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Chapter Thirty Three

ANAKIN

"Gods are you one hard fucker to find. I thought you were hard to find then but this is a whole other game I wasn't prepared for." I take him in by his shoulders and a real laugh escapes as our hands clasp one another's shoulders.

I laugh, before cocking an eyebrow. "How did you, of all, people survive?"

"My seductive charm. Don't you know?" He then turns and winks at Nerissa. "Pleasure to meet you. I'm Lenoxx. Anikin's closest and only friend." He puts his hand out.

"One, don't call me that. Two, that's such bullshit." I shake my head with a smirk as Nerissa gently shake's Lenoxx's hand. She isn't hateful or spiteful to him, oddly enough, like she was once before.

Oh, temptation, what is on your mind?

"The pleasure's all mine." He smirks. "Well isn't she a cute little thing?" He then turns to face me. "You know I almost drowned for you? I had to go through Kano of all people and he is Gods awful. Terrible, sad, sad man. Seriously he sounds as if those rolled-up magical bundles are going to make him hot."

"Just makes him sound as if he's taking his last breath." I hear Nerissa mumble and I keep it cold but I can't help but feel proud as I hear Knoxx laugh.

"Is she the-"

"Yes." I interrupt before he can say anything else.

"Oh, you're almost as hostile as Dad the time he caught us playing with his vases."

"You're the one who broke your mother's vase."

"Still think it was worth it." He murmurs.

Knoxx's story is extremely sad in my eyes. His mom was a whore who would do anything for a scrap of food back in the day but then, she met Blade and hooked up. However, it is unfortunate that she died in childbirth. He still feels some type of way about the mother he never knew, the stories that followed her, though, burn into any idea of her.

Knoxx also has an extreme tendency to come and go as he pleases and I don't blame him.

However, he got the best of it out of us. Yes, I said us.

I had more friends, but Nerissa didn't know that yet. That's when I remember and deck him in the face.

"Ow!" I heard him wince. "What is wrong with you?!?! I am here to help you survive and here I am being treated as a juvenile!"

"For being fucking slow. Do you not realize what's happening?"

He chuckles, "I am not participating in this bullshit. I like having my free will. I just came home and my dad said 'Hey Kiddo so Anakin stopped by and had a beautiful, gorgeous, woman on his arm but now he's gone. You trying to pay a visit?' Then I said 'Not really. I have better things to do.' but here I am, suffering. For you! So stop being so ungrateful."

I roll my eyes before watching Nerissa as her face wanders between the conversation, picking up on every little thing she can. "His dad is Blade."

She smiles. "Oh, so you're not his handsome brother. That explains the humor you don't have."

Knoxx laughs.

"Get it out." I hiss, annoyed, but that didn't stop the man from falling on the floor. Six foot ten and all.