Crossing Calloway
SYNOPSIS : At Blackthorne, everyone knows the rules…Know your place, don't offend the wrong person and whatever you do….do not dare challenge Zane Calloway.
Amelia Carter accidentally breaks the last one.
When she steps into a crowd gathered around Zane and tells him to let another student go, the entire hallway goes quiet. Zane looks at her as if she has just handed him a new game.
By the next morning, Amelia's face is on everyone's phones…The scholarship student who works alongside her mother at their laundry business is suddenly Laundry Girl, and Blackthorne's wealthy students have found a new source of entertainment.
Serena Calloway makes sure Amelia learns exactly what happens when someone crosses her circle.
With her scholarship hanging over her head, Amelia has no choice but to endure it. She can handle the whispers, the humiliation and even Serena's threats. What she can't handle is…Zane.
He keeps showing up everywhere. He provokes her, pushes her limits, and finds every excuse to keep her within reach.
Zane's attention becomes harder to escape with every passing day. He starts treating Amelia's life like something he has a say in….Who gets near her, who gets to hurt her, who gets to take her attention. He protects her from everyone else, then reminds her exactly who she should really be afraid of.
Amelia soon learns that being hated can be survived…but being wanted by Zane Calloway is another story.
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Chapter: Know your placeAmelia's POVThe moment I stepped through Blackthorne's gates, something felt... off. I could feel it. Eyes followed me across the courtyard, a dozen of them.A girl walking past glanced at me, then leaned toward her friend, whispering into her ears. They both looked back, laughing.I frowned but kept walking.A group of freshmen stood outside the Arts building, crowded around someone's phone. One of them looked up as I passed. He nudged the boy beside him, both of them turned to look at me then they looked back at the screen.I tightened my grip on my backpack strap. What was going on?More students drifted past me, they were all staring openly and laughing.My steps slowed. Has something happened?"Amelia!" I turned just as Lena hurried toward me, her bag bouncing against her shoulder."There you are." She smiled, then stopped when she saw my face. "What's wrong?"I looked around. "I... don't know." I lowered my voice. "Everyone keeps looking at me."Lena followed my gaze, her smile
Last Updated: 2026-09-04
Chapter: SerenaAmelia's POVThe front door just clicked shut behind me when Mom's voice reached me. "Good, you're home."She was standing in the middle of the living room with a laundry basket filled with neatly folded clothes, balanced against her hip. A few loose strands had escaped her headscarf and there was a faint smear of soap near her wrist.I smiled. "Hi, Mom.""No time, baby." She tipped her chin toward the pile of folded laundry waiting by the door. "We've got six deliveries before dark."I sighed. "Already?""We're still catching up from the weekend.”I shrugged off my backpack, setting it beside the basket. "I'll just go change.""Hurry," Mom called after me, shifting the basket higher against her hip. "Mrs. Harrison has already called twice. If we're late again, she'll never let me hear the end of it."I laughed. "Five minutes.""No," she said, pointing a finger at me. "Three."------The last house sat at the end of a quiet street, tucked behind a little, cute fence.Mom shifted the l
Last Updated: 2026-09-04
Chapter: NFL draftZane's POVThe engine of my Ferrari SF90 Stradale hummed beneath us as we turned into the long driveway leading to the Calloway estate.From a distance, I could already see them, reporters….a whole pack of them, pressed against the gate.I let out a slow breath. "Bloody reporters." I leaned back against the leather seat. "Can't they let me breathe for one second?"Jaxon laughed from the passenger seat. "Bro, you're Zane Calloway, Blackthorne's golden boy." He glanced at the crowd gathered outside the gate. "What did you expect? Everyone loves you.”Mason chuckled from the back seat. "Well...not everyone. “That chick from earlier.” A slow grin spread across his face. "Did you see the way she looked at you? With pure hate."Jaxon burst out laughing. "I've never seen anyone look at you like that.""Same." Mason shook his head. "No one's ever ever crossed you, Zane. She's the first."A small laugh escaped me. "She has no idea what she just signed herself up for.”Jaxon smirked, turning to
Last Updated: 2026-09-04
Chapter: NewAmelia's POV "Let him go.”The hallway stayed frozen. My heart hammered so hard against my chest. I really wished I could take the words back. Your stupid mouth, Amelia. This was definitely not ending well for me.Zane didn't move, his hands were still on Leo's. He just stared at me, his head tilting slightly. Then a grin tugged at the corner of his mouth. "Well…” He chuckled."This is new.”Jaxon exchanged a look with Mason before both of them burst out laughing too."She's got guts," Jaxon muttered, laughing louder.A few people around us joined in until the whole hallway seemed to be laughing at me.Zane finally left his hands. Leo opened his hand with a sharp gasp.Without looking down, Zane nudged him aside with the toe of his shoe. "Move."My fingers curled into fists, every instinct screaming at me to do one thing…Run or at least apologize. But instead…I stayed where I was, acting as fearless as I could.Zane slowly stalked toward me, his steps echoing down the hallway…or mayb
Last Updated: 2026-09-04
Chapter: The day I stopped being invincible Amelia's POVPeople think monsters live in dark forests or haunted houses…. mine wore football jerseys.The worst mistake I ever made at Blackthorne University was letting them notice me. For a year, I'd mastered the art of being invisible, it took less than sixty seconds to ruin it.-----"Here we go again." I tightened my grip on the handlebar of my bicycle, adjusting the strap of my backpack before pushing through Blackthorne University's towering iron gates.Students streamed past me in groups, laughing like they hadn't spent the last three months apart, their suitcases rolling across the pavement.A roar erupted somewhere ahead, followed by whistles and excited screams.I didn't have to look to know where it was coming from….The football field.I sighed under my breath and kept walking.Hey! Ball!"The shout made me stop. I looked down at the football resting against the front wheel of my bicycle.I picked it up, ready to throw it back. The field was already packed, girls were pr
Last Updated: 2026-09-04
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