FAZER LOGINPOV: VINEI could hear the sound of Ace's bike from all the way here. The one I'd seen right through the window as I looked out. Where was he going…?Oh well. He was probably out to take care of whatever he'd mentioned earlier. I stayed still, holding the scrunchie in my hand until the sound of the bike disappeared completely. He was gone.The house suddenly got so quiet I could hear a clock ticking somewhere down the hall.I was starving. My stomach felt like it was eating itself, and the rush of finding the scrunchie made me too antsy to sit still.I threw the covers off and stood up. My legs felt shaky, but I could walk.I walked out of the room into a hallway that looked straight out of a fancy magazine.Everything was spotless. Super well-kept. It didn't look like a single guy lived here, especially not someone as messy as Ace Callahan.There was no dust, zero junk around….. It was almost like a museum showing off a life I didn't have.I walked past a few closed doors, my heart
POV: VINEMy head felt like soggy cotton wool that a horse had stepped on.Every time I tried to open my eyes, the light felt like tiny needles stabbing my eyeballs. I just wanted to be back in the dark. At least it didn't hurt just as much. But eventually, the mix of expensive cologne and clean laundry smell started pulling me back to reality.I blinked a few times, my vision all blurry and wobbly, until things started coming into focus.The first person I saw was Ace.He was in a chair pulled right up to the bed, sleeping with his head resting on the mattress near my hip. He was…. sleeping? If I wasn't misunderstanding then he'd probably dozed off while waiting for me to wake up.I stayed super still, barely breathing, not wanting to wake him up. Who knew how long he'd been awake, looking after me. It was strange. He looked so different like this. When he was awake, he was always this huge, scary guy who made everyone want to bolt.Even when he tried to be nice, he always had this
POV: ACE"Who pushed Vine?"Nothing. Everyone stilled, not knowing how to get out of this mess that one dullard pushed them into. Deep inside me, I was praying for the culprit to snap. Begging whatever god was left in here to give me someone to hurt. I needed a throat to grab. I needed to feel a bone break in my hands just to shut up the screaming static in my head."Are we all deaf today?" I asked, my voice being all terrifyingly quiet. I stepped off the stage, dragging the bat. The scraping sound followed. "Maybe my words have been too subtle for your tiny brains. Maybe I need to start ripping off legs right now to jog your memory."I stopped right in front of some seniors. I knew them. From the hockey teams. They weren't left out in the dread that everyone felt. "You," I said, pointing the bat at Miller. "You were near the gym area. Who did you see?"Miller swallowed so hard I heard his throat click. "I... I think… I saw her. I saw Vine walk into the pool room. She was on her pho
POV: ACEI looked up to see hundreds of faces that I normally wouldn't even care about. The silence in the room was so fucking thick, I could tell that everyone could feel my rage and was trying to control how they breathed. What was the use? They didn't know to fucking keep their hands to themselves before causing actual damage. I kicked the double doors shut and the noise just boomed through the huge ceiling.I started walking, and I watched everyone scramble out of my way, bumping into chairs and each other like I was a ticking time bomb.I stopped right in front of a guy in the third row. He was holding a baseball bat (probably some dumb event prop). He was shaking so bad the bat was rattling on the floor.I didn't say a word to him. I just reached out and took it. He didn't say a word. If anything, he was doing his possible best to make sure our eyes didn't meet. Dude looked like he was about to pee his pants.I pulled my hockey puck out, dropped it, and used the bat to drag it
POV: ACEThe car was still rocking from how hard I slammed the brakes when I jumped out. I didn't even bother closing the door. I didn't care if someone stole it. I didn't care if it rolled into a bloody ditch.The school was a mess. People were wandering around, looking at the pool building with those wide, stupid eyes. I pulled my phone out, my thumb nearly cracking the screen as I hit Leo’s name."Where?" I barked the second he picked up."The training tank. The old wing. Ace, man, it’s bad. Kai pulled her out but—"I didn't wait for the rest. I was already sprinting.My lungs were burning, but I could hardly feel it. I didn't feel the pavement under my boots. I just felt this black, suffocating weight in my chest that kept getting heavier with every step I took.I burst through the doors of the training tank. The smell of chlorine hit me like a damn brick.And then I saw her.She was lying on the cold, blue tile. Kai was kneeling over her, hands shaking, looking totally wrecked.
POV: ACEI hated it here. I just wanted to get the fuck out of here. I was slumped in a chair that probably cost more than a mid-sized sedan, tossing my hockey puck up and down. The constant thudding against my palm was the only thing keeping me from losing it. My uncles, my cousins, and a couple of board members were all gathered around the table, and they were all currently using me for target practice."You’re slacking, Ace," my Uncle Urus barked, slamming a folder onto the table. "Your grades are slipping, your focus on the team is erratic, and we all know why. You’re obsessed with that girl. She's nothing but a distraction.""Oh," I muttered, not looking up from the puck."It’s embarrassing," another cousin chimed in. "The Callahan name carries weight, and you’re dragging it through the mud for a pet project. Get your head in the game. The scouts are watching, but so are our competitors.""Sure.""Is that all you have to say? We are talking about your future! The legacy of this
Vine"Does this have to do with my sister, your late mate? Is that why you brought me here?""Fuck! Tell me, is that why you torture me?" I asked again, my fingers kneading against my soft perky breasts as fluids flowed down my pussy in utter need.He pulled out right when I needed him the most. Ev
Vine "How... How could you, sister?" Her voice broke in pitch and her lips wobbled as she gazed at me like someone who had lost her soul.I tried to say something. Just to defend myself, to tell her I didn't know what pushed me to do it. But my throat felt dry and before I knew what was happening,
Vine 12:AM MIDNIGHT. That was the moment my alarm rang, and I sprang up from my bed. Clyde groaned from her sleep but I couldn't blame her, she wasn't aware there was a more desperate clock, ticking hard and fast in my head. I stretched my hand to the edge of my bed and turned off my alarm b
AceEARLIER THIS AFTERNOONI sat in a hidden corner of the arena, watching as Vine spoke with Mrs. Gladys, our new physical health instructor.She had replaced the old one this week and now we were left with her, and of course Vine and other student volunteers.Mrs Gladys said something and Vine ha







