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CRAVE F O R T Y - E I G H T
VERONICA. "Stay here," I say to Dex as I turn to get out of the car and his hand drops on the knob, stopping me from moving. I look back at him and he says, "Are you sure it’s okay going in alone?" "I know it’d be worse if you go in with me," I tell him and he sighs. "I just– Maybe I can come with you and stay behind?" "No, Dex. Just stay in the car." "What if he tries to hurt you?" "He won’t. He can’t." I assure him, and he looks at me as if I’m crazy. "Veronica, he was choking you the last time I saw him. How are you be so sure he won’t try it again?" He lifts his brows and I smile as I turn my body fully to him. I place a hand on his forearm. "Trust me on this, Dex. Sam won’t hurt me. I know what he wants and I know what he’s playing at." He looks at the hand I have on his arm and I quickly remove it, swallowing. Dex sighs and nods, "Alright. Just be careful and be on your guard. I’m barging in there if it takes too long and I don’t see you, Veronica." "It won’t. Don’t. Just…
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DEX."Are you okay?" I ask Veronica, who’s turned to the window and hasn’t spoken a word since we stopped the car.She sniffs, and I watch as she wipes her face. "Yeah. I am."I want to reach out to her and bring her in my arms, but I’m not sure if she seeks my comfort at this moment, so I wait for her to relax and tell me what happened."Sorry." She chuckles as she finally turns her gaze to me. "I’m delaying you, aren’t I?""No," I assure her with a small smile. "Take your time. I can wait. I’m used to it."She doesn’t say a word, but her lips quiver, and she breaks into sobs again. I feel my heart ache painfully in my chest, and I lean over the divider as I finally give in to my urge and soothe a hand down her back."It’s fine. You’re okay. You’ll be fine." I mumble in the small space of my car. She lifts her hands to her face and continues to cry while I continue to rub her back gently, letting her get it all out.After a while, she removes her hands and wipes her tears. "I hate him
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DEX. "You can turn now," Veronica says, and I prepare myself before I face her, and she cackles as she pulls at the ends of the shirt. "Hideous, isn’t it?" She’s in one of my loose black shirts, and it practically swallows her, reaching her mid-thighs. Christ, was she always that tiny? "That bad?" Her voice pulls me back to her, and I shake my head as I rise to my feet. "What? No. You look good. You look…" Beautiful. Breathtaking. Jaw-dropping. The most gorgeous girl I’ve ever seen in my entire life. "Nice." I smile. "You sure? Maybe I should change into one that’d cover these? They aren’t exactly nice to look at." She frowns, and my eyes go over her exposed skin before I finally realize what she means. Her bruises. Some almost faded, and others looking very fresh. She let herself endure all that. Jesus. I shake my head as I close the distance between us. "No. You don’t have to do that. They’re beautiful. They’re a part of you even if they’ll fade soon and you don’t have to hide
CRAVE F I F T Y - O N E
ARABELLA. "Where are you headed?" Ashley asks as I jog into the living room with my bag in hand. "Oh, let me rephrase that. Are you heading to Alexander’s?" I chuckle. "I see Sinclair told you." She nods and walks to me. "I guess you did the opposite of what you were going to do?" "He’s my boyfriend now, and he makes me so happy, Ash." I beam, and she smiles softly. "And before you even say that, no, I won’t regret this, and Alexander won’t hurt me. If he does, I know it wouldn’t be intentional, and we’ll make it through that phase when it comes." I state boldly. "I wasn’t going to say that." She chuckles. "And I don’t want you to be mad at Sinclair. He just doesn’t want you to get hurt." "And I won’t," I confirm, then sigh. "He’s changed, Ashley. I get how he felt the need to protect me over the years, but not now. He wasn’t even like this with Peter." "And that’s exactly why he’s changed. Remember when you promised Peter was a good guy and would never hurt you?" She reminds me
CRAVE F I F T Y - T W O
