Kylie's POV
We dropped by the canteen to buy ourselves some snacks, since everyone was already in the stadium, we did not have to wait in a very long queue like usual. There were banners all over the way and the closer we got to the stadium, the more we could hear the cacophony.
Our school’s football team has been the state’s champion for the past five years and it was all thanks to Elijah. He really did contribute a lot since he was recruited into the team and was immediately promoted to the position of captain when we entered our sophomore year. He was the youngest captain in the history of our school and probably, the most skilled one too as under his leadership the Eastshore Wolves have not lost a single match.
"Elijah! We love you."
"Elijah. Please be my boyfriend!"
"Elijah, you are so handsome."
The football stadium was packed with people and all of them were rocking the red jersey, the official color of our football team. Everyone was holding big banners and cheering for the hero that Elijah was.
Jessica and I were trying to find a seat when we saw two girls squeal the captain's name and run towards the field. I furrowed my eyebrows and asked, "Are they even from our school?"
Jessica chuckled and said, "More than half of these people are not from our school, they have just come to catch a glimpse of him."
I could not believe what I was seeing or hearing. I knew that the man was well known amongst the people but sure did underestimate his popularity.
The stadium was so packed that we could not find a place to sit at first and it took us ten minutes to find one, that too at the back.
I never attended any of the football games despite my boyfriend being on the team. I was never interested in the game and thought it was a sheer waste of time. But then again, I would watch the girlfriends of other team players dressing up and going to support their boyfriends.
Justin never demanded it from me but I knew he would be happy if I did that.
So, one day, I went to watch the game without telling him. The Eastshore Wolves won like always and everyone ran towards the stadium to celebrate. I too followed behind to surprise Justin, only to see him being cozy with one of the cheerleaders.
I stopped in my tracks and watched the two as my eyes welled up. I looked around; I did not want anyone to see me like this so I walked away.
“Hey, babe. You okay?” That evening when Justin came to meet me, he could tell by my still expressions that something was not alright.
I turned my gaze at him and confronted him in a bland tone. The man, however, replied to my queries with a round of laughter. He said, “Babe, it is normal. All the guys do that.”
“But you have a girlfriend!” I said, “Have you ever thought about how I would feel about it?”
Justin immediately stopped laughing and apologized, “Babe, I am sorry, I didn't mean to make you upset. Nobody knows that I am in a relationship, if I don’t engage with girls rumors would fly around that I am gay.”
“What? Why would anyone do that?”
“That is how it works.” Justin muttered and pulled me in a hug, “Babe, I have no other choice but to put on an act. Just know that you are my only girl and the person I love is you.”
Even though I understood his side of the story, I was never comfortable with watching him in close proximity with another girl. I never attended another game until today.
It was really noisy but the rush elevated when the players entered the field. I hurriedly looked over to see that Justin was not there.
"Wow, looks like that scumbag isn't playing today." Jessica clapped. This made my face go pale as I felt that something was not alright.
Justin was one of the main players in the game, he had never missed a match. What happened today, it was unlike him to skip a match because of an announcement party.
Did… something happen?
I cleared the thoughts off my mind to focus on what was happening on the field.
The cheerleaders were putting on a performance and some of the football players joined them too. I was enjoying the show when suddenly, I felt a bone-piercing gaze in myself.
I lifted my eyes to see Elijah staring at me from the field.
My heart stopped for a brief second as our eyes met. I was not mistaken as I could see him staring into my soul from his spot.
How… How did he know I was here?
The stadium was crowded and I was sitting in the last row, how did he manage to find me?
I tried to move around and to my utter horror, his eyes followed me like that of a hawk looking at his prey. A mysterious smirk appeared on his face as if he was taunting me for not being able to resist him.
I covered my face with my hand and looked around; so far, no one seemed to have noticed that he was looking at me. But I knew Elijah, the look on his face was not giving me a good feeling.
Before the madman did anything stupid, I decided to leave. I grabbed my bag and whispered to Jessica, "Jess, I don't think I can stick around."
"Why? What happened?" The girl's face clouded with concern.
I shook my head and said, "I am not feeling well, I will head back home."
Jessica did not ask anything further and said, "Okay, let's go."
"No, you watch the game. I can go on my own." I reassured the girl multiple times before she finally let me leave.
