Thalia “Will you stop talking or do you want me to make this an even bigger issue? What the fuck is wrong with you?” I turned at Elena’s voice. I had never heard her yell so loudly and she was doing it to defend me. “Wha-?” “You heard her. If you say one more hurtful word to Thalia, I won’t let it slide either. You and the professor are so wrong for making her do something that she clearly doesn’t want to do and you are making it worse by being insulting!” Emily yelled at him. Both of them stood up. “Wow, I forgot, the clique. Of course, avengers, defenders.”“If you don’t shut up about it, the clique,”Elena said, pointing at the three of us. “Will expose your weird ass,” I saw him panic at Elena’s words. He opened his mouth to speak but must have thought against it because he suddenly turned away and took his seat. “Lia,” Elena reached for my hand. I sat down and so did she. She stared at me with a worried expression. “I am okay. I am not going to do it. I don’t
Thalia “Elena!” I called out to my friend hours later after the tour around the museum ended and we made our way back to the bus that would take us back to the resort after the most amazing experience of my educational life. Coming to the museum and seeing all the artifacts I read about in real life solidified the plans I had to be a curator. My love for art and everything related to it was renewed in the best possible way. I took a lot of notes and even asked the friendly curator if I could come back some other time for a solo experience and she told me it was open to everyone. I didn’t see Lucas throughout the visit and I didn’t mind. I don’t want him close because I always end up at war with myself. In fact, not seeing him at all helped me a lot. I had so much fun. “Hey, you guys seem to have the best team, mine is just weird.” Elena complained. “Oh baby, ours was just as bad but we had each other,” I told her. “Yeah, it was fun with Lia, if she wasn’t on my
Thalia “Lia, can you stop glaring at your phone? You have been doing that all day and at this point, your phone might run away.” I turned to Elena and scoffed. I dumped my phone and laid back on the bed. The fucking bed was so small. It made me miss the bed I slept in last night. It was so big and comfy. I miss it and admittedly, I also miss the man I spent the night on the bed with. Even though he acted like a douchebag the morning after. We have been back in the resort for hours now and he has still not texted a response to my response to his first text nor has he called. He read the text and chose not to respond. Crazy wolf man. “Just call him.” Emily advised. I can’t count the number of times she has told me to call him since after leaving the museum. It was almost six pm and the closer it got to the time he told me he would come and pick me up, the more anxious I became. I can’t even explain why I was feeling anxious. I already told him that I won’t be spending the night
Thalia “Say what now?” I let out. Mariah turned to me and flashed a smile at me. I didn’t smile back. How could I? She just said she rode with my man while I rode with other students while waiting for his text or call. Both of which never came and still haven't come. “Why are you acting weird and as if you didn’t just hear what I said? I don’t like repeating myself but this once, I will do it for your benefit. I rode with the professor and I think we might be a thing soon.” I couldn’t believe my ears. This has to be some kind of stupid dream. No way this was real. “Mariah, don’t be so delusional. You two can’t be a thing.” Elena said before I could speak. “Yes, I am pretty sure the professor doesn’t want to have anything to do with you.” Emily added. I sure hope so but if he gave her a ride then what else could he do for her? “Oh, girls. You don’t know me and the power I hold against men. I can make any man fall for me and I know when a guy is down bad. The man that brou
Thalia “Lia, don’t believe what she said. Lucas can’t do that. He loves you and only wants you.” I don’t know if she was trying to console me or trying to convince herself but it did no good. He sure doesn’t love me and as for want? That doesn’t seem to be the case since he was already accommodating someone else just a few hours after we clashed. He bought her lunch, took her shopping, and even hugged her. That sounded like a date. A fucking date yet he hasn’t taken me to a date once and I am supposed to be his ‘mate’ Was that something they made up to fuck women? I know men do anything to get what they want but going as far as making up some bond just to get me to bed was crazy to think about and yet, I was thinking it. “Elena is right, baby. Don’t let her get between you two.” I turned to the girls. “Get between us? Get between what? Why would she lie about a date? Huh? Tell me. Didn’t you see the things she got? Did she sound like she was making things up to you? It clearl
Thalia The thought that Lucas might do the things he did with me last night with Mariah nearly crippled me. If I wasn’t already seated, I might have actually lost my balance and collapsed to the ground. The image of Lucas’s cock buried deep in Mariah’s pussy made me sick. I couldn’t get the image off my head. Everything he said to me last night, the way he turned me around and had me in different positions. All the dirty things we have done together came to me in a flash but in my place, it was Mariah’s face. Mariah screaming and whimpering his name in pleasure. Mariah begging him to fuck her more. Mariah asking for him to come inside her. The image was so fucking clear that I had to force my eyes open or I would have gone crazy. “Lia,” Emily whispered my name. I looked at her and saw the worry in her eyes. I couldn’t even pretend. My eyes went to my phone again. The silence of it made everything worse. As the minute ticked by, I slowly started to lose myself a little more. “Wh
