Divinitá (1)

3 - n i c e f o r w h a t

3
NICE FOR WHAT
- Drake

The room is eerily silent for a while, as everyone takes in what I just said.

Well...almost everyone.

Blythe leans over to Zella. "Am I supposed to know who the fuck that is?"

God of Heaven.

"Zahlia Colombo," Adria clenches her jaw. "Is Zayden's sister."

Blythe's brown eyes widen. "Zayden has a sister?"

I sigh and run a hand down my face.

"How the fuck didn't I know that?!"

"You wouldn't know her unless you've encountered her before," Amaris explains. "She's very...lowkey."

"But she's his sister," Blythe wrinkles her nose. "Wouldn't that mean she's the...the um..."

We all watch as Blythe struggles to say what she wants to, but nothing prepares any of us for what she says next.

"The Colombo Adria?"

Luana puts a hand over her mouth and Amaris and Zella gape at B's poor wording.

She raises an eyebrow. "What?"

A grin finds its way to my lips as Thea chokes, pressumably on laughter, and Adria narrows her eyes at Blythe.

She obviously doesn't find Blythe's innocent question as amusing as the rest of us do.

"You might not want to.." Amaris glances at Adria before staring back at Blythe. "Phrase it that way. Especially with Zahlia."

Blythe too, glances at the glaring Adria, before returning her gaze to Amaris. "W-"

Z clears her throat. "I think you mean underboss B."

Blythe takes one last glance at Adria before nodding. "Yeah...yeah that. If she's the underboss, then how come I don't know her?"

"We never said she was the underboss Blythe," I say. "You made that assumption all by yourself."

B lets out an exasperated sigh. "Guys. You know how slow I am. Can someone just explain who the fuck this flower girl bitch is? Please?"

"Flower girl?" Lu snorts.

"You know what I mean."

No one ever knows what you mean.

"Yes," Thea starts to clarify. "Zahlia Colombo is Zayden's sister. No, Zahlia is not his underboss officially."

"Oh. Gotcha," Blythe taps the side of her head. "So she's what? Like his personal kidnapper person?"

Zella rolls her eyes. "She's an assassin Blythe."

"A very dangerous assassin," Amaris adds.

Adria scoffs. "Oh fucking please, dangerous my ass. She's lucky I'm an underboss now or I'd have dismembered her limbs by now."

Standing beside Amaris, Lu shivers.

"Wait a goddamn minute," Blythe stares at me. "That's why Adri's not allowed to do her assassin shit anymore? Because she's your Louis Zahlia?"

If looks could kill, Adria's sour glare would have run a knife into Blythe several times.

"And here I thought she thought she was too good to hang out with us anymore," Blythe laughs.