I got up from the seat and without even looking at Elijah, made my way out.
Since I was leaving school, I decided to leave from the back door which was closest to the stadium. I was just passing by the men's locker room when I heard Justin's voice echo in the empty hallway.
I stopped in my tracks hearing him and turned around to look at the tightly shut door; it seemed like he was having an argument with someone.
"Who is he arguing with instead of being in the game?" I wondered. I did not have to wait too long as I heard Lisa's voice replying to him.
"Justin, I can't believe how unreasonable you are being! I was just having a friendly conversation with Elijah."
"A friendly conversation? You were literally throwing yourself at him." Justin screamed at her.
So, the man did notice what his good girlfriend was doing yesterday and just pretended to not mind it.
Lisa berated, "I did not do that! It is all in your head."
"It is all in my head, right? Then why the fuck are you here today? Aren't you here to look at him?"
"Jesus, Justin! What is up with you today? I was here to support you."
"Well, I am not playing today. They benched me for no reason." Justin spoke up, catching me off guard.
I was right, they did bench him for no reason. But why? Justin was a really good player.
My train of thought was hindered when Justin slammed the door open and stormed off angrily. I was quite shocked, I had never seen him so angry before.
"Justin, wait!" Lisa came running out of the room but she could not catch up. She stood at the door, looking in the direction he had just left and stomping her feet in anger.
I stood there unfazed until I saw a familiar silhouette appear on the other side of the corridor.
Elijah locked the door behind him and saw me standing there. He immediately started taking large strides toward me.
"Fuck!" I said to myself. What was he doing here? Is he not supposed to be in the field, playing the match?
My mind went blank and I stood there rooted to the ground. I could hear my heart drumming inside me with each step he took towards me.
Lisa was panting at the door of the locker room when she noticed Elijah from the corner of her eyes.
"Elijah…" She muttered before quickly adjusting her dress. I was nauseated by the way she quickly switched colors.
She kept her hand on her curvy hips and stopped him, "Hey, handsome… How have you been?"
Elijah stopped and looked down at her. With a poker face and a layer of frost dusted on his words, he said, "Get out of my way."
Lisa's face went pale as a newly pressed sheet of paper. Her lips quivered as if she wanted to say something but the man did not wait and walked past her. He did not even bat an eyelid at her, he made it clear that she was not even worthy of a second glance from him.
"Kylie." He called out my name, snapping me out of the fantasy.
I did not know what I was thinking as I turned around and started to walk away as fast as I could.
"Kylie, wait." I heard him call me again but the more he called, the faster I started to walk.
Elijah was naturally taller so it did not take him too long to catch up to me. He caught me by my arm and forced me to turn around, "I said stop right there."
“Hey, didn’t see you there.” I grinned and put on a dumb act which I could say he did not buy by his expressions.
Looking inside my eyes, he asked, “Why are you avoiding me?"
Elijah’s POVI watched her smile fade from her beautiful pink lips as her eyes looked around to make sure no one was watching us. She pulled away her hand from my grip and said, "What are you doing here? Don't you have a match ahead of you?""It's not important." I said in a solemn tone, "Stop trying to change the subject and answer my question."I stepped closer, making her take a few steps back. Trapped between me and the wall, the girl was like a lost puppy. She said, "What are you doing? Someone might see and misunderstand.""Let them. I don't care.""But I do!" The girl snapped, "I don't want to be associated with you."I furrowed my eyebrows and pulled back, "What do you mean?"She lowered her beautiful eyes and said, "Look, I know you are a good guy but your reputation is not the kind I want to identify with. It is for the best if people don't know about our relationship.""Do you mean you don't want people to know that we slept together?""Shut up! Keep your voice down, someon
Kylie's POVI ran out of the school building and did not stop until I reached the parking lot. I caught my breath and turned around to make sure he hadn't followed me outside. Fortunately, he didn't; I guess he understood that his cheap tricks to swoon me weren't gonna work.I have known men like him all my life, they would do anything to bed you and once they are done, they would toss you aside, leaving you all by yourself to collect the broken pieces of your heart from the cold floor.Elijah has been a playboy since I knew him. There is no way he had changed overnight, that too over a one night stand.My trust issues have peaked after Justin's episode, I was already hurting and there was no way I would date a playboy to get more hurt.I went to my bike parked in the parking station only to find that it had broken down, again! "Dammit!" I cursed inside my head. This bike was a hand me down and extremely old, I was forced to use this because of the lack of a better option.My house wa
