Page 118 of The Villain We Tempt

“And, I hate to say it, but don’t discount family wealth and power.” I shrug. “Your dad is basically the most powerful figure in the Cartel, right?”

He nods. I grin and spread my arms.

“There you go! Use what you got, man. You’ve got the style, the car, the money, and the power. There are guys in the world who will never be on the Privateers who get plenty of women with those four things.”

He exhales slowly and nods. “Yeah…I guess. But I dunno. This girl is different.”

My mind slips to my redhead obsession.

Heard that, buddy.

“She’s hot, Lochlan. Like, real hot.”

I grin. “Atta boy.”

“I really wanna fuck her.”

My brows knit. “Well, yeah, I figured as much.”

He whistles low. “No, man…like Ireallywanna just…fuck the shit out of this chick, you know?”

I force a chuckle to cover the sudden weird turn in the conversation. “Yeah, got it, Nacho. So what else?—”

“Bro, she makes me want to just, likefind her, you know?” A darkness slips into his face as he grins. “Just find her and grab her and fuckingfuck her.”

Well,this is getting real problematic real fast.

“Nacho? There’s name for finding and grabbing women, and it’s?—”

“Consensual non-consent, yeah,” he nods. “I know.”

My brows knit. “Okay, but without theconsensualpart, it’s just called assault.”

“I bet she’d be into it.”

Yeah, fuck this. I’m out.

I stand abruptly. “I’m gonna head back to campus.”

And maybe put a fuckingbellaround this weirdo’s neck so girls hear him coming.

“Sorry,” he blurts as he grunts to his feet. “That was…I shouldn’t have said it.”

No shit.Shouldn’t have thought it, either.

I shake my head. “It’s fine. Just...we’re clear on the difference between kinky play and real-life rape, yes?”

He smiles awkwardly. “Of course. I just got carried away.”

I nod and pat him on the shoulder. “So…” I glance at him. “Who is this chick?”

He groans. “I don’t know. But she’sso hot. I can't stop going back to her content online. Honestly, I think she might know who I am now. I keep buying stuff for her off her wish list.”

Aha.

This is making more sense. It also just got ten times sadder, because I’m pretty sure Nacho’s crush is some OnlyFans chick.

I wince. “Oh man, Nacho…like a cam girl? Is that who you’re hung up on?”