RoseI fastened my seatbelt as the jet we were on began landing procedures. It was just after nine o'clock when we landed at a private airport near the Florida's Keys, where Liam's parents had a mansion on a private island. This was our first time flying in a private jet and my friend seemed ecstatic about the extravagant birthday party his parents had organized for him. And I didn't judge him for it, it seems he wasn't the only one who went out of his way to make sure his birthdays were always the biggest and most exclusive parties on campus.Christian, who was settled in the seat next to me, squeezed my hand a little, drawing my attention to him, making me frown when I saw his tense expression and trembling hands, reminding me of how irritated he was before boarding, almost four hours ago, insisting on sleeping almost the entire trip. " Are you serious? " I whispered to him." Can you not make a big deal of this? " he replied in the same tone with his gaze fixed on the other side o
RoseI watched the road that flanked the sea from outside the car as the driver drove us to the Van Derr Waal family mansion. Despite our initial surprise about the kind of celebration we would have today, I felt eager to get there soon and see the place my friend had been talking about so much for the past few days. I looked at the imposing gates across the road, which I was sure hid amazing houses, wondering which one would be my friend's. Then the driver pulled off the main road. That's when the driver turned off the main road, following a floating lane over the sea, making me turn to Liam with a stunned expression." Why are you looking at me like that? " he frowned." 'Are you serious? Your fucking house is on an island?” " My dad bought this place last year, it's amazing." He smiled.I thought about making any more comments, but the gates at the edge of the road opened, giving us a full view of the mansion's driveway, taking our breath away.The car drove along a well-tended av
RoseI moved my eyeballs with my eyes still closed as I felt my body return to consciousness without quite understanding what was waking me up. "Wake up," I heard Christian whispering in my ear as his hand caressed my ass, taking advantage of the fact that I was lying on my stomach as usual."What? " a small smile appeared on my lips as I kept my eyes closed.He brought his body closer to mine, making me feel his warm skin in contact with every inch of my exposed skin, since I didn't bother putting anything on after fucking him the night before. "Wake up," he repeated, moving his hand down, caressing the inside of my thigh, coming dangerously close to my entrance, which was already starting to react to his stimuli."Make me," my smile widened. Without any warning, his hand slapped my buttock, taking me by surprise, making a small cry escape my lips as I felt the burning spread across my skin, and before I could protest, he pulled me so that I turned on my side, with my back to him,
Rose" I didn't know you had erotic dreams about me," I commented as Christian and I left the room, walking side by side down the hall." Are you kidding? I've been dreaming about you since you tried to run me over with Brigitte. If you only knew how many times I've dreamt of fucking you in that capo " he commented with a dreamy smile on his face, making me laugh." We can sort this out when the temperature starts to rise," I winked at him, heading for the stairs.That's when Camille's figure sneaking out of her room at the other end of the corridor caught my attention, and as soon as her gaze touched me, I knew she had a lot to tell me.“Look, do you mind if I spend some time alone with the Cutie, I want to know how it was the first time sharing a room with Theo', I observed my boyfriend."I don't mind one bit if you promise to tell me later," he winked at me."If you talk to Theo and tell me his side of the story, we have a deal," I proposed, receiving a wink in return, before he ga
RoseIn the end, Liam, Skyller and Christian joined me for breakfast and soon, my friend started taking care of all the details for the party that would start as soon as all the guests arrived in the middle of the afternoon. The staff hired by his parents, who had opted to leave, giving us more privacy, began to arrive, as did the catering service that would take care of our food for the weekend.The cars bringing all the selected guests of that celebration started to arrive around thirteen o'clock, and that's when things started to get really lively. With all the details sorted out, it wasn't long before everyone was enjoying a lively pool party, some even jumping off the infinity edge into the sea, going around a small deck to return to the area afterwards. Everything seemed to be going well at the celebration. Allie was avoiding even drinking in the presence of her older brother, pretending to be the perfect little girl as usual, Avery was busy with a new boyfriend, so she kept he
LiamI stretched out on my bed, turning over, enjoying the soft fabric of the new sheets my mom had bought for me. I ran my hand over the empty side of the bed that Skyller usually occupied, sighing before sitting up. She usually slept in my room, but for the past few days, she had been busy with a project and stayed up late drawing, making me have to settle for just sleeping. But today, the day promised to be great!We were already in the middle of the week after my party and everything had been a success. I took out my cell phone, looking at the pictures that the photographer hired for the event had sent me the night before, choosing the best ones to post, while outside my room, I could hear the bustle of my friends getting ready for class.Rose are we going on the motorcycle today?” I heard Christian shouting from his room, waiting for an answer that didn't take long to come from the room next to mine." Sure, I'll be ready in a minute," she shouted in response." That I doubt very
