Empty Promises (Kings of the Elite Book 1) by Brea Lykos

Author:Brea Lykos [Lykos, Brea]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2022-11-15T16:00:00+00:00

I handled it like a pro if you asked me. Fuck, I was over their bullshit. What the hell did Lux mean I owed them? The word sent unpleasant chills up and down my arms. My stomach clenched, and the need to puke was ever-present. It might also be because of my garbage-smelling clothes.

“What the hell did they soak it in?”

Every movement brought a new putrid aroma up to my nose. I just had to be stubborn, making a point that nothing those girls did to me would make me bow to anyone.

The fucking kings especially. Mac had said that they claimed me and some protection bullshit, but from what I saw today, that was bullshit. I was fair game for every person in this hell hole.

“Hey, Keegan, right?”

I glanced up, meeting the gaze of the six-foot-tall, good-boy-looking guy.

“Yeah, why?”

He held his hands up, a genuine smile on his face. “I know you’re having a hard time, and I’m sorry about that.”

He grasped the back of his neck, his cheeks turning a slight pink as he glanced away from me. He was way too timid for me, but maybe that was the issue. I never went for the good guy or girl. There was just something about danger that got my blood pumping. Just thinking about it brought up four people that were so far off-limits I had to shake myself free before the wild daydreams took root.

“Huh, sorry,” I said, missing everything he’d said.

He cleared his throat. “I was wondering if you wanted to get a bite to eat. We can meet at the best diner in town.”

“Diner?”

“Yeah, a date.” When I said nothing, his brows dipped. “Oh, um, if you don’t like that—”

“No, I was just expecting you to say something crazy like dinner on your yacht or something.”

He laughed. “Not everyone is super rich here. Most of us, in fact, aren’t rich. You just happen to always be around the elites of this school.”

“Like?”

“Mac, Nelly, and the kings.”

Huh, probably should have checked to see if Mac was an elite. According to this guy, he was. Nelly was a no-brainer. “I don’t hang out with the kings.” Or Mac, for that matter, not from his lack of trying. I just wasn’t ready to talk to him yet. Sure it was childish and petty, but fuck, sometimes it was the best response.

He nodded. “Yeah, I noticed. I wasn’t going to ask you out, but these past few weeks, I noticed you don’t sit with them or anything.”

“Now, if only the rest of the school would have observation skills half as good as you.” I grabbed my backpack and flung it over my shoulder. “This weekend, I’m busy.”

He frowned. A part of me wanted to tell him to give up and find someone with fewer issues, but where in the hell would he find someone like that in this world? Everyone had some kind of trauma regardless if they accepted it or not.

My phone vibrated in my pocket, and I started to walk away.

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