Sipping up the drink I made my way out smirking when I saw my lads who stood with their mouth ajar. A low laugh escaped my lips when I reminisceù their lost expression. They would have never expected that! Just then Noah's smirk hit the back of my head. The look he passed me said he knew I had something for her. Well, I was an open book to him.
My collar swayed with the gusting wind, a feel of serenity exploded my body when a calming scent reached my senses. The sudden shift in my heart pace made me look around. I quickened my steps, and I rushed to the garden when I saw Ria walking there. She had this unique scent of fresh rain and faint roses in the woods that gave me strange peace. Handing my glass to the waiter who passed by, I gave my hair a quick set with my hands roughly still walking. "Tousled or gelled, Damon never needs a check about his looks but with Ria he needs to set an impression," my heart derived its theory. Walking into the garden, I s
Author's POVThe lads soon took their leave. Damon's out of blue confession left them scratch their heads in sheer astonishment. Withdrawing from the game, they looked out for him when he ignored their calls."Why the hell does he use the damn thing when he can never answer us?" Snubbed Theodare."Come on Theo, you know he always puts it on silent mode," Noah took a stand for Damon."This is not fair! He is on our throat when we miss his calls," complained Theo like a toddler."That's what makes him Damon. The arrogant git," replied Levi, making others chuckle."You're right," agreed Theo, finally giving in."Let's go this way," said Noah."But that leads us to the garden," croaked out a confus
Arianna Reynolds"Rise and shine," I heard the annoying screech of Anna." Get out girl!" I huffed digging my face deeper into the pillow. I had been the worst addict of oh my, oh my comfy mattress. And the last incidents of the jerk with magical grey orbs drove my beauty sleep far away from my reach. When I hardly showed signs of getting up from my lovely bed Anna jumped onto me like a junglee. My poor figure cocooned underneath my fluffy duvet felt like crumbling under a giant truck. This witch I called myself as my bestie was lying on my back with her face leaning onto my covered ears. I knew what was gonna happen the next moment. Precautioned I turned on my back with all my energy, and started hitting this terrible goose with my pillows. I was whining like a kid in a half sleepy state. My hits turned aggressive when she was laughing like a hyena." Hey! Gi
"Excuse me? You got the wrong person," I replied with a genuine, confused expression."Just because Damon said he wants to date you doesn't push me out of his frame. He is mine, so don't play this I-am-hard-go-get-girl card with my guy. It's me who is gonna win him, better stay at your place,"she warned with rage erupting in her green eyes."I am not interested in any of your funny claims, nor that I know about Damon's words --- she cut me off with a gasp yelling," Stop pretending! Anna was there in the crowd last night. Didn't your bestie tell you?"I didn't glance at Anna or pretend that I was angry. Because in reality I was not. I chuckled before replying, "Listen up kid. There are 1000's of guys in this university dreaming about me to be their gir
Damon KingI was restless with the past night's incidents. Her fragrance was lingering around me, reminding me of her closeness and her angry cute face. There was this surprising warming up of my heart this night. Never in my life have I plopped onto my bed without a shower here I am rolling on my bed with a massive grin. Unexplained happiness crashing at me in waves, pleasure seeping my veins.I usually never hit my bed without a shower because I spend most of my nights screwing girls. I detested getting to bed with a girl's scent roaming all over me. To have my sheets smell like them, I never get to bed without shower. Their perfume around me made me puke. It's weird to know that out of all the girls I screwed I wanted the scent of the girl who punched me. The arrogant teenager's fragrance calmed my irked insides. There was warmth when I inhaled her scent. Sleep never invites me in without pills but today
" Is messing up your genes a fault or something? Cause this entire time I had been with you, I find you messing up everything since the day you were born. Why are you being impulsive and then regretting it? And did you by any chance tell her about your confession," Noah fumed, making me roll my eyes." No! Yesterday I went to talk to her. And today she herself will come and talk to me. If I had told about it last night she would not have come to meet me. I gotta make it equal to keep up my image. Called bad boy for a reason," I smirked, making him intensify his glare."You insane Damon? Don't treat her as a challenge. Sort your feelings," Noah warned me."She has got no interest in you Damon. So give up trying to run away from me," we heard the awful voice of Jane. Turning my attention back on her I scrutinised my glare on her."What the h
