The Queen They Buried
Chapter 8
Chapter 8
Chapter 8
The car pulled up to a cozy, old-school courtyard.
“My buddy’s restaurant. Decent grub,” Bowen said, hopping out and offering Aubree a hand like a true gent.
Aubree was surprisingly relaxed, thanks to Bowen keeping things laid-back.
“Thanks,” she said softly.
Alvin shot Bowen a side-eye. ‘Weren’t we hitting that fancy spot tonight?’
The place was cute, with a little garden out front that screamed charm.
The food was total win. The soup was so good Aubree grabbed a second bowl.
Funny thing-the dishes they ordered were perfect for a sensitive stomach, all warm and hearty. Pure luck? Who knew.
“Hey, Ms. Miller…” Bowen started, leaning in.
“Time for the real talk, Aubree thought.
“Just use my name,” she said with a grin.
Bowen chuckled. “Alright, Bree it is.”
That nickname hit her hard. Back at the orphanage, her sponsor, “Mr. Quinn,” sent her cash every month with a letter, always calling her Bree.
No one else ever did.
Aubree bit her lip but didn’t argue. “Sure.”
Bowen lit up when she went with it.
He said,”So, Bree, I heard you snagged a spot in Rithol Art School’s program. That’s dope! You’re into art, right? You know Alvin’s in your class, but his art grades? Straight-up rough. Got time to swing by our place on weekends to tutor him?”
Alvin’s jaw hit the floor. ‘Is he serious?’ He glared at Bowen like he’d lost his mind.
at art-he was just lazy.
And now he couldn’t believe some high school kid was
I sign up for
mouth to protest, but Bowen’s look shut him down. “Alvin,
said, “Don’t even
zipped it. ‘Fine. Guess U have no
‘For real? With Alvin’s family cash, they could
not asking you to do it for nothing,” Bowen added. “How’s 300
would run, but that’s 600
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but that cash was calling her. If she didn’t know better, she’d think
leaned back, hands clasped, chill as ever. No rush, no pressure-just waiting for her to decide,
didn’t shoot it
just the money. It
use Alvin’s family ties to land
now? New plan. If she could get the Turner family to back her business, that was
I’m in,” Aubree said with a
late. Wanna swap
smooth as ever. “I’ll
raised a hand like he was in school. “Uh, I got
shot him a look. “Relax, Alvin.
Alvin
the car gawked like it was
to play taxi for a girl?”
Mr. Alvin Turner’s classmate. Probably just being nice, right?” the other
The guy who sasses his dad is nice
Silence hit the car.
guy chuckled. “C’mon. Mr. Turner’s way older than her. He’s not that
second guy smirked. “Didn’t Kelvin say Mr. Bowen Turner had him snoop on this
quiet. Then the first guy growled, “Man, Bowen’s such
Aubree trailed Bowen by a
traffic. Her brother Trevor, the movie star,
He had this vibe-cool, untouchable, like he didn’t belong here. Sharp cheekbones, wickedly bold features that hit like a truck. His eyes were deep, like
and jeans, but on him? Straight-up model
bad-looking-hell, in her old life, Carmen was jealous enough to mess up her
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