APRILThe stack of books before me got shorter as I picked up the next course material.There were no tests or exams in sight but I had new tutoring gigs so I needed to study up on their various course works so I’d be prepared for everything. It was almost midnight and I’d been going at it for at least four hours, so I was already starting to feel dizzy. Just as I yawned and stretched out my arms, I heard my phone ping and it lit up with the name of the last person I’d have expected to be texting me at this time of the night. Nick: Hey, April.Nick: About earlier today, I’m really sorry if you were offended by the way I addressed you outside the lecture hall. I should’ve known better than to make a joke like that when there were so many people lurking nearby. Surprised by the content, I read the message over and over. I even had to look at the contact name repeatedly to be sure that it was Nick Bright texting me and not someone else. But there was no denying that it was him since h
APRILI’ve been on a chatting streak with Nick for the past seventy two hours and it had me on cloud nine. The fact that we kept each other updated about our every activity of the day and helped each other through some tasks was a routine I enjoyed a little too much. Also, since our texts were mostly platonic and void of anything sexual, it didn’t feel like he was taking advantage of the plaything contract. We had a nice little friendly rapport between us now, one that allowed me to tease him endlessly about his fear of horror movies when he asked for us to see a movie together. That request was made two days ago and today, we met up after classes to head to a cinema near the college. During the short ride to the cinema, I teased him some more and I enjoyed his hearty laughter and how it lit up his handsome face easily. When he started to seem immune to my teasing, I decide to pull up posters of the scariest possible movies in hopes of getting a real scare out of him, but I was ple
APRIL“Oh, that…” he trailed off like he was seriously contemplating his response. “Well, my mom was a huge movie freak. She loved dragging my ass to a cinema every weekend and we binged even more movies at home. So, seeing movies makes me feel closer to her,” he had on a sad smile that made me want to reach out and hug him. “Do you mind telling me how you lost her?” I blurted out the question before I realized how invasive it was, “you don’t have to answer that if you’re not comfortable talking about it,” I quickly added. “It’s fine, I’ve worked through my grief and I’m fine sharing,” he assured me and I realized how much more emotionally mature he was in comparison to his friends. “On the first day it snowed that year, she kissed me goodbye and told me she loved me before dad drove me to Xander’s for a sleepover with the guys. But later that day, I saw the most horrible accident on TV while we were having a hell of a time and my mother’s picture was displayed as the first identi
APRIL The walk to the door of his apartment was pure torture.Sexual tension was thick in the air and we kept glancing at each other like we wanted to devour ourselves the second we got the chance. When we finally reached the door, it seemed like even more torture to watch him search for his keycard to unlock it.The second he swiped the card and the door unlocked, he practically flung it into the house and wrapped his arms around me, his lips clashing with mine possessively before I could even form another thought. Instantly, I melted into his arms, letting him whisk me into the house and press my back against the wall.As soon as I heard the door slam behind us, he was pulling at my clothes to get them off and I was doing the same. Neither of us wanted to break the kiss though, so we settled for practically ripping the clothes off each other so it wouldn’t interrupt it. Something about this kiss, this mutual devouring, this hungry roaming of hands, all of it…. Something about it
APRIL Nick seemed truly flabbergasted by my revelation, like he couldn’t wrap his head around any of it.“I don’t understand it,” his forehead creased with confusion as he created a safe distance between us, “how’s it that you feel like a slut even though you enjoy every bit of it?” At first, I was taken aback by his question, but after a few beats, I realized where he was coming from and that his confusion might be genuine. His confusion was understandable as a powerful man who was allowed to flaunt his sexual promiscuity without being shamed. Unlike me and other women, he was celebrated for being sexually active because it was expected of him. That allowed him to enjoy sexual pleasures from various consenting partners without feeling guilt, regret, or shame afterwards. “You do know that society frowns deeply upon illicit relationships like ours, right?” I asked and he shrugged, clearly unshaken by the rules of society unlike me. I had to drive my point home so I continued, “A r
APRIL There was no hiding the fact that I was surprised, the hitch in my breath and the way my eyes bulged out was enough proof. Nick clearly noticed my shock and slowly pulled his fingers out of me, smiling devilishly as he brought them to his lips and licked them squeaky clean. The slow and sensual pace choose was torturous, it made me want to lean in and kiss those unfairly pretty pink lips of his.“Go ahead, answer the question,” he prompted. “Uh, what question?” my memories blacked out the second he put his fingers in his mouth and licked them in such a distracting manner. He chuckled knowingly, “I asked if there are any sexual fantasies you haven’t fulfilled, or sexual acts you enjoy that no one has explored with you yet.”“Well, I know for sure that I like everything you and your friends do to me. I figure out new things I enjoy when we hook up, but as far as fantasies go, I don’t take them seriously enough to commit them to memory,” I answered sincerely.Normally, I’d feel
