Novels by King somi

CHAPTER 114: I'M SORRY CHARLOTTE’S POV “Because—,” she said, dragging it out like she was enjoying every second of this, “people deserve to know when they’re being lied to.”The hallway didn’t just go quiet.It shifted.Like everyone suddenly leaned in without moving, waiting for something worse to happen.My chest tightened.“Lied to?” I repeated slowly, my voice dangerously calm. “You mean like when you told the entire school you and Austin were basically dating?”A few people nearby sucked in their breath.Nia didn’t blink.“That wasn’t a lie,” she said smoothly. “That was… misunderstood.”I let out a short laugh. Not amused. Not even close.“Misunderstood?” I echoed. “You literally built a whole imaginary relationship and posted it like a trailer for a movie nobody asked for.”That got a reaction. A few muffled laughs. A few “damn” whispers.Her jaw tightened.Austin stepped slightly forward.“Enough,” he said.And the way he said it? Not loud and not aggressive.But final.Eve

CHAPTER 113: PLEASE SNITCH CHARLOTTE’S POV Austin ran a hand through his hair, visibly annoyed now. “This isn’t your business.”Nia shrugged. “Not yet.”The way she said yet made something cold crawl down my spine.Then she turned and walked off like she hadn’t just detonated my entire emotional stability in five seconds.Heavy silence fell. A very uncomfortable oneAustin exhaled slowly. “She’s going to make this worse.”“She already did,” I muttered.We stood there for a moment, neither of us moving.The air felt different now like something had cracked open and neither of us knew how to close it again.Austin glanced at me. “We should probably go.”“Yeah,” I said quickly. “Yeah, okay.”But my voice didn’t sound steady.It sounded like I was lying.—The rest of the day felt off. Not only did I almost kiss Austin for the second time but I almost reconfessed how I felt.We still did the fake dating thingStill walked together. Still sat together. Still acted like nothing was wrong

CHAPTER 112 : FAKE DATING OR MAYBE NOT CHARLOTTE’S POV I should have said no. I realky should have but That’s the first thought that crossed my mind as I stared at Austin’s hand still wrapped around mine.“If we can’t fix it… we make them believe it.”At the time, it sounded like a solution.Now?Now it felt like I had willingly signed up for emotional destruction because pretending to date someone you really like wont be easy.Worse of all you kissed the person lips to lips. Oh my goodness That's was psychological warfare.“Say something,” Austin murmured, his thumb brushing lightly against my hand.That tiny movement sent a ridiculous amount of awareness through my body.I cleared my throat. “Okay,” I said. “Fine.”His brows lifted slightly. “Fine?”“Yes. Fine. We fake date. We prove everyone wrong. We shut down the rumors, how hard can it be an I right? Easy”“Easy,” he repeated.We both knew that was a lie.It started immediately and by immediately, I mean the second we stood u

CHAPTER 111 : YES WE FUCKED, SO?CHARLOTTE’S POV When I woke up, I didn’t move for a full minute.Partly because my back felt like the couch had personally fought me in my sleep.And partly because my brain was busy replaying last night like a broken movie projector.Ohhh and let's not forget I kissed Austin, not just any lips touching each other type of kiss but a whole fifteen minutes of sucking each other's tongue.“Oh my gosh,” I whispered to myself, instantly dragging a blanket over my face like that would erase the memory or at least quiet the fireworks going off in my chest.I finally peeked from under the blanket. Austin was already awake, sitting on the bed and tying his boots. When he looked up at me, his face softened just a tiny bit.“Morning,” he said.His morning voice should honestly be illegal.“Morning,” I said back, sounding like a sick goat.I sat up, hair in tragic chaos, emotions worse. I grabbed my jacket just so I had something to do that didn’t involve starin

CHAPTER 110 : A NIGHT WITH MY CRUSH CHARLOTTE’S POV What the heck, Is this a dream? Am I dreaming?Because there is absolutely no logical explanation for me standing here, snow crunching under my boots, staring at Austin Reyes, while someone just announced we’re sharing a cabin.If this is a dream, I don’t want to wake up.Not ever.Like, someone cancel morning forever.I blinked once then twice. Then looked around like maybe someone would jump out and say “April Fool’s.”Nothing.Austin was still standing in front of me, waiting patiently for my response Oh no. Say something normal.Say something cool.Say something that doesn’t scream my brain has left the chat.“Sure thing, dude,” I said.The moment I said it, my soul physically left my body, looked at me, and walked away disappointed.Dude?Dude??Austin blinked slowly.“…Dude?” he repeated.I coughed. “I mean like—yeah. Cool. Let's share a cabin together”He smiled slightly. That soft smile again. The one that made my brain gl

CHAPTER 109: PARTNERSHIP FROM HELL CHARLOTTE'S POV I walked out of the cafeteria so fast I probably looked like someone fleeing a crime scene. My food tray? Abandoned. My appetite? Dead. Officially pronounced missing.The moment I reached the hallway, the embarrassment and jealousy hit me at the same time, like a double slap from life itself.No. No way. No actual way Austin was going to ask Nai, could he?I shoved open the bathroom door, went straight to the sink, and gripped the counter like it was the only thing keeping me from collapsing into a puddle of emotional stupidity.“Okay. Breathe,” I whispered to myself.Did I breathe?No.I choked on air like a malfunctioning vacuum cleaner.Why didn’t I say yes?Why did I say I wasn’t going?He asked me. He freaking asked me.And I just threw the opportunity away because my brain was too busy pretending I didn’t care.I squeezed my eyes shut.Okay. Step one: fix this.Step two: pretend this wasn’t because of Austin.Step three: absolu