Kylie’s POVBe mine!The more I thought about his words, the angrier I got.Who does he think he is? I clearly told him I didn’t want to be associated with him, so why would he put on such a public display?Also, who would start such a rumor about me? Elijah and I were worlds apart, no one would even think of associating us together.Unless… the person knew about my involvement with him.I clenched my fist, I knew exactly who did this.Jessica too came running out of the school, she was worried sick when I left like that. She asked, “What the hell was that?”“Let’s not talk about it.” I stopped her but I couldn’t stop myself from ranting, “How can he be so stupid? He literally just green-lighted all the rumors that we are fucking.”Jessica patted my shoulder and said, “It’s alright, babe. Don’t worry. It will die down in a few days.”“You think? It is Elijah we are talking about. All his admirers must be trashing me already in their group chats.”Jessica chuckled and draped her arms a
Kylie's POVI eyed the ticket in his hand, I did not know that he was already selected for the state's team. But then again, I was not surprised, he was an excellent player.I looked at him and smiled, "Congratulations on getting selected but I can't accept these.""Why not? I am not gonna charge you for these tickets." Elijah said, his hand still hanging mid-air with the ticket."That's not it." I shook my head and said, "Me being at your game would stir unnecessary conflicts. I don't want that."Elijah grunted and withdrew his hand, "I understand." He picked up a napkin and quickly wrote something on it. He gave it to me and said, "Keep this, just in case you change your mind."I took the napkin and took a look inside, and it turned out he had given me his number.I stared at the string of digits in amusement, I was one of the very few people who had his official number. It was so rare that I could sell this napkin and make a fortune.I shoved the napkin inside my pocket and said, "
Elijah’s POVI could not keep away from Kylie, her scent was so addictive that I could not help but get drawn to her. Even Fio was weirdly addicted to her, if she wasn’t around, he started to be a complete pain in the ass.I waited for Kylie to finish her shift and before I could even realize it, I was already following her home.I watched as she got inside her house and was about to leave when my ears picked on a little argument inside. Being a wolf, I was naturally blessed with a strong sense of hearing, and thus with a little effort, I could clearly hear the whole conversation.Interestingly, they were talking about me.I chuckled when I heard her father ask her if I was a good choice.Well, I cannot blame him! Who would want their daughter to be in love with a guy like me?Everything was going great until her father raised the topic of her marriage. I froze on my spot, everything was starting to make sense now. No wonder Kylie was in desperate need of a fake boyfriend, her parents
Kylie’s POVI was greatly relieved that I was out of this matrimony. Tony is an animal who is infamous for torturing all of his previous girlfriends, men like him don’t deserve to get married at all. Elijah greatly surprised me as well, he did not try to take advantage of me and was very respectful. But there was one thing that was bugging me. I asked, “Elijah, what were you doing at my house last night?”The man, who was folding his bedsheets, stopped momentarily. He said, “I don’t wanna sound like a stalker but I followed you home last night.”“Why?” I was taken aback. How can he confess to doing something like this so casually?He explained, “I know I was being an asshole to you and what you think of me is right, I am a playboy but that is in the past. I want you to see me with a new outlook.”“What do you mean?”He sat down next to me and said in a solemn tone, “I like you, Kylie. I really do. I know you might have a hard time believing it but I am serious about you.”I broke down
Kylie’s POVIt was my first day of the internship and I was already nervous to the brim. There was an inter-school match today and I had to accompany the team.As soon as I got to the nurse’s office, I saw Jessica standing by the table."Jess? What are you doing here? I thought you were interning for the head nurse of our school."I asked, making her look at me. She squinted her eyes proudly and said, "Girl, I changed mine so that we could be together.""Really?""Yeah. Look." She showed me her ID card enthusiastically. I smiled in relief, "Thank God you are here. I really needed moral support."The nurse came and took us to the gym room to join the players. I carried my bag, and my first aid kit and followed her.As expected, I caught the sight of both Justin and Elijah amongst the other team members.They were talking to the chief but Elijah lifted his eyes to look at me, as if he knew I was there. I immediately lowered my eyes and hid behind the nurse.The nurse, Mrs Mavis, took us
