Nik clears his throat as we leave our last class of the day.“What is it?” I ask, glaring at him. It’s so obvious when he wants to say something but doesn’t have the balls to bring it up.“Is it true?”I know exactly what he’s talking about. The rumor already spreading faster than wildfire that I’m dating Natalya Gurin. “Is what true?”“You and Gurin,” he clarifies.I smirk at him. “We’re not dating, she’s just my little pet,” I reply, shaking my head. “Do you really think I’d date her?”He shrugs noncommittally as we walk toward our lockers. “I never know what you’re going to do, Alexander.”I laugh at that as I find my locker and open it, shoving my books inside.“It’s just weird that you kissed her, is all,” Nik muses.I clench my jaw and glare at him. “Weird? Are you questioning me, Krushev?”He shakes his head, holding his hands up in surrender. “No, I just reckoned you hated her.”“I do.”“Then why would you kiss her?” he asks.“Because I can, and it shows how much power I have
As we round the corner into the main corridor, I almost slam straight into Finn Murphy, one of the assholes who thinks he’s tough.He’s flanked by his two Irish friends, as they seem to stick together, Sean Kelly and Rowan O’Sullivan. “Look who it is, lads,” he says, smirking.I cross my arms over my chest, narrowing my eyes. “What the fuck do you want, Finn?”He tilts his head. “Still so cocky about your position here, aren’t you Alexander?” He chuckles. “King of The Syndicate Academy, but for how long?”I clench my fists by my side, smirking. “Say that again, and I’ll make sure you have no fucking teeth left.”Nik chuckles and I notice Rizzo is tense, ready for a fight. “Yeah, that suits the Irish, though, doesn’t it? A load of fucking travelers with no teeth.”Finn bares his teeth and growls at Nik. “Keep your mouth shut, Krushev, or I’ll staple it shut.”“All talk, no bite,” he replies, cracking his knuckles.It’s true. Finn Murphy may want the crown, but he’s too much of a coward
Azira hooks her arms with mine, giving me an odd look. “Everyone is saying you and Alexander are an item. What’s that all about?”I shrug. “Stupid gossip because of that kiss a few weeks ago, I guess.”Her brow furrows. “I heard Alexander declare it to Kerry in class today.”“Declare what?” I ask.She purses her lips. “That you are his.”“Well, that’s news to me.” I clench my jaw. “I hate the guy, so why would I date him?”“That’s what I thought, but he’s going around telling everyone you belong to him, whatever that’s supposed to mean.” She grimaces. “I hate that boy.”“You and me both,” I mutter through gritted teeth. Ever since he forced me to my knees in the corridor, he’s stuck to his more standard methods of humiliating me. My body heats as I remember how he made me trip over in the cafeteria the same night he’d forced me to my knees. I can’t work out which was more humiliating, or if it was the sheer pain I’d felt clutching at my chest.It felt like a betrayal, even though he’s
Some girls would hold it against me that I don’t want to tell them what this arrangement between us entails, but not my two best friends. We walk in silence to the cafeteria, and I can tell Azira is irritated that I won’t tell them what’s going on with Alexander. Normally, I tell them everything, but even if they swore to never breathe another word about our family’s true name to anyone, I know what a motormouth Azira in particular can be. She can’t keep anything from her brothers and certainly not from her sister, Mia. The two of them are basically inseparable.Once we’ve got our food, we sit down at our normal table and Adrianna fills in the silence, talking about how much of a pig Coach Daniels was in combat class. Apparently, he tried to proposition her after class, which doesn’t surprise me at all. Adrianna’s quiet and reserved, the kind of girl Coach Daniels always tries to corner.“What are you going to do?” I ask.She shrugs. “I’m going to keep telling him to fuck off.”I bite
It’s been five weeks since I kissed Natalya so publicly, and I’ve changed my tactics a little to torment her so she can’t predict what’s coming. It’s fun toying with her, putting her on edge.My torment since that morning in the hallway has returned to the usual methods, such as tripping her over, embarrassing her in front of the school, and generally making her miserable. All sexual torment has stopped and I know she’s holding her breath, waiting for the next time I make her do something so degrading again.I’ve told the entire school she belongs to me and is my little pet, which has sent the gossip wheel into overdrive, especially as she keeps denying it.I’ve never felt more powerful than I do now, forcing Natalya into silence as she unwillingly accepts my dominance is oddly intoxicating. She’s never been this easily pliable in all the years we’ve known each other, even if I have had a power over her since the day I arrived.My deep-rooted hatred for her and her family has always b
They head down the corridor, and then Eva calls back, “We don’t have time for assholes.”I clench my fists. “Fucking bitch will wish she never stood up to me.”Nik places a hand on my shoulder, smirking. “And here I was thinking you’d gone soft, letting Rizzo get away with it.”I glare at him. “Rizzo is alright. Even you like him.”He nods. “Hate to admit it, but the kid is a tough cookie and I like him, yeah.” He glances after Eva. “But what exactly are you going to do to her?”“I’ll make sure she knows no one stands in between me and Natalya.” I clench my jaw as I watch my nemesis walk away, thinking she won the battle. The war is only just starting and I’ll make sure the entire academy knows Natalya answers to me and me alone, or her brother won’t last long.Nik runs a hand through his hair. “Forget them for now. We’ve got anatomy class with Luigi,” Nik points out.Rosa sighs. “Yeah, can’t be late for that.”I nod and lead the way down the corridor, after Natalya and her new friend
My stomach churns as I head across the dark and eerie courtyard, feeling as though someone is watching me. Ever since I made that comment to Alexander, I’ve been on edge, since he’ll never let me get away with it. It was foolish, and I got caught up in the moment, emboldened by Eva’s confidence to call him out. I regretted it the moment it left my lips.The library is on the far side of the courtyard and I need to get out a book for an assignment for law class with Principal Byrne. It’s late and I wish I’d gone before dinner. Once I’m two paces from the front door of the library, I glance over my shoulder to make sure I’m just being paranoid. As I scan the courtyard, I can’t see anyone, so I continue and enter the old building.Mrs. Kendall, the aging librarian, is fast asleep behind the desk as usual as I walk past and into the vast, ancient room lined with hundreds of bookcases. They keep law books on the second floor mezzanine, which is potentially the darkest and creepiest area of
“Naughty girls need to be punished.”He spanks my ass cheeks with even more force and I bite my lip, wishing I could sink my teeth into his hand, but the angle he’s holding it at makes it impossible.The worst part is that I can feel my thighs getting wet with arousal, because although he’s inflicting pain on me, it’s arousing none the less. It seems that no matter what this asshole does to me, the power he holds over my body is always there, goading me.He slides two fingers between my thighs and groans. “And it looks like this naughty girl likes being punished.” He makes a tutting sound in my ear. “But then it’s not really a punishment, is it? You can’t enjoy it. That’s not how this works.” His lips tease against my ear lobe, making me shudder. “I’m going to remove my hand and you aren’t going to say a word, got it?”I do the best I can to nod and he releases my mouth, allowing me to take a gulping breath of oxygen.“I think I know how to punish you.” He pushes me down onto my knees