CHAPTER 34 : WILLIAM IS HOOKING UP WITH ELLA ANNA'S POV My tires crunched hard over the gravel as I pulled up to Piper’s house. The bass from the music thumped through the walls like a headache. I killed the engine and sat there gripping the steering wheel so tight my knuckles turned white. My blood was boiling. Sweat stuck my shirt to my back even though the night air was cool.I stormed up to the door and banged on it. Piper swung it open, red hair all messy, plastic cup in her hand. The smell of expensive beer and thick weed smoke slapped me in the face.“Anna! You made it—” she started, smiling.I shoved past her into the house. “What the fuck do you mean you didn’t know Ella was pregnant? I thought you knew!”The words exploded out of me. My voice shook with rage, several heads turned in our direction, but I couldn't have cared less. My chest rose and fell with every ragged breath, heat crawling up my neck.She stood frozen by the doorway, halfway through pulling on an oversiz

CHAPTER 33: ABORT THE BABY ELLA'S POV My hands wouldn't stop shaking.I stared at the pregnancy test lying on my bed like it was some kind of cruel joke.Two pink lines.Two stupid pink lines that had completely destroyed my life."No..." I whispered.The word sounded weak, pathetic and helpless.I picked up the test again, hoping somehow it would change. Hoping I had imagined it, hoping maybe I didn't read it clearly.But the lines were still there.My chest tightened."No, no, no, no..."Tears blurred my vision.This couldn't be happening.Not now.Not when William wanted nothing to do with me, not when everything in my life was already falling apart.A sob escaped my throat.I dropped onto the edge of my bed and buried my face in my hands.What was I supposed to do?Tell my parents?Tell the father?Keep it?Get rid of it?Every option felt impossible.I felt trapped.Completely trapped.After several minutes of crying, I grabbed my phone with trembling fingers and typed the only

CHAPTER 32: I KNOW YOUR SECRET ANNA'S POV “Anna?”The voice sliced through the heavy silence like a knife. My heart slammed against my ribs so hard I felt it in my teeth. Without thinking, I whipped the pregnancy test behind my back, the plastic edge digging into my palm as I clutched it like a guilty secret.It was Ella’s mom.She stood in the doorway, her head tilted with gentle concern, one hand resting on the frame. The familiar scent of her lavender laundry detergent drifted into the bathroom, mixing with the sharp, chemical tang of spilled lotions and Ella’s fruity shampoo. “Anna, sweetie? I thought I heard something fall. Do you need water or anything while you wait? Ella should be back soon, she’s been coming home late, lately.” Her voice was soft, almost too kind. It made my stomach twist.I forced a bright, fake smile that strained my cheeks, the kind I’d perfected when I needed to manipulate my way out of trouble. My pulse roared in my ears. “Oh, no thank you, Mrs. Hende

CHAPTER 31: GOSSIP OR GET PREGNANTANNA'S POV“Anna, are you okay?” Piper’s voice cut through the parking lot as she and Whitney sprinted toward me, their heels clicking loudly against the pavement.Before I could even process what was happening, they grabbed me. Piper seized my left arm, Whitney my right, and they physically dragged me toward the side of the building like I was a prize they’d just won.“Oh my God, spill,” Piper said, talking over Whitney who was already blurting out her own questions. They didn’t even wait for me to answer if I was okay. Their eyes were wide and hungry.“Finally, the mask is off!” Piper grinned, already glancing down at her phone, thumb scrolling rapidly. “What did she admit? Was she crying? I need details before the group chat explodes.” She glanced at her phone again, then back at me. “Some bitches just don’t know when to give up.”Whitney leaned in so close I could smell her vanilla perfume. “Be honest, is William still fucking her? The group chat

CHAPTER 30: I MISS YOU BUT I HATE YOU.ELLA'S POVI stammered without even realising “I-I….” I don't owe her any explanation, she doesn't need to know. Not like she ever cared or she was ever here for me. It's always been all about her and nothing I tell her would change that.“i don't care what you think, just get the fuck out of my life for crying out loud” I turned around and realised the whole school was looking at us, at me. I was about to cry and I felt the tears building up but I just couldn't, I couldn't let them see me broken, I couldn't let them know they've broken me.I got into my car, slammed the door hard and drove away. I looked backwards for the last time through the side mirror and saw Anna still standing there alone and confused.Maybe she really wanted to be here for me, maybe —-I wiped the tears on my cheeks hard. If she really wanted to be there for me, she would. She had every opportunity to be with me, but instead she ditched me for the hive girl.I forgive

CHAPTER 29 : SURPRISE BITCH ANNA’S POV The moment I heard her voice, my entire body locked up.I turned so fast I almost dropped the phone.“E-Ella…” My voice came out way smaller than I intended. “I—I’m so sorry, I didn’t know it was yours. I was just— it was on the counter and it kept vibrating and I thought—” My words tangled together, messy and breathless She didn’t even let me finish, thank God.She took two quick steps in front of me and her hand shot out and snatched the phone from mine.“Don’t touch my things,” she said flatly.My mouth opened again, but nothing came out.She grabbed her bag off the counter, shoved the phone inside, and finally looked at me with the same unreadable expression.For a second, I thought she might say something else, anything else but she didn’t.She just turned and walked out of the bathroom like I wasn’t even there.The door clicked shut behind her and I stood there completely frozen, my hands still half raised like I was mid-apology.“…Okay