Kylie’s POVMe and Jessica stopped in our tracks and looked at each other. I adjusted my composure and said, “No.”“Why?” He seemed a little surprised by my answer.I enunciated, “Because I am at work and I have no time to fool around.”Jessica chuckled, darkening his gaze. I hooked my arms with her and with a smirk on my face, walked away.We reached the field during the opening performance; the cheerleaders from both schools were putting on their best act yet. Even though we were on the grounds of the opposite team, the audience was still heavily dominated by the red jersey. I could see big banners dedicated to our team or should I say the team’s ‘captain’ amongst the crowd.“Just how popular is he?” I muttered, making Jessica laugh. She said, “Aren’t you a scandal monger, Kylie? When Justin was courting you, the whole school opposed it. Now, the whole town is gonna be thirsty for your blood.”I sighed, I dared not to imagine the backlash I would receive if I was seen anywhere near
Kylie's POVElijah was one exhausting human, after taking his body measurements, I went to the locker room to take a break. Thankfully, no one had finished their test yet and Jessica said she will cover for me in my absence.I went to the locker room and pulled out my water bottle to hydrate myself. Since I was here, I decided to check my phone for any updates.I was scrolling through my phone when I saw a text message which read that two million has been credited to my account.I was flabbergasted.I immediately checked my bank account to see that the balance had shot up from a few bucks to whole freaking millions.My hands started to shiver and I could not believe what had happened. Who put this money? Was it a mistake?I checked the bank statement and saw that the money was sent to me under the comment of ‘Lottery’.Lottery?Did I apply for any lottery?I checked the text again and found a number. I called it to ask what was going on! I had to be careful as scams were pretty widesp
Elijah's POVI got up on my feet and wiped her tears. I said, “Don't cry, Kitten. I am going to fix this. We are going to fix this together.”“Mhmmm.” She just grunted and did not say anything.Jessica came in just in time and was surprised to see me, “Elijah, you are back! Where were you? You know how worried Kylie was?”“I do. I am sorry for disappearing.” I said, “I had to go to my village to tend to some urgent work.”“Village? You mean your native place?” Kylie asked.“Yes. It's a little far and the signal reception there is not that great.’“I see. I would love to visit sometimes.” The girl smiled.“Sure.” I felt my eyes soften, “I will bring you to meet my parents.”Our conversation was cut short when we heard the coach make the announcement for the physical test.Kylie frowned, “It's today?”Jessica nodded and said, “I got my mask already. I am not taking any chances.”The chances she was talking about here was taking the physical measurements of sweaty, smelly teenage boys.T
Elijah's POVWhen I saw her walk away despite my warnings, I was burning with fury. I wanted to lift her up and take her back home, keep her tied to the bed until she regained her senses.Her parents! What kind of assholes would do something like this to their own daughter? Why are monsters like them even eligible to adopt a child?How badly I wish to claw into their chest and see how rotten their heart is but alas, I am afraid Kylie would hate me if she found out what I really was.Even though she walked away and made her decision of choosing her ego over me, I could not let her go. She was my girl and I will protect her even if she doesn't need me to.I called my Beta and asked him to immediately shut down whatever project this was.“Tell the boss if he doesn't shut down this project, I will shut down his entire business.” I spat on the phone and hung up.I looked in the direction she had just left. She is not in her right mind, I will give her more time to contemplate on her choic
Kylie's POV My phone buzzed and I looked at the notification from the calendar. It reminded me that it was the final day for the submission of fees. I took a deep breath and closed it. I could not arrange the money and I had already told the principal about it. He was pretty sad that I am being forced to drop out but he said he will welcome me with open arms if I ever decide to come back to school to finish my school.I was in the canteen waiting for Jessica to finish her class and come. When I spotted her coming towards me, I asked impatiently, “Did you find out anything?”Jessica looked a little hesitant as she revealed, “I asked around, nobody knows where Elijah is.”Colours drained off my face when I heard her words. The team had returned yesterday and the whole school was celebrating their triumph. Everyone was there except for Elijah!I was thoroughly disappointed not finding him anywhere; we had not spoken since the fight we had in the alley. I did not react much at school and
