LOGINARIELLA I woke up to feel light kisses on my face. I opened my eyes to find Asher hovering over me, pressing soft kisses against my skin. I let out a small laugh as he brushed his lips against mine before straightening. He was already dressed. Tie in place. Hair perfectly styled. Everything about
ARIELLA When Asher is finally, fully seated inside me, the bed groans beneath our combined weight. He pulls back out just as slowly, and the friction is enough to make my head swim. He’s doing this on purpose; I can see the intent in his eyes. He’s paying me back for every stolen glance and silen
ARIELLA That did it. Asher's expression shifted, something deeper, more certain. And this time when he kissed me, I didn’t hesitate. Didn’t hold back. Didn’t think about later or tomorrow. Or anything waiting for us outside that room. I let myself go into Asher's arms. I shiver beneath his touch,
ARIELLA The moment the flash went off, both of them stirred. Leon shifted first, letting out a small, confused sound as he buried his face deeper into the pillow. But Asher.... Asher woke instantly. His hand tightened instinctively around the book on his chest, the other bracing slightly at his si
ARIELLA I couldn't believe him right now. “None of the above,” I replied quickly, turning away from his smug face and back to Leon. “Okay, listen. Dad is coming upstairs to read you a book.” “Yay!” Leon said instantly, already turning around and running out of the room. The moment he left, I le
ARIELLA Before I could react, Axel pulled me from my seat and into his lap. “What are you doing?” I giggled, even as his hands settled firmly on my waist. “What does it look like I’m doing?” he murmured, a smirk already forming as his lips brushed just behind my neck. I tried to twist away, laug
I wasn’t popular. I wasn’t that girl. I was just a normal girl who kept to herself, and did my own things—the type of girl who stayed in the background. I squeaked, “Sorry,” thinking that would make him let it go and walk away. But then, he gave me this look. I don’t know how to explain it because
I swallowed, already sensing where this was going. "Yes." "So you do know where your bedroom is?" "Yes, it's this room. I know, it's my bedroom." His eyes darkened. "So you know that you're not supposed to be sleeping on the right wing. And that people in the right-wing are not supposed to be s
I loved the attention. I loved everything about this moment. But he was a lot older, and I was kind of scared. I wasn't ready for that. He must have noticed because he asked, “Hey, are you cold?” I said, “No, I’m fine.” Still, he went inside his car, grabbed his jacket, and came back to drape i
Five Years Ago That night, I cried until my body ached. My mind kept racing, searching for a way out. How do I stop this? I couldn’t tell Asher. If I did, my parents would die. My father, my family—so many innocent lives were on the line. I loved my dad. I couldn’t be the reason he gets killed.







