128.“Oh that bitch! I should have hit her harder!” Melissa snapped, pacing back and forth as the doctor cleaned Amber’s wound.Amber gave her a soft smile. “Your slap was enough. I bet her cheek will sting for days.”Melissa shook her head. She wasn’t satisfied. “She made your wound open again. Just this morning, I was happy that you were healing, and soon the cast would come off. Then that stupid weasel opened it all up again. Look, she made you bleed,” Melissa seethed as the doctor changed the bandage and cast. “I want to return the favor.”Amber chuckled, shaking her head. “It’s fine, Mel. I’m already feeling better, and it’s that painful anymore, see?”Melissa sighed and took a seat. “You’re just saying that to make me feel better. I know how hurt you are, Amy. I know you are in pains.”Amber bit her lower lip, knowing that Melissa was right. The pain was nothing to write home about. She has been handling it quite well, but now, she felt like her hand was about to come off.She h
129.The students began murmuring as Hazel stormed through the halls, her balls fisted as she walked to where Amber was with Melissa. Amber had accompanied Melissa to submit their project and was already preparing to go home for the break the doctor asked her to take when Hazel stormed towards them."You!" she seethed, barely able to contain her anger.Amber stared at Hazel, her eyes widening in shock and amusement. Melissa couldn't help bursting into fits of laughter. Hazel was beaten and battered from head to toe. Her face was all swollen and her hand was already in a cast. Her forehead has been bandaged as well, making her look almost unrecognizable. The only way the girls could tell she was the one was through her cheerleading captain uniform.Amber knew Cole had gotten her revenge on her behalf. She stared at Hazel, a bemused expression on her face while Hazel glared at her like she couldn't wait to get rid of her."You fucking set me up! How dare you?" she snarled, her fists bal
130.Amber gasped as Axel helped her into the luxurious and well decorated outdoor restaurant. Her eyes widened at the decor, the crystal lights dancing around flower bushes, the water fountain in front of her and the exotic food and drinks, set on the table, waiting for her and calling her name. A smile graced her lips.“Tadaaa!” Axel spread out his arms, showing her the beauty of the place.Amber turned to face him, literally bubbling with smiles. This was the best makeup date. She didn’t even have to think twice before forgiving him for making her miss him so much. “So… do you like it?” Axel asked, taking her good hand in his.Amber nodded with a smile. “I love it,” she said, still looking around. It’s so amazing I feel like I can’t get enough of it.”Axel blushed as he chuckled a bit. He hadn’t been able to spend time with her for a while now due to things he had to take care of at school and the big project he was working on. But now that he was less busy, he was going to make i
131.Two weeks later…“Well, that’s all for today,” Professor David said as he closed his laptop and smiled at the students who began returning their notepads and iPads into their bags. This was the last classes for today and due to how occupied the day had been for them, they felt like breaking.“Our continuous assessment will commence soon,” he said and the students began murmuring. Professor David raised his hand and they all quieted down immediately. “The date hasn’t been announced yet. We will be having a board meeting with the vice chancellor and school management to fix a date that wouldn’t be too inconvenient for you guys. As you know, the mass communication students would be going on a camping trip with the arts and entertainment department soon. We are still trying to look for ways to make sure everything falls into place,” he took his laptop. “Until then, see you. And please, read your books. This might be second semester but you aren’t freshmen anymore.” Without waiting fo
132.Amber's lips curled into a teasing smile as she trailed her hand down Axel's back, her fingers grazing over his slick skin. "Mmhmm, and what exactly is my wish?" she teased, pressing her body against his.Axel shuddered once more, goosebumps erupting along his skin. "Well, I believe your wish is for me to show you just how much I've missed you," he said, his voice husky and full of desire. His hands gripped her hips, pulling her closer, and Amber gasped as she felt his hardness pressing against her lower back.Amber let out a small moan, arching her back and pressing herself harder against Axel's body. "That's right," she whispered, her voice dripping with need. "And I've missed you too. You have no idea how much."Axel turned around, his eyes dark with lust as he took in the sight of her naked body. His hand slid up her waist, cupping her breast as his lips captured hers in a searing kiss.Amber moaned against his mouth, her tongue tangling with his as he backed her against the
133.Axel smirked, his finger sliding deeper into Amber's soaking core, eliciting a low moan from her lips. "More, huh?" he teased, his finger pumping slowly in and out of her, teasing her sensitive walls. "I thought you'd never ask."Amber whimpered, her hips bucking against his hand as she sought more stimulation. "Yes, please," she gasped, her eyes pleading with him. "I need you, Axel. I need you inside me."Axel leaned forward, pressing his lips against hers in a searing kiss as his finger continued to move inside her. His finger withdrew from Amber, his eyes never leaving hers as he positioned himself between her legs. He traced a hand down her body, his fingers brushing against her sensitive skin as he aligned himself with her entrance.Amber's breath quickened as she felt him at her core, her hands gripping his arms as she arched her back in anticipation.Axel entered her with one smooth thrust, groaning as he filled her completely. Amber cried out, her nails digging into his s
