Chapter 116 Playing Innocent, Planning the Hunt
POV Luca:
“Stop it, Norah, I’m shy.”
I want to die. There’s no way I just heard that bullshit. This woman is insane—how does my mother not realize she’s bringing a lunatic into our house? My mother looks at the damned redhead and smiles, falling for the act that she’s shy.
“Don’t be embarrassed, please.” My mother turns to me, and I don’t bother hiding my look of indignation. “Son, could you walk Maya over to where Sebastian is?”
Of course. Why not? I’m already knee-deep in shit with this redhead anyway. Maya opens a small smile and fiddles with her braids like an innocent girl—something we both know she absolutely is not.
“I promise I won’t take long.” She kisses my mother’s cheek, melting her even more. “It’s my dream to ride horses. Do you think Sebastian could teach me?”
Is she talking about riding a horse, or my brother?
“Of course, dear. Sebastian loves riding. He won’t mind teaching you, but please ask him first, just to be sure.”
“Of course.”
Maya walks past me, and I follow her out of the house. As soon as we’re far enough away, I block her path, standing right in front of her. If she wants to play at irritating Dominic and me, fine—but she is not going to mess with Sebastian. Not a chance. It took a long time for my brother to speak to me again after what happened between us, thanks to that bitch Scarlett. That mess nearly destroyed me. I love him, and I never should have let a woman come between us, even if I didn’t feel anything for her. I won’t let that happen again.
“I see exactly what your little game is, and I guarantee you it won’t work,” I say, and her eyes turn to me. “We’re not entertainment for your boring life.”
“What?” she asks, chin lifted. “Who do you think you’re talking to? My dear, I think you’re mistaken. I’m not playing with any of you, much less using you as a pastime,” she snaps, irritated.
“No? Then what exactly is your angle with us? Are you going to tell me you’re into—”
“Gang-bang? Reverse harem? Polyamory?” she cuts in, and I stare at her, stunned. Fuck—that’s not what I was going to say.
So she’s into gang-bangs? Reverse harem—what the hell is that? Polyamory I know what it means… Wait a second. Is she telling me she’d be with more than one man at the same time? That she’d be with all of us at the same time? Oh, shit. It’s Scarlett all over again, and this time the lead role is played by a lunatic. I’d better put the brakes on these insane ideas she’s having.
“That’s not going to happen,” I say confidently. I know my brothers won’t dive headfirst into that madness again. Scarlett was more than enough.
“Why? Do you think I can’t handle it, or do you not believe I could love each of you equally?”
She really is crazy—now she’s even talking about love.
“Maya, we’re not looking for—”
I stop mid-sentence when I see Sebastian approaching. This is not a conversation to have anywhere near him. No way is Sebastian finding out about the mad redhead’s intentions.
“We’ll continue this conversation later,” I declare.
“Of course. Who am I to stop you?” She slips past me and whispers, “Whether I listen and comply, though, are two very different things.”
Damned redhead. What does she think is going to happen—that all five of us will drop to our knees at her feet like trained puppies? We’re not her dog, who accepts everything without complaint.
I pity the poor bastard.
“You will have nothing with us. Do you hear me? Absolutely nothing.”
“Luca, either you’re very deluded, or you don’t know me well enough to make the mistake of underestimating me—and I totally understand that, because we really don’t know each other that well. That’s why I need to warn you.” She steps closer, her devilish face inches from mine. “Give me a few days, and I’ll be riding you like an Amazon.”
Son of a bitch. I’m about to say that no woman rides me—but I’m forced to shut up when Sebastian stops beside us.
“Luca, is everything okay?” he asks, his eyes moving from Maya to me.
“Yeah, everything’s fine.”
It wasn’t fine at all. And my brothers have no idea how fucked we are with this damned redhead.
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POV Maya:
I don’t understand why it’s so hard for them to see that I’m committed to being a good wife. They just need to give me a chance, because I’m willing to play my part. I’ve been handling everything with a lot of sexual bravado—mostly because I don’t know how to do things any other way—but I need to commit to being a good fiancée. I need to show them that I’m more than just a slut, that I can be a good partner, a good friend—someone who sees them beyond their looks. I want to know their dreams and goals, to stand by them in their victories.
After my little clash with Luca, I realized I need to win them over first—and only then can I comfortably make their lives hell, which will happen once a ring is on my left ring finger. Until then, I need to calm my horny self and focus on getting to know them better, showing another side of me—the one I haven’t shown in a long time.