Damon King" Because I hate you," I gritted my teeth with a fake smile. I didn't realise in what position we were in until the calming silence evolved around us. Our faces were so close to each other like yesterday but there was this slim space between our noses from touching each other. Within seconds the calmness around us vanished and was swapped with heat. Ria was an epitome of surprise and challenge because her action caught me off guard. Her small palms caught the backside of my head and pulled me downwards. Her face in the crook of my neck with her breath burning my neck. A shiver ran down my spine with her simple actions." That's good because I don't love," she whispered coldly. Shouldn't this be something that I should say? She can't switch roles! Someone as innocent as her can't say something like this. Slowly her hands released my neck as I pushed myself off her reluctantly. The edges of disappointment hearing her were completely switched with disgust and anger. I shot he
"Ria!"Damon King"Ria!""Ria stop!" I yelled at her but she walked even faster. I ran towards her and dragged her to the nearby room before she could protest. I slammed the door shut and made her lean on it with my big frame towering her figure." Get the hell away from me," she yelled and slapped me hard. The big tears were brimming in the corner of her drugging orbs. She looked hurt, and mostly disgusted. Her demeanour changed into the finest form of boiling rage when they met my gaze. The humiliation dawned at my nerve ending.Anger surged through my veins as I scrutinised my look at her trembling form. My left arm locked her arms and with my other arm I clashed her body to mine."Why are you acting up with me, when he was the one who should be slapped?!" I gritted my teeth. No woman nor
Arianna Reynolds"Noah? What are you doing here?" I asked him, surprised and he looked ghosted when he saw me at the doorstep."Ar-Arianna? What a surprise?" he spoke with a smile.A forced one? I shrugged the thoughts briskly."The feeling is mutual, Noah. The purpose of my visit was to check on Anna. Is Anna here?" I replied calmly, and entered through the main door as he gave room for me to walk in."Anna? Right, Anna. She didn't know that you would come, isn't it?" He chuntered with a nervous smile painting his face."Where is she ---- my words were cut off when I heard Anna screech," Ari! Y-you h-here?"She walked out of the room that was in the corner to my left. Closing the door towards me she took hesitant steps.I walked towards her and gave
Arianna WilsonI found myself staring at the most exotic view of the city. A private spot with a balcony. My breath hitched at the sight of the most beautiful romantic date set-up and extravagance oozing at its best. The city lights and the shimmering stars were competing with each other to outshine the other. The brush of wind was an old melody with a luring chorus of romance. "Why are we here?" I mused lost in thoughts of the emerging fondness and solace. I felt calmness takeover my chaotic head and soothe my inner turmoil. "I'm starving, Ria." He drawled lazily before dragging me to the dinner set-up. I gawked at him unlady-like when he pulled my seat acting so gentlemanly. What was wrong with him? Oh, the fake dating deal! Is he taking his practice sessions now? Everything in me screamed against my stupid ministrations of taking up the seat he offered. I was not Arianna Wilson but Damon King's Spooked Ragdoll right now. I curiously followed
Arianna WilsonMy grandparents hated me because my dad got married to my mum, a girl of not their choice. My mum was a kindergarten teacher and my dad happened to see her one fine day. They fell in love soon after. A modern Cinderella story was all it is and even after all these years, they couldn't accept me or my mum. According to my grandparents, Arianna Wilson was the sinister younger sister trying to take away all the goodness of their worldly treasure Elena Wilson. Fucking foot!I hate them so badly. They plotted anything and everything to ruin my parent's wedding from the start. And now they plot to exploit my dad's love for them by backbiting about their grandchildren. It was fucking crazy but what not? I was living the fairytale life but my life sucked to have no shoulders to lay my head on when I needed them. Not even Anna knew my past nor anybody. I don't trust anybody enough. I just couldn't. "Elena, you are the most b
Arianna Reynolds"Elena?" A gruff male voice interrupted our conversation. Should I say, Damon taunting the life out of Elena's session was coming to a halt to my dismay? She seemed relieved to look at the male who was 6 ft 1 inches in height and well defined muscles contorting his tux. The guy looked roughly in his mid-thirties and an awfully familiar face. His eyes were deep embers and his jaw was straight cut. He held a wine glass in his hand and looked at us with surprise. An impressive male specimen with brown hair but he would be considered average when you put the picture beside Damon. Boy, he was heartless goodies poured into a suit to twist and turn the sanity of women kind. Why the hell am I comparing this guy with him? "Baby," Elena's voice broke my thoughts and I stepped into reality with my guts waiting to heave it all over her face. Why does she have that fake-innocent and mostly viper-like voice that makes me gag every time she talks to any male? Throwing me a nasty l
