AUSTIN'S POV I woke up the next morning feeling dirty and tired which surprised me but then I remembered I had gone to a club last night so I must have drank a lot there. I placed my two hands on my forehead and groaned. "This sucks," I mumbled as I struggled to sit up in bed and I noticed I was completely naked. My eyes widened and I was confused ~ heck! Something was wrong with me but I had no idea what it was. I tried standing up from my bed but my body felt sore... More precisely ~ My butt. I felt a freezing pain down there and I yelped in pain without meaning to. Did I hit my butt on something last night? I had no one to ask as it was a bit embarrassing and no matter how hard I thought about it, I couldn't remember what happened at all. All I knew was that I left home last night to drink alone and then, I saw a girl walk over to me but that was all. I had no idea what happened afterward as it seemed I had blanked out after drinking so much. I struggled out of my bed and entere
ADRIAN'S POVWaking up that morning, a lot of thoughts were running through my mind and I had no idea what I was supposed to do. I kept thinking about how Austin would react and what he would do to me if he found out what happened between us last night. Would he blame me for taking advantage of him when he was drunk? My mind wasn't at peace, I found it hard to even take my breakfast and the only thing on my mind was how to see him to see if he was angry or not. I ran away from home without having breakfast and got to school as early as possible but he wasn't in school yet when I got there. I entered our first class for the day and sat down, waiting impatiently for him when my friends came in and sat beside me. "You came early." Knight said and I smiled softly "Yes, I couldn't sleep so I decided to just dress up and come to school instead." I replied, surprising my friends who knew my attitude was strange because I was never the type to come to school even when I had nothing to do. "W
AUSTIN'S POV"What's wrong, bro? Are you okay?" Kelvin asked as he held my shoulder to stop me from pulling out my hair. I couldn't believe it, this had never happened to me before. I had always liked girls so why? Why did I do such a thing with a guy and not just any guy but someone like Adrian, the person who killed my father?I hated myself at that moment, I hated myself so much that I wouldn't mind if someone stabbed me in the back and just let me die in peace. How could I ever face my father after death knowing fully that I had slept with the person that killed him?I did not only save him from those kidnappers but also slept with him. My head was aching and my heart was clenching. I could feel tears welling up in my eyes. "Austin, what's wrong?" Tine asked as he stood in front of me. "What did Adrian do to you?" He questioned further. I raised my head to look at them, hoping to say something at least but nothing came out of my mouth and I could just lower my head again. Seei
ADRIAN'S POVI didn't expect him to throw a punch but if there was something I knew he needed to do and had the right to do, it was to beat me up for what I did to him. I didn't feel any bad probably because I knew I deserved it and I couldn't even bring myself to even stop him. What pained me the most was the pain in his eyes, Austin was pained and I could see it. I beat myself hard inwardly, wishing I could return to the day before and undo what I did to him. I liked him, I wanted him but not in a way like this. I didn't want to hurt him at all. "What was that? Why was he hitting Adrian like that?" I heard some of our classmates ask and I grunted. "I was so shocked that I couldn't even move forward. That was unlikely of Austin and it seemed he cried before he left. What's going on?" Knight said as he moved closer to me. I looked at my friends as I tried to say something to them but no matter how hard I tried to talk, nothing would come out and I was frustrated. I walked to the
ADRIAN'S POV"Austin never misses school and he always comes early. So, what's going on?" Tine asked Kelvin who shook his head worriedly. "I don't know either. We should go to him after our first class. I promised to help him submit his assignment." Kelvin replied and the two continued walking. It seemed they were heading to their first class of the day. Seeing that they weren't talking about Austin anymore, I had no reason to follow them and I already got the information I needed anyway. "What are you doing here, Adrian?" I heard a familiar voice behind me and I turned my head to see that it was Kun and Knight. They looked at me and frowned "You look dull, are you okay?" Kun asked and I nodded. "I'm okay," I said as I picked up the bag I had dropped on the ground earlier and walked to my class. I thought about visiting Austin at home but I knew that wouldn't help matters at all. I was certain that the last person he wanted to see at the moment was me and I hate to make him angr
AUSTIN'S POVDifferent emotions overwhelmed me as I made my way home. I was lost and hateful at the same time. "You guys should go home, I want to be alone," I told Kelvin and Tine who seemed to be planning to go home with me. "What do you mean? You are not feeling well at all and you want to be alone? Do you think we can leave you like this and still call ourselves your friends?" Tine asked, shaking his head and making it known to me that there was no way they would let me be.I let out a deep breath as I stared at them. I knew it would be hard to get them to leave me but I needed them to understand that I wanted to be home alone too so I could sort out my feelings. "What about this? You are confused and messed up, right? Do you know the best thing to do at a time like this? It's to get yourself drunk. Shall we visit a bar?" Kelvin suggested but that only made my stomach churn aggressively. The thought of alcohol made my blood boil and made my headache bad. The imagination of it a
