Chapter 20 : King Me!

**Arena POV "Jeeves, if you please," Mateo asked politely. "Certainly," Jeeves acknowledged and stopped the car in the middle of an empty parking lot. I was slightly confused. I thought we were going out to eat? I didn't want to say anything, though. It felt rude to expect something more than Mateo had planned. As soon as he put the vehicle in park, Jeeves exited and opened the door for Mateo, allowing him to exit first. "I'll take it from here. Thank you, Jeeves," Mateo declared and then walked around back to help me out of my seat. My two feet had just reached the pavement when Mateo started enacting his plan. "Close your eyes for me," he ordered softly. "Wh-why do I—" "Can you trust me?" His voice was low, smooth, and sultry as he spoke, even though I was sure he didn't intend it to be. The word 'trust' held a lot of weight for me. I knew it wasn't supposed to be such a deep question, but I treated it that way. If I was trusting someone