“We skipped dating and did a wedlock blood pact,” I explain.
“Was I asleep for it?” Ellison asks.
“Details are for desperate people.”
“What does that mean?”
“Shhhh,” I say before hurrying out to the SUV. “We really need to acquire a super who knows how to fly and can carry each of us at once or teleport us or something. Why can’t any of you do that?”
“Why can’t you?” Landon asks.
“Because if I gained any more awesomeness, there’d be no reason for the rest of you… besides Ellison.”
“I want to punch you a little bit but not fully,” Landon says.
“You’re frightened of me. Good.”
He smacks me and thenrunsfor the SUV with terror in his eyes. I just smile and stalk after him, which weirdly makes him more nervous.
Just the way I like it.
August gets into the driver’s seat and Landon gets in the front, so I slide in behind him.
“You should never turn your back to your enemy,” I whisper in his ear. Ellison, Nolan, and Lex cram in with us even though the SUV only seats five passengers.
“August, why must we be friends with this man?” Landon asks.
“He’s a good guy. I like him,” August says, throwing the car in reverse before Lex is even seated.
This tosses Lex onto Nolan’s lap as he goes, “Oh no… I’m falling!”
“Let me help you,” I say while I guide him to the floor.
“Dammit, Deus!” he snaps as he battles my hands. Honestly, he’s struggling today, and I feel like it’s only eighty percent my fault.
“You okay?” Nolan asks, which is what Lex has been waiting for. He does a hair flip and a hand wave.
“Oh, you know me!”
“I’m just so relieved that we finally have someone who can help control El,” Ellison says as he looks at Nolan. “I really hope it works.”
“I’ll need time to focus. It isn’t instant like it usually is, but I’m confident I can do it,” Nolan replies. “After we practiced with Aspen last night and today, I got a pretty good feel for it.”
Ellison smiles and I can practically see the relief radiating off him. I’m glad he’s relieved to have Nolan here, but I still feel like this could be handled another way.
“I’m not jealous at all that Nolan is your savior,” I grumble.
And that’s the moment the SUV slams into something behind us so hard we’re thrown forward and nearly murdered.
“What the fuck!” Lex cries from where he’s really down at our feet now. Honestly, it was the best place for him since myface had gotten smashed against the seat where I’d been leaning forward to whisper more threats into Landon’s ear.
“I think you hit my brother,” Landon whispers.
“Just keep going,” I urge.
“LANDON! LANDON! I think you hit me with your car!” Brandon yells.
Landon rolls the window down. “You think? Or you know?” he calls back.