Kylie’s POVI was about to scream out of fright but the person covered my mouth with their huge palm.“Don't be scared, it's me.” Elijah spoke up, making me stop struggling at once. I called down and looked up to see his face illuminated by the faint light of the alley.He let me go and stepped back. I asked, “Elijah? What are you doing here? Didn't you have a match today?”“I had but I came back.” He said.“What? Why? What happened?”The guy did not answer my question and instead asked, “Where were you going?”I clutched my bag tightly and looked away, “Nowhere.”“Kylie.” He called me, “Tell me the damn truth.”“Nowhere. It's none of your business.” I said and tried to divert the topic, “Why did you come back?”The man pursed his lips, his expression getting serious. He said, “You are going for that nude model gig, aren't you?”When I heard him say this, my eyes opened wide in shock. I stuttered, “How did you know that?”“We live in the same damn house, Kylie. I have access to intern
A week passed just like that and life was going pretty well. I was excelling in my studies, my internship was going well and I was really enjoying a peaceful life in my own little house.Elijah and I were starting to grow closer. He would come and crash at my place almost every day and sometimes would even convince me to let him stay the night. We were almost living together as I was finding more of his stuff around the house lately.The other day he got matching cereal bowls and coffee mugs for us since we have ‘breakfast’ every day. He has also left his toothbrush and hygiene products in the washroom and he has also installed a punching bag in the backyard to exercise whenever he feels like it.I can see through what he was doing and have even confronted him about it. But every single time the topic came up we would somehow end up in bed and I would end up allowing him to do it.Elijah was out of town for a match, it's been two days since I saw him and, as much as I hate to admit it
Kylie's POVHis hands slipped down and sat perfectly on my curves."You look sexy when you are serious." He breathed on my neck, giving me a clear hint of his intentions."What are you doing? Steven is right outside." I muttered.Elijah smirked and asked, "Are you afraid now? You are not scared of ghosts but you are scared someone might walk in on you."My cheeks flushed and I looked away, "Elijah, stop. This is not funny."I thought this would be enough to stop him but he did something which I was not expecting. The man lifted me up and made me sit on the table next to us. His voice was dripping with lust when he said, "I am not trying to be funny."He pulled me closer to himself, rubbing his crotch against me. My eyes spread open in shock, he was aroused!"Elijah, this is not the right place…""Shhhh…." He looked into my eyes and said, "Stop worrying, it is gonna be alright."I don't know why but I instantly calmed down, it was as if his eyes had hypnotized me and took control of my
Kylie's POVElijah called me in the evening to tell me that he had managed to find a house for me."Are you for real? This soon?" I was surprised. I sure was underestimating this man's potential.He asked me to be ready in the morning as he was going to pick me up to see the house together.The next day when I went downstairs, Elijah pulled up in a fancy red Lamborghini. I was mind fucked, what was a broke guy like him doing with this car?"Hey, beautiful." He removed his sunglasses and reached out to open the door of the passenger seat for me.I sometimes get mesmerized by how tall he is.I asked, "What's with the Lambo?""I thought my girl deserved a nice ride." A wink followed his reply."Where did you get it from though?""You don't have to worry about it.""Well, I have to. What if you stole this car? I am not in love with you to go to jail with you." My reply made him burst out in chuckles."You sure have a wild imagination." He said, "This car belongs to my friend. He is out of
Kylie’s POVMy dampened mood cheered up for some reason and I immediately rushed across the street to say hi to him.“Hi!!!!” I said as I skipped my way to him like a kindergartner.“Kylie?” Joe turned towards me, momentarily pausing the serious conversation they were engaged in.“Hi, Joe.” I smiled. Joe and I never talked, we just knew each other because he was on the team and I was Justin’s girlfriend back then.He asked, “What are you doing here?”“I live in the dormitory.” I pointed my finger at the building I just came out of. Joe looked at Elijah who was still maintaining his silence.I said, “I did not expect to meet you both here.”Joe opened his mouth as if he wanted to say something but Elijah topped him, “He came here to meet his girlfriend. I just tagged along.”“He has a girlfriend?”“I have a girlfriend?”Both of us asked in unison.“Yes, you do." Elijah looked into his friend's eyes and said in an assertive tone. Joe was silent for a while before something clicked withi