“No matter how attractive he is, if you don’t like him, move on.”As the words leave my mouth, I give myself a mental pat on the back.That is some sound advice coming from me.
“I can’t.”Her expression darkens.“He’s cheating on me.”
I freeze.“Come again?”
My sister raises her head to meet my eyes, and her own are flashing with a terrifying rage.“He’s sleeping with one of his little band groupies.”
My blood stirs in anger.“He’s cheating on you, and you’re still with him?!Don’t tell me this is some fucked up ‘I love him’ garbage because, I swear to god, Megan, I’ll beat that fucker till?—”
Megan rolls her eyes.“Calm down.I’m handling it.”
“Handling it how?”I demand.“You’re still with him.How is that handling anything?”
My sister slams her cup down on the table, leaning forward, her eyes glittering.“You think I’m just going to dump him and walk away?Do you think I’m going to make it that easy for him?I’m going to break his spirit.I’m going to break him into a thousand pieces till he’s unrecognizable. I’m going to destroy him so thoroughly that there’s nothing left of him.And that’s when I’m going to dump him.”
I blink.“Jesus, Megan.What are you planning to do?Cut his dick off?”
She smiles now, the vengeful fire in her eyes making me shudder.“Nothing that easy.But I’m working on it.”
I know enough about my sister to know I do not want to interfere with whatever she’s planning.However, Megan does have a violent streak.
“Don’t beat him up or something, okay?If you want to kick his ass, just tell me.I deal with that.You’ve already had one brush with the law.Let’s not make it a repeat incident.”
Megan waves me off dismissively.“Relax.I’m not going to assault him.I have more creative methods in mind.”
“That’s what worries me.”I lean back in my chair, studying her face.The calm calculation there is more terrifying than any tantrum would be.“Promise me you won’t do anything that’ll land you in jail.”
“I promise I won’t get caught.”
“Megan—”
“Fine, fine.I promise I won’t break any major laws.Happy?”She grins at me, that harmless smile that’s fooled everyone from our parents to police officers.“Now tell me about your new job.How’s corporate espionage treating you?”
I glance around the burger joint, grateful it’s mostly empty.“Keep your voice down.”
“Please.No one here cares about Ethan’s business drama.”She leans forward, eyes sparkling with curiosity.“So?Any juicy office gossip?Secret affairs?Embezzlement schemes?”
“It’s not that exciting.Just trying to figure out who’s leaking campaign information.”
“Boring.What about the people?Anyone interesting?”
I open my mouth to say no, but Eve’s image flashes in my mind.More specifically, the soft tint to her cheeks as she had dared me to bite her, one cheek bandaged.I hadn’t meant to actually bite her earlobe, but she has a way of pushing me.It’s that look in her eyes, a certain haughtiness that drives me to madness.Even when cornered, she doesn’t know the meaning of back down.
It excites me.
It irritates me.
She was the same way in college.It didn’t matter if her clothes were worn out or looked slept in or if she had bags under her eyes.She would look at me with that disdain glimmering in her eyes as if I had insulted her by simply being in the same room as her.
I had a lot on my plate in college because I was determined to kickstart my marketing company, but it was that condescending manner in which she would look at me and address me that made me determined to put her in her place: a step below me.
And it infuriated her.
Every time our results would be out, she would look at me as if she wanted nothing more than to claw my eyes out.And god, was that satisfying.
“You’re smiling,” my sister notes.“Why’re you smiling?”
I blink, startled.“What?”
