to Viktor.
He eyed it and pulled his lip between his teeth. I cocked my head as I waited for him to make a decision. When he still looked unsure, I made a sound to get the attention of the others.
“This guy’s new, right?”
“Just out of college,” Patrick confirmed loudly. He nearly toppled over from the exertion.
“Well, this fucker needs to get initiated. Five in a row.”
I lined them up, triggering a horrified look from Viktor. As expected, the others circled around him and started to taunt him. Like I said before, they liked me and they weren’t sure about him yet. He chose to work in a field that was sink or swim. I just needed him to jump in the water first.
Viktor shook his head. “I don’t want to.”
“See, I told you,” Patrick slurred, slapping the back of his hand against Rob’s chest. “He’s not cut out for it.”
I leaned forward and dropped my voice low. “I’m trying to help you out here. The business world is just like college. Get in with the big leagues and you’ll be set.”