“Adan?”
“Yeah,” Lucy said. “Have you heard of him?”
I could only smile and shake my head. “Yeah, I know him actually.”
Her eyes widened. “Really? How?”
“We just happened to meet on campus one day,” I started.
“Isn’t he amazing?” she asked with a big smile on her face.
“Well,” I said, “I haven’t known him for very long, but he’s definitely very smart.”
“And isn’t he dreamy?” she continued. “I can hardly pay attention in class.”
I tilted my head at her. “Well, I really only
NOLAN Nolan got up quietly, hours before sunrise. He pulled the covers up around Yena’s bare shoulders. She was sound asleep and snoring lightly.He dressed and started to exit, then found himself pacing back over to the bed and gazing at the peaceful expression on her face as he thought about what he was about to do.This morning, he had a very early meeting scheduled with the Secretary of State. Kerr had been the one to request the meeting. But then he had made it very difficult to schedule, canceling several appointments at the last minute.It was a power play. Kerr was trying to bait the prince into going into a conversation irritated and off his game. Nolan could not have refused to take the meeting. It was important to keep up appearances right now. He was still trying to figure out what exactly wa
Of course Nolan could have lost control. But he kept it together.Just barely. He forced himself to slow his pace. His arms did not want to stay at his sides, but he made them. Adan was looking very smug. His appearance had hardly changed, as far as Nolan could remember. He was older, yes, but Adan’s signature half-smile, always so charming and successful, was completely the same. Nolan looked to Yena. His body reacted before he could stop it and in an instant he was holding her in his arms. She did not try to break away from him. But she put a hand to his chest and very quietly said, “Nolan!” Her face was bright red. Adan had said, “Little brother.”
YENA It was not how I’d expected to spend the night before the show. Fucking and fighting with Nolan.I figured I’d be up obsessing over the work, finding something to mess with and maybe mess up at the last minute. All the drama at least distracted me from thinking about all that.Next thing I knew my alarm was going off in the morning. Nolan was in the shower. I went in after him and he left the room without looking at me.I was getting dressed when he came to tell me he was leaving. He walked up from behind me and put his arms around me and kissed my cheek.“You’re going to be great,” he said, making eye contact with me in the mirror.“Thank you,” I said. Neither of us tried a smile. The air in the room was thick.I turned around before he could leave and looked him in the eye directly.Nolan opened his mouth and froze. I could al
NOLAN Nolan should have been focused on his morning meetings, but he was distracted thinking about Yena. He had been distracted thinking about Yena since the night he met her.From the beginning, he was addicted to the girl. The feeling he got from touching her was like a drug. And every day she got even more beautiful, somehow.But it was even worse now. Now that he could admit to himself that it was about more than just sex. He cared about Yena more than he had ever cared about anyone. She had been at the school for hours but had not called him. Nolan was obsessively looking at his phone every chance he got, each time feeling a little worse when he saw his only notifications were business related. The show had started by now.&n
I walked the runway wearing the second look in my collection. It was a dress with a layered skirt that hit just above the knee and highlighted my hourglass figure. I knew I looked good in the dress. But maybe I hadn’t realized just how good.The photo flashes, the wild applause, the whistles, and howls were deafening.The rush I felt was amazing.Then my turn on stage was over just as fast as it started, though the crowd did not sound like it could be stopped.Lucy had done her little magic trick backstage and was heading back out to model the third look.She was the one that came up with the idea when we were in the studio.Lucy had only a few seconds behind the curtain in which to get the big ballgown on. But we’d found a way to make it work.We had cut the gown in half.It was agonizing to break those seams apart, after all the work I had put in. But both the bodice and the skirt survived the operation, and then we did something fun with them.Lucy had been wearing the fit
The Gamma warriors fell back into the shadows. I told Susan to go take her seat in the audience and she obeyed. I felt my body relax. Lily was satisfied. And so was I. It’s in your blood, she said to me. You know it’s true. You were born to be their queen. I looked out into the cheering crowd. And for the first time, I started to believe Lily a little. Maybe I did have something noble inside me. Microphone feedback sounded as one of the judges picked up a mic and tapped it. He cleared his throat noisily and said, “Miss Yena, with perfect scores across the board, it’s clear to see that you are our winner today.”The judge wanted to go on, but the audience rallied at this announcement, even though they’d already known I won. I stood beside Lucy again and clasped her hand. The judge pleaded with the audience to quiet down before he continued. “As we do each year at the end of this show, we welcome you to speak briefly about your collect
Nolan answered the phone immediately, before the first ring could trill all the way through. That was a first. “Nolan,” I said when he picked up. Then I realized I didn’t even know where to start. “I know,” he replied. “I am sorry about the post, but Yena, please let me tell you congratulations first. I am so proud of you.” “Thanks,” I said, “but seriously, why did you do that?” “I don’t know. It was an impulse. But I… I don’t regret it.” “You don’t?” Now I was starting to get irritated. I was still in the car with Lucy, who could not hide the fact that she was loving life in this instant. She was eating chocolate covered strawberries like it was her job and listening to my phone call on the edge of her seat. I put it on speakerphone. She could hear most everything anyway. “What I mean is,” Nolan continued, “you’re more ready for this than you realize. And I can help you, any way you need.” “I am not ready to start a busi
NOLAN This was Yena’s night. All Nolan wanted to do was… whatever she wanted. He wanted to worship her. She pleaded for him to put his big dick inside her. Hearing her talk like almost made him lose all control. But he kept himself together.He started out teasing her, getting her body ready for what was coming.He kept letting her think he was about to fuck her hard, but then he’d pull out and sit back on his heels. It was driving her crazy.His eyes roved all over her body. Every inch of her turned him on. It seemed like she grew more gorgeous every day.“Kiss me,” she said, and she jumped on him. He let her push him back on the bed and climb on top of him.She lowered her mouth to Nolan’s and kissed him softly and slowly.He bit into her lip. Hard.He tasted blood.She cried out in a mix of pleasure and pain and threw her head back.He grabbed her hair and pulled her body down into his. She sat into his lap, and he grabbed on tightly to her hips and pushed hims