ASTRIDI had been so tired that I didn’t know when I had fallen asleep in Justin’s arms. This was the second time this was happening. I let out a sigh as I lay there, my mind whirling with thoughts. I was still groggy but I was aware of Justin beside me, his warmth pressed against me. This was what I was scared of, I had promised myself that something like this was never going to happen again but look at me here again tangled up with him and sleeping in his arms. I didn't now what came over me, maybe it was the feeling of leaving and never returning or maybe it was because of the bond but I could not believe I had just given myself to him just like that. I turned towards him, careful not to disturb him so he wouldn’t wake up, and stared at his face. Even while sleeping, he looked… innocent, peaceful which was a contrast to everything I was feeling at the moment. I felt my heart pull at how happy he looked even in his sleep. Was this how it was with Audrey? Had it always been lik
JUSTINI had a big smile on my face and no matter how hard I tried to wipe it off and focus on something else, it kept coming back to my face. And honestly, I didn’t mind because it had been so long since I felt this happy.But of course, I was not alone in my moment of happiness and I was snapped out of my bubble. “Would you stop grinning like that?” Ryder’s voice snapped me out of my thoughts. “You look like a puppy who just got a treat. Spoil it already, man.”I turned to find Ryder giving me an amused look, his arms crossed as he leaned against the wall. He was always like this- nosy and eager for gossip. Across from him, Jonah raised an eyebrow, waiting for an answer as well. Jonah, of course was a little more patient. “So,” he said, drawing the word out well, “I am assuming the date went well?”More than well, I thought go myself. I replayed the whole date in my head, starting from when I went to pick her to when we cuddled up on the couch- the way she had laughed, the way she
ASTRIDThis was a first time for me- a party. Not just any party but one at Hunter’s and he e texted me to go alone. Did he seriously think I would agree to going to his place alone? What if something happened? What if I didn’t fit in? A billion questions raced through my head as we headed to class, but I kept them to myself. Instead, I thought of what to wear, how to act and what to say. I barely heard nothing or paid attention to anything happening around me until my name was called. “Astrid!” The teacher’s voice snapped me out of my thoughts. I blinked up at him, caught off guard.“Are you listening?” he asked, his tone sharp.I nodded, lying through my teeth. “Yes, sir.”“Then keep your mind in class,” he scolded before turning back to the rest of the students. “We’ll be starting a group project. You’ll work in pairs.”I groaned at her words, I did not deal with the awkwardness that came with being paired and working with a new student. And to confirm my dread, the teacher called
JUSTINThis was my chance. As much as I did not want to let Astrid leave my side, I had to play this right. It was killing me inside to watch her walk away with Hunter, but if I pushed too hard, she would be suspicious and I could not afford that. Not now. Not when I was so close to finally getting the truth. Astrid glanced at me, her eyes filled with confusion, probably wondering why I did not argue, why I did not insist on keeping her close but instead allowed her go with him. The truth was, I wanted nothing more than to stop her from going with him, but I had to stay calm. So I forced a smile and sent a reassuring message through the mind link- our link and told her to keep the walls of her mind down so I could get to her if anything happened. “Do not let me out of your mind, Astrid. Keep your walls down. I’ll be with you the whole time.”She hesitated for a moment, then nodded, understanding what I was trying to say. With one last glance at me, she turned around and followed Hu
ASTRIDRevenge. Hunter was here for revenge.The words played in my head repeatedly, I still couldn't believe it.Justin held both side of my arms and I looked up at him. My eyes searched his for truth and I found them.My mind was blank, frozen, I didn’t know what to say or how to process this all. I didn’t want to believe it. I didn’t want to believe that Hunter, the one person I thought I could trust, had been lying to me all this time and pretending too. My heart fell, I felt betrayed. It was like I had been kicked in the gut and I couldn’t breathe. Again. Justin watched me closely as if waiting for the words to settle in, his hands coming up and cupping my cheeks. I could feel the warmth of his touch but it was doing very little to calm me. “Astrid, baby,” he said softly, his voice pulling me out of my head. “You do not need to say anything right now, I understand and I’m so sorry that the person you found a friend in is nothing but just another killer. But I need you to promis
ASTRIDI stared at my books, I was stuck on one word and I could not ignore Hunter’s presence beside me. I was still shocked at the revelation of his intentions and plans towards me. He was not a friend, rather he was pretending to be friends with me. He did not care about me nor did he have any good intentions towards me. How am I even going to confront him? I thought to myself as I kept staring at the book in front of me. How could I confront him especially now that Sasha was hovering all around and would not leave us alone, she was acting like a damn fly and I was over it already. When I came to school this morning and saw them, they looked like they were having a heated argument and I wondered if somehow they knew each other and did not just meet at school. I mean if Hunter was hiding his plans, he might as well be hiding the fact that he knew her too. “You don't look, Astrid. You good?” Hunter asked, his voice startled me and drew me out of my thoughts. I nodded meekly, almo
ASTRIDWe were home now and I still could not stop crying. Justin had wrapped his arms around me after knocking Hunter out, he had carried me- a sobbing mess- to his car and brought us to his house. Justin had tried everything to make me stop crying but I just could not seem to stop, I was shaking with tears. I was curled up in his arms and the more I cried, the tighter he held me, his hands rubbing against my back and trying to soothe me. Justin had been right. He was right about everything. Hunter was dangerous, he was bad news. Worse than anything I could have ever imagined. I had trusted him, and found a friend in him. Let myself believe he was someone I could confide in and walk back on if anything happened, someone who understood me. But I was wrong, he was a monster in disguise. And if Justin had not appeared when he did, Hunter would have hurt me and gotten away with it. The tears kept coming, I felt stupid, fear, shame, anger. It all mixed together trying to choke me. I c
ASTRIDI walked closer to him and got back under the shower with him, he went down on his knees and he did not waste any more time as he brought his finger to my pussy and trailed his index finger from my clit down to my entrance, slowly dipping it in. I gasped at the contact, grinding my hips against his fingers. He slipped his finger out of me and before I knew it two fingers were plunging inside of me, curling to hit that spot. My vision blackened and a silent moan of pleasure was my only response, it was the only thing I was capable of doing. “You moan so pretty,” he said as he continued working his fingers in me. I rolled my hips against his fingers, grinding into his hands. He withdrew his hands before he drove them into me again and again, until he was fucking me with his fingers and all I could do was hold on, my hand now in his hair tugging on it hardly. Low, husky moans from my throat filled the room, shouting his name, “yes… Justin just like that,” I moaned sweetly. H