Ruthless Empire | A Dark Adult Romance

I am fucking fuming.

Apparently, Evelyn can't seem to understand what the fuck I mean when I say I'll be picking you up when your final class is done. I think she just enjoys making me look and feel like a fucking idiot.

I curse under my breath and chuck my phone onto the passenger seat beside me with so much force that it bounces off and lands on the floor.

Shaking my head and ignoring it, I shift the car into drive and attempt to swerve out of the carpark before some dumb fuck decides to walk in front of my car, making me slam on the brakes.

My eyes land on the blonde girl just in front of me, not even looking where she's going since her head is in her phone before she flinches and jumps back once she takes notice of my car.

Fucking Claudia.

Is this bitch pregnant or has she just gotten fatter?

She glares at me with an unimpressed look, storming over towards my car.

I already know she's got some fucking shit to say to me so I save her the time, opening my door and stepping out of the car, slamming the car door behind me.

"Are you fucking blind or something?!" She snarls, gesturing towards my car that almost hit her.

Personally, I think I'd be doing the world a favour if I actually hit her.

I smack my lips and cross my arms over my chest as I tower over her small frame, growing bored with the conversation already. "You had your head in your fucking phone. Did they not teach you to look both ways before crossing the road?" I snicker.

"This.." She waves her hands around in the air, gesturing at where we are. "is not a fucking road. It's a damn carpark and you shouldn't be going that fucking fast."

Is this bitch for real?

"It's still a fucking road, dumbass." I throw at her.

"Whatever." She raises her hand in front of my face before I slap it away.

"Who's the baby daddy?" I scoff, gesturing my head towards her bump.

"Fucking excuse me?" She feigns offence, acting like she's not fucking pregnant.

"So you've just gotten fatter?" I taunt.

She raises her hand, attempting to slap me before I grab a hold of her wrist, gripping it tightly. "Don't even try that."

"You're such a fucking dick." She snarls, trying to snatch her wrist out of my hold.

I eventually loosen my grip, letting her hand fall back by her side before she grabs a hold of her wrist, gently rubbing the redden area. 

"So?" I raise my brows, awaiting an answer.

"Why do you fucking care so much?" She mumbles, letting her hand fall back by her side.

I shrug, stepping closer towards her. "Just need to make sure it's not my brother's."

Well, half-brother.

Nah, that feels fuckin' weird to say. He's still my damn brother no matter what.

"Arlo?" She scoffs. "Not a fucking chance."

"Oh really?" I step even closer until we're basically toe-to-toe. "You always seemed to ride his fucking dick whenever he was in the room."

"Aww." She pouts, placing her hand on my arm. "Don't be upset that he fucked me better than you ever could."

My jaw clenches, feeling the rage inside me build quicker, burning me from the inside fuckin' out.

"Who's the fucking father, Claudia?" I ask, frustrated as I tug my arm away from her hand.

She smiles, almost fucking evilly as she takes a step back away from me. "None of your fucking business, Hunter."

I glare at her, a sinister look overtaking her face as if she thinks she's won before she quickly turns, heading for her car on the other side of the carpark.

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What a waste of fucking time that was. Claudia single handedly made me more pissed than I already was. I'm going to need to have a chat with Arlo just to make sure that baby definitely isn't his because knowing Claudia, she'll try and use that baby to slither her way into our family and I'd rather not be that bitches brother in law.

I'd rather fucking shoot myself.

I arrive at the mansion shortly after, parking out the front of the building and stepping out of the car before I slam my door, striding quickly towards the stairs, heading inside in search of Evelyn but it seems like no one is even here.

"Evelyn?" I call out loudly, surveying the lounge room only to be greeted with nothing.

I catch a glimpse of Xavier wandering down the hallway under the stairs who's shooting me a look that doesn't sit right with me.

"What's up with you?" I ask, quirking a brow as I watch him make his way into the lounge room.

He shrugs, plopping himself down on the couch and reaching for the TV remote before he leans back, kicking his feet up onto the coffee table in front of him.

"Evelyn's not here by the way." He clarifies as he switches the TV on, searching through the channels before he decides on one of the TV apps called Crunchyroll.

I have no idea what that shit is and once I catch sight of an anime show appearing on the screen, I've decided I don't even want to know what the fuck it is.

"What the fuck do you mean she's not here?" I snap, striding into the lounge room, taking a seat in one of the armchairs before I pull my phone out of my back pocket.

"She left." He says casually, keeping his focus on the TV screen as he leans back more into the couch.

I curse under my breath as I search for Evelyn's number in my contacts, aggressively hitting the call button and bringing my phone up to my ear.

I frantically tap on the back of my phone, waiting for her to answer only for the call to go straight to voicemail.

What the fuck is she playing at?

"When did she leave?" I hiss, pulling my phone away from my ear and attempting to send her a message only for it to not deliver. It's as if she's fucking blocked me.

"Xavier." I warn when he stays silent.

He shrugs carelessly. "Like half an hour ago."

"Half an hour?!" I grunt, quickly rising from my seat and marching over towards the main door.

"She seemed pretty pissed off." Xavier calls out, stopping me in my tracks before I turn back around to face him.

"And what gave you that idea?" I ask, frustrated.

What the fuck could she be pissed off about?

She was the one who disobeyed me. I'm the one who's fucking pissed off.

"Dunno. She said something along of the lines of 'tell Hunter to get fucked'." He taunts as he raises his hands and curls his pointer and middle finger, making air quotes in front of him.

My blood begins to fucking boil when the words leave Xavier.

I've never known a woman to do my head in as much as Evelyn does.

Actually, that's a lie. Claudia was a fucking nightmare.

But Evelyn can be such a brat when she wants to be and I'm about to go show her that I'm fucking sick of it.

I dismiss Xavier with a wave of the hand, storming towards the main door and making my way outside, banging the door shut on my way out.