Thalia “Don’t worry, the glasses are tinted, no one will see you from the outside.” Lucas pointed out. I didn’t look at him. “Don’t start the car.” I let out when he tried to. “Why not? We are leaving.” No, we are not. I am not going back to the hotel with him. not after what I found out about him from Mariah. I felt betrayed. I couldn’t imagine spending the night with him with all the doubts. Yes, he might not have spent the night with her since he was here but it could happen soon. He already took her out on a date. They already shared a hug. Soon, they might be sharing more than a hug. They might be sharing kisses and after that, they might be sharing a bed too. “We are not leaving. I am not spending the night with you.” I let out and spared him a look. He looked confused. “And why not? We spent the night together last night and it was amazing. Why can’t we do the same tonight? You are coming with me and that’s final.” The way he said the last part of his sentence pi
Lucas “Lucas? Stop the car!” I looked at Thalia and ignored her. I had no intentions of stopping the car until we were out of the resort and somewhere I could park and y’all to her. I can’t believe she thought I went on a date with that Mariah girl. Yes, I did buy her lunch because she kept insisting and then she told me her period started and I had to follow her to the shop where she got pads and other things. I paid for the things ahead bought out of the goodness of my heart but I never thought of it as a date nor did I let her hug me. Thalia found out and got everything wrong. No. I would never take another woman out or think of being with another woman who wasn’t my mate. I hated that she even thought about me cheating on her. Cheating! I don’t cheat! Not even when I dated a lot. I always made sure that I wasn’t seeing two people at once. I have never two-timed or double dates in my whole life, why would I do it now with my mate? The crazy part of everything was th
Thalia “I missed you,” He growled when he pulled away to allow us to breathe after the breathtaking kisses we shared. I liked my slightly swollen lips. I could say the same about him. I missed him so much. I was the one who kissed him again. I kissed him with everything inside me, showing him just how much I missed him with my mouth. When we stopped kissing again, we stared at each other longingly. “God, Cross! I missed you so much! It doesn’t feel like it has only been a few days. It feels like we have been apart for so long.” I told him sincerely. I wanted to kiss him more. I wanted to get naked with him already and get to know him again in the most intimate way. It has been weeks since I last felt him inside me and the memories of that night were starting to fade away. I needed a redo to remind me of just how good it had been between us. “I missed you too, my darling. So much. I can’t believe I wasted our week together. I was such a fool.” I couldn’t disagree. It w
Thalia “It’s really you?” I asked even as I held him, his arms wrapped around my waist. I talked his shoulder and he let me go. I put a small distance between us, wondering if I was really seeing him. “Baby?” He called out. It didn’t look like a dream. It clearly wasn’t a dream! “Cross!” I couldn’t believe my eyes. He was here. He was really here. I thought I was dreaming when I saw him for the first time. I walked in and busied myself taking off my shoes first so that I could get comfortable enough to look around for the surprise Lucas had talked about. I didn’t even notice him until he whispered something and I looked up to see him standing there, it felt like a dream. I thought I had fallen somewhere, lost consciousness, and started dreaming. He was really here. “Hey baby, you are finally here! Surprise!” He said again and spread his arms out. The first time he said it, it didn’t click that he was the surprise that Lucas had talked about. He said it again and s
Cross “What’s taking him so long? Did he ditch me?” I grumbled impatiently and checked the time again. It was almost eight pm and still no sight of my mate and the fucker who went to get her. It shouldn’t take so long to bring her to me. We had an agreement. “The fucker!” I complained. I hope I didn’t drive all the way down here and did nothing. I dropped a meeting that I was supposed to hold to come here. I missed my mate so much and wanted to see her so badly that I didn’t think twice about postponing the meeting after I got him to agree to let me come over. I drove miles and hours to get here. I put my beta in charge of the pack just to come spend the night with my mate. He better not fuck things up. I wanted to call her after I found out from him that he messed up and made her mad but he said it would ruin her surprise so I stayed put. Oh, I gave him a piss of my mind. No way I was going to let him off after he made our mate angry and sad. The other thing he did to