134.The school bus rolled down the road, the engine humming as it carried the mass communication and students towards the destination of their much-anticipated camping trip. The arts and entertainment students had to take another school bus since this wouldn’t fit them all.Amber and Axel were seated side by side, their hands interlocked under the cover of their jackets. Amber was giddy that she got to attend this camping trip with them. She was happy she didn’t decline and stayed at home. She had no idea it was for all levels of the mass communication students. She thought it was only them, but thank goodness, she now had Axel, Melissa and Jack.Maybe this wasn’t going to be so bad after all.Melissa, seated across from them, leaned over and smiled slyly at Amber. "You seem awfully chipper today, Amber," she said, wiggling her eyebrows playfully.Amber snickered. “Oh, you should know why, Mel.”Melissa grinned mischievously, her eyes dancing with amusement. "So, you and Axel plannin
135.That night, after being told the camp rules and regulations, the students gathered around the camp fire. Their activities were to start the next day and they were to use this night to catch up but both groups didn’t look like they were interested in catching up.Amber wrapped her arms around herself when a guy approached her. He was from the arts and entertainment group. “Hey,” he said.Amber looked up, her brows furrowing at the handsome brown haired boy in front of her. Seeing him, she already knew where he was from. “How can I help you?” she asked, her tone flat.The boy, knowing the reason for her dry reply forced a smile and took a seat beside her. “I just wanted to commend what you did this afternoon. I like how you told your story and left everyone speechless.” Amber smiled, feeling good for her victory. The arts and entertainment students stayed off her turf since that happened. And she became quite popular amongst her fellow mass comm students, who saw her as their savi
031.GLAM MAGAZINEAmber held the necklace in her hand as she swayed in her chair. If Axel thinks he could win her over with something expensive, then he was clearly mistaken. He should know the kind of person she was. She hated extravagance, and she particularly detest when people try to please her with extravagant things.She picked up her phone and dialed Maverick’s number. Maverick picked up almost immediately like he was expecting her call. “Good morning, Ms. Amber.”Amber sighed. “Good morning, Mr. Maverick,” she took one last look at the necklace. “Please, I’d like to give something to Mr. A. Would you mind me sending it over then you help me hand it to him?” she asked.“Of course, Ms. Amber. I’ll have someone come for it.”Amner sighed in relief. “Thank you so much, Mr. Maverick,” she hung up and was about to put the necklace in a box when Gina gasped.“Oh my God, Amber, you have this?” Gina took the necklace from her. Amber was about to take it back, but Gina pulled her hand
030.As they drove Amber back to her apartment, a soft music played in the car while Amber was lost in thoughts. She couldn't count how many times her heart had skipped beats tonight. And when Axel told her his wish, she felt a kind of warmth she hadn't felt in years; a familiar warmth only Axel could give.She turned to look at him and there he was again, staring at her, with those piercing blue eyes of his that intimidated other people but made her heart yearn for him. When she had asked why he wished for her and not for himself, his reply wasn't something she'd expected,"I wished for you because I want nothing more than to see you happy, loved, successful and full of energy and hope. For me, your happiness is my satisfaction. I want nothing more than that for you."And she knew she wasn't going to forget that in a hurry. "Axel," she called, her voice barely above a whisper. "Did you really mean everything you said to me five years ago?" she asked, her face filled with curiosity.A
029.'Return to your senses, Amber. He is just messing with you. Come on!' Amber yelled in her head, but it seemed her body wasn't cooperating with her.Axel lifted her chin so she would look into his eyes and leaned forward, his eyes burning with an intensity that made Amber weak in the knees. Her grip on her bag tightened. "Cat eyes," he called and she blinked at him, knowing that if she dared to utter a word, it might come out as a moan instead. "Why are you so hot and tempting? I thought I could put up with holding myself during the day, and now you come here, all dressed up and tempting me," his voice was deep and husky, and Amber swallowed. "Do you have any idea how much I want to kiss this red lipstick off your lips and leave it swollen with a mark that I own you?"Axel maintained eye contact with her. He knew he had her right where he wanted her, but he didn't want to rush things with her. Despite the urge to show her that she was his, and he would never share her with anyone
