Page 4 of Heartless Sinner

“No, stay. It’s fine.” I stood and grabbed my Hermès bag.

“You’re absolutely not walking alone. It’s dark.” She swatted at Enzo’s fingers when he started untying the bow at the end of her braid.

“It’s a short walk back from the greenhouse.” I finished my drink and shrugged, as if it were that easy.

It wasn’t.

Saint Vale had a strict curfew.

Three strikes meant expulsion.

I already had two.

“A short walk I’m joining you on,” Blair insisted.

She started to stand, but Enzo pulled her back onto his lap.

“Daphne’s a big girl,” he said, holding her there as she wiggled, half-ass trying to break free. “She knows her way back.”

Enzo didn’t give a shit whether I made it back safely. As far as he was concerned, I could get murdered on the walk back as long as Blair stayed on his lap.

“On that note, you’re joining us on the walk.” Blair tipped her head back and smacked a kiss on his cheek.

Enzo tapped her nose before cupping a hand over his mouth and yelling, “Yo! Brooks!”

“Geesh!” Blair winced, lifting her head. “That’s my ear.”

Enzo kissed her ear.

Brooks looked over his shoulder, irritation already written across his face.

“Didn’t you say you were headed back to the dorms soon?” Enzo shouted.

Brooks checked his Rolex before nodding.

“Good. Daphne doesn’t want to stay late either.” Enzo jerked his head in my direction. “Walk back with her.”

I froze in place.

Absolutely the fuck not.

“Fuck no,” Brooks snapped at the same time I blurted, “Hard pass.”

At least that was one thing we agreed on.

Tipsy Daphne and pissed-off Brooks were a catastrophic combination.

“Take. Her. Back,” Enzo said.

Brooks rolled his glass between his palms. “Since when did I start taking orders from you?”

“Since I did you favors,” Enzo fired back.

Brooks drained his drink and stood. “Come on, Kenward.” He slammed the empty glass onto the table and swung an arm in my direction. “I’ll walk your incompetent ass back since you’re apparently incapable of crossing campus without adult supervision.”

See, Your Honor?

And that’s why I introduced his head to concrete.