Liam" I've put up with your cousin for the past few months, just to please you! Do you have any idea how spoiled and annoying that brat is? " she spat, making me hold back my laughter. Okay, maybe putting up with Allie was quite a punishment " It was months of pretending to like her, months of catering to her every ridiculous whim and trying to be patient. Damn it, all I wish was that Rose had joined the sorority instead of her, at least I'd have someone with a modicum of brains to talk to!". Audrey started pacing back and forth on the balcony, looking increasingly agitated with everything she had to get out, and I knew I should let her vent. " I've spent the last few months putting up with all of this, and being patient, after all Rose was obviously crazy about Davis and let's face it, your cousin wants to die because of it, and Skyller had finally found someone on her level, so I just needed to wait for you to come back to me, and look at everything that happened! Did you even co
ChristianI was trying to pay attention to the professor's explanation, taking notes of everything I considered important, but I couldn't wait for that class to end and for us to have our lunch break. It was the second Wednesday in March and at the end of that week, we would officially be off for a week for Spring Break. We had it all worked out, first we would spend the weekend with my sister in Minneapolis and then we would join everyone on a trip to the Grand Canyon, where we planned to camp until next weekend.And the best part was that now Rose and I didn't have to pretend we weren't a couple anymore, and that was turning out to be our best decision. We both still had separate bedrooms in our house, but to be honest, I couldn't sleep alone anymore, and that was amazing. I never expected to feel so strongly about someone, especially someone I spent half my time arguing with, but it was clear that I had fallen in love with that little freak and I didn't regret that feeling for a se
Christian"Did you hear Liam's speech? "Rose asked.I turned my head to the side to watch her, she was sitting on the floor next to the bed, wearing only my boxer shorts while drawing on a pad. No one had come home yet and we were enjoying the silence.I felt exhausted after everything that had happened over the last few days, I couldn't believe that this nightmare had finally come to an end. After getting home and taking a long shower with Rose, the only thing I could do was lie down and stare at the ceiling in my room, imagining how everything would happen from then on."Could you not hear? "I sneered."Do you think he was serious about his vision of the future? "she turned her face to look at me."I don't know, maybe. But...I kept quiet, wondering what exactly I was going to say. Because more and more the whole scenario he described came to life in my mind, and every second I found it more enjoyable."But? "New Orleans is a nice city. We could live near each other and... I can se
ChristianI sat down, taking the bottle of beer from my sister, taking a sip before she grabbed the bottle from my hand and slapped me upside the head."Your father-in-law has guaranteed that you'll beat Bobby and Otto at pool, they've never lost at the bar "My father pointed to the table where Rose and Jack were getting ready to start the game."My father-in-law is... a bit competitive. Rose got that from him," I commented."A bit? That's a joke, right? Last time the two of them ended up in a snow race just to break a tie in a series of board games "Cam rolled his eyes."Snow race? "My mother raised both eyebrows."While they were taking off their clothes," Theo added."Taking their clothes off? "Amber choked next to me."They had a series of target games in the middle of the course, and every time they missed they had to take off a piece. At the end of the race, he was only wearing shorts and boots and she was wearing a gym top, shorts and boots "I explained, taking the bottle of be
ChristianI stopped the bike in a parking space in front of the bar where Rose met Josh at the beginning of the year. I frowned as everyone got off their bikes there. That place wasn't one of my favorites and Rose must have known that, since we hadn't been back there since everything happened.She got off before me, taking off her helmet, running her fingers through her hair to adjust it and standing next to me when she noticed my hesitation in getting off the bike."Come on, it's about time we gave this place a second chance "she winked at me "let's enjoy it like we should have done that day. That was enough to convince me, so I took off my helmet and got off the bike. From there we could hear a band playing a cover of Aerosmith. Everyone started to enter the venue, not bothering to wait for me. I took a deep breath, slung my arm around Rose's shoulder and started heading towards the entrance. Both Rose and I ended up with the backs of our hands stamped indicating that we were unde
