My mom and dad know how I feel about him. I hate him.

I see Jane look at Alexander from across the hall and then back at me with a smirk.

I roll my eyes at her before walking towards Alexander who is raising his eyebrow at me, leaning against the wall near the door.

"What are you doing here?" I ask once I am right in front of him.

"Just making sure the birthday girl isn't doing anything embarrassing. Wouldn't want to ruin your reputation now, would you, Thalia?"

I can’t help but roll my eyes at the way my name rolls off his tongue smoothly.

God just his presence being this close to me is making me want to slap him in the face.

I put on a fake smile. "Aww, it's nice to see that you care for me, Alexander. If anything, I think you might have a little crush on me."

"Sure, angel," Alexander chuckles.

"Don't you have some girl to screw? Why are you here?" I sneer.

"I was hoping you would be that girl, Thalia," Alexander says in a low voice with a smirk.

I chuckle and walk closer to him. Alexander puts his hands on my hips once my chest is against his.

I feel hot getting this close to him but it's probably because I hate his hands on me. But with Alexander, it's in his blood to touch anything with boobs or a pussy.

I lean closer to his ear and kiss under it. "You have better luck getting a guy to fuck you rather than me. Sorry, Russo, but I have standards."

"Oh, is that a challenge, angel?" Alexander raises his eyebrow at me, and his face seems to lean closer to mine.

My eyes automatically go to his lips, soft smooth lips.

He still has his hands on my hips making me grit my teeth.

I lean away from him a little, so we have at least some distance between us. "Alexander, if you don't get your hands off of me, I will make sure to skin them while you’re sleeping in the black silk sheets on your bed," I say in a low voice while glaring at him.

"Are you offering to get in bed with me, Thalia?" he smirks while looking down at me.

God that stupid fucking smirk.

"Do you only think with your dick, Xander?" I ask while using the one nickname he hates.

For some weird reason, he hates that nickname. Ever since I used it in grade school, he always got mad at me when I used it. I think it’s because kids would laugh or make fun of him.

Alexander clenches his jaw but before he can say anything we hear gunshots go off and people screaming from downstairs.

My body stays alert and I get Alexander’s hands off of me.