{•Hapi Nileborn•}
“I think one of us is lying.” Cairo murmurs during lunch while I tapped at my ipad. Going over my notes, and trying to see if I'd missed anything. The girl I was asked to get rid of had almost run her mouth off to someone, but she wouldn’t say who when Cairo questioned her. Sobek is so sure that it’s Aphrodite, but Cairo said that at the time when he entered the classroom, Aphrodite was downstairs and outside the class building so it couldn’t have been her. Unless she was born with enhanced speed, but that isn’t possible for a wolf in their human form.
I was going over the information on the girl, and the man that was with her. Making sure that I had a correct story concocted for when her parents asked about her. She was a party animal, making her disappear was too easy.
“What do you mean?” Ra asked our party loving brother. Cairo pointed at all of us.
“I saw Aphrodite yesterday morning, I had no idea she had slept over so I'd like to know which one of you broke first.”
Ra shook his head. “She wouldn’t be walking if she’d spent the night with me.” that was the hard truth. She might not even be capable of breathing if she’d spent it with him. Gods, save his former conquests.
“Wasn’t me either.'' I said. I was busy with a few other girls, though i didn’t f**k anyone. I was doing something better than s*x, flirting and analyzing. out of the seven girls I spoke too, only two knew the difference between a drugged drink, and a none drugged drink.
While I did nothing to them, I made sure they returned home safely- and I left them a three thousand word essay explaining how they should quit partying if they're willing to accept an open drink from a guy just because he's hot.
I hope they learned something.
I f*****g love science. And incorporate that with the foreplay to s*x? Then I'm a happy guy.
I enjoy the game of flirting, teasing, dirty talking more than the actual act of f*****g.
My brothers have deemed me crazy.
*Don’t even ask me. It could not be me.*
Cairo nodded to Sobek, so that left just one brother. One with a bland expression, and the emotional capacity of a dry wall. There’s no way it was Anubis. Anubis is like a blank paper. He wouldn’t be the first to crack, right?
Realizing that our gaze were on him, he looked up and shrugged as he spoke. “She spent the night with me. We didn’t f**k, we just shared a bed, and when I woke up she was gone but she gave her number.”
Cairo was next to him immediately, and so was Ra. “We’re brothers, you jackass. Share her number, right now!"
"When she shared a bed with you, how was her body temperature? Does she snore? Is she a good cuddler? I would like to avoid that. Did she want s*x but with you being a helpless virgin you suggested sleeping instead?" I face palmed. Leave it to Ra to have the long string of dumb questions.
“That would be rude, she didn't say I could give her number away. And f**k you, Ra.”
“What’s rude is taking her number in the first place, and telling no one. We don’t have the greenlight to go easy on this girl. Until father says so, she is still a problem.” They ignored my words. I frowned as they continued to badger Anubis for Aphrodite's number.
"Just answer my questions. Or give me her number and I'll ask her."
"You didn't even cup a feel? Who sleeps in a bed with a girl?"
Sometimes I think my brothers, excluding Sobek, don’t understand that we are walking on broken glass. One mistake and our father will discipline us. Are they willing to risk their freedom just for some girl? And why the f**k were we even connected to one girl?
It's distracting, and annoying. Mates are. a nuisance. A wrench in a perfectly made plan.
And why is that mate curved like the gods couldn't decide whether to keep her, or send her to us common folks? No wolf should possess such eyes. The president of the university would say she needed to be cleansed.
The president also happens to be a man who believes he's not sent her to ruin innocent people's lives. But hey, who am I to judge my own father?
I glanced up, and saw her enter the lunch room. Her eyes went everywhere, until they stopped at our table. Unfortunately, my brothers were paying attention to Anubis, and trying to get the phone number from him.
Sobek had popped his earbuds in, and silently hummed away. I nodded my head to the left, and Aphrodite c****d an eyebrow then she stepped back out. I saw her turn to the left before she was out of sight.
I shoved my items into my bags, and got to my feet.
“Later losers.”
I barely got a grunt in response. These fuckers need to stop thinking with their d***s.
I made my way out of the cafeteria, and tracked Aphrodite’s scent. I found her in one of the mini study rooms all over the school.
She was seated at the table at the end of the room. Something about this girl worried me. Her legs shifted up, and I watched the edge of her black dress as it moved upwards. Revealing her slick dark skin tone.
I gulped, and reminded myself that I am not Cairo or Ra. Or even Anubis. I can resist this woman. No matter what my inner beast says.
It does not control me.
The room was empty, most students were out eating or catching up with their peers.
I took the seat adjacent to hers, and dropped my bag.
“So… you must be Hapi?”
I lifted one eyebrow. “And you know this?”
“Yeah, you’re popular, also I've met your brothers so I’m just checking names off.” my spine felt a cold chill. Why did she say it like that? With an icy tone but a bright smile on her face.
“Hmm, you know, when I met your sister I knew she was never going to last in this school.” her knuckles turned white as she clenched them, and I found myself smirking. This little fox has a temper issue, and she’s hiding it.
Sobek’s got a point, her scent wasn’t made for her. Neither is her personality.
Which means, she's hiding something. She's taking. Aw, poor little wolf. In a world built for predators. There stands a lonely fox, about to be feasted on.
“And as it would turn out, I was right. She only lasted two years before calling it quits.”
“Calling it quits? People keep telling me they don’t know anything, or that she left by herself. There's alot of narratives.”
“Have you been asking around?”
“Of course. She’s my sister. I want us to hang out.”
