Novel-novel oleh Raeliana Estelle

Chapter 004“Gabriella, wait—I can explain.” I finally found my voice. When I was younger, I used to call Gabriella Blonde haired Satan. Once, I called her that to her face. She cried and told our mother. She slapped me so hard that it left an angry mark on my cheek. She hasn’t hit me since then but that day, Gabriella realized that she could get away with anything. She smirks at me now. “You’re such a slut. I mean, I knew before but I didn’t think you would be stupid to fall pregnant.”“It’s not mine.” I lie, a desperate attempt to cover myself but my shaky voice betrays me.This isn’t working so I switch to a different tactic. “Don’t tell mum and dad, I’ll do whatever you want.”My sister throws her hair over her shoulder. “I don’t want anything from you.” She sneers. I catch her wrist in my hand when Gabriella tries to walk past me but she pushes me away. I stumble backwards and she takes the chance to get away. I hear her voice coming from the living room, high with false outra

Chapter 003All my food comes crawling up and I stagger towards the bathroom where I hurl it all out. Distantly, I register that I’m shaking really bad. If it were happening to someone else, I might find this entire situation hilarious. My first ever one-night stand was with one of the most dangerous men in Malta. I’ve always had terrible luck. My birth parents and my siblings died in a car accident on my fifth birthday. I was adopted a year later only to end up abandoned by my new parents when they had a child of their own. Now this. I force myself to stand up and rinse my mouth. What was Diego Santoro doing at that club that night? Of all the women he could have slept with, why did it have to be me?I groan loudly and return to the living room. The news has moved on to another topic but I can still see his face, burned in the back of my mind. The Chinese takeout is still on the table but suddenly, the thought of eating it makes me want to puke again.I’ll be glad when my period a

Chapter 002My head feels like someone’s taken an axe to it and split it open. My eyes flutter open and I wince at the sunlight streaming through the curtains. Biege curtains, arched glass windows. I sit up in alarm, the silky sheets slipping down my chest. Frantically, I gather them up. This isn’t my room. Where am I?I glance around, taking in the spacious bedroom I am in. The biege and black decor reminds me of a hotel room. The furniture is modern, what looks like a walk in closet and a kingsized bed. It takes a slow second for me to realize that there’s someone sleeping beside me. A man.Last night’s memories return in painful flashes; my friends leaving, me downing drink after drink, the mystery adonis watching me, the passionate kiss we shared. His offer to leave. That’s where it ends. I have no memory of what happened after that.Did we have sex? The telltale soreness between my legs is my answer. I bite down on my lip, hard enough to draw blood. I can’t believe I slept with

Chapter 001The EDM music from the club speakers rattle against my skull. It’s overwhelmingly chaotic in here, everywhere I look, there’s people grinding against each other, drinks spilling out of red cups and couples making out. The air smells like sweat and alcohol and cheap perfume. I’m here with my girlfriends, celebrating finishing our finals. Usually, this isn’t my scene at all. I prefer a much chiller gathering with friends but this has been a challenging semester and I’m in my third year studying civil engineering. I promised my best friend, Rosalia that we would go out clubbing if I survived my exams.A promise is a promise, so here I am wearing a tight red dress that molds my curves and the highest pair of heels I’ve ever won. The dress is mine but the slutty herls belong to Rosalia. My best friend is the life of the party. Sometimes I wonderbhow weve stayed friends for the past three years. We met during an Introduction to Business lecture, wearing the same top. We hit if