ChristianI was lying in bed, watching the sunset light coming through the small window in the corridor facing the cell I occupied. My cell was the only one occupied in the police station, and that was no surprise. In a town as quiet as Grayfox Mills, it was difficult to see any movement at the police station during the week, when all the university students were busy with their classes.Everything I wanted. To get on with my classes without having to deal with some asshole who decided to play with my girl! But that asshole made it impossible.I'd been there for over twenty-four hours, and that had been enough time to calm my mind, at least as far as Jax was concerned. But even though I'd taken a few naps during the day, I couldn't stop imagining how Rose was doing, the look on her face as I was handcuffed never left my mind, and I just wanted the chance to talk to my girlfriend and make sure she was okay.My biggest concern with everything that had happened was just her. I didn't reg
RoseMy gaze wandered around that hellish scene without knowing what to do. Everything unfolded in slow motion in front of me. On one side, Jax was lying, moaning in pain in a pool of his own blood, being supported by a waiter. His friends were on the other side, keeping some distance with an expression that ranged from surprise to fear, keeping as much distance as possible from Christian, who was standing next to me with both hands raised in a sign of surrender after handing Theo the keys to the bike. The sidewalk outside was starting to fill up as well, several people crowded near the glass window watching what was happening, some taking pictures or filming with their cell phones as the police approached us." Dad, do something " I begged for a magic solution, one that would stop my boyfriend from being taken by those men. "Chris..." I tried to put one of his hands down to pull him to me, but he stood his ground, looking the other way while someone talked to one of the policemen,
Christian" Chris, you heard the dean, he'll probably be expelled... CHRIS! " Rose raised her voice as I stood up, heading for the exit." What's his problem?”" Damn it, Christian, get back here! " I heard Rose call before I got into the elevator that was standing on the floor, not waiting for her to arrive to press the button to close the doors.I checked the time on my watch, great, it's right on lunch break time, I'll find this bastard and finish him off wherever he is. Deciding not to waste any time, I got on the bike, driving inside the campus, heading towards the main cafeteria. I stopped the Harley anyway at the entrance to the cafeteria, ignoring the stares I was attracting, I opened the door without a care, looking around for my target. But to my dismay, the son of a bitch was nowhere to be found." Chris, what are you doing here? " I heard Sky's voice approaching.I turned towards her voice, finding her standing next to Theo with a frown as she watched me." 'O'Donnel, hav
ChristianSavannah and her friends stood up, looking satisfied with the outcome of that little meeting. All they wanted was to make sure that they would not be involved in that situation and they succeeded. " So? You can start " Rose took a deep breath with her arms crossed. " 'We're going to talk in a meeting with the dean,” Savannah said." 'That wasn't agreed,” Addison pointed out." We haven't agreed on anything yet, Mrs. Miller, and we're just making sure we don't get involved in any of this,” she returned.It was at that moment that Jack decided to get involved, seeming not to agree with the proposal." 'We're not going to guarantee any of this without knowing what you have to say.”" We can guarantee that Alicia and Audrey are responsible for everything, we will give the names of all those involved and we will tell you in detail everything we have discovered. " Savannah said " we even have message exchanges to prove it.”Everyone considered that information for a second befor
ChristianI hurried down the stairs and into the kitchen, finding Jack and Addison in an uncomfortable silence. Their gazes fell on me as soon as I walked through the door, causing me to stall in my seat." What?”" Were you arguing? " Addison asked." Ohhh no... Rose is just frustrated with the situation, I suggested she paint a little to distract herself " I explained " I was supposed to bring her breakfast at the studio.”" I'll do it," Addison volunteered, getting up.I didn't argue with the woman, sitting down in the same place as before, accepting the muffin Jack handed me. We sat there, eating in silence for a few minutes, until the sound of the doorbell interrupted us. Jack signaled for me to remain in my seat, getting up to go answer the door.Frowning, I remained silent, trying to hear something to find out who was at the door, but they were either talking very quietly, or not at all. I stood up, deciding to satisfy my curiosity at once, that's when Addison's voice reached m
ChristianI turned over in my bed, watching the face of Rose, who slept next to me curled up in a fetal position. My room was small and we didn't usually sleep there, but Rose couldn't bear the thought of sleeping in her room that night and I couldn't blame her. My girlfriend that day did not show all the usual tranquility when sleeping, which sometimes left me in doubt whether or not she had suddenly died in her sleep. On the contrary, she spent the whole night restless, and was not even sleeping on her stomach as usual.The silence outside the room showed that our classmates had probably already gone to class, only the two of us were left behind, trapped in our private hell. Deciding to let her rest a little longer, I got up, going to get dressed and brush my teeth before heading downstairs.The house itself seemed deserted, silence dominated the upper floor. I looked at the open door of Theo's room, where Jack ended up sharing the bed with Addison that night, finding the place empt