Initiated by my Alpha Stepbrother's Mark
He leaned over and slapped it down on my lap like he was tipping a waitress.
I stared at the money sitting on my emerald green dress and felt something very specific and very hot rise up in my chest.
"What," I said, very quietly, "is this for."
"Relax, Princess," the sharp-faced one said, grinning. "It's just a welcome gift. Consider it an introduction."
"Get it off me," I said.
"Come on," the man in front of me said, his voice dropping into something that was probably meant to sound charming. "Don't act like a baby. This is the Kingpin Royals. Everyone here is wild and free. No rules, no pretending, no—"