Arianna WilsonHe walked away with his tensed shoulders and stood in a distance where the noise was less. I can see his silhouette in the darkness throwing some random orders to a probably fine stranger who had to bear his temper tantrums. "Please." A desperate plea. Why was he desperate for a girlfriend? He can get any girl he wants in a snap of his fingers. Hell, he gets them even now. But why me? Hot blood suffused my cheeks as I recalled his words. The blotching red on my face would make Damon doubt I was brutally slapped or punched by the time he was away. It was turning hot and I dabbed my cheeks to calm the freaking hormones. It's not like we are a thing. It's a fake arrangement.Wait, why does he need a fake deal?He never had a girlfriend in the times of his jock history or before. So it's utterly impossible to get back with his ex. At least he wasn't using me to get back with
Arianna Wilson"I'm sorry for that but trust me you need to help me with this. I need to get away with this tonight." Skillfully cloaking his distress under a romantic smile, he made a show as if he was engaged in a romantic conversation with his high school sweetheart which was certainly-not-certainly me."You are sick in your head!" The furious words glided like silk on a loop. So soft and fragile. Why was I carrying on the pretext when it's the least I ever wanted?"It's complicated. Just be my fake date. I'll explain when we are alone. Almost every eye is piercing us, Ria." He tugged at me into a whirl before I landed right back into his arms. He flipped us into the romanti-check-book list and made sure everything was a tick.Chest-chest.Eyes to eyes.Laboured breaths.His hands are in my hair.Mine in his neck.Lips quivering.Sinfully bothered with one another and an inevi
Arianna WilsonWe continued our walk with minimal touch with each other but his hands traced mine in an occasional mellow rub. A soul-shattering howl of the dogs crippled my nerves into a tense bundle and I was jittery all the way to the alley. A night alley walk with an arrogant git and ferocious dogs howling nearby was a pet peeve at this point. The merciless winter breeze was slamming at me in sheer mockery for agreeing to the damn ride. A jolt of electricity rippled my body when he offered me a loop-sided grin before his calloused palms wrapped around my small wrist. Burns settled bone deep with his touch and I wasn't sure I was trembling because of the winds anymore. Reality dawned on me when he dragged us through a backdoor of what looked unholy and alarming. We continued until I came face to face with the booming music blasting my ears. The place was hardly lit and he dragged me with him canopied in his arms.
Arianna Wilson7.59 p.m."I'm waiting outside." I read the text and sighed in vexation before picking up my black leather jacket and pairing it with my high-neck blouse and black fitted jeans. I was mentally exhausted with so much drama for the day and to garnish my mess to its horrendous form Damon has to add his crap in by forcing me to go out with him. If he was forcing me, why am I not resisting to my fullest? I sighed when I saw my unread text by Anna. That girl was driving me nuts with her abrupt stillness from my life. Picking up my backpack and phone I exited through the main door before locking it. I was staying in my condo since the whole damn mansion was so scary and burdening without my family. They were on a trip to Europe and I was comfortable staying in my condo all alone. I took the lift and checked myself on the mirror in the elevator before I gave a mild touch-up.I exited after the click sound of the lift and waltzed into the lobby with a couple of eyes sweeping u
NarrationAnna espied Arianna's car that exited the mighty campus. She could tell something was off with her best friend but couldn't find in herself to come forward and comfort her when she was drowning in a hell hole every time she saw them together. Every time she saw Arianna and Damon together she was losing her love for Arianna. Arianna was someone she could never bear losing but looking at Damon's eyes always trailing her best friend in such a way he had never done with any girl and how her emotions affect him so badly rusted the bond she shared with Arianna. The sheet clasped between her palms reached the ground. They weren't in good form when they hit the ground and rather had met a crushing meet in her hands. Hurriedly she wiped her tears before the crowd could notice and evade the murmuring swarm of curious students. _________________________Princess? What the fuck did you drink that you turned an utter b
Arianna ReynoldsThe drive back to university was twisting my nerves. No more exchanges between us and the tension were palpable in the air. Albeit my head was lost and there was a stinging pang in my chest I still carried my pretence of being engrossed in my phone. Trust me it was very hard to carry out the stupid charade with Damon to have his gaze wander over me now and then. "Ria?" I heard him whisper my name with uncertainty. Instead of looking at him I looked out the window and found myself staring at the majestic parking of my university. Choosing not to answer him I gripped my black backpack and unlocked his car to get down. Spinning on my legs I rushed towards my car to get away from there. My troubled heart was aching when I heard him confess my existence in his life. It was harsh and accusing. Thoughts like I should quit my project and hide away from his shadow crept into my head but before I could come up with a conclusion I was dragged into sturdy arms. My eyes widened