AUSTIN'S POV "What do you mean you want to change your school? We are already in the second year and we have only two more years for this course. What do you think you are doing by saying you want to change school now?" Tine asked angrily. They seemed to be angry at the decision I had come up with and it was the same for me. I hated to be in this situation and I hated to be involved with Adrian in a dirty manner which was why I was going to change my school so I never have to see him again. "Remember what you said your mother wants? You need to be done with school on time so you can take over the companies!" Kelvin also advised but they wouldn't understand. If only they knew what happened to me, they wouldn't advise me to return to our school for anything but it was something I had to keep away from them at all cost. I wouldn't want them to see me as weird or crazy for what I did. "I don't care anymore. Mother would have to understand my decision." I said to them as we had finall
ADRIAN'S POV Leaving his house, I made a call to my friends, telling them to meet me at our usual bar as I needed something to help clear my mind. I felt like I was losing my mind, hearing that he was going to leave the school because of me was painful and it made me want to do something to stop him but the only thing I could do was choose to leave the school for him so he would stay back in the school and graduate like he wanted to. I continued walking down the streets aimlessly until my phone started ringing. I brought out my phone to check who it was and I found out it was Knight. "Man, where are you? We are at the bar already waiting for you." He said and my eyes widened. I had forgotten that I had to be in the bar and I could only let out a deep breath "I'm sorry. I will leave now and meet you there in five." I said to him before ending the call. Right then, I stopped a cab that took me down to the bar and I saw my friends waiting in front of the bar for me. "Where were yo
ADRIAN'S POV I froze for a moment. His words made my body shake violently. "You... Do you like someone? Who is it?" I raised my head to look at his face but displeasure formed on my face the next moment when I saw that Austin had already closed his eyes and his breathing was steady as if he already fell asleep. I raised my hand and gently touched his face. After everything he went through today, I knew his body must have felt very fatigued, and he needed rest. I somehow felt guilty for making him so worried that he had to drive down to my place so late at night and even make out with me despite his exhaustion.Maybe that was why he didn't do the deed...I gently shifted my body away from his and covered him up. Resting my chin on my hands, I stared at his face for a very long time until my eyes turned heavy, and I started dozing off. I moved closer to him, rested my hand on his chest, and slept off, too. The snowy weather caused a chill on my body, and I wondered why Austin wanted
ADRIAN'S POV I stared at the call, unable to decide whether to answer it or not. My fingers were trembling, and my thoughts were messy. "Adrian, are you inside?" My mum's voice broke my thoughts, and I quickly dropped the phone in bed. My eyes lingered on the phone for a few seconds, but with a sigh, I decided to ignore the call. Maybe he only called to officially tell me about his relationship with Cynthia? I wasn't ready to hear about that at the moment. I wasn't strong enough to endure that either. I rushed out of the room and saw my mother waiting for me at the door. "Mum," I called. She took my hand and led the way, "I waited for you for so long and decided to come call you when I didn't see you," She explained. Nodding my head, I revealed a smile, "I took too long in the bathroom. I'm sorry to have kept you waiting, Mum," I apologized and followed her downstairs. I ate peacefully with my mum, pushing back the stressful thoughts and chatting with her for a while. My stepf
ADRIAN'S POV "Do you want to give up then?" Jason asked, staring at me. What choice did I have? "I will," I softly replied, suppressing the immense pain in my heart. I walked toward the door and opened it. It took all my will to not let my tears fall. The pain was almost unbearable, and everything seemed like a dream. Maybe taking it as a dream was the only thing that still kept me so strong...Opening the door, my misty eyes widened for a moment as I set my eyes on Austin, who was in front of the door. His expression was cold, and his anger was evident. He must have heard everything I said to Jason. "Do you really think I have feelings for Cynthia?" His tone was harsh as he questioned. My eyes flickered, and I turned away, not daring to look into his eyes as that could push me to tears, "It doesn't matter. Just like you said, we are only just friends. What right do I have to question your choice? Whether you are in love with Cynthia or not, it's none of my business," I replied,
