Page 144 of Beautiful Venom
Kanewho? I don’t evenlikethe asshole.
If he’s going to give me the cold shoulder and erase me as if I never existed, he’ll receive the same treatment.
But I’ve been finding myself becoming irrationally angry lately, especially since Isabella came back into the picture.
I thought she’d spend the rest of the year hiding after Kane somehow made her disappear, but apparently, I was wrong.
Not only has she started showing up at the arena, using her brother as a pretext, but she also rubs herself all over Kane any chance she gets.
And he lets her.
So you know what? I’m going to make him regret it like I promised.
It’s not even about him being my way in anymore. It’s about my pride. I won’t allow that dick to walk all over me and get away with it.
I’m not someone he can simply use and then discard as if I lack any form of human emotion.
Besides, I’ve been following the Gavin, Ryder, and Hunter lead. And while I still haven’t been able to obtain Hunter’s DNA, I’ve gotten close to Ryder. Mainly because I helped him with a strain in his shoulder.
He now frequently stops to say good morning, oftentimes accompanied by a silent Hunter. Gavin is less welcoming and doesn’t talk to me, but he doesn’t glare at me the entire time either. Probably because everyone heard about my official banishment from their stupid organization.
In any case, I’m pretty sure I’ll be invited to the next party that will be thrown at Hunter’s place, if not by Hunter, then by Ryder, and that will be my chance to gather the DNA sample.
In the meantime, I pretended to need access to the team doctor’s records for paperwork, and searched for the one from September 20, but it didn’t mention anything about their ‘unknown injury.’
So I tried talking to the doctor, but I’m pretty sure he’s related to Vencor or, at least, pretty close, because when I asked about the ‘unknown injury’ entry, he said, “That’s what we put sometimes when players miss practice due to a hangover. Don’t overthink it.”
Yeah, right.
I didn’t push, though, because that would only make him suspicious.
But I’m still holding on to hope about Hunter’s DNA. If it’s a positive match, I can finally find out who hurt Violet.
In the meantime, I’m focusing on building a friendship with Ryder.
One of the perks of joking around with Ryder is him telling me about the coffee shops and bars the team members hang out in. He also invited me over once, but then withdrew it.
After a talk with Kane.
Fuck that asshole. It’s not like I was dying to be in the same space as him.
Anyway, turns out Ryder was also getting close to me for a reason—Megan. He’d wanted my ‘cute’ friend’s number ever since he saw us together at a coffee shop.
As I’m walking off campus, I call Megan and tell her about the news.
She screams in my ear for, like, a minute before saying, “Thank you, Jesus, for finally giving me what others have. I prefer Jude, but I’d ride Ryder any day. Or, like, he rides me? You know, like his name?”
“So that’s a yes?” I ask.
“Heck yeah, baby.”
“Shouldn’t you think this through? I think he’s associated with the people controlling the town.”
“Doesn’t matter. It’s only sex.”
“All right, but be careful, yeah?”
“I will! Do a girl a favor and don’t make me look desperate.”
