Arius POV
I take a swig of my bourbon with ice as Ren went over the plan for tonight for the second time. I zone out as I think about Madeline. I am on edge. I hate being away from her for this long. And knowing I left the way I did, was making me even more agitated. She probably hates me now. I scoff at myself. She hated me already.
“So try and spend more time with the other men over Demetris. Once we have the other men on our side, we can handle him ourselves.” Ren continues. “Arius, are you listening?”
“Huh- Yes. Sweeten the other men up. F*ck Demetris.”
He clicks his tongue. “Get your head out of the clouds and focus, man. You are the King now and you can't be seen to be weak. If they even get a whiff of weakness tonight, it’s game over.”
“I know,” I hiss. “I’ve got this.”
