LOGINShare
Chapter 3: Covered lies
Last Updated:
2024-11-27 15:38:31Alex pov
******3 years later,********* The blaring sound of my alarm rebounded throughout my room. I jerked up in confusion before It took me a moment to realise that it was not the fire alarm, but rather my alarm standing proudly on my bed stand. I grudgingly switched off the annoying piece of device, wondering how I forgot to deactivate it before going to sleep. Today is Saturday, which means no school for me. “Ahhh,” a loud yelp came out from my mouth, followed by thuding sound. My stuff lying all around had tripped me. Perfect “Is everything alright? Alex, our maid Debby, poked her head into my bedroom. “Yeah, all’s good” I gave her a thumbs up, “Your breakfast is ready downstairs,” she added before slipping out like she never came in. I sighed, finally getting free from my clothes that tangled with my legs. That's a great way to start a great weekend. “Honey how are you doing today?” The sound of my mum's voice greeted me. I was surprised she was at home. Normally, by the time I woke up, she was gone to God knows where. “Good,” I said, going straight to the dining table. “Are you happy honey, you are about to enter college on, I am so proud that my baby is growing” I almost choked on my cereals, “mum I am not a baby anymore, I will turn eighteen in a month time,” I reminded her “You are still my big baby” she said, posing like she was fighting an invisible battle. “Why didn't you go to work, mum?” I asked her, trying to divert the subject, “Today is the weekend baby, besides mum wants to be there for you, on your first day in college” she said happily, and I didn’t want to spoil her happy mood for her. “Mum, I will be back soon!!” I shouted to her, going out of the door, to where I work. A small eatery called the Chicken Republic. “Hey you f*g,” my nosy stupid neighbor kids yelled at me. I rolled my eyes, giving them a middle finger, “fuck your selves!” i shouted back at them. Attracting the attention of an old lady with a cat, Miss Moores, one of my neighbours too. She looked at me like I was the devil sent to take her life. “Fuck you too” I muttered under my breath. I sighed to myself, a lot of things have changed in the last few years. Except for a few people who are still living in the past. Like I have finished my high school, and gotten admission to study In college near my neighbourhood, that counts as a change, Plus, I now wear baggy jeans, and I had my navel pricked. Well, that was orchestrated by my devil incarnate, Linda. That also counts as a change. Then the Miss Moores and my stupid neighbours haven't changed for a bit, still living backward, Speaking of things that never change, The sharp annoying ringing of the eatery door bell, telling everyone that you just entered the shop. yep, it has never changed for once. “Walking down the streets of Okigwe, single and lonely like a barren desert, am yet to see any change from you Alexander ” Linda's voice welcomed my arrival in the eater. “Get a brea, old lady, I prefer to go slow and steady” I retorted back, smiling at her. “You are looking devilish today, linda, any good gist” I joked, referring to her cropped top and jeans with Barby flowers all over, “And you are looking rather hot today. Hmmm, if I don't know you, I will hit on you myself” she said back, causing me to roll my eyes at her pathetic comeback. “you know, I didn't know you, i would have believed what you said for a moment” I retorted back, my vouce laced with sarcasm. “Am serious, you are looking yummy, tell me why again you don't yet have a boyfriend” she said with seriousness. “Ohh, thanks for that” I said, surprised at her seriousness. “Are you kidding me?” she asked wide-eyed, raising her hands in akimbo. Linda went to the same high school as I, and when applying for college, we applied at the same college. She has been my friend for three years now, and one of those people who don't follow them to laugh or insult me. “Hello, can I get a cup of coffee please” a voice intruded rudley into our conversation. “Hello can't you see I am in the middle of…” my voice trailed off, looking at the Greek God standing in front of me. He was literally covered with tattoos and his muscles, I could see them screaming under his tight fit shirt to be let out. I blushed profusely for no reason. “Ahhm,” Linda cleared her throat, we will attend to you, please don't be angry, she gave her best smile, dismissing the hot guy. The guy grunted inaudibly. Before walking down to have his seat, I used the plinter of time to check him out, and damn his backside was even more glorious. Linda whistled, catching back my attention, “hey lover boy, let me pretend I didn't see you eyes strip our customer bare, his table is on you, get to work” “Huh?, noo i…” but she was already attending another table, leaving me the one the hot guy was sitting on. I sighed in defeat. Today will be a very long day for me. ************ “I can't believe you did that” I started, “Did what,” Linda asked me, feigning ignorance. “You sent me to the lion's pack, I thought you were my best friend,” I pouted at her. We were on our way home after closing for today, around evening. Linda lives the street after mine, explaining us walking together. “I practically helped your life,” she said “am yet to collect my thank you” “Last I checked, I was not complaining” I fired back at her. “When was the last time you got laid, or you laid…” “Linda!!!