I watched as his momentary reluctance gave way to the rebelliousness we always bonded over. The only thing that irritated me about the fact that we got along so well was the fact that that was exactly what my mother and his father wanted from us. But I wasn't going to avoid his company out of spite. And besides, they never would have suspected our relationship would give way to us conspiring against them and me teaching Darius the coveted secrets of my family.
