Ivy“Shit, shit , shit!” I curse under my breath as I run into the school building as soon as I get out of the cab.I'm so late. I had overslept and I had no idea when professor Caden left.Mom and Mr Clifford had gone out as well. Mom made sure to put a sticky note on the kitchen counter telling me they both went to the spa.They all left. Without me!I groan pushing through the door.“I’m so late”The hall is so quiet you can hear a pin drop. Everyone is already in class.I step into class hoping our lecturer doesn't notice I'm late.“Ivy Carter” calls professor Henry and I freeze then my shoulders slump.I turn and find professor Henry looking at me disdainfully.“You're late”“Yes but there's a reasonable explanation for this”He lifts a brow then leans on the board“Which is?”I open my mouth but words don't come out.How do I explain that I overslept because I was dreaming about my own stepbrother?“Leave” he says.“But-”“I said leave”My shoulders slump even more as I start to
IvyI hear a deep voice call out my name from a far distance. My body struggles to process where the voice is coming from.I feel myself waking up on something hard and uncomfortable.I open my eyes slowly trying to recall where I am.My eyes lazily sweep the ceiling trying to fully recover from the bright blinding light coming from the window.Where am I ?I feel a chill and I hug my arms only to find that I'm shirtless.Why am I shirtless?I'm shirtless!!I panic and try to get up but an arm grabs mine, restricting me.My gaze lands on a concerned looking Elias, his perfectly combed hair is a bit out of place with a few strands of his sharp black hair here but there.I panic and place my hands on my chest in an attempt to cover myself up but I find my shirt neatly spread on top of me.A sigh of relief slips out of me as my heart slows down a bit.“The nurse covered you up before she let me in” he says, his expression softening.I nod gratefully.His gaze is dark as his face looks at
Ivy“Ahh yes Clifford right there!”My eyes open wide at the shrill scream.What?I try to keep my eyes open as I look up at the ceiling from where the noise is coming from.I hear grunts and I think the ceiling is shaking a bit.“Do you like that?” I hear Clifford's hoarse voice.“Ahh yes ahh”My eyes widen at the realization of what is happening.Are they having sex?My cheeks heat up at the thought of two of them having sex right above me.The sounds of skin slamming against each other intensifies ripping out every ounce of sleepiness I had left in me.I toss to the other side of my bed and reached for the little digital alarm clock to know what time it is.It's 1 AM.I groan irritated.I need to go back to sleep.I take my pillow and press it against my ears forcing myself to go back to sleep. I have a feeling that I'm going to have a long day. The best thing I can do for myself is get some sleep.“Fuck yes!” Mom screams “I'm going to explode!”I shudder with embarrassment. I'm pr
IvyI wake up to the sound of lightning thrashing through the air. I roll over snuggling my pillow further smiling to myself knowing the rain coming will hinder all school activities today.And just like that it starts pouring from the heavens. Each drop pattering on my window is like music to my ears.Lately I've been wanting to avoid school more than usual. I'd give anything to just disappear from the face of the earth than spend another day there.My phone buzzes from under my pillow and I groan looking for my rectangular device.I squint my eyes checking to see who is calling and a small smile spreads across my face once I see Elias's name pop up.His voice comes through from the other end as press the phone to my ear.“Well hello sleepy head”“Good morning to you too”“Good morning” he roars and I smile “so when will her majesty be at school?”I groan.“I don't want to go that cursed place”“Oh come on snow”I roll my eyes and I'm sure he can hear it from the phone.Snow is the n
Ivy“Here's your order” comes the waitress setting down our plate.Elias grins as he takes down his plate of meatloaf.The restaurant he took me to is divine, everything about it screams fancy and exquisite. It kind of makes me wish I dressed a little fancier. The rain has long stopped.We eat and he cracks me up with jokes and before I know it it's past two in the afternoon.My eyes widen at the clock that's right above his head. I had no idea that we had spent that much time here.“We should probably get going,” I tell him, still looking at the time.“We should but… I still have one more place I want to show you” he says wiggling his brows.What is this man up to now?I raise a brow at him waiting for him to give me more details but he only smiles in return before hailing the waitress to come over.She comes over and he asks for the bill.I find myself in the passenger seat of his car eagerly waiting to arrive at this special location.He's been ignoring my enquiry for the last twen
CadenI watch Ivy leave in Elias's car like she always does for the past three weeks from my window.She giggles at something that he says that I don't seem to catch.A hint of irritation stirs within me. His presence around her has begun to irritate me.Why is he always here anyway?“Looks like someone's jealous,” Von teases.“I am not jealous of a child,” I retort.“Oh really, then why are your fists clenched?”I look down at my hands that are balled in tight fists and I snort.“It's just reflexes”“Sure”I roll my eyes and go to my mirror, running my hands through my hair.I look at my frame and features impressed with what I see.“Why would I be jealous of him?”“Because he has all of her attention and you don't”“Shut up”“You can deny it all you want but you know it's still the truth. You're beginning to fancy her”Something about his words irritates me even more but I push it to the back of my head not wanting to think about it.I can't think about it. I have a date today.The
CadenFlora links her arm with mine as soon as she enters the living room. He smiles and kisses my cheek.I bob my head from side to side at the music taking a sip of my whiskey from time to time.Here we are in her backyard with our family and a bunch of her friends I don't exactly know or like.She really outdid herself on this one. The decor, food and music is spot on. She made sure our engagement is nothing less than perfect.I find Ivy in the corner looking a bit lost. Something about her sheepish demeanor in her brown maxi dress makes me want to be where she is until Elias appears from behind her.I remove my gaze from her and back into the crowd becoming bored.Flora is still smiling from ear to ear. I look down at her using her beauty as a form of distraction.Her hair is packed in a low bun adorned with a red hair comb with roses on them. Her backless dress is black and reaches her ankle.She leads me over to her other family and her hips sways from side to side under her tig
IvyI watch Caden kiss his fiance for the second time today, he seems so happy without me and it hurts.It hurts more everyday knowing he's getting married soon. I shouldn't be feeling this way about my own step brother but the thought of what could have been still lingers in my mind each day.I should have known the game was rigged from the start, the universe obviously doesn't want us to ever be together. First he became my professor then he became my step brother and now he's getting married and worst of all is he never wanted me.Ever since our last proper conversation about the allegations of Elias and I dating I haven't been able to get him out of my head. It's almost like he gave me a warning sign before breaking my heart. But that only made my longing for Caden intensify.He looks down at her with so much pride and want in his eyes and I realize I'm no match against her.I mean look at her, an amazing body, great smile and she's sophisticated. I'm just me.I wish we could trad