All it takes

Chapter 2

!!! still Azari's POV

A fucking birthday invitation. About fucking time Morgan invited me , yet I still had no idea if I was going. As I opened the door to my office , I realized I had two options - either I was showing up at the party and my parents and Kai would be happy and satisfied , either I was not going and that clearly showed Morgan that I am still not over last year.

My phone buzzed in my pocket and when I looked at it , my eyes widened .

JAMES : What the fuck is wrong with you ?!

A : I have no clue what you are talking about. Also, didn't your parents teach you to say hello to someone in order to start a conversation? I texted him back

JAMES : *middle finger emoji* you are hilarious . If you are done , you might apologize to your sister for being a dick and get a new suit for Morgan's party. And for the love of God , Bast or whatever you belive in , please do NOT get a black one.

I felt fucking intrigued from multiple reasons - the first one was that Kai spilled the tea to her ex , who I think still had feelings for her from the way he reacted , but still, James was one of our best friends who did not treat us differently because we were royalty. The second reason was the drama for my poor color choice . I loved black - it screamed power, luxury, mystery , and most important, it made people fear you - that's why it was my favourite . My mum once said that it makes me look like a modern Hades, but I let that pass.

A : Bestie dearest , don't get your panties in a bunch for me and my life choices . As for my sister , she isn't one of your concerns so I highly suggest you keep your distance . See you soon.

I fucking had enough for a evening and yet , I decided to play nice and make my parents proud.

JAMES : See you in hell!

A : Love you too! , I smiled knowing I pissed him off and went to change into more formal clothes because I had business to do.

30 minutes later I arrived at the club where I and Lila Barton could have a peaceful talk . Usually I used my office as a talk space , but since she wanted to stay in the shadows , I had decided to play after her rules .

You know , even Hades looked happier than you do , her melodic voice came from behind me and I turned to see her dressed in a mid-thigh reddish orange Versace dress which accentuated her hazel eyes and showed her long and toned legs and a fur coat , which was the only thing that worked for the outside weather .

I will take that as a compliment ,I said and my lips turned slightly upwards when I heard the unmistakable sound of a camera clicking . Shall we? I asked offering my hand .

Of course doc , she whispered the last word like the best thing about myself was that I was a doctor , not the damn prince of Wakanda , and placed her soft hand in mine while making our way to the bar.

What can I get for you love birds ? asked the barman and I tried my hardest not to roll my eyes .

For me, an apple and orange Martini and for him, whiskey... , and she expectantly looked at me

Neat , I continued

After our drinks arrived , we continued chatting until most of the night was gone and afterwards I made sure she was going home safe so I offered her a ride .

Then , I went to my apartment and got a few needed hours of sleep until someone had the fucking nerve to call me at 9 am sharp. I thought I could ignore it but the wanker was persuasive so I answered and was greeted by James' deep voice

Well well well...if it isn't the man of the year! He said and I put him on speaker since I wasn't actually done sleeping .

What do you mean? I asked him, quite confused what this all was about .

You really have no idea ? and I stayed silent so he continued , basically last night you met Lila at a bar and of course people took pictures and guess what.. Morgan texted me about you and her being official and stuff and I said I have no idea and that you haven't told me a single shit , he finished and I could hear him breathing in and out to calm down .

James, I yawned , Lila and I are not dating or some other shit, she asked me to see her so we can talk business so I did. And also be a good bestie and tell Morgan that if she has a problem to contact me not you, thanks . and with that I hanged up and got out of bed to make some breakfast, but when I came back , my phone lit up again with another text .

MORGAN : Should I say congratulations ?

I could mentally see her grinning so I took a deep breath and texted her back

A : If you want next time you can join us *tongue emoji*

I could feel her anger through the phone , but what can I say , karma is a bitch.