Thalia “What’s the surprise? Tell me please,” I said, pouting my lips in an effort to make him spill the tea but he just laughed and shook his head. I wanted to know and now I wanted us to be at the hotel already so that I could see the surprise. “Patient baby. Good things happen to those who are patient.” He told me and hugged me again. He was right. If only I was patient enough to hear his own side of the story, I wouldn’t have almost ruined our relationship again. I need to learn to trust him and believe in what we have. The girls believed in him more than I did. I should thank them for talking me into coming to see him if not, I would have spent the night in misery all because of lies that Mariah made up. “I can’t believe I fell for her lies. I am so sorry, Lucas. I shouldn’t have doubted you.” I told Lucas sincerely. I can’t believe I almost ruined our relationship over a lie. Over some twisted narrative. Mariah might not know the harm she did by twisting what happ
Lucas “It wasn’t a date. I promise. She asked me to take her back to the resort because the bus left without her and she didn’t know her way around.” I explained the first part of what happened and why she even got in my car in the first place. I couldn’t leave her on her own. I genuinely thought that she was stranded and I didn’t want anything to happen to her. I got Thalia’s attention so I went on. “Halfway through the ride, she told me that she hadn’t eaten all day so I stopped at a restaurant and got her food. After that, she told me she got her period and didn’t have a pad with her so I drove to the mall and paid god the things she got. That’s it.” I explained to her. She didn’t look convinced at first but her expression started to change right before my eyes. I waited for her to process the things I told her first before I continued. She opened and closed her mouth multiple times without saying anything and still, I waited. “Did you hug her?” That happened too bu
Lucas “Lucas? Stop the car!” I looked at Thalia and ignored her. I had no intentions of stopping the car until we were out of the resort and somewhere I could park and y’all to her. I can’t believe she thought I went on a date with that Mariah girl. Yes, I did buy her lunch because she kept insisting and then she told me her period started and I had to follow her to the shop where she got pads and other things. I paid for the things ahead bought out of the goodness of my heart but I never thought of it as a date nor did I let her hug me. Thalia found out and got everything wrong. No. I would never take another woman out or think of being with another woman who wasn’t my mate. I hated that she even thought about me cheating on her. Cheating! I don’t cheat! Not even when I dated a lot. I always made sure that I wasn’t seeing two people at once. I have never two-timed or double dates in my whole life, why would I do it now with my mate? The crazy part of everything was th
Thalia “Don’t worry, the glasses are tinted, no one will see you from the outside.” Lucas pointed out. I didn’t look at him. “Don’t start the car.” I let out when he tried to. “Why not? We are leaving.” No, we are not. I am not going back to the hotel with him. not after what I found out about him from Mariah. I felt betrayed. I couldn’t imagine spending the night with him with all the doubts. Yes, he might not have spent the night with her since he was here but it could happen soon. He already took her out on a date. They already shared a hug. Soon, they might be sharing more than a hug. They might be sharing kisses and after that, they might be sharing a bed too. “We are not leaving. I am not spending the night with you.” I let out and spared him a look. He looked confused. “And why not? We spent the night together last night and it was amazing. Why can’t we do the same tonight? You are coming with me and that’s final.” The way he said the last part of his sentence pi
Thalia The thought that Lucas might do the things he did with me last night with Mariah nearly crippled me. If I wasn’t already seated, I might have actually lost my balance and collapsed to the ground. The image of Lucas’s cock buried deep in Mariah’s pussy made me sick. I couldn’t get the image off my head. Everything he said to me last night, the way he turned me around and had me in different positions. All the dirty things we have done together came to me in a flash but in my place, it was Mariah’s face. Mariah screaming and whimpering his name in pleasure. Mariah begging him to fuck her more. Mariah asking for him to come inside her. The image was so fucking clear that I had to force my eyes open or I would have gone crazy. “Lia,” Emily whispered my name. I looked at her and saw the worry in her eyes. I couldn’t even pretend. My eyes went to my phone again. The silence of it made everything worse. As the minute ticked by, I slowly started to lose myself a little more. “Wh
Thalia “Lia, don’t believe what she said. Lucas can’t do that. He loves you and only wants you.” I don’t know if she was trying to console me or trying to convince herself but it did no good. He sure doesn’t love me and as for want? That doesn’t seem to be the case since he was already accommodating someone else just a few hours after we clashed. He bought her lunch, took her shopping, and even hugged her. That sounded like a date. A fucking date yet he hasn’t taken me to a date once and I am supposed to be his ‘mate’ Was that something they made up to fuck women? I know men do anything to get what they want but going as far as making up some bond just to get me to bed was crazy to think about and yet, I was thinking it. “Elena is right, baby. Don’t let her get between you two.” I turned to the girls. “Get between us? Get between what? Why would she lie about a date? Huh? Tell me. Didn’t you see the things she got? Did she sound like she was making things up to you? It clearl