The Princes of Ravenwood novel Chapter 5

I’d planned to slap that asshole when he grabbed my ass. My father did not raise some weak girl that couldn’t protect herself. But I never got the chance. Whichever Frost was in the cafeteria reacted before I could.

It caught everyone by surprise. And I just stood there stunned. He’d not only stood up for me but got away with choking one of his friends, well, if that guy was his friend, in the middle of the cafeteria.

Afterward, he brought me outside to sit for lunch. I was still not sure what to make of it all. Why were he and his brothers giving me any attention?

I must admit I like how his large hand so easily encompassed mine and the warmth I felt from him. It was also rather sweet that he used his jacket to directly ensure I didn’t sit on the cold metal chair.

I knew this was the Frost I had in homeroom. The bag matched but also the posture and demeanor. I just needed to know what his name was. So, noticing how he looked at my lunch, I leveraged food to get my answer.

He was so cute when he leaned forward to take the bite. And watching him lick his lips in anticipation was sexy. I almost felt bad for teasing him till he smirked at me. Just like Forrest’s, it was a panty melter.

Homeroom and Lunch are Darius Frost. Now I just wondered about the name of the brother in my Gym class. But I got my answer. I couldn’t stop myself from laughing as he stole the bite. It seemed out of character for him and very cute. However, the moment was lost when I looked past him to the cafeteria’s windows and saw barbie... Jane.. coming our way. Just great.

Darius didn’t seem thrilled either. I wonder if he knows the brother from Gym Class dumped her on his behalf. I shifted back into my chair and focused on my lunch as she stormed outside. “What the literal hell, Darius?” she demanded, hands on her hips.

Darius barely raised an eyebrow and leaned over, snagging one of my three tempura shrimp biting into it, putting the tail down. There was a moment of tense silence as he chewed and, after swallowing, licked his lips.

“Damn, that’s good. And you made that yourself?” Darius asked, ignoring Jane and pointing to my bento box. I nodded and ate some rice. I was feeling very uncomfortable.

“Ahem!” Jane coughed loudly, tapping her foot on the cement patio. “What do you want?” Darius asked, his tone lacking any emotion.

“I want to know what the hell is going on. She runs into you this morning outside the office, and you go and lose all sense? I didn’t take you to be that sort of easily led boy. You even berated me in front of everyone in Gym Class and must have had a mental breakdown when you broke up with me,” Jane said, folding her arms. I’m pretty sure she did that intentionally to try and put her large chest on display.

I swallowed and tried to just focus on eating my lunch. This was not my business, even though Jane wanted to blame me. The fact remains she doesn’t realize it was Forrest she was calling Darius this morning, and it was the other triplet in gym. I bit my tongue, not wanting to comment.

“I didn’t meet Riko till homeroom when she sat in the seat next to me, and I didn’t see her again till she walked into the cafeteria,” Darius stated. He was telling the truth. It was only the second time I’d seen Darius himself. And first time talking to him.

Jane, however, looked confused. And I couldn’t do it. I couldn’t just be quiet. “Wow. And you called yourself his girlfriend?” I shook my head and took a bite of my teriyaki chicken. “Stay out of this skank,” Jane spat.

“I don’t know what your problem is with me, but I suggest you get over it. I’m not the one too stupid to even know which triplet I’m dealing with. And this is my first day in this school,” I rolled my eyes, turning my attention to her.

A glance at Darius, I saw him hiding a smile behind his hand. “Excuse me? I know the difference between my boyfriend and his brothers,” she snorted.