004.Amber couldn’t believe what she was seeing right now. She blinked to be certain it wasn’t a hallucination, but it was real. She pinched herself to be sure she wasn’t dreaming, but the pain was as real as the man standing in front of her.Axel stared at her, fighting the urge to pull her into his arms. This was the first time he was seeing her up close after more than five years. It felt so surreal. She had grown so much. Amber’s eyes turned teary as she looked at the man in front of her. “Axel.” she whispered. “Cat eyes,” he called back, causing her heart to skip a beat as tears rolled down her cheeks. She hadn’t heard that name in years and it hurt that it still had that effect on her; that effect she hadn’t felt for a long time.Axel made to take a step forward, but she moved back, her face filled with a mixture of shock and horror. Never in her wildest dreams could she have imagined meeting him in such a way. Her head reeled with memories of the past, all echoing in her head
Chapter 001 ~ Axel king “There is no fuckíng way I am going to that university to live under the same roof with that annoying bag of fish water!” “Amber, language!” Loris snapped at her. “He is your brother for crying out loud.” “Mum, you don’t understand. Cole is the exact replica of dad. He is so overprotective and won’t let me live my life.” Amber rolled her eyes with her arms folded. After waiting for three months for feedback from the admission board, she couldn’t believe they didn’t give her the college she applied for. They had to take her to Boston! Fucking Boston, where her senior brother was schooling. And what’s worse, she was going to be living under the same roof with him. The last thing she ever wanted in her life was to have her brother’s prying eyes on her. In all her seventeen years of existence, she hadn’t seen any brother behave the way hers does, and it was freaking annoying to her. “It’s for your own good, Amber. Your father wanted the best for you—”
002. “But you said you were schooling in England. How come you are here in Boston?” Amber asked, confusion etched on her face. Axel chuckled. “I told you I was schooling in New England, USA, girl,” He poked her forehead. “How come you get good grades when you know nothing?” He rolled his eyes and Amber suddenly remembered. He had mentioned something like Massachusetts… she suddenly gasped. He was referring to Boston. Boston is located in Massachusetts. She facepalmed, realizing that she had misquoted him. “Oh my gosh!” She suddenly exclaimed and sat on the bed. She had thrown a tantrum at home because she thought her parents were taking her to a place she’d never get to see Axel ever again. But they had actually brought her straight to him, and not just that, she was going to be living under the same roof with him. Her eyes suddenly lit up, and she was overwhelmed with happiness. She thought of how she’d get to see him every day and not just that, she’d go to the same colle
3. NEXT MORNING… Amber awoke with a smile on her face. This was the first time she actually woke up with a genuine smile since the previous months. She had had trouble having a peaceful sleep after Axel left. She may or may not have fantasized about him doing terrible but pleasurable things to her which always ended up with her touching herself in the process. She was shameless, she knew it, but she felt she shouldn’t be blamed for lusting after her brother’s best friend. I mean look at him… he was drop dead gorgeous; too hot to even breathe the same air as her. She could still recall the day he spent the night at their house, and she had to wake up and find him making some pancakes in the kitchen. He was shirtless and his hair was messy, and it only made him hotter than he already was. She had watched how his muscles flexed as he lifted the frying pan and flipped the pancakes. She blessed her self control because it took all she had not to run into his arms and trail her han
004. Amber's eyes widened, her grip on the fork tightening the more. “Girlfriend?” she repeated, trying to keep her tone neutral. Candice nodded, smiling. “Yeah, we've been together for a few months now.” Amber's gaze shifted to Axel, who looked uncomfortable. “You didn't mention you had a girlfriend,” she said, trying to keep the accusation out of her voice. Axel shrugged. “It didn't come up.” Amber felt a pang of disappointment. Why hadn't he told her? Did he think she wouldn't care? She glared at him, her heart aching. Candice leaned in, oblivious to the tension. “So, Amber, what do you think of the campus so far?” Amber forced a smile, trying to play it cool. “It's great. Thanks for asking.” Candice nodded with a smile. “Since you’re Axel’s little sister, I’ll give you special treatment,” ‘If that special treatment involves you leaving Axel’s life forever, I’m game.’ Amber muttered in her thoughts as Candice kept going on and on about how she would take care of
005.“Spill the tea, girlie. How on earth do you know Axel King? He even shoved you into his car!” Melissa exclaimed, causing Amber to laugh.“He didn’t really shove me into the car, Mel.” Amber massaged her forehead. Melissa had video called her the minute she got home and wouldn’t stop asking about Axel. She couldn’t help wondering how Amber knew who Axel was when she was just a freshman.Melissa rolled her eyes. “Oh please!” she waved it off. “He literally swept you off your feet.” she giggled.Amber chuckled softly. “Well, he is my brother’s best friend, so he is technically my friend too. We’ve known each other since we were kids.”Melissa gasped. “Girl, you’re lucky. Axel King is the most popular guy on campus. Don’t ask me how I know, I’m an all rounder-perks of being a mass communication student, am I right?”“It’s gossip.” Amber laughed.The door to her room opened and Cole walked in. He threw the towel he was holding on Amber’s face and she huffed.“Let’s talk later, Melissa
