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Just when I decided to walk back home and think about Rayden’s comments later, a car passed by me. It suddenly stopped and then reversed, this time stopping right next to me.
My mood instantly soured when I saw Maximus and Kaye in the car.
"Why did you stop?" Kaye asked, rolling his eyes and refusing to look my way.
"Look, that’s our beloved stepsister. She must need a ride," Maximus stated in a taunting tone, and I had to shake my head at him.
"Thank you, but I will walk back home," I replied, continuing my walk when Maximus drove up to me again and stopped abruptly.
"Are you sure? Or maybe Rudy is on his way to pick you up?" Maximus mocked once again, this time using Rudy’s name.
I grunted, deepening my glare at him while Kaye only stretched his neck, cracking his knuckles.
"Dude, let’s go. She doesn’t need a ride from us," Kaye once again seemed disinterested.
"Listen to your brother, he’s spot on. I don’t need a ride from you two," the minute I said that, Kaye turned his neck to me and stared at me with a weird look on his face. free𝑤ebnovel.com
"Hear her, now that her wolf is waking up, she doesn’t need our help," Maximus clenched his jaw, muttering the words through his teeth.
"That’s because I don’t want you to remind me you did something for me for the hundredth time," I wasn’t backing down. I had just scared off Rayden, so I felt like I had it in me to respond to someone’s taunting the way they deserved.
Especially Maximus.
"Rudy?" Kaye nodded his head to himself.
"Stop saying his name. We are only academy mates, not even that close of friends," I retorted before they could spread rumors and make it uncomfortable for Rudy and me to ever talk again.
"Of course, she won’t admit it. She does that a lot—one must wonder when Rudy will get replaced," Maximus commented, steadily opening the door to his car and stepping out to face me. He folded his muscular arms over his chest and smirked, but there was pain behind his smirk.
Which was so fascinating to watch since I knew he lied about being in love with me.
"I didn’t play anyone, Maximus. I’m not like you," I hissed back, trying to get past him when he sidestepped and blocked my path.
"What exactly is going on between the two of you? And what’s the deal with Rudy?" Kaye, who was never interested in anything related to me, was suddenly getting out of the car and walking all the way around to face me.
"She chose Rudy so quickly," Maximus hissed.
"Quickly? Is that—Rudy is the reason?" Kaye muttered under his breath, and while his brother didn’t notice, I did.
"You two should be leads in Gossip Girl, you’re making stuff up—" I shut up when Maximus turned to his brother.
"The way she played me—" As Maximus scoffed and rolled his eyes, I watched Kaye zone out before staring at his brother in shock.
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