…” I shouted her name in horror. “What, it's not like you don't know what I am saying, it's been three years Alex, three f**king years Alex!, haven't you gotten over the mystery boy with the green eyes and handsome face.” “You are saying it like it didn’t happen” I said, not liking how she sounded. “Fine, let's say it did happen, but what do you know, you are here keeping your virginity for a mystery boy that is in one part of the world, leaving his life and fooling around with pretty girls, ooh and probably getting himself disvirgined…” “Okay, I am done listening to you, see you tomorrow” I hurriedly said to Linda, rushing off to my house. “You are welcome!!” she shouted back at me, I was getting uncomfortable hearing Linda talk about Jacob like he is a pervert or he is a bad guy. For three years, I have missed him and have been checking out those with green eyes and jet black curled hair, but unfortunately, I haven't seen him till now. Those three months in camp were the best months of my life. My house was ahead of me. When I saw it, my heartbeat increased immediately, followed by my pulse rate, I rushed over to the car packed at the road, “Hey Jacob, is that really you,I have been looking for you for ages!!” I shouted my heart pounding heavily in my chest, but Jacob turned with a confused face, and alas, it wasn't him. “I…I am so sorry” I tried to apologise to the guy who was wondering if I had gone crazy. I had mistaken a stranger for Jacob. my cheeks burned red, I was going crazy, and I am definitely getting crazy. Seeing Jacob, who was not Jacob, I could have sworn the guy was Jacob for a minute. I shook my head, and I couldn't help the feeling of disappointment. maybe Linda was right, “I need to get laid or lay someone”
Related chapters
My Rival My lover Chapter 4: The betrayal
Alex pov “Honey you will be late for school!” I heard a voice in my sleep and felt a heavy weight land on me, pressing me to my bed. Ahhh!” I shouted as I opened my eyes to see Linda, my annoying best friend, grinning on top of me. “Wakey wakey, honey! You’re late for school!” she sang in a high-pitched voice, mimicking my mom’s. “Eeww, get off me, you ugly duckling!” I grumbled, shoving her off and sitting up. “Wait, what’s this?” she asked, eyes narrowing as she spotted a picture falling from my chest. Before she could grab it, I snatched it away, heart pounding. “Alright, you’ve overstayed your welcome. I’ll be down in ten minutes,” I said quickly, pushing her out of my room and slamming the door. As soon as I was alone, I let out a sigh of relief. “That was close,” I muttered. If she had seen the picture, I wouldn’t have heard the end of it for at least two weeks. I stared at the photo for a moment, my fingers tracing the edges. It was me and Jacob, smiling like we didn’t
Last Updated : 2024-11-27My Rival My lover chapter 5: Cold attitude
Andrians pov It had been three years since I last saw him. Three long, dragging years where I’d convinced myself that the blue-eyed boy from my past had faded into a distant memory, nothing more than an echo in the deepest part of my mind where I had abandoned it. I had moved on, hadn’t I? I’d buried whatever forbidden and unholy feelings I had under the weight of new commitments, and lots of office work, just to take my mind off all the distraction I had allowed myself to be entangled with. I have lots of girlfriend ‘s’ and we were doing okay, the s*x and all the fucking was okay and everything was moving just fine. so I thought until I felt somebody from nowhere hug me from behind. All the control and practice I had built up since three years flew out of the window. The blue-eyed boy, Alex. I knew he’d changed the second I saw him, but I wasn’t prepared for how different he was now to before. He’d gone from that quiet, shy introverted nerd I once knew to a completely different p
Last Updated : 2024-12-02My Rival My lover Chapter 6: Brokened first day
Alex povs The rest of the day crawled by, every moment feeling slower and heavier than the last. After the horrifying episode in the hallway with Andrian, I refused to accept that Jacob, or rather Andrian, could do this to me. my brain could not still process what had happened. This was supposed to be my first day of college, the most memorable day for me, the day I’d been waiting for, but as it was already the most confusing and horrible day of my life. it was already ruined. I tried to focus on the teacher’s voice and tried to make sense of the scribbled notes on the board, but all I could see was Andrian's cold indifference face filled with disgust and coldness. Andrian. Jacob. Or whatever his real name was. My mind replayed that moment over and over, the look in his eyes, the cold indifference in his voice. It made my chest ache, like a part of me was breaking from the inside out. I could barely sit still in class, staring blankly at the board, while that familiar feeling of
Last Updated : 2024-12-13My Rival My lover chapter 7: puppy's club