006.Next day…Amber, Melissa, and Jack were having lunch in the cafeteria and Melissa didn’t waste time before telling Jack about Axel. Jack gasped. “I might just be a freshman but the name “Axel King” is gold on campus. Everybody knows him and girls? Fuck, they are always all over him, especially when he plays basketball.”Melissa giggled. “Not only is he hot and drop dead gorgeous, he is also good at sports and have led this college to numerous victories in his two years of being here,”Amber smiled. “Axel has always been my golden guy. He is awesome.” Melissa narrowed her eyes at her. “Girl, you’re swooning.” she chuckled.Amber sighed.Just then, Axel walked into the cafeteria, and just like they had said, all eyes were on him in an instant, including hers. There was something about him… about his presence, his aura, that seemed to command the room. Melissa watched Amber with a smile on her face. No one needed to explain what was going on to her right now. One thing she knew;
007.Axel stood in the spacious office, his face indifferent and his patience wearing thin. He hated being here, and he especially hated the feeling of nostalgia that came with coming to this place.He walked over to the window, overlooking the whole city, and he sighed, tucking his hands into his pocket as his handsome face contorted to a frown. His father’s office had always been the most uncomfortable place for him to be in, and now he had been here for fifteen minutes, waiting for his so-called father who had called him here but went ahead to do business… as usual.Just as he was about to give up and turned to walk out, the door opened, and his father walked in, his expression stern. “I’m actually surprised you waited.” he took a seat and gestured for Axel to sit as well.“Why did you call me here?” Axel asked as soon as his butt landed on the chair.Mr. Kevin King cleared his throat and folded his hands on the desk as he looked at his son. “It’s about you and Candice,” he answer
004.Amber couldn’t believe what she was seeing right now. She blinked to be certain it wasn’t a hallucination, but it was real. She pinched herself to be sure she wasn’t dreaming, but the pain was as real as the man standing in front of her.Axel stared at her, fighting the urge to pull her into his arms. This was the first time he was seeing her up close after more than five years. It felt so surreal. She had grown so much. Amber’s eyes turned teary as she looked at the man in front of her. “Axel.” she whispered. “Cat eyes,” he called back, causing her heart to skip a beat as tears rolled down her cheeks. She hadn’t heard that name in years and it hurt that it still had that effect on her; that effect she hadn’t felt for a long time.Axel made to take a step forward, but she moved back, her face filled with a mixture of shock and horror. Never in her wildest dreams could she have imagined meeting him in such a way. Her head reeled with memories of the past, all echoing in her head
003.GLAM MAGAZINEAmber walked into her department, her presence alone drawing everybody’s attention as they all left whatever they were doing to stare at her. A smile tugged at the side of her lips as her heels clicked the floor, the rhythm sweet to the ears of her admirers. If someone told her years ago that she would get used to being the center of attention, she wouldn’t have believed it, but now she relished the feeling—it was the most beautiful thing in the world, but it came with a price.Not everyone staring really loved her. Some stared at her with envy, others with jealousy, and some didn’t even want to see her face. But did she care? Nah. She didn’t give a damn. This was her job, and she worked hard to get here. She deserved this.When she got to her desk, she dropped her bag and took a seat, turning her computer on immediately.“Amber! Amber! Amber!”Amber’s eyes widened as she swayed to the direction of the person calling her. It was Gina, her colleague and friend.Amber
150.Amber’s heartbeat accelerated. Little Kitten… she hadn’t heard that name for years and hearing it brought a lot of memories.Could it be that Axel had finally come back? She slowly turned back, bracing herself for what was to come but her face fell when she realized that it wasn’t really anything — just a girl, letting her brother pat her kitten.Amber shut her eyes tight as she felt a wave of embarrassment. She couldn’t believe that she had mistaken the man for Axel.With a shake of her head, she quickly walked away. She couldn’t believe it. All these years, she has made herself believe that she didn’t want to see Axel ever again. But tonight, she had no idea why she had anticipated seeing him after hearing those words. It made her feel ashamed of herself. “Amber!” She looked up and sighted Melissa waving at her. With an eye roll, she approached Melissa, who gave her an apologetic expression.“I’m so sorry, girlie,” Melissa linked their arms, trying to act cute to stop Amber