028.NEW YEAR'S EVE... AMBER'S APARTMENT "Are you really gonna leave, Amber?" Cole asked with his arms folded. "We were supposed to spend the New Year's Eve together."Amber sighed and facepalmed. "Cole, I've told you time and time again that this is very important. I promise to make it up to you guys on new year day. We will do whatever you guys want and it will all be on me." she pouted, giving him the cutest expression she could muster.Cole rolled his eyes, trying to ignore the puppy eyes but he couldn't. He finally gave in and raise his hand in surrender. "Fine," he said with a sigh. "But only because you said you'd do whatever we want." he smirked and Amber's eyes widened."Can I take that back?" she asked but he shook his head. "Please, let me take that back." she whined, knowing Cole was going to use it to his advantage.Cole shook his head. "Not gonna happen. A promise is a promise," he said and Amber sighed. "And this Mr. A better not try this next time. I know he's the cit
027.GLAM MAGAZINE"Congratulations to us for the successful release of the last issue of the year," Ms. June announced and the employees clapped their hands. "I want to commend you all for your hard work and diligence into getting this done. Well done, everyone," she said. They applauded themselves. "We will be going off work tomorrow. I wish you all a prosperous new year.""Best wishes, Ms. June." The replied in unison.Ms. June smiled. "Dismissed," she said and they all stood to their feet. "Amber, see me please."Amber nodded and followed Ms. June to her office. When they were in, she sat down and faced the woman, waiting to hear what she had to say. "I want to personally commend you for the wonderful article. You made the outlines and the Lead Editor is so proud of you," she said and Amber humbly bowed with a smile. "The New Year is almost here. And when we resume work, we need to start working on more articles. I believe you see the request of the readers and how they want to k
026. AMBER'S APARTMENT Amber sat on the floor, her back rested on the couch in the room. Her thoughts drifted to how Axel had saved her from those thugs on the night of the gala. She couldn't believe she actually got butterflies when he called her his woman. She knew he was only trying to intimidate the men, but why couldn't she get that off her mind? Then, her thoughts went to her relationship with Jack. She should have opted out of it when she had the chance. When it hadn't gotten to this and when Axel hadn't come into the picture. Now, she didn't know what to do. She remembered her father's words, but it was easier said than done. Her doorbell rang and she forced herself up to take it. "Coming!" she walked to the door, peeped through the hole and was happy to see Melissa standing there. She opened the door with a smile. "Tada!" Melissa beamed, holding up a carton of pizza and drinks Amber's eyes widened. "Girl, I love you!" she exclaimed, taking the pizza from her and steppi
025.THE SMITH'S Amber turned the doorknob, opened the door slightly and poked her head in. "Hello!" she called.Loris, who was busy setting the table rushed to the living room. "Amber!" she quickly opened the door and pulled Amber into a warm embrace. "Oh, sweetheart, it's been a while." she whined, rubbing Amber's back.Amber chuckled. "It's nice to see you too, Mum," she said, pulled away from the hug and gave Loris a kiss on the cheek.Loris brought her in and shut the door. "You've been so busy working that you can't check on your mother anymore, huh?" she asked, feigning offense. "My little journalist." she pinched Amber's cheek.Amber chuckled and rolled her eyes. "Mum, stop it. I'm not that little anymore." she said, looking around to see if Cole was in."Oh, please, you will always be my little sunshine, sweetie." Loris smiled, causing Amber to smile as well."Where is Cole?" Amber asked, feeling all excited.Loris beamed. "He is upstairs in his room-"Amber didn't wait for
024.The next day…GLAM MAGAZINEAmber walked into the office and was shocked to see everyone smiling and looking at her. She had no idea what the attention meant. She was usually the center of attention, but this particular one looked different — it wasn’t the usual one she got every morning.What was going on?When she got to her department, Gina rushed to embrace her with a smile on her face. “Didn’t you see my texts and calls?” Gina asked.Amber raised an eyebrow. “No, I just—”“Mr. A approved your draft early this morning!” Gina exclaimed and the employees applauded.Laura scoffed. “Sheer luck.”Amber rolled her eyes at Laura’s statement before smiling at Gina. “I’m so happy!” she hugged Gina.Gina chuckled. “Ms. June asked to meet her in the office.”Amber nodded and rushed into Ms. June’s office. “Good morning, Ms. June.” she greeted as soon as she entered.Ms. June stood to her feet with a smile. “Good morning, Amber. Have a seat,” she gestured to the chair in front of her des
023.“And it’s a wrap. Thank you all for coming.” There was a round of applause and everyone began to disperse, except the reporters who flocked around Kevin and wanted to get additional information from him concerning the Charity gala. Amber stood to her feet and grabbed her bag. “You still haven’t told me what’s wrong, Amber. You just disappeared and returned like nothing happened. But I could see your hands trembling slightly. Did anything happen to you? Did that guy name Axel do anything to you? Just tell me and…and… I will beat him up. I don’t care how handsome he is.” Gina balled her fists, her expression turning protective.Amber forced a smile. “It’s nothing serious,” she looked around, her gaze landing on Maverick who was standing alone. Glad that Axel wasn’t with him, she rushed to his side, leaving Gina who raised a brow. “Good evening, Mr. Maverick.” she greeted with a smile.Maverick turned to face her, his lips curving into a smile at the sight of her. “Wonderful Even