Page 45 of Alluring Darkness
With a smug grin on my mouth, I move the knife away from his eye and spin it in my hand instead. “Well, since you begged so prettily.”
A gasp of relief rips from Anton’s throat.
After handing the knife back to Kaden, I get to my feet again.
As soon as my weight is off his chest, Mikhail tries to push himself up too.
I plant my boot against his chest and shove him back down on the floor. “Stay down.” Sliding my gaze to Anton, I lock hard eyes on him. “And you, you’d better make sure he stays that way.”
His worried gray eyes flick down to Mikhail, but then he nods.
Taking my boot off Mikhail’s chest, I jerk my chin at my brothers. They release Anton and then fall in beside me as we start down the hall.
The restful calm I felt this morning after sleeping for almost ten hours evaporated the moment I saw Anton put his fucking hands on Raina. And now, volatile restlessness is back again. Just waiting to explode. Beating up Mikhail helped a bit, but it’s not enough.
When it comes to Raina Smith, nothing is ever fucking enough.
I drag in a deep breath to calm my churning emotions as the four of us walk out the front door and into the parking lot.
People hurry back and forth. Some heading back to their dorms and others walking towards other buildings for after-hours practice. The orange afternoon sun is slipping farther down the horizon. Its light stretches across the parking lot and reflects against the cars and the windows, making it look like part of the area is on fire.
“Well, that was fun,” Jace announces, sliding his hands into his pockets, as we start towards our cars.
“I really wish you would have actually carved his eye out,” Kaden says. “That would have been fun to watch.”
“And also a fucking mess to clean up,” Rico adds, shooting Kaden a pointed look.
He just shrugs. “It wouldn’t—”
Aboomtears through the air.
I jerk back in stunned shock as the front of my car explodes. It sends the hood flying up and slamming into the windshield with enough force to crack the glass.
People around us scream. It’s probably yells of surprise rather than fear, since it wasn’t that big of an explosion. After all, none of the other cars were damaged. Only mine.
Rico grabs my arm and says something, but I can’t concentrate on his words. All I can do is stand there and stare in utter disbelief at the strange flames licking the engine of my car. It’s not a natural color. Fire only looks like that when it’s burning chemicals.
I sweep my gaze around the area, noting the faces of all the people around us.
This wasn’t Mikhail’s doing. If it had been, he wouldn’t have tried to attack me in the corridor. He would have just waited for me to get in the car.
Only stunned faces meet me as I continue scanning the parking lot.
No one except the Petrov brothers would even consider doing something like this. So if it wasn’t them, it leaves only one possible suspect.
Someone who is pissed at me for not letting her flirt with my enemies.
Someone who is just as unhinged as I am.
Raina.
19
RAINA
Uncertainty swirls through my chest. Did I miscalculate? I was so sure that Eli would understand that it was me and that he would come for revenge, but it’s almost midnight now and he still hasn’t shown up.
Shifting my weight, I stretch my arms out and then flex my fingers on the stolen gun. Only the faint silver light from the moon shines in through the windows and illuminates my dark dorm room. I glance towards the windows, even though I can’t really see anything from my position behind the door.