Filed to story: Watch Me Win Alpha (Olivia & Ethan)
“Does this new guy know about…what happened to me, Chloe and Russell?” she whispered. “I don’t know if I’m comfortable with him coming along. I think the fewer people that know about what happened to me, the safer it is for everyone.”
“No, he doesn’t know anything,” Ava assured her. “And if he gets a little too curious, we can tell him to get lost.”
This seemed to comfort Kelly for now.
I turned back and noticed that Alexander had a secret smi as if he knew we were talking about him. s face
Kelly took the lead again as we walked down the damp grass next to the river.
Somehow, Alexander managed to walk beside me, making it hard for me to form a coherent thought. He kept his arm right next to mine, and every so often, our skin would brush and send an electric shock throughout my body.
“I’m just going to squeeze in here,” Aiden said, trying to get in between Alexander and me.
But Ava roughly pulled her brother back by his wrist. “You failed to protect us from that dog even though it was your one job,” she scolded. “As your punishment, you have to walk beside your annoying big sister and not my pretty best friend.”
I turned around and noticed that Ava was smiling at her brother with amusement.
“Yeah, kid. You want to stay out of what’s ever going on between those two,” Richard whispered, his deep voice carrying along the riverbank “You would never win in a fight against Alexander I’m trained in five different martial arts, and I don’t think I could,”
Aiden and Robert started bickering about who would win in a fight: Alexander or Aiden.
It was obvious that they thought we couldn’t hear them, but we all could.
Alexander leaned down and put his lips right beside my ear. When his warm breath hit my cheek, I couldn’t help the shiver that went up my spine.
“Who would you want to win in a fight?” He murmured, teasing, but there was an edge of anger. “Me or the kid?”
I wasn’t going to fall for a trap like that. I just pretended not to hear his question and sped up to walk beside Kelly.
It took us fifteen minutes to make it to Kelly’s uncle’s house. The closer that we got to our destination, the more spaced out the houses were
After we walked over a small wooden bridge, Kelly led us to an ancient-looking two-story house. Her uncle’s house was just as dilapidated as Kelly’s apartment complex had been. The windows were missing shutters, there was junk all over the lawn, and the dark wood the house was made of had seen better days.
An older woman who Kelly resembled walked down the pathway with the help of a cane.
“Kelly! I didn’t know you were coming by today,” she said and brought the younger girl into a tight hug.
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“I was in the village with some…friends. And I wanted to stop by and say hi,” Kelly explained. “Hope that’s alright, Gran.”
“Of course, come in,” Kelly’s grandmother said and smiled at us warmly.
The inside was just as cluttered as the outside, but at least the living room had enough seats for the seven of us.
How was I supposed to concentrate on the reason Ava and I came to Luceland when Alexander was either fighting with me or making my thighs tremble with need?
*Olivia*
It seemed like everyone in the room was sneaking glances at Alexander and me. Some were filled with curiosity, Ava seemed to be smug like she had predicted this, and Aiden had jealousy in his eyes.
That just put me more on edge. I hope that Ava’s brother wasn’t developing an unrequited crush. Something like that would just make my life even more complicated.
After Kelly made introductions-an awkward moment happened when I had to supply Alexander’s name even though Kelly had said we were all her friends-her grandma stood unsteadily from her chair.
“I just baked a batch of chocolate chip cookies,” Kelly’s grandma said. “Let me go plate them and get some drinks for you lovely folks.”
A large smile spread across her wrinkled face, and it was apparent that she was delighted to have guests.
“Let me help you, Gran,” Kelly said and stood up.
A few minutes later, Kelly walked in, holding a tray of freshly baked cookies, a mouthwatering smell wafting of them. Once she set those down on the coffee table, she went back to the kitchen to help her grandma with a large picture of ice cold milk and seven glasses.
With an excited grin, Ava reached for a cookie, but I shook my head at her.
Everyone was staring at me, so I quickly explained. “The cookies might upset your stomach again.”
“Dang it. You’re right,” Ava muttered and crossed her arms.
I grabbed a cookie to be polite, but I just set it on the little plate that Kelly had passed around. I wasn’t in the mood to eat, I just wante see what kind of information we could find out here. Everyone d into the cookies and milk. Aiden had at least five, and Ava made a joke about how the youth could eat anything they wanted without gaining weight.
“Where is the rest of the family, Gran?” Kelly asked when everyone was settled in their seats with a cookie or two.
“Your uncle took everyone to a party one village over,” she answered and set her cup of milk on a coaster on the coffee table. “He told me not to expect him back until late.”
My shoulders slumped, and Ava’s eyes widened with disappointment.
Crap. What should we do next? We had come all this way to talk to Ava’s uncle.
“Um, how do you want to continue?” Kelly asked Ava.
My friend’s moment of disappointment didn’t last long. She threw her shoulders back confidently.
“It’s alright, Kelly,” Ava answered. “Olivia and I have a Plan B.” Then, she winked at me.
Realization washed over me like a tidal wave. Of course. Mrs.
Windsor and Chloe were already on their way here to burn Russell’s remains. We just wanted to find the target location so that it would be casier to catch them destroying evidence.
Ava, Kelly, and I decided to ask Kelly’s grandmother if she knew any locations that matched the description from Chloe’s confession. I recorded her answers in my notebook. During this, Richard excused himself and went to the restroom.
Twenty minutes later, thanks to Kelly’s grandma, we had a few locations that were similar to the area Chloe had described. I didn’t know how helpful they would be because there were a lot of places around here that matched the same description.
In the end, we had three locations to search, all within ten miles of here. Kelly’s grandma was very knowledgeable and even provided us with specific village names and the broad ocation of each spot.
“Let’s go,” Ava said and stood up. “We should search these locations immediately.”
“Wait, can I talk to you both outside real quick?” Kelly asked Ava and me. I didn’t miss the way that she quickly glanced over at Alexander.
Ava and I followed Kelly outside.
“I don’t think that Alexander should come with us,” Kelly said and bit her lip. “I don’t think he blends in well with the group. As part of the green family, he is recognizable, and he attracts attention easily.”
I wanted to deny this, but I stopped myself before I could speak. Kelly did have a point.
Ava seemed to agree because she was nodding along. “You’re absolutely right,” she said. “I’m going to ask him to get lost.”
She spun around, and I rushed behind her, hoping that she was going to have more tact when she asked Alexander to leave our group.
But it turned out that I had been worried for nothing. When we got back into the house, Alexander was shaking Kelly’s grandma’s hand and thanking her for the hospitality.
“I must get back to my friends,” he told the room. “Thank you for letting me come along.”
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