Alex povsI could not focus throughout the whole day. Every time that passed with me, seated lonely and alone, felt like a knife stabbing through my heart. I had finally crawled out of my hole I had gone to hide into when I heard the bell signaling the start of the new class. But that didn't stop the insults and taunting from continuing. My story must have gone round the whole school by now, with all the side glances and low muttering beside me.Throughout my life, I have been bullied and insulted for my height and my weak personality. Especially in high school. But the insults increased when news started going around that my father abandoned me and my mother because of my mother's infidelity. It was too much to the extent that my mother was involved with another students parents for calling her a b**ch's on the internet. That was the worst day of my life and one of the things that drove my mother to send me to the camp.The bell for the end of school for the day rang finally. And lik
Last Updated : 2024-12-13My Rival My lover chapter 8: cornered
Alex pov“Andrian!”His name rolled out of my mouth so smoothly that I cringed, backing away in fear, away from him. There stood the tormentor of my life. He was wearing ripped baggy blue jeans, with a polo top, that had a skull image boldly imprinted on it.“Hey watch where you are going…”, his words slur at the last, making me look up slowly, weary at what he will do next. I nervously looked around in search of anybody that might help me, but we were in a hidden corner of the club. Making the situation worse.I expected a beating or a shouting or anything like to punch me in the face, but none of that came. Andrian, my tormentor and one of the elite of Manchester college, stood with his mouth hanging open.“You are the most beautiful person I have ever seen” Andrian’s words shattered my thoughts of escape and how to defend myself in case it resulted in a fight.“Huh…” I had a momentarily blackout, my brain not processing whatever he had said.“You are an angel” he repeated, causing
Last Updated : 2024-12-13My Rival My lover Chapter 9: Unholy Distractions
Andrian’s POV The bright morning light cut through the blinds of my room, but it felt intrusive, unwelcome. “Son of a bitch” I cursed at the blinding light , shielding my eyes from the brightness that filtered into my room. My head throbbed with the remnants of the alcohol I had consumed last night, and my body felt heavy, weighted by guilt and frustration more than the hangover. I ran my hands through my messy hair, groaning as I tried to recall what happened last night and how I ended up in my bed. the memories trickled in like drops of water. Encountering Alex in school. I had expected it anyway but I didn't know why it came as a surprise to me. He had come running to hug me, but i was not the old jacob, i am Andrian Rufus. I had rejected him. A small tug tugged at my heart, but it was gone immediately it came. I could only feel nothing but cold indifference. Shaking my head, I forced myself out of bed. My limbs felt heavy as I moved toward the bathroom to freshen up, splas
Last Updated : 2024-12-14My Rival My lover Chapter 10: Mystery customer
Alex’s povToday was Saturday, a day most students spent catching up on rest or enjoying some much-needed fun. For me, however, it was a day of work. Saturdays meant a full shift at the eatery where Linda and I worked, and while I usually found some comfort in the routine, today felt different. The soft rays of morning light spilled through the thin curtains of my small room, bathing everything in a golden hue. But I didn't have the energy to leave my bed. It should’ve been a calming and energetic morning for me, considering my huge paycheck from Jeff yesterday, but instead, my chest felt unusually heavy. the sunlight felt accusatory, dragging me back to reality, as the events of yesterday rushed back in.I stared at the ceiling, my mind replaying the scene with Andrian and i. It had felt like a dream come true, felt so good, and for once, it had felt right. But it didn't last long. The cold reality slapped me on the face so hard that I had to hold myself from shedding tears like a b
Last Updated : 2024-12-15My Rival My lover Chapter 11: The meal
Alex pov It was “him.” The same man I had bumped into days ago. His presence was impossible to ignore, handsome, impeccably dressed, and exuding a quiet confidence that made me feel small in comparison. He smiled at me, his lips curving just enough to make it clear he knew the effect he had on people. My heart thudded hard against my chest. Up close, I noticed things I hadn’t before, a faint scar on his left cheek, the sharp line of his jaw, and the way his dark eyes softened as they settled on me. The contrast was jarring. This man had interrupted rudely, barging into our discussion like he owns the place, the last time he came yet here he was, his smile disarming. I placed his order on his table order, all the while feeling his gaze on me following my movement like it was a show. smiled, a slow, knowing smile that made my stomach flip. “Alex, right?” he asked, his voice smooth and unhurried, like velvet brushing against stone I blinked, caught off guard. “Yes, sir.”