Chapter 149 ~ Hello, Little Kitten——————LAS VEGAS, 8:00pm‘Haruki Murakami once said, “Pain is inevitable, Suffering is optional”, so I have decided not to let the pain make me suffer or lose sight of what I have. I might have lost love, but I have life, and I am going to rewrite my story.’Amber smiled as she snapped her diary closed, feeling a sense of satisfaction and peace. She had written this two years ago, and whenever she felt hurt, she would go back to read it and remind herself of the promise she made to herself.Life hadn’t been as good as she had thought, at least she was living now. She had completed her internship and was now one of the renowned journalists at her workplace. She was loved by all, and she brought sunshine wherever she went. Not to mention how much Politicians feared her pen. The public believed whatever they saw in her article or reports, and celebrities knew their fates were in the power of her pen — she was a force to be reckoned with.With a sigh, sh
148.------------------------THREE YEARS LATER....Graduation..."Congratulations!!!!" Everyone screamed in happiness as they all took group photos.When they were done, Amber took a seat under one of the canopies set there with Melissa and Jack."Oh, I can't believe we graduated!" Melissa screamed, taking a selfie while Amber laughed, taking a bite out of her sandwich. "Oh my gosh! And have you seen my GPA?""Have you seen Amber's?" Jack asked and Melissa laughed."Oh, I knew you'd take her side. Perks of being the overall best student, duh!" Melissa winked at Amber.Melissa's giddy enthusiasm was contagious, and Amber couldn’t help but laugh along with her. “It’s been a long road, but we made it,” Amber said with a smile, reminiscing on all the ups and downs they’d been through together. Her expression turned sad for a minute as she remembered Axel. She wondered what was going on with him. Today would have been complete if he were by her side. “Speaking of long roads,” Melissa be
147.SOMEWHERE IN LAS VEGAS, 7:30PMAxel walked into the dormitory, his body drenched from the rain. Maverick, his room mate, and cousin, stood from the chair and rushed to him. "Oh my gosh, Axel," He exclaimed, his face twisted in worry as he quickly grabbed a towel and handed it to Axel. Axel removed his slippers and walked further into the room, casually drying himself while Maverick stared at him with a bemused and sympathetic expression on his face."Why didn't you use the umbrella I sent to you?" he asked, but Axel didn't respond. "How long are you going to keep punishing yourself, huh? You and I know how intolerant you are to cold. But you keep going under the rain and getting drenched to punish yourself for doing the right thing."Axel sneered, throwing the wet towel at Maverick, who caught it. "I was a coward, Maverick, and I hurt her.""No, you saved her," Maverick took a step closer to him. "She might not know it but everything you did was for her safety. I know you're h
146.A MONTH LATERLife without Axel was like a fish out of water. It's been a month and Amber was still waiting for him to come back and explain things for her. Her grades dropped drastically and Melissa was hell worried about her GPA. Amber used to be top of the class, but now even school didn't look like something she wanted to do anymore. The professors are complaining, and most of her course mates have tried to cheer her up many times, but their efforts were futile. Everyone knew the reason she had lost her spark was because Axel transfered from the school. Desperate as she was, she had tried getting the VC to tell her the name of the new school Axel transfered to, but she told Amber it was confidential information, and except the student was willing to share it, she couldn't disclose it.Amber's world seemed to have lost all colours. Every weekends, she would go to the house to see if anything has changed or if Axel had come back but she got nothing. Apart from how she had los
145.Amber barged into the house, her steps heavy with dread but fast with determination. Cole and Melissa rushed after her, trying to stop her but she was bent on finding out whether what Kevin said was true or not. Back at the company, she had tried getting the old man to talk; to at least tell her where Axel had gone, but he turned her down, which made her assume he was only lying to get her off Axel's back. It wasn't easy convincing Cole to bring her back to this house, but she needed to know.Amber threw Axel's room door open, her eyes widening in both shock, disappointment and pain at the discovery that it was indeed true. She rushed into his wardrobe, throwing it open. It was empty. She looked around the room for any sign of him, or his things, but there was nothing. Tears rolled down her cheeks as she plopped to the floor, her hand clutching her chest. Her heart felt so heavy that it threatened to fall out of her chest. "He's really gone," she whispered, looking up at the c
144.Next day..."I can't believe it, Melissa! I really can't!" Amber sobbed in Melissa's arms while Melissa patted her back, trying to console her."I know, I know, Amber," Melissa said, her voice empathetic. "I can't believe it either. Something is definitely wrong somewhere. Axel wouldn't just break up with you out of the blue." she said, trying to convince herself as well. It was so strange. She recalled how excited Axel had been for Amber's birthday. The whole surprise and gift stuff were his idea. Everything that happened yesterday was because of him. She wondered why he would just return from his father's place and break up with Amber. Melissa was sure that wasn't the whole story. Axel wouldn't just tell Amber he was using her and stuff. The few months they've been together hadn't really hinted at him using her. Their love was genuine."I have to call him," Amber pulled away from the hug and began searching for her phone. "I need him to give me more explanation, Mel. There is