ARABELLA.I look back at Alex, and shock is written over his face as he murmurs the name again. "Sofia?""Alexander?" My head snaps in the other direction, and the girl has a smile on her face as she moves toward us. "Xander?" She repeats, and when she’s within a close distance, I note the green eyes Alex spoke about.He was right. Her eyes are stunning. And not just her eyes. She’s stunning. She’s in a short gown that crosses her mid-thighs, and her bob hair is well-dressed over her head. She moves with class and elegance, her short heels clicking loud against the ground and the smile never leaving her lips. I see what he meant when he said she’s almost like royalty."Hey! It’s really you." She smiles wider as she moves into his arms without an invitation, and Alex stands still, seeming to still be in astonishment."I– what are you doing here? How are you here?" Alex finally finds his words as he pulls away from her, and she says, "It’s kind of a long story, but I’ve been here for a w
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CRAVE 30.ARABELLA."Hey." I lean away from the bike as Alex stands before me with a smile. "I’m sorry. Did I make you wait long?"I shake my head. "Not really." My eyes go behind him, and when I don’t see the bob-haired girl, I look back at him. "She left?""Yeah." He mutters as he steps closer to his bike. He grabs the helmet I dropped and extends it to me. "Let’s go."I want to ask him what happened, but I don’t say a word as Alex climbs on the bike while I gently get behind him. His body tenses as I grip his shirt– the way they haven’t in a very long time, and I swallow as I slowly loosen my hold."What are you doing?" Alex calls over his shoulder, and I arch a brow. "What?""Your hands." He looks down, and before I can tell what he’s doing, he grabs both my hands and locks them around his waist. "Should be there." He finishes before he fixes his helmet and leans forward as he starts the bike.I smile and drop my head on his back, and just before we move out of the bike; I catch a
CRAVE F I F T Y - F O U R
ARABELLA.The rest of the semester quickly runs out, and things have been going extremely well between Alexander and I. Weeks pass by, and we no longer have to hide our relationship from my brother, and he’s been to my place several times, especially when Sinclair isn’t around. I’ve been trying to help him with his classes, though I don’t have full knowledge since they’re different from mine, and he tries. When we aren’t distracted by something else.Like we are right now."Ashley is downstairs." I moan as Alex pins me against my door, his hips rocking into mine, and I can feel how hard he is. He pushes his face from my neck to whisper into my ear. "I know. We’re studying, aren’t we?"There’s a smirk on his face as he pulls back to look at me, and the sound of my loud breathing fills the air as Alex’s hand travels down my chest. I gasp when he presses two fingers to the front of my Jean, my body squirming against the door."You’re so wet, Arabella." He whispers, his eyes not leaving mi
CRAVE F I F T Y - F I V E
ALEXANDER. "What?" I stare, shocked, at Sofia, and she sniffs. "I’m pregnant. I found out about it last month, and I need your help." "Need my help with what, exactly?" I blurt out, still in shock that she’s pregnant. I guess she changed more than I thought. "You know what I need your help with, Alexander." She whispers, her eyes moving to my side. I turn to Arabella, and she nods before she steps away. When she’s away from hearing distance, I gaze back at Sofia. "How did that even happen?" "Joe." She starts, refusing to meet my eyes as she explains. "We crossed paths when he came to Florida two months ago, and it just sort of happened." "You just sort of fucked him?" I lift a brow, and she raises her head, her eyes angry as she sneers at me. "It was a moment of weakness, okay? And he was there. And I– I was drunk. I was barely focused, and he–" "I do not need the details, Sofia." I cut her off, and she sighs. "I came here to let him know about it, but he isn’t… he’s rejecting it
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CRAVE NOTE
Hellooo Loves, it’s been a long time, hasn’t it? I apologize for the late update but thank you so much for being patient with me.We’ve now come to the end of Arabella’s and Alexander’s story but as seen, Dex’s and Veronica’s isn’t over yet. There’ll be a short book attached to this one for Dex’s and Veronica’s story. Then after their story is done, we’ll have bonus chapters on Alex and Ara, where we’ll get to know about their lives after high school. This will not be now, though because I’ll be completing my other book—My Stepbrother—in June along with writing my new book.In case some people don’t know yet, I have a new book on the app. It’s titled My Best Friend’s Girl and you can check it out if you’re interested. The characters are new to me, and I’m sure many of you would enjoy the journey as much as I’m enjoying writing it.Anyway, I’ll be writing My Best Friend’s Girl and completing My Stepbrother in June so bonus chapters with DexVeronica’s short book won’t be happening then.