APRILThe day for the final round of the Jaw Wars competition had finally arrived. I was one of the lucky and incredibly brilliant three contestants that had successfully passed the previous round. Even though my debt has been mysteriously cleared, I was still excited to take the winning prizes when I walked out of the hall today. Right now, I was backstage while going over my preparation materials, but my mind couldn’t help but wander to thoughts of my new and beautifully blooming relationship with Nick. I was still taken aback by his behavior the last time we were at his house. He and his friends didn’t seem like the types to care about a woman’s pleasure during sexual activities, but he proved me wrong when he put the perfect amount of effort into fulfilling a fantasy of mine that I had long given up on. Surprisingly, he didn’t try to fuck me afterwards, he just ran me a hot shower and provided me with a lovely meal. I’d thought that he would follow in Ace’s footsteps and still
APRIL My walls stretched around the toy lodged inside my pussy, adjusting to it against my will. Meanwhile, all I felt was pure horror that they’d ambushed me for that purpose. “You’re good to go, President,” Xander tucked his hands in his pocket, smirking at me like he had a diabolical plan in the back of his mind.I wasn’t in the mood for any games though, I had an important competition to attend to and I couldn’t possibly get through it with a vibrator stuck inside me. The worst part of it all was that Xander definitely had the controller for it and that look on his face was proof that he’d torture me with it for his pleasure. “What? All good?” I let out a sarcastic laugh, “you have to be kidding me, there’s no way you guys expect me to get on stage with a vibrator inside me, that’s insane.”Ace who’d been perfectly content with sitting on the edge of a table and watching everything unfold like a dark observer, finally pushed himself off it and started towards me. He had that co
APRIL Nick looked clearly wounded by my refusal to go with him and I hated that whenever I made a decision about the guys, someone always ended up hurt. However, I was making the right decision this time around, and while I hated that Nick was caught in the crossfires, I had to stay back and cater to the man who literally got caught in a firing for me two days ago. As much as I wanted to catch up on everything that happened between when the police barged into his home to arrest him and now, that wasn’t high up on my list of priorities until I was able to nurse Ace to health for saving my life even when I didn’t deserve it. So, for now, Ace’s full recovery was my main focus. But I couldn’t help how horrible I felt about Nick’s hurt expression that I was clearly responsible for. “I’m really sorry, Nick. I know this doesn’t make you feel good, but I think it’s best if I stay with Ace for now,” I apologized in a solemn and sincere tone.He stepped closer to me and leaned in, his feat
ACEI stirred slowly, gradually opening my eyes to find a head of flowing hair beside me that was buried in a copy of Pride and Prejudice.April’s pretty face was undoubtedly the best of sight to wake up to, especially after being unconscious for a quite a while. Even in my state of mind, I knew that I was constantly worrying if another bullet has hit her despite the one I’d taken, so it was a huge relief to see that she was hale and hearty.For a few beats, I was simply content with watching her, pleased that the bullet had hit me instead of taking the life of a woman whose beauty rivaled that of goddesses and renaissance paintings. “Is Darcy worth your attention more than I am even though I’m on a hospital bed?” I finally broke the silence. “You’re awake,” she turned to me with a huge smile on her face and was throwing her hands around me in a hug before I could process anything. But as quickly as her hands wrapped around me, she withdrew like my skin had burnt hers. It’s either
APRIL I’d been in the shower for a few minutes now, and my phone had rang countless times during that period. No one called me these days, so I always felt like doom was once again lurking close by whenever my phone rang. It would either be someone bringing me bad news or someone who’s more than eager to rain more insults on me since that’s all I got from people these days. I wasn’t eager to find out who was calling me, so I took my precious time in the shower and only stepped out when I was done with my twelve step bath routine and no sooner. When I headed to where my phone was on my bed, it started ringing again and I grabbed with the speed of lightning when I read the caller ID.The relief that hit me was instant and overwhelming and I had to pause for a second to realize how silly that was before I hit the answer button. “Ace, hi! How’re you doing?” I asked immediately, realizing how awfully worried I was about him even after my unpleasant run-in with his mom. “It’s his mothe