Last Updated : 2024-12-16
Latest chapter
My Rival My lover Chapter 124: the end
Alex’s POV The morning light streamed through the curtains, casting a golden glow across the room. The soft sound of the distant waters gives the scene a peaceful and otherworldly atmosphere. I stirred from my sleep. My muscles screamed as I stretched myself. my body was aching in places I never knew could ache. My whole body was sore, and my back felt like it had been through a battle. but the warmth pressed against me made it all worth it. Andrian’s strong arms were wrapped around my waist possessively, as if he couldn’t bear to let me go at all. his chest continued to rise and fall gently, behind me. I turned slightly, careful not to wake him, and watched his peaceful face. He looked so different like this, no arrogance, no fierce possessiveness, no weight pulling him down, just a man completely at ease. A lazy smile spread across my lips. Last night had been…well it was a rough night. The way he touched me, the way he held me, as if I was the only thing that mattered in th
My Rival My lover Chapter 123: I love you
sexual content ahead ‼️‼️Alex pov “You are mine” andrian growled like an animal. I couldn’t help the ecstacy that ran through my body from his deep, possessive words. I have never thought of someone owing me before. Hell no, I don't even have such fetish, but hearing andrian say it. It brought out a lot of things in me. My heart shook, almost answering to his statement. “Yes, I am yours” I said back, matching his tempo. One time, I was standing on the beach, and the next andrian lifted me up like I weighed nothing. His hands rested on my bottom as he painfully squeezed. I gasp, the pleasure running inside me was too much to comprehend. I clung to him for dear life, as I let andrian abuse my mouth. I was completely at his mercy. A whimper escaped my lips as he trailed traces of kiss from my jaw down to my neck. My toes tingle, and everything suddenly becomes blurry to me. The stars, the genlt waves lapping against the shore, the breeze, everything stilled. As I stared at
My Rival My lover Chapter 122: He is alive
Andrian pov “Alex!” He was whole. Alive. I wasn’t dreaming. His blue eyes met mine, and for the first time in over a year, I felt the ground would open and swallow me. His face held no atome of expression. I wanted to gauge from that, but I found nothing. only his blue eyes was fixated on me, staring at mèso intensely. It suddenly felt like the world, my surroundings, everything had disappeared, only Alex was in my world. For the past twenty minutes, neither of us had moved, neither of us had spoken. We just stood there, staring at each other like if we so much as blinked, the other would disappear. “Alex…” I repeated. Unable to form concurrent thoughts. His name was a whisper in my mind, a ghost I had never truly let go of. All this time, I had tried to delude myself, and I had moved on. But seeing him standing in front of me. All those feelings I had desperately locked off came rushing out like a dam. He was, real, standing right in front of me, looking both f
My Rival My lover Chapter 121: life on the island
Andrian pov Today was another bright day. The sun was already getting ready to shower the island with its blissful light. It was a day of work. Another day of burying myself in work. The world had long since moved on. And so had I. Or at least, that’s what I kept trying to let myself believe. It had been over a year since I left the hospital, since I turned my back on everything, the empire, the fortune, the past. My father’s reign had crumbled into dust, his empire swallowed by scavengers. It should have mattered to me. It should have made me feel something. But it didn’t. The one thing that mattered to me most has been taken away from me by the same man who calls himself my father. Without hesitation, I came and testified in the court. That was all it took to send him to life imprisonment , for attempted murder, and involvement in drug dealing and human trafficking. Well, I was also surprised when all the evidence was dug up. I know that my father was a fraudster and a w
My Rival My lover chapter 120: Waking up