I rolled my eyes. “Then you should probably ask that boyfriend of hers.” I pursed my lips.
She leaned her elbows on the desk, and asked me, “Who is he?”
“Professor McClaren.” her lashes fluttered. Like she wasn’t expecting that.
“He’s a professor?”
I grinned. “Why are you shocked? Clion was a w***e, and we made sure she knew it. I mean, everyone knew it. You can point out eight boys right now and I'll tell you she's already slept with them. Does it run in your family? Are you a w***e too? Do tell me.”
Aphrodite’s palm bled, her nails were digging into it. Oh yeah, her temper is really bad.
“You know when I called your father… he said his sons would never bully anyone. It's odd. That my sister would say such a thing..”
Ah, so she knew we were messing with Clion. Her sister must have told her but how much did she tell her? “He didn’t lie. We didn’t bully her. We helped educate her. And you're sister lies. Why are you surprised, foxy? Are you from a little town where you believe just because you share blood you can wear the same pants? Do you think because she calls you an endeared name, you mean s**t to her? I never heard of you. I'd say she was protecting you but she mentioned Martha, and your mother. She talked about your dead father but never you. Heck, I didn't know you existed.”
"You educated my sister?" She asked, knocking away the rest of what I said.
"Yeah."
“How so?”
I rose, and walked around her. My fingers slid onto the back of her neck, crawling up her scalp until I grabbed a fist full of her hair and used it to bend her backwards. “Your sister was naive, your sister was a slut, she needed structure. She needed someone to tell her the truth. It seems like you care a lot about her, which is strange because she never once mentioned you once- as I said.” Aphrodite glared at me from the corner of her eye. Biting on her lower lip like she was about to burst. She looked like a wild animal who wanted to feast on my corpse.
This girl is far from anything I've encountered. Not only because she had the nerve to glare at me, but due to the fact that she reminded me of a rare predator.
Her red eyes seemed like they were opening up to reveal and even darker shade.
My fist got tighter, and she finally released a pained groan. Atta girl. Know your place.
“I’m glad that hurts. Sadly, I think I'm going to have to take a different approach with you than I did with clion. You need to know your place. You'll be fun, if I get the chance to understand how you work. This school is Nileborn territory. If you know what’s good for you, you would just go about your life here without asking questions. You know, while you still can.”
I released her, and she made a growling sound. I moved away, and grabbed my backpack.
My phone vibrated before I could make my exit. I pulled it out and tapped on the notification that led to a text message.
Father: Tell your brothers, she is nothing to worry about. She just wants her sister. Poor little girl. Help her find Clion- in the way I thought you.
That was our greenlight. I turned to aphrodite who was scowling at me.
“Guess what, you and I are about to be best of friends.” I chuckled and made my way out of the room. I found my brothers exiting the cafeteria. I waved my phone at them.
Cairo looked at me in shock. “When did you leave?”
“f*****g moron.” Ra tapped the back of his head.
“We got the greenlight.” I showed them the message, and their faces cracked into smirks.
“f**k yesssss!” Cairo roared. I cackled at his over eccentric behaviour.
Sobek, as always, was the only one without a smile. He gave me a worried look.
“Dad says she’s clean, you know he’s never wrong.”
Even though he wanted to argue, he didn’t. He knew better than to say anything.
No one ever questions Pharaoh Nileborn.
I threw my hands over his shoulders, and led him down the hallway.
The rest of the day went by with no problems, and I was making my way out of my final class when I spotted Aphrodite again.
This time she was talking to professor McClaren. What the f**k? She didn't even waste time.
He looked nervous under her gaze, and when he looked up, his eyes caught mine.
I sent him a glare to shut him up. The professor tensed, and he quickly made some excuse. Running away from the girl. I turned the corner before she could turn around and spot me. I took one of the back doors, and followed the professor. He was watching everywhere.
I’m a bit nicer than my brothers. Ladies think i’m a gentle giant, but really, that’s just one side of me. The other side is a skilled scientist. One who loves to put people through carefully designed experiments to test them out.
The professor was hurrying to one of the large apartment complexes on campus where the teachers reside. I let him return to his home, and waited patiently for him to walk up to his windows. He does this everytime he arrives home, but he never sees me.
This time I allowed him to see me, and the look of horror that crossed his face made a rush of a excitement flow through my body.
He closed the curtains in a hurry, and I walked away.
Back at my fraternity, my brothers- frat and biological- were playing a dumb game in the living room.
I jogged up the stairs, and made my way to my bedroom. In the privacy of the room, I tossed my bags onto the bed and pulled out my laptop.
There was an email from Anubis. He sent me Aphrodite's number. Why the f**k would he email me her number?
There are easier ways to pass information.
I rolled my eyes and went back to what I initially wanted to do. The sweetie pie fraternity, and most of the school had surveillance cameras. But they were stationed incospicously. To keep people from knowing.
The sorority had cameras on the outside, and just a year ago Lydia Mayweather put up more obvious cameras on the inside. She gave Ra the passcode. Like a moron.
But she didn’t have cameras in the basement. Where I'm sure Clion had been staying, and likely Aphrodite now.
Through the cameras in the living room, I could see everyone that just entered the sorority.
I looked at the purple mass of thick curls. Aphrodite looked up, like she knew someone was watching her. Red eyes full of hate, and anger. Those expressions made her look sexy. I wanted to piss her off even more.
I smiled, placing a hand over my mouth.
A fun little experiment. The first Malhotra was boring, but this one ..... this is gonna be the opposite. I can feel it.