APRIL If I thought I was the connoisseur of bad luck before, now I was certain that I was the embodiment of evil luck. There’s no other reasonable way to explain the horrible things that befall everyone that was unfortunate enough to be around me. Ace, like his best friends, was now suffering for the sin of ever having his life intertwined with mine.He’d gotten in the way and taken a bullet that he didn’t deserve. It would’ve been best if I’d gotten shot and wiped out of their lives so that could finally experience good fortune instead of an endless streak of bad luck. Now, Ace was unconscious and in the Intensive Care Unit, and I heard his father yelling at the doctors to get his only son out of ‘that lousy coma’ before he burnt the hospital’s reputation to the ground and then he stormed off. I swallowed fearfully after watching that scene unfold, but I still gathered some courage and forced myself to walk to the nurse’s desk and make my presence known. “I’m here to see Ace Jac
APRILIn my next life, I’d either come as a monarch’s favorite tea cup, or not come at all. All because this life was started to feel far too gloomy and devastating to live through. If my first life was this tedious, why would I consent to another one? No bloody way. Aren’t you being a little too dramatic? came my subconscious’s snarky interruption. I wasn’t being a little too dramatic though. This wasn’t even adequate drama for someone who just came to terms with the fact that she’s a bad luck charm. Everyone around me always met their unfair share of tragic events, and once the bad luck dice started rolling, it wouldn’t stop until I was back to being deserted and alone. First, it was my father who died. Then, my mother who abandoned me right after and lost every ounce of motherly care for me. Then, every best friend I’ve ever had was cursed with a shitty love life until they moved on from me. And now, I’d single-handedly crushed a friendship that had been carved in stone from w
“Isn’t the prophecy already manifesting?” Those words echoed in the underground office that had been the secret meeting place of the three most influential and powerful Alphas in existence. There was an unsaid weight crushing on the shoulders of all three men as they processed that dreadful question.The prophecy which must not be repeated by the gods’ messenger who relayed it to them.That was the prophecy they were cursed with the responsibility of crushing to dust, and they’d been working tirelessly to achieve that for over a decade. That’s the reason why that question was a slap in the face to the two Alphas it was posed to. Alpha Bright, Nick’s beloved dad, turned to Alpha Jackson, Ace’s least favorite parent, who posed the question.“You called an impromptu meeting and made me fly several miles to get here, just to throw around odd speculations?” he frowned while Alpha Davenport snorted derisively beside him. “Odd speculations, you say?” Alpha Davenport laughed bitterly, “do
APRILI nodded obediently, biting down on my lower lip and looking down to drink in the beauty of him pumping in and out of me and the addictive hot slams that followed. Every moan, every kiss, every bite, every flirty eye contact, every lick and every stroke was mind blowing. It felt like our souls were synced and the pleasure made us a little crazier by the second. “You’re so responsive, so tight,” he tightened his grip that was now on my ass while my legs were locked behind his neck. I just moaned back my response and let myself float in bliss as he hit every stimulating spot in my core. He was buried so deep inside me and from the way he was throbbing uncontrollably right now, I knew that he was seconds away from exploding inside me. The thought of that made me clench around him, aiming to milk every last glorious inch of his cock. “Good girl,” he kissed me and held me so tightly to himself that we were breathing the same air. Then, he started to pound into me so recklessly
APRIL Every ounce of anger he was holding unto faded as he grabbed me.Now, his eyes were filled with vulnerability and all that rage from before was no where to be found. He looked like he was seconds away from breaking down completely at my feet.“Please don’t leave me, April,” he pleaded for dear life, “I’d hate to hold you here against your will, so please, stay with me of your own accord.”I looked away from him, unwilling to agree to his ask so easily. “Nick, we need some space away from each other, we really do. So, just let me go,” I sighed heavily, trying to gently pry my arm out of his grasp.He didn’t let me get away from him, because soon he had both hands gripping my arms and he nudged me so I was looking at him again. It was hard for me to hold his gaze because he was now looking at me like his entire world was crashing before him. Was I the reason his world was crumbling? I desperately hoped not, because I wasn’t worth it. “I’m so sorry, but I can’t respect that,” h
APRILWhen he reappeared in the living room minutes later, he was dressed in shorts, scenting of mint and grapes and I couldn’t even believe he was the same man that had beaten Xander like a mad man. The man smiling at me right now and ruffling a towel through his damp hair was nothing like that beast I’d encountered earlier. “April,” he breathed and threw the towel aside and blocked my path. The next thing I knew, his arms were enveloping me whole and he sniffed in my scent like he’d been dying to do that for far too long. I tried to step away from him but then he pulled away from the hug and started to inspect every corner of my skin worriedly. “Are you hurt anywhere? Did he harm you in any way? Were you restrained with chains at any point?” he asked as his hands continued to roam my body.Something snapped in me and I was suddenly enraged.“Really?” I let our a sarcastic laugh, “are you really going to pretend that you can’t bear to see a bruise on me after nearly killing your