“I want you to spy them, Sev. You know you’d be the best at it.”
I standup in the tub fast. “Can I spend one hour of my day not hearing about Wes fucking Knox?”
“I hate him, too. That’s why we need to step up.” Kieran exhales another white cloud.
I swing one leg out of the hot tub and sit on the edge for a second, letting the cool air dry my skin.
“If you want me to act like some sort of private investigator for you, I’m sorry, but that’s not on my to-do list for the rest of this year.”
“Your cousin’s in Onyx, though. You already have aninwith them.”
I give him a cold look. “Yes. And my cousin ishalf-brotherswith Weston, if you recall.”
Kieran nods. “That’s why you’re the perfect person to be our spy. Roman Petrov is like a stone, so he isn’t good to get close to. Hunter is always busy with his tongue in Rayne’s mouth these days. But I think you could get to Weston Knox.”
“How would I do that with the guy who hates me more than anyone else in Crimson?”
“Get chummy with him,” Kieran says. “Pretend you’re trying to hold out an olive branch, after your guys’ stupid rivalry. I don’t know.”
“Interesting.”
“You spent most of last year bitching about how much you hate Knox’s ass, so I know you’re not going to feel remorseful for going secret-agent on him.”
“I do hate Wes. That’s why I’m not psyched about you asking me toget chummywith him.”
“Not telling you to suck his dick, Sev, just saying you could find out if Onyx is really playing dirty.”
My skin prickles with goosebumps.
Kieran has no clue how loaded those words were.
But it still makes me curious, sitting here feeling my cock twitch at an offhand joke about Wes sucking my dick.
I hop off the edge of the hot tub and grab my towel, wrapping it tight around my waist.
“I’ll ask Niko if he’s heard anything. Can’t promise anything else.”
“Sevan,” Kieran calls to me before I walk inside. “If you really want to piss Weston off, I know how.”
“Yes?”
“Heard he tried to hook up with Darren last week at a party. Got hardcore rejected. Knew Darren was into guys, butWeston Knox?That’s news to me.”
Very interesting.
It’s not that I give a damn that Weston tried to hook up with another guy beforeme. I’m not usually possessive. I’m theoppositeof possessive, with the girls I fuck. Although I did think I was Weston’s first attempt at anything involving men.
But I don’t like the way Kieran said it.
“I’m not going to fuck with someone over the fact that they’re exploring their sexuality. Not my thing.”
“No, no,” Kieran says. “Trust me, I’m not telling you to be homophobic. I’m not a monster.”
“Then what?”
“I’m saying he probably already thinks you’re hot. Even if he hates you, I can’t imagine anyone who’s attracted to dudes wouldn’t want you at least a little.”
“You think he’s going to suddenly let Onyx secrets slip just because I have a good body? If thereareany Onyx secrets.”