“What are you doing here, Cas?” I press, trying to reign in my anger.
“I have an idea.”
My brows raise mockingly. I plant my ass on the edge of one of the desks and wave my hand out in front of me like a prick. “By all means, the floor is yours.”
Cas brushes me off with a filthy look and begins telling me about his bright idea. “Toren has no idea who you are?—”
“Ah, yes, the bitch does. She’s seen me whip yours and her brother's ass on the ice.”
“Would you shut the fuck up and let me finish?” he snaps. I grind my teeth and narrow my eyes, he may be my friend but there is only so much shit I will take from him before I remind him who the fuck owns this town and everyone in it. Newsflash, it’sme. “She has only seen you with your mask on. Masen made sure she was never around at the bonfires when you and your boys would arrive. She has no idea who Xaden is. She only knows the name,notthe person.”
My brows bunch as I stare at him, waiting for his grand explanation to suddenly make sense. “And….?” I drag the word out purposely.
He rolls his eyes. “You want to get back at her brother and her father as well as destroying her, right?”
“Your point?” I grit out.
“My point, dumbass, is that you can get to her by pretending not to beyou. Think about it. How do you think it would look in three weeks' time when we play Somerset and Masen sees her with you?”
“And pray tell how the fuck do I pull that off?”
His smile is pure evil. “By playing the doting hot guy who knows nothing about her past. You own this half of the fucking school. Put the word out that no one is to mention who you really are. Get close to her and I promise you, seeing her on your arm will send her father crazy and her brother hunting for blood.”
“I’ve declared her free game for Stormsend to torment,” I fire back. He knows this, which is why this plan of his is the dumbest idea I have ever heard.
“Take a sick day, go home and stay hidden until word spreads. We fake a break-in to her dorm tonight. I’ll play the white knight from her past and offer for her to come live with us. We can fuck with her brother, send him pictures of her in our house with you. If you really want to break Masen and her dad, then this is the way to do it. And, if you really want to destroy that little cunt, then the best way to do that is to get her under you.”
My face contorts in anger. “I would rather fuck my dead mother than slip my cock inside that rat-shit little bitch,” I roar.
Caspian just cocks a brow and smirks. “She saved her virginity for Kellan. She had planned to finally make a move on him when she started college. Masen knew and forbade Kellan from going anywhere near his precious baby sister. Break the cunt in and send her brother the bloody sheets you fucked her on. I know the Kellars and I know how to break them. Trust me on this, X. This is the best plan and I swear it, man, this will work.”
I mull over his words and think about how this could all go wrong, but the thought of the princess of Somerset in my bedand broken in by the likes of me has its appeal. When she figures out who I really am and what I did to her, that shit will shatter her fucking world. It will bring Masen to his knees and tarnish their father’s reputation. If the media gets a hold of the story, her father will be kicked out of office. My bloodlust has reached a new level of high and the need to crush them all overwhelms me.
“Spread the word. Toren Kellar is mine.” Caspian’s face resembles a dark angel.
“Let the fucking games begin, brother,” he answers.
CHAPTER SEVEN
TOREN
As far as first days go, this was the worst.
Brady tried his best to ward off the remarks of the other students, but it didn’t stop them. If anything it just made it worse. One girl even went as far as to try and throw her food at me. A guy tried to grab me in the hall but Brady shoved him away. I was terrified at the look of pure malice in the guy's eyes. He called me amurderer! I stood there staring at him in pure horror until Brady had to drag me away. I’ve been called a lot of things but never that!
The moment school finally ended I ran back to my dorm. I wanted to go to the store and buy a phone but I couldn’t stomach the thought of bumping into another student and having them hurl their hatred at me. I know Somerset and Stormsend have been rivals but I never had anything to do with that. I lay here on my bed trying to fight back the tears but it’s futile, they fall down my cheeks and soak my blanket. I wish more than anything that Emery was here. I would even settle for seeing my brother. I may be angry with him but he always knew how to cheer me up. I hate that I can’t call KennaDee and vent, my best friend always made me smile.
God, I miss her so much.
“Fuck this,” I snap and push up from my bed. My father can abandon me and leave me here to rot, but I refuse to allow him to take away my free will. I didn’t do anything wrong, all I know is that I was in a car accident and that’s it. My memories of that night are gone. With my mind made up, I stalk out of my room and rush out of the dorm building, security isn’t going to keep me from seeing my brother and demanding answers from him and KennaDee. I want to know why they turned their backs on me. I tried to look for Cas today but he was nowhere in sight. I just need someone to tell me what the hell happened and why I am being punished. As I stalk across the quad, I clasp my pendant in my hand and take a deep breath.
“To teach is to learn. To learn is to excel. To excel is to thrive. To thrive is to live,” I mutter under my breath. I probably look crazy talking to myself but right now, that is the least of my worries. My blood is boiling as the events of today play through my mind on repeat—all the sneers, snide remarks, the crude comments and the worst was being called a murderer. I have never hurt anyone in my life. My devastation over the events of the day quickly morphs into anger the closer I get to the boundary of the quad that separates the schools. SU is a huge campus. I remember coming here with KennaDee and just being in awe of the place.
I couldn’t wait to finally come here and be with my brother, Cas and Kellan. I wanted the real college experience with my best friend by my side: frat parties, Greek row and everything else college had to offer, but that dream was ripped away from me.
Now, I feel no joy about being here or any excitement, I just feel… lost and angry. I’m accustomed to feeling like this and I loathe it. I can see all the Somerset students milling about and lounging on the grass under the sun as they hang out with their friends. A pang hits me right in the chest. I should be doing thatwith Kenna. I don’t realize what’s happening until a hand wraps around my arm, jerking me to a stop. I snap my head up and meet the annoyed gaze of a security guard.
“You aren’t crossing the boundary.” His tone is laced with hatred, he clearly has an issue with Stormsend.
