Page 44 of Jaded Princess

The muscles in his jaw jutted out, and he looked outside, where long white-gold grass blew with the wind. The small amount of trees interspersed throughout followed suit.

“I can’t counter that,” he finally said.

I took in a hard inhale. “I don’t expect you to. We’re here for one reason. If this has taught me anything, it’s to keep it that way. Don’t duel with me.” I paused. “Don’t kiss me.”

Theo turned on the engine. Surprisingly, it came alive without a sputter, despite the car leaving black skid-marks horizontally across the road. “My family wants to find him. Your FBI friend wants to cuff him. You must know, only one of us can win this war.”

I fingered the necklace Kai gave me, underneath my shirt, remembering my promise.Both brothers.My obligation.

“You searched me out for a reason. I agreed to come along with you. We’ll use each other for as long as we need,” I continued. “No more.”

While rocky, Theo got us back onto asphalt. He said, “And when one of us is done?”

I kept my attention forward, careful in my reply. “The other will be discarded.”