ADRIAN'S POV Austin was shocked. He immediately tried to struggle free, but I held him tight. Pinning his hands on the wall, I pressed my lips on his. He struggled for a moment, probably not intending to give in so easily. However, it was only a moment. He soon parted his lips voluntarily and responded to the kiss actively. My hands slowly moved down from his hand, resting on his chest, my heart racing faster. It was as if all the emotions I had tried to suppress for the past few days could no longer be suppressed, and my chest was heaving hard, too. Our eyes met, and the desires in our eyes were not to be undermined. "You can't fall for her. You mustn't fall for her, Austin," I implored, staring deep into his eyes. Austin froze for a moment and smiled warmly, his arms wrapped around my neck, and he pulled closer to me until his lips were just a few inches away from my ear. "What? Aren't we just friends? Why can't I fall for her?" His voice was low and seductive, and it made my
ADRIAN'S POV "No, she was shocked and fainted," Jason replied again and I frowned. Why was he the one answering my questions when he wasn't the one being asked? Tsk!"She's fine already but we wanted her to rest more before going home," Austin seemed to have noticed my suffering as he suddenly butted in and stood up. "Do you want to see her?" I stood up too and walked toward the entrance, "Of course. I have to see the lady who is so special to you that you even wanted to exchange your life for hers," I teased and rolled my eyes. Austin shook his head and chuckled but didn't say a word to reply to me. He looked at Jason, who was still sitting, "Can you watch him? I will be back soon," Jason nodded with a smile, "I will," I let out a deep breath and opened the door. The presence of Jason made me feel uncomfortable. Not only was he handsome, but he also knew how to use guns; he was indeed a worthy opponent!"Ah, John called to ask about you. He sounded very worried. You should give
ADRIAN'S POV While I was about to hit the ground, a hand suddenly grabbed me and pulled me to my feet. "Don't fall; you will get injured," The familiar, sweet, and comforting voice entered my ears, freezing my thoughts. My eyes shifted, and I looked at the figure who was standing beside me. My lips parted and I took in a deep breath. "I must be in a dream right now," I mumbled inwardly. "Why would you do that? Why would you do something so dangerous without even asking for my help?!" "I might be useless to you but I can still take down a few men. Why on earth would you go and rescue someone without thinking about yourself? Is she that important to you?!" "Look at you, right there. You are wrapped up like a mummy, do you think I can survive this? Do you think I can survive it if anything happens to you?! Why, Austin!? Why?!" "You know what? I would rather die than have you leave me in this world. For your information, if anything should happen to you, I will die with you and when
ADRIAN'S POV "We've picked the four shoes. Can we just leave now? I need to rest my head," I lamented to Kun, who was still excitedly looking around. I couldn't believe a guy would love shopping so much!"No, Adrian. There's a shoe I saw on a Chinese celebrity, and I feel like it will look very good on you; we need to get that." He proposed and I frowned. "A shoe you saw on a Chinese celebrity? Why should I be the one to wear that?" Kun stopped and cocked his head to the side, a smug smile on his face as he stared at me, "Do you still remember that Chinese drama we watched together a few months ago? BEING A HERO?" A smirk formed on his annoying face. "The young male lead was the one who wore the shoes. Do you want it now?" Hearing that, the corner of my eyes lifted and I gently nodded. "I..." I stopped and shrugged. "Let's look for it then. That guy seems to be an awesome fashionable person," I added with a smile and walked ahead of him. The male lead of the drama caught my atte
ADRIAN'S POV "You should get four different sets of birthday clothes, okay?" Kun said as he dragged me around in the boutique. He already picked more than ten different trousers and shirts, different sets of clothes that he forced me to test. I was tired but at the same time, I didn't want to return home as his disturbance was helping me deal with my inner turmoil. While he was making things difficult for me by not giving me a moment of peace, I was able to stop thinking about Austin, and for the first time in a while, I was even able to smile. "Do you think this is better or is this better?" Kun asked, he had two different colors of shirt in his hands. I looked at the two and sighed. "I wouldn't know. I'm tired already. Can't we just pick one and leave?" I asked, slapping my forehead as I glared at him. "I'm feeling hungry too," That was the truth; I had lost my appetite before now as I was busy thinking about Austin, but after the tedious shopping, I felt like I needed somethin
AUSTIN'S POV Sensing the looming danger in my life and the lives of everyone around me, I decided to take a preventive measure against any sneak attack from any of the enemies. I had installed a tracker on every of my worker's apps and linked it to the companies' computers. Thanks to that, it would be easier to track Cynthia and rescue her. Standing up, I rushed out of the company and made my way back home. Even if I happened to find out what was happening to Cynthia, I still couldn't save her with my bare hands, so I decided to prepare some things from home. I had just driven into my compound when my phone started ringing. It rang for the first time, ignored as I had to park my car but it started ringing for the second time. I brought out my phone from my bag and checked the screen only to see that it was a new number I had never seen before. I felt suspicious; with the things happening, it would be no surprise if it was a call from the kidnappers, and that was more reason for