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Chapter 17: 'I love you as long as you're my boss.'
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RUM I held down the dumbass’s head so low that Rose couldn’t see—and hear—him. Then I hissed angrily, “I don’t want her to know my name, goddamn it!” “Oh… now I get it.” “Just call me ‘Rum’.” “What in deity’s name is that?” asked the buffoon. “IT DOESN’T MATTER, FOR GOD’S SAKE!” It was then, the big friendly giant frowned with disapproval. “You’re defying the Goddess, Kee. You don’t even talk about her anymore. ‘For God’s sake’? We only believe in one Goddess and that’s the—.” I stopped him before he said her name. “It’s just a fucking metaphor. Give it up.” I released him. “And don’t come here because of some stupid dream.” “So we’re not whispering anymore?” The giant scratched his head. ***** ROSE “Yeah.” I found myself interrupting again, irritated at being left out. “Are you guys not whispering anymore?” I glared at Rum. And he shot a cautioning finger at me. “I’m still your boss.” I looked away in a defeated scowl as Rum interrogated his peer once more. “S
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ROSE I hit a bed of sand. “Ooph!” Fuck, it hurts! I curled into my usual foetal form to ingest the pain as a mesh of vicious grunting and growling rumbled not far from where I am. Rum! They’re ganging up on him! Worried sick, I pushed myself up, wincing in pain, and searched frantically for the giant, black wolf. Then I saw him fighting off the grey wolf—he jumped from the swings to the see-saw and then swiped his claws at the back of the grey fur animal, who then backed away in pain. The dark brown wolf appeared out of nowhere and jumped onto Rum—. “Rum, look out!” I screamed in worry. And Rum shook her off in one violent swing, then threw his hind legs at the attacker and shoved her hard at the steel pole of the swings, and she grunted in pain. But before Rum recovered, the grey wolf pounced on to him once more. “Look at what we have here?” I turned to the voice and gasped in horror. Niro was moving towards me, his yellow eyes boring through my face as the ugly
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ROSE In three strides of his long, athletic legs, the superstar arrived in front of me and glowered like I was his mortal enemy. “And what’s up with you? Why are you letting all these idiots flirt with you?” I returned him an even glare. You’re the idiot! I didn’t ask them to flirt with me. Why don’t you reflect on the standards of beauty of your kind? They seemed to have a strange taste in women—I’m the plainest and the most boring chick in B.A.D.! Bell put her arm around me and pulled me close. I was caught in surprise that I didn’t know how to react when she whined, “That’s so rude of you, Rummy. Sharing is caring, isn’t it?” I giggled carelessly, forgetting all about Bell. Rummy?! That’s hilarious! Oh my god, wait till Joy hears this; she’s gonna start calling him Rummy too! Then, Rum pulled me to his back and barked, “Stop staring at her! Leave!” “Alright, alright, I’m going.” She tilted her body like the second hand of a clock to send me a flying kiss. “It was a love
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