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 POVI could not ask for a more peaceful life…It's been three days and my parents have been trying to contact me and of course, I ignore them. I agree that they bestowed me with kindness since I was a kid but forcing me to marry an old man and throwing me on the streets in the middle of the night is enough for me to cut them off.Also, I have moved out of their place and am no longer relying on them. I was not obliged to be in contact with them anymore.I run into Justin now and then because of my internship but he seems to have given up after I rejected his grand gesture of love. Currently, he spends his time showing off Lisa as his trophy girlfriend and honestly, it makes me laugh. Neither of them is loyal to each other, I was just gonna sit back and watch as these two sabotage each other.Yesterday, during the practice, Elijah met with a minor accident resulting in a big scratch on his right arm. Since the nurse was busy, I was the one who personally treated his injury and
ELIJAH's POVThe Evening dragged on as I waited for the manager to make the call. But he was stalling, looking at me like I was a fly, a pesky fly he couldn't wait to get rid of. Well, Jokes on him, because I was stubborn. Plus, he had made Kylie unhappy. I wasn't leaving this place until someone got punished."I'm waiting for you to make the call, manager.""you… you can't just come here and make demands like this. The owner of this establishment has a million and one other things to worry about aside from having to deal with a situation like this.""ah , I see. Then you should have thought about this before you sided with your server and threatened to throw us out.""The peace and tranquility of this place was being disrupted.""Well, I'll let you know that this place will be shut down by tomorrow, if he doesn't appear. Now, call him." I said icily, "I won't be so calm the next time I say this."“Are you threatening me?”“You think yourself to be all that, don’t you? But, no. That w
KYLIE's POVThe night air mixed with low dim light, giving an evening full of peace and tranquility, in the restaurant where Elijah and I ate. I know I said I was going to keep my distance, but I was unable to refuse him when he asked me to dinner after school."It's the weekend, Ky. Come dine with me. You don't even have to have a conversation with me, you can even pretend I'm not funny and charming," he said, and I raised a brow, fighting the urge to smile. But there was a crack in my cool demeanor, and Elijah caught it."fine. I said. But don't expect to have the time of your life." I told him.But I was having a good time after all, because for all the ways I tried to keep Elijah at arm's length, I still always found myself feeling calm and safe in his presence."you know all the nicest places," I told him, looking around me. There were couples at different tables, some were having conversations, while some were eating their meals. And all of them looked at ease."Would you believ
KYLIE'S POVHe hadn't flinched. Elijah had not flinched, not after my accusation, not when it seemed like what we had was on the line. Instead, he had taken all that I said in good faith, as though he had nothing to worry about. He even asked me out on a date. A date!I told him I would think about it, and today when he asked what my answer was, I had betrayed my subtle anger and said yes. Now, I stood in front of a mirror in my room, trying to decide between a black or red dress."The red." I finally decided, tired of the back and forth. If Elijah didn't like it, then he was just going to have to deal with it.I heard a car horn and checked the time."Seven." I sighed, just exactly the time he said he would be here. I had to hand It to him, he scored great points for being on time and keeping his word.I picked up my purse and went outside. Parked beside my building was a black Bulgari, with the windows tinted, and when the driver's window came down, Elijah's cocky smile appeared."Y
KYLIE's POVThe night air wrapped around me like a warm embrace, the ghostly feelings from moments ago still playing in my mind. I wanted desperately to be held, so I hugged myself as I waited for Elijah's reply."So, let's hear it then."He let out a heavy breath and looked at me intently before shaking his head."There are some truths you can't take back once you've had them, Kylie.""Maybe you're right. But I'm tired of being in the dark where it matters. Come on, Elijah. You still think it best to give me half-truths after what just happened?""And what exactly just happened?" he asked, and I looked at him somewhat astounded."Elijah? What are you trying to do?""Nothing." he said, and shrugged, "I'm not doing anything, I'm just asking what you believe just happened?"I narrowed my eyes at him, trying to take control of my emotions. If I didn't know any better, I would say Elijah was trying to gaslight me."we will come to that." I said, after a pause, "We will come to that after
KYLIE's POVI took a deep breath as I walked through the hallways that led to the anatomy lab. Since the last situation I had with the cadaver while in the lab, I had been avoiding the place. But avoiding the lab meant I could not get my project work done, and it could no longer be put off. Not for all the unease I felt in the world.When I got to the lab, I turned on the lights and set my bag down on one of the tables. The place had an eerie feel, but I set the feeling to the side, blaming it on nerves and my overthinking, and tried to get to work."lots to do," I said to myself, trying to motivate myself. I was an hour into all the work I was doing when I decided to take a restroom break, and when I got back, nothing was different, everything was the way I had left it. Or so I thought.As I walked back to my lab stool and tried to sit, I heard a faint scratching sound, that made my heart pound hard against my chest and that had me stopping in my tracks.I waited to listen carefully,
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