HEIRS: THE PRINCESS AND THE HUNTER

Chapter 7 - Revenge

Ashton Varnat

I walked into my place, and Danny, Killian, and Carl were in the living room playing video games. “I thought you had a short day today. What took you so long? We are about to go to practice…” Killian asked, and I chuckled.

“You are never going to believe what the f**k happened today…” I smirked, and Danny jumped up and down.

“Who did you f****d?” He said, and I squinted my eyebrows. “You have that look, the one that clearly says you got into trouble…” he shrugged his shoulders.

“I didn't get into trouble, but… do you remember the girls from last night? The beautiful brunette with those amazing eyes and the killer bod?” I said, and they all nodded.

“The one that batted at us and scored a home run?” Carl said, and I chuckled.

“Yeah, well, she is in my Advanced Business lecture…” I said triumphantly.

“God! Poor woman…” Killian laughed… and then he paused, “There is f*****g more… right?” he said, and I slowly nodded.

“Our teacher assigned seats, and guess who is going to sit beside me twice a week for two hours?” I chuckled, and they laughed.

“Again, poor woman… You can be charming as hell and a real ass when you want to…” Carl said, and I smirked. Yes, I could be a real pain in the ass…

I laughed, my eyes full of excitement… “There is more?” Danny was the one who caught it, and I slowly nodded.

“Yeah, well, guess who is her partner for the final project?” I said, pointing at my chest, and the three of them burst out laughing.

“Well, that is the true definition of the phrase: Karma is a b***h!” Killian said, and I laughed.

“Come on, man… tell us you are going to make her life miserable…” Carl said, and I took a deep breath.

“I don't know, yet…” I sighed. “She is f*****g hot and smart. She was definitely not happy about our being partners, but that teacher has a no-exchange policy, so we are stuck with this. I can make her life hard. No one rejects us that way, but at the same time, I need the grade…” I rambled, and they nodded.

“Maybe you don't make her life miserable, but the other way around?” Danny said, and I lifted an eyebrow with curiosity,

“What do you mean?” Carl asked.

“Well, instead of making her life hard, instead of being an ass… You make her fall for you…” Danny wiggled his eyebrows, and I chuckled.

“That sounds interesting,” My mind was already reeling with all the things I wanted to do with her, to her… Thinking about it is making me hard… not ready to f**k hard, but enough to get noticed in my jeans, if you paid attention.

“Instead of making her suffer, you break her…” Danny said, and I smirked. I could have fun, and get revenge at the same time… I call that a double win.

“I already asked her for dinner, she said yes…” I announced, and they clapped.

“This is going to be a hell of a semester…” Danny jumped up and down in his seat; all three of them had forgotten completely about their video game.

“We have practice in thirty minutes… let's go change…” I said, and they turned the Xbox and the TV off, scrambling around towards their room.

I went into mine and removed my shirt. Isla Smith. She was gorgeous, smart, and very intriguing. I wanted to get back from the humiliation of the first night, and I think Danny is onto something.

I changed into my training gear. Our practice consisted of some weightlifting and then fieldwork. I was ready to start my weight-lifting training as soon as I stepped into the training facilities. I hated to waste my time in the locker room bantering, unlike Danny, who, even when he arrived ready, always stalled a little there.

We piled into my G-Class Mercedes, and I drove to the facilities.

“Alright, so you take her out for dinner, and behave all charming and s**t…” Danny was excited, and when he was excited, he spoke a mile per minute. “You will pull the act enough time so she can learn to trust you, even get to introduce her friends to us…” he licked his lips. Of course, there was always a hidden agenda with Danny.

“That blonde chick was so fuckable, that it would be a shame to miss it,” he added, and I rolled my eyes.

“Then you flip the switch,” he smirked, “She won't even see it coming.” Danny paused, and I sighed. Yeah, he was already planning the whole thing in his mind… That was Danny, getting carried away by a ludicrous idea.

“Once she is in love with you, and you slowly flip the switch, you can cheat on her… make it obvious, make it so she watches you f*****g another woman… and then and there you can tell her… that is for humiliating me…” He chuckled; the evil glow in his eyes was something unnerving.

“You are just a fucker who wants to get with her friend, and you are using the opportunity to get a do-over,” I said, and he chuckled.

“Yeah, that too…” he laughed, and the other three chuckled.

“No, but seriously, are you going for it?” Carl asked, but he was hesitant about the entire plan.

“I…” I had no idea why, but I didn't want to commit to that s**t, and I had no idea what to think or feel about her… so I went to a safe answer… “I'll think about it,” I finally said.

I parked on the training grounds, and we stepped out of the vehicle. I locked it and headed straight to the weight room. Carl, Danny, and Killian went to the lockers. I stretched and, after warming up, I sat on the bench and felt my phone in my pocket.

I took it out and saw the conversation with her name on it, and after some minutes of my fingers hovering over the phone, I typed.

Me:

“I'll be training until 7 pm today, but tomorrow I finish at 6… how about I pick you up at 7 tomorrow?”

I smirked. I was rolling the ball, passing it on to her… let's see how she plays it.

Isla:

“How about we change the plan? Not dinner, but I can book a spot in the library so we can work on our project.”

She typed, and I chuckled. f**k, she is good, she is trying to keep me on edge. My princess is a f*****g goddess… Wait, What? That thought made me shake my head, and I chuckled loudly.

Me:

“I am under a very strained schedule, and I have a preparation game the day after tomorrow. I need food,”

I could eat later, of course, I was not saying that. I wanted her to go out with me. I told her it wouldn't be a date, but I wanted to make it as close to a date as I could. She was trying to set distance from the concept, and I was using every weapon under my belt to make it happen.

Three dots danced, then stopped… then danced again…

Isla:

“I´ll bring a sandwich,”

She typed, and I laughed, she is good… f**k…

“What is happening?” Carl walked in, and I shook my head. I came early to finish ahead of the team; instead, I was in my first machine, laughing like an i***t.

“Nothing,” I said, and he raised his eyebrows.

“That is not a nothing face,” Carl pointed out,

“Isla… she is… clever…” I said, showing him the messages.

He laughed. “I guess that is the name of the girl... and I hope you don't agree with Danny's idea… “

“How so?” I grabbed my phone back and held on to it.

“I think you are more at risk of falling for her than getting revenge…”

Me:

“A sandwich is not enough… Let's have a decent meal… I'll pick you up at 7 tomorrow,”

I typed, not allowing her room to refuse. I took the bar. I was working out my shoulders, and I started pumping up and down. Every single rep, my mind played Carl's words in a loop… “You are more at risk of falling for her than getting revenge…”

Shit, for the first time… I was in f*****g real trouble.