Chris’s POVShe hesitated. She fucking hesitated. And when I’d told her there’d be no one else, she’d implied she’d go to Caleb later. Like she’d have fun with me now and put him on the back burner. Like I was just something to distract her for now while her life was in shambles.‘Tell her.’ Rock urged.‘She doesn’t want to be with me. I’d look like a fool.’ I snapped back.‘Coward.’I ignored him, not wanting to face the fact that he was right. I’d been a coward when it came to Vivid for years. I never made my feelings known, instead taunting her and letting her grow to hate me. It was my own fault. She couldn’t see me as anything other than her bully, who just happened to be helping her now.But she thought I had ulterior motives to get back at Zeke, and it wasn’t just altruistic. She didn’t think this was just to help her out of the goodness of my heart. Even though it wasn’t that, I wanted her close to me and to begin to feel for me as I felt for her.I needed to change courses. W
Vivian's POV"What happened?" Chris said from beside me.I gripped his arm. I wasn't afraid of the dark, but this was unsettling. A baby cried as the murmurs around us increased, and shouts came from the front of the auditorium. "Everyone stay calm!"Alpha Zade was trying to calm the crowd. His aura washed over us, the panic settling in my stomach. Everything was going to be okay. I still held onto Chris's arm. He patted my hand. "It's okay."I smiled at him in the dark. I felt better knowing that he was here with me. If anything, he'd been my rock over these past few weeks, and I should start recognizing that. I needed to appreciate him more. The realization hit me like a freight train. I should do something to show him my gratitude. But what could I do?A voice interrupted my thoughts "Chris! Chris! Christopher!"Suddenly, Sam appeared, coming straight towards us through the crowd, looking frantic. It was dark, but our eyes had adjusted by now, and her red hair stood out in the moon
Chris's POVI got back to our place in record time. I brought Vi to the bedroom, slamming the front door behind me. She giggled, trying to squirm off my shoulder, but I kept my grip on her firm. She wasn't going anywhere.When I entered the bedroom, I threw her down on the bed. I couldn't control myself; I needed her so much. Tonight may be the night. Tonight was a full moon. I felt my mouth salivating at the thought of marking her. Patience.I crawled on top of her, capturing her lips in a searing kiss. She responded hungrily. She wanted this as much as me. I grabbed at her shirt, ripping it. There were too many layers between us. She gasped as the material shredded.I used her gasp to deepen the kiss. I shoved my knee between her legs, and by instinct, she started grinding against me. She wanted me. I reached around, pulling at the hooks of her bra roughly and then removing the restrictive piece of clothing. When her chest was bare to me, I tore my mouth from hers and lowered myself
VIVIAN'S POVChris stood up, grabbing his clothes. "Where are you going?""For a walk.""Are you really going to do this? Right after we..."He spun around, glaring at me. "Right after you broke my heart?"I gasped. "Chris, I..."He kneeled in front of me. "I can't do this, Vivid. I can't keep pretending that I don't care about you when I do. I've always cared about you. You were always around that bastard, Zeke, though. I pushed your buttons to make the real you come out, and finally, the real you are shining, and the real you don't seem to want me. And I can't take that."I searched his eyes, looking for the joke. There was no way this was the Chris who tormented me throughout school. "It's not you. I know people say that, but it's really not. It's the timing..."He shoved off the bed, standing again. "But the timing was okay for Caleb?""I wasn't going actually to date Caleb right now. I was going to discuss a possible future with him, but I kept my options open. Stop holding Caleb
Chris's POV I watched as Vi stormed off, resisting the urge to chase after her. I knew when I didn't smell Caleb on her, I should have kept my mouth shut. But I had to make sure she knew I didn't trust her. I had to make that dig. She needed to feel as bad as she had made me feel. A slap on my back jolted me from my thoughts. "You okay, man?" I turned towards my friend, Kyle, who was looking at me with concern. "Yeah, I'm fine." "You sure? You look pretty engrossed in thoughts and staring down where Vivian walked off. You two alright?" "Just a lovers' spat. That's all." "Alright. Well, I'm here for you if you need me. Let's get to training. I'm going to kick your ass today." I shoved at him, grinning. I needed a distraction.***** I threw everything into training today. I was physically and mentally exhausted by the time Bailey called time. Bailey called me to his side when it was over and questioned me about it as well,
Vivian's POV What just happened? I needed to find Zeke and figure out what was going on. He was supposed to be with Samantha. He'd help me make sense of what was going on. Then, together, we could confront the two and set the record straight, and things could return to normal. Then I'd talk to Chris and settle what was happening between us. Without outside influences. Just us. Because if he meant what he said, then I needed to listen and stop being so back and forth with his emotions and my own. I was so deep in my thoughts that I overlooked the steady footsteps that started mimicking my own behind me or when a shoulder bumped mine. Only when Caleb said, "Earth to Vi. Earth to Vi." Oh, great. Just what I needed. Like today wasn't complicated enough. "Oh, hi, Caleb. What are you doing?" "I saw you walking like a woman on a mission and wanted to check if you were okay. You alright?" "Just trying to find Zeke. Have you seen him?" I
VIVIAN'S POV Zeke sat me down at the small table he had in his room. "So let's get started. We have a lot to discuss." "We do." "First, we need to figure out where Sam came from." I nodded. "Agreed. It's kind of weird how she just came out of nowhere. Where did you even meet her?" Zeke paused, trying to remember. "I don't know. I just know she was there. I remember seeing you before you got ready for your birthday. Then we were on the stage. I remember the mate calling. Then being so angry." Ivy stirred in my chest, recalling the rejection and the pain. "I remember that." "But I can't recall anything else. I don't know where she came from. I just know she was there." "You don't find that a little weird?" Zeke shrugged. "I didn't think about it before." "We need to go to the border patrol and find out how she gained access to the compound and what they know." "Let's get going. We shouldn't delay any
Vivian's POV It wasn't hard to find out where Chris was taking Samantha on a date. He was taking her to Rosy's. Go figure. Real original, Chris, I thought to myself. I was a little spiteful and jealous, and I knew that, but I couldn't help it. I'd made a mistake rejecting him in the first place, and now my duty was to fix this mess I was in. Right now, I need to play Happy Couple with Zeke. I looked over at Zeke, whose arm looped in mine, grinning like the cat who ate the canary. I shuddered, not enjoying this part of the plan. I told him we could have just come here as friends, but he insisted that it would have worked better if Samantha had thought we were together. I finally relented. She seemed to have some jealousy complex with me. As we neared Rosy's, I felt myself pulling away from Zeke, starting to doubt our plan. But his grip on my arm tightened. "It'll be okay," he whispered to me. I nodded. This was a good plan. Samantha would be jeal