CRAVE EIGHTY - FIVE
GRADUATION DAY.~TWO MONTHS LATER~ARABELLA."Is Alex not coming?" Ashley asks me again after Sinclair leaves to attend an urgent business, and I frown as I take my phone out of my purse. The last texts I’ve sent him stare back at me with no response and I chew my cheek. "I don’t know. He isn’t responding.""Are you sure he’s okay?" He should be. We spoke last night before I went to bed and I saw his bike in front of his house this morning, but I’ve heard nothing from him. Could he be bummed that he isn’t graduating with me? But that was his choice.After Alexander returned from Florida, he told me he had a change of mind. The small life he wanted to live once was no longer his dream and after seeing his mother struggle and fight for her life, he now wants to be a doctor. He studied hard for the little time he had left till we took the exams. Maybe even more than me. He had no time to be with me and I understood. I’m happy he has a dream he’s pursuing and when the results came out, he
CRAVE EIGHTY - FOUR
ARABELLA.We walk back into the house with our intertwined fingers and I pass Alexander a smile when Dex sees him calling out his name from the sofa."That’s you?" Dex stands from the couch and strides toward us. His hands are in his pockets and his gaze is on Alex, who pushes out his other hand, refusing to let me go. "Hey, dude."Dex looks at the outstretched hand, and his face hardens. "Are you back now after almost breaking my best friend’s heart?" He throws the question at Alex, who looks down at me before tightening his hand against mine. When he looks away, I try to meet Dex’s eyes, but he’s too busy glaring at Alex. The tension in the air rises as Alex’s hand stays in the air while Dex looks like he’s just two seconds away from punching him."You should know I’d never intentionally do that. They were stuff back at my home that needed to be taken care of and there was no avoid—"Dex’s face suddenly breaks in a smile and before Alex can finish, he slaps a hand on his shoulder. "
CRAVE E I G H T Y - T H R E E
ALEXANDER. I continue to pace down the hallway, my heart drumming in my chest with each second that ticks by, and no one coming out of that room. My gaze turns on Kaleb, who’s nervously tapping his feet against the floor and fidgeting in his seat, his eyes occasionally shifting from his moving hands to the door next to him. "She’ll be fine," I tell him as I slap a hand on his thigh to keep it steady before I fall into the seat next to him. He shakes his head as he turns to me. "It’s been hours and there’s been nothing. Just people moving in and out of there, and refusing to tell us anything." "That’s kind of how the surgery works." I let out a chuckle, trying to suppress the fact that I’m just as afraid as he is. Afraid the news that comes out of there wouldn’t be the one we want. "Seriously, Kaleb; she’ll be fine. Remember what she told us: we can’t get scared no matter what happens." "I’m trying." He hisses as he bends over his back and drops his clamped hands to his legs. I rem
CRAVE E I G H T Y - T W O
ARABELLA. I gaze at Alex between my legs and my head falls back on the arm of the couch with a loud moan as I feel his tongue laps at my core. "Alex…" I call out his name as I pull at the end of his curls and he hums with his lips pressed to my pussy, the vibration sending shocks through my body and I drip even more on his tongue. "Oh God," my other hand moves to my chest, and I squeeze my breast through the fabric of my dress as my eyes screw shut, my toes curling around his neck. "Oh, don’t you dare do that." I snap my eyes open when Alexander suddenly yanks my hand off my chest and also because he removes his head from my pussy, ripping away my fast-coming pleasure and I frown when I meet his eyes. He only grins down at me, as if he enjoys having me this way—frustrated and desperate for release. "Alex…" "Shh, baby." He whispers as he comes down over me, his hands slipping to my sides and I’m sure he can hear how fast my heart is beating in my chest at this close distance. "I tol
CRAVE E I G H T Y - O N E
ALEXANDER. I walk into the house with my shoulders sank and Arabella is standing in the middle of the living room. She smiles when she sees me and immediately starts moving in my direction. I stretch my hands and pull her into my chest once she’s close enough, and she wraps her arms around my neck, pressing herself against me. "Hm." I moan into her neck as my hands lock around her waist and grip tight. "Are you okay?" Arabella asks against my chest and I pull back to look at her pretty face but keep my hands around her waist. She doesn’t remove hers from my neck either, and I drop my forehead on hers. "I’m so fucking sorry, baby," I whisper, and she moves one hand to my hair, threading it through my curls while the other stays on the back of my neck. "What are you sorry for? You’ve done nothing wrong." She says in a soft voice, and I push back my head to look into her eyes. I keep my eyes on her as I drop my hands to her ass and bend my legs back slightly. I lift her in my arms and
CRAVE E I G H T Y
ALEXANDER. ME: I’m on my way. I don’t get another reply and I sigh as I throw my phone back into my pocket before I turn to Mom, whose head is lifted to me. Her brows are arched when she asks, "Is everything alright?" "Just the company. Really weird stuff, and I’m not sure how they’re happening." I inform her in a tired voice, and she drops the frame in her hand to her side. "Weird stuff happens all the time with business." She chuckles and I stare at her even when I know her eyes are on me. She doesn’t question it and I stare some more before I crouch before her and grab her hands. If she’s surprised by my sudden display of affection, she definitely doesn’t show it and only gives me a questioning look as we lock gazes. "Will you be… like you know… mad? If I fail? If I’m unable to save the company?" I ask and she takes a while to answer. When she does, her voice is gentle and laced with assurance. "If that’s what you’re afraid of, then you need not be. I told you before: it’s up to
CRAVE S E V E N T Y - N I N E
ALEXANDER. My eyes widen. "Amanda?" I croak as I keep my eyes on Zack, who looks like he just got denied the biggest and most important goal of his life. "But how… How did she? How did that happen? We have more than 60% of the shares and she only got the…" "No, Alex." Zack interrupts and pushes himself off the wall he’s leaned against. He swipes a hand down his face before he crosses his hands over his chest. "She wasn’t the one. The buyer isn’t Amanda." I wiggle my brows. "I don’t understand. Are you saying…" I pause and I don’t complete the words before Zack nods, confirming the thought that comes to mind. "There’s a new buyer?" "Yeah." "Who? And how exactly did they manage to buy the company without having shares?" He sighs. "I don’t know who it is and I don’t know how they did this, but they must be really good." He lets out a dry chuckle. "Exceptionally good, because I never thought this was possible. I didn’t know…" "We have to find out who it is." "We’re in the dark. W
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ALEXANDER."Hi." Sofia smiles as she adjusts her bag on her shoulder. Her brows furrow as her eyes drag down my body before she holds my gaze again. "I didn’t know you were back in Florida. What are you doing here?""Just stuff," I mutter as my eyes go to her stomach. Sofia must have noticed me staring because she drops a hand on it and I raise my gaze. "What are you doing here?""I came to meet my mom." She provides and when I stare at her, confused, she continues. "I didn’t exactly take the advice you gave.""Oh?""But I didn’t go through with the terrible plan I had either." She chuckles and I smile as I take in the happiness that radiates on her face. She looks sunny. Different from the last time I saw her, and her eyes are twinkling. "I spoke to Mom about it and it took a while, but she understood. Dad, however, didn’t. I had to leave home for a while, but I think everything should be back to normal soon.""I’m happy for you, Sofia," I tell her and she beams. "Thank you. I am. Ve