ALEX’S POV Six Months Later Darkness. That was all I had known. I have lost even a sense of time. I didn’t know how long I had been here ,but I only knew that it's been a long time. Time didn’t move here. There was no past, no present, no future. Just an endless abyss where memories flickered like broken film reels, playing over and over again. I was awake, and at the same time, I was not awake. I could hear voices that sounded like the voices of the nurses and doctors coming in every day. They would whisper in hushed tones before leaving immediately. And every time, I would scream and shout at them. I tried to ask them what was wrong, but each time, I was met with nothing. At times, my mother would stay with me for days. Talking about sweet things when our family was whole again. I was playing in the snow, or my father took the little me to the children's park. I could feel her sadness coming out in waves, but I can't do anything about it. I could only.lie down, to li
My Rival My lover Chapter 119: moving on
Andrian POV Six Months LaterThe world had moved on.People carried on with their lives, the city bustled like it always did, and Rufus' empire together with all the assets had long since been divided among greedy hands, swallowed by vultures disguised as loyal friends and business partners.Well, ever since the arrest.I sighed for what felt like a hundred times this morning. I looked through the window, envious of the way people went about their normal daily lives. Moving on with their lives.Unaware of the lonely and broken heart, that was still stuck in the past.For me, time had stopped six months ago, on that blood-stained floor, with Alex's limp body in my arms, his breath shallow , as his life continued to seep out. That was the day my own world shattered into nothingness.I stood by the large window of my penthouse, staring blankly at the city below. The skyline of Manchester stretched endlessly, lights flickering like stars against the night, but it all felt so... empty, so
My Rival My lover Chapter 118: The gunshot
Alex pov It was as if everything had stopped, even time itself, had freezed. But it was more of the calm, before the storm. I mentaĺly counted down from 3,2,1… Before all hell was let loose. But the thing was that I was not there when it did. I was still in a trance, from watching andrian throw the key to the hungry monsters before I felt myself being dragged out of the room in a hurry. The sound of gunshots firing behind our back, echoed throughout the building. “Common keep up, if you want to live” andrian words reached me, but I was not making sense of it all. Nothing that has happened in the past 20 hours made sense. But one thing that made sense is that I have failed as the heir to my fathers legacy. No matter how it turned out, the truth still remained that the key is now with one of the evil monsters, and the secret wealth of my father would be plunged all because I was stupid enough to fall for a boy. “Leave me alone” I suddenly said, stopping myself from being dragge
My Rival My lover Chapter 117: Rufus
Alex pov The world was closing in on me. I felt like I would vomit, but every time I wanted to do so, nothing came out.I was devastated as an understatement. I was crushed both mentally and otherwise. i couldn't believe that Andrian was demanding a share in whatever wealth that was hidden in the Davidson save.Was this his way of doing back? After I abandoned him again on the island. But I had no choice.They had made sure I didn't involve anybody, even andrian.But seeing andrian standing there negotiating with the evil people, I could not help but ask what I had done wrong.“Why?”It was not too loud or directly directed to a specific person in particular, but andrian finally looked my way. My heart shook as he looked at me with no emotion in his eyes.“I am sorry, Alex, but I can't stop myself from doing this.” I shook my head, and I was not satisfied with his answer. “We promised each other. I thought we did…” My voice trailed off, cracking at the end.This was my father's mi
My Rival My lover Chapter 116: Betrayal cutting deep
Alex povLuke turned dramatically, motioning to the guards near the door.The door swung open again, and two large men dragged someone inside.My heart stopped.Viper.His face was bruised, blood dripping from his forehead, from all the places they had injured him. His hands were bound behind him, his head hung loose at the side, but he raised it up when he heard my voice."No."Panic crashed into me like a tidal wave."Viper!"I called for the second time. I couldn't believe what I was seeing. Viper, someone I had known to be all mighty and mysterious, was reduced to this state, barely hanging on for his dear life. his dark eyes flickering to mine before he gave a weak, bloody smirk."Hey, kid." His voice was low and filled with pain.I could barely hear him, but I could still see the unwavering light in his eyes. It has not yet gone off.Luke chuckled."You have a strong and loyal lackey, I must commend. Let’s see how long he lasts, shall we?"The guards threw Viper to the ground
