Kings of Quarantine (Brutal Boys of Everlake Prep #1) - Caroline Peckham ,Susanne Valenti Page 0,201

in five minutes.” He strode away down the stairs and I sat up, my hand still at my throat. Nothing gets past the devil unnoticed.

I spotted the clothes he’d left for me piled neatly on his nightstand and moved to grab the navy sports bra, matching fitted yoga pants and black Nike sneakers. I was soon dressed and I left my clothes strewn beside the laundry basket to piss Saint off later and headed downstairs.

The guys were all ready to go and I followed them out the door into the cool night air. I didn’t miss the appreciative glances the push-up sports bra served me from Kyan. But despite the night of fun we’d had together, I was now firmly pissed at him. He let Saint get away with whatever he wanted. And any small ounce of humanity I thought I’d seen in him had clearly been a total lie.

“Looking good, baby,” he purred as he waited for me to walk past him on the path so he could check out my ass. I flipped him the finger over my shoulder and his chuckle reached me.

Blake was having trouble keeping his eyes off of me too and I scowled as he offered me a smirk. “There was never any mention of Cinderella’s huge rack in the original story. I like this version better.”

I rolled my eyes at him, quickening my pace so I didn’t have to listen to any more of their shit.

We headed down the track to the right, making our way to the path that led up to the faculty quarters, Maple Lodge. Monroe was waiting for us there on a bench, sitting on the back of it and resting his feet on the seat. He glowered as we approached, looking like a crossroad’s demon ready to bargain for some souls. I’d rather he owned mine than the current possessors though.

“Evening, sir,” Saint said, his eyes full of malice. He did not like getting detention at all. And that made it all the more gratifying to watch.

Monroe jumped down from the bench, striding toward us with no patience in his expression. He had something gripped in his hand and he reached forward, taking my arm and strapping on a black fitness watch with a square screen. He tossed the rest to the others and I felt his fingers lingering on my skin for a long moment after they were gone.

“You’re all going to do a lap of the entire campus. Your watches are set to the same route. Follow it,” he growled. “The route will finish back here at this bench where I’ll be waiting for you.” He smirked. “If you’re not back here within two hours, you can do this all over again tomorrow. Is everyone clear?”

“Yes, sir,” I said in time with the others. It might have been a long ass run, but it beat hanging out with the Night Keepers for the duration of this detention. Little mercies and all.

“Good. Your time starts…now,” Monroe announced and all of our watches beeped as the run started. I checked the map and headed back in the direction we’d come while Kyan and Blake fell into pace with me on both sides, fucking flanking me, while Saint followed right behind my back.

I gritted my jaw, ignoring them as I jogged on, waiting for them to pull ahead and leave me behind, but they just kept with me like goddamn hounds.

I tried slowing my pace, but they just fell back to match it and I huffed in annoyance.

As the map guided us off of the main path up a track to the right, we headed into the trees and Blake’s arm brushed my right while Kyan’s brushed my left.

“Now,” Saint hissed and Kyan collided with me, whirling me back against a tree, making my heart lurch into my throat. The three of them closed in on me and my breathing came faster and faster.

“What the fuck?” I spat, my heart jack-hammering as they surrounded me.

As one, they all shed their watches, grabbed my wrists and tightened the straps around my arms.

“Enjoy our run, Cinders,” Blake said with a dark laugh. “We’ll meet you before you reach Monroe again and you can tell him how much fun we all had running together.”

Kyan pushed me up the path as the others stood back then he slapped my ass. “Yah pony!”

I growled my rage, wanting smack his damn face but before I could even get my thoughts in order, the three of