Hale POVHOURS EARLIER"Hale, what are you doing?" Damian asked, walking into my room. Looking up from my desk, I gestured to the papers and laptop in front of me. "Working on my thesis, what does it look like I'm doing?"A groan left my brother as he rolled his eyes, as if me doing homework irrita
'Ahh, little brother. Is the run done already?' 'Yeah, and Damian is looking for you. Please don't tell me you are with Ivy.''Perhaps, I am.'I smiled to myself as I watched Ivy stand from her seat and go to the counter to refill the kettle. She was absolutely beautiful, and the fact that her mind
The next few days went by faster than I had expected, and as Wednesday rolled around, I groaned, thinking about the essay I was turning in. Hale had not come back to see me since the night of the run, and the few times James stopped by, he explained that he had to be careful because he didn't want D
'Oh, don't you worry about that. I am capable of doing more than you think.'The playful tone of Hale's message made me blush, 'I look forward to it.'A smirk crossed my face as I sent the text to him. I wasn't a girl to text like this, but something about the guys stirred something inside me and ma
Things had become more interesting over the past few weeks than I had expected them to be. I hadn't realized through it all that I was actually finding myself more and more comfortable here every day. The only lingering worry in my mind was that of Damian, and why he was acting the way he was toward
"No, stop fighting whatever you are and act on what you want."Laughing at me again he shook his head, "get out of here, Ivy. You aren't worth my time."His words broke me, but I refused to cry. I wasn't going to be that girl, and I wasn't going to allow him to see how he affected me. "I am not wort
Stepping into my home, I dropped my bags down upon the ground, and looked around. I was causing more chaos for myself than was needed. Perhaps what I needed to do was to stop trying to argue with Damian at every turn, and just ignore him when he is around."Ivy?" Hale's voice caused me to smile as I
"Then kiss me, and show me." His lips descended upon mine, and as they did, I felt his passion and desire for me growing. His kisses became hungry, and the way he pulled me closer to his body let me know that he was holding back.I was pulled back towards my bedroom, and quickly the door was closed