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145 - Don't look away.
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2026-05-08 13:13:39
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CRAVING THE BAD BOY 176 - Dangerous games.
Ariana POVThe second I saw Ethan standing at the end of the hallway, my stomach dropped hard. His eyes stayed locked on mine first. Then slowly shifted down to where Nick still held my hand.The tension in the hallway became instant. Sharp. Uncomfortable. Nick released my hand immediately before stepping slightly in front of me instinctively.Ethan noticed that too. A humorless laugh escaped him. “Well,” he muttered quietly. “That explains literally everything.”“Ethan,” I started carefully.But he shook his head once before looking directly at Nick. “So while Laura’s upstairs dealing with a pregnancy and public humiliation, you’re down here holding hands with Ariana?”Nick’s expression hardened instantly. “You don’t know the full situation.”“I know enough.”The anger in Ethan’s voice echoed slightly through the hallway. A nurse glanced toward us from nearby before continuing past. Apparently even hospitals could not escape drama tonight. Nick crossed his arms tightly. “You should l
CRAVING THE BAD BOY 175 - Twisted loyalty.
Ariana POVThe hallway went completely silent after Laura’s confession. Somebody close to us was leaking information. Not strangers online. Not random students guessing. Someone near us. Nick stared at Laura like he was trying to process the words properly. “What do you mean someone in our friend group?”Laura crossed her arms tightly over herself before answering. “My father hired a private investigator after the first hospital leak.”I blinked immediately. “Your father hired a what?”Laura gave a tired nod. “He’s been trying to figure out who’s selling stories to those gossip pages.”That somehow made the entire situation feel even more insane. Nick looked frustrated again. “You should’ve told me earlier.”Laura laughed softly without humor. “Nick, the last twelve hours have been slightly chaotic.”Fair point. My mind immediately started racing through faces. Maya. Ethan. The football guys. Girls from campus parties. Anybody who had seen us together recently. Suddenly every interact
CRAVING THE BAD BOY 174 - Burning lies.
Ariana POVThe second Nick said reporters were outside the hospital, panic swept through all three of us instantly. Laura looked exhausted already, but now genuine alarm crossed her face too. “You’re joking,” she whispered.Nick shook his head once. “Apparently somebody leaked where we are.”My stomach dropped immediately. Of course they did. Laura rubbed both hands over her face tiredly before muttering, “I hate people.”“That makes two of us,” Nick replied.Honestly, probably three. The hallway suddenly felt smaller than before. Too bright. Too exposed. I glanced toward the nearby windows instinctively, half expecting cameras to already be pressed against the glass. “How many reporters?” Laura asked quietly.Nick looked down at his phone again. “My dad said two entertainment blogs posted about your hospital admission twenty minutes ago.”Laura let out a hollow laugh. “Entertainment. Right.” The bