LOGINArabella always craves for more than her boyfriend could give, but they never cross that line. Until one rainy day, she knocks on the door of her mysterious neighbour and asks for a stay. In the short moment spent with him, sparks fly and unexpected sinful desires settles within her. Will Arabella ignore these feelings or will she give into them even when they're wrong?
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わたしは月に嫌われている。 そんなことは分かっていたのに。 リリシアは内心で嘆く。 美しい青年がリリシアをお姫様抱っこし、銀色の月に照らされた夜道を歩き続ける。 その度に揺れる月紐で一本に結ばれた、うるわしき髪。 リリシアは、ぐったりとしたまま胸に誓う。 決してこの青年に悟られてはいけない。 姉を、そして、家を救うまでは――――。 * * * 帝都の離れに一軒の小さな家がある。 その玄関前の庭で箒を握り、落ち葉を掃く小さな娘がいた。 「リリシア、髪、ボサボサじゃないの」 父と共に家に帰ってきた姉が小さな娘、リリシアを見て言う。 「あ、お姉さま、お父さま、おかえりなさい」 挨拶をすると、母が慌てて家から出てくる。 「もうお母さま、またリリシアに手伝わせて」 「今日も『お姉さまのようになる!』って言うことを聞かなくてね。張り切って手伝ってくれたのよ……」 「全く、リリシアは。ほら、こっちおいで」 「うん」 姉が優しくリリシアの髪を麻紐で結い直す。 ――この時代、怪異を祓う様々な魔術師達が存在した。 そして、リリシアが住んでいるベルフォード家は貧しいながらも父の公務と月の魔術を持つ6歳差の姉、ユエリアのおかげで名を上げている。 その為、リリシアにとってユエリアは憧れの存在だった。 「リリシアも明日で4歳か」 「儀式が楽しみだわ」 父に続けて母が言う。 明日の魔術を確かめる儀式で自分もユエリアのようになれると思っていた。 ――翌日の夜。リリシアは母のミアに教えられた通り、儀式の為の純白なドレスを自ら着る。 この衣装は神聖なもので、誰にも触れられてはいけない決まりだ。 まるで一夜のお姫様になれたようで心が弾む。 着替えが終わると、父のエバートに導かれ、中庭の大きく立派な樹木の前まで歩いていく。 ユエリアは4歳の時にこの木に触れ、美しい黄色の花を咲かせたことから月の魔術を持ち合わせていることが分かった。 自分もきっと花を咲かせて見せる。 強く決意すると、月の光が真上から美しく樹木を照らす。 リリシアは両親とユエリアが見守る中、そっと手を伸ばし、樹木に触れた。 だが、次の瞬間。ドラゴンに似た巨大なイーグルの影のような怪異が姿を現し、リリシアとユエリアの体を順にすり抜ける。 すると樹木は一瞬で枯れ果て、ユエリアがその場で崩れ落ちていく。 両親は一瞬の強風を感じただけで、怪異の姿は見えていないようだ。 怪異は夜空へ飛んで行き、やがて、闇に溶け合うように消えていった。 「お姉さま!」 リリシアは叫び、駆け寄ろうとする。 だが、その直後、母に突き飛ばされた。 「ユエリア!!」 母と父は姉の名を呼び、リリシアのことなど眼中になく、一目散にユエリアへと駆け寄る。 地面に座り込む自分を見向きもしない。 (なんで? どうして?) 頭が真っ白になる。 そんなリリシアを月が照らす。 リリシアも気分が悪くなり、その場に一人虚しく倒れた。Hellooo Loves, it’s been a long time, hasn’t it? I apologize for the late update but thank you so much for being patient with me.We’ve now come to the end of Arabella’s and Alexander’s story but as seen, Dex’s and Veronica’s isn’t over yet. There’ll be a short book attached to this one for Dex’s and Veronica’s story. Then after their story is done, we’ll have bonus chapters on Alex and Ara, where we’ll get to know about their lives after high school. This will not be now, though because I’ll be completing my other book—My Stepbrother—in June along with writing my new book.In case some people don’t know yet, I have a new book on the app. It’s titled My Best Friend’s Girl and you can check it out if you’re interested. The characters are new to me, and I’m sure many of you would enjoy the journey as much as I’m enjoying writing it.Anyway, I’ll be writing My Best Friend’s Girl and completing My Stepbrother in June so bonus chapters with DexVeronica’s short book won’t be happening then.
GRADUATION DAY.~TWO MONTHS LATER~ARABELLA."Is Alex not coming?" Ashley asks me again after Sinclair leaves to attend an urgent business, and I frown as I take my phone out of my purse. The last texts I’ve sent him stare back at me with no response and I chew my cheek. "I don’t know. He isn’t responding.""Are you sure he’s okay?" He should be. We spoke last night before I went to bed and I saw his bike in front of his house this morning, but I’ve heard nothing from him. Could he be bummed that he isn’t graduating with me? But that was his choice.After Alexander returned from Florida, he told me he had a change of mind. The small life he wanted to live once was no longer his dream and after seeing his mother struggle and fight for her life, he now wants to be a doctor. He studied hard for the little time he had left till we took the exams. Maybe even more than me. He had no time to be with me and I understood. I’m happy he has a dream he’s pursuing and when the results came out, he
ARABELLA.We walk back into the house with our intertwined fingers and I pass Alexander a smile when Dex sees him calling out his name from the sofa."That’s you?" Dex stands from the couch and strides toward us. His hands are in his pockets and his gaze is on Alex, who pushes out his other hand, refusing to let me go. "Hey, dude."Dex looks at the outstretched hand, and his face hardens. "Are you back now after almost breaking my best friend’s heart?" He throws the question at Alex, who looks down at me before tightening his hand against mine. When he looks away, I try to meet Dex’s eyes, but he’s too busy glaring at Alex. The tension in the air rises as Alex’s hand stays in the air while Dex looks like he’s just two seconds away from punching him."You should know I’d never intentionally do that. They were stuff back at my home that needed to be taken care of and there was no avoid—"Dex’s face suddenly breaks in a smile and before Alex can finish, he slaps a hand on his shoulder. "
ALEXANDER. I continue to pace down the hallway, my heart drumming in my chest with each second that ticks by, and no one coming out of that room. My gaze turns on Kaleb, who’s nervously tapping his feet against the floor and fidgeting in his seat, his eyes occasionally shifting from his moving hands to the door next to him. "She’ll be fine," I tell him as I slap a hand on his thigh to keep it steady before I fall into the seat next to him. He shakes his head as he turns to me. "It’s been hours and there’s been nothing. Just people moving in and out of there, and refusing to tell us anything." "That’s kind of how the surgery works." I let out a chuckle, trying to suppress the fact that I’m just as afraid as he is. Afraid the news that comes out of there wouldn’t be the one we want. "Seriously, Kaleb; she’ll be fine. Remember what she told us: we can’t get scared no matter what happens." "I’m trying." He hisses as he bends over his back and drops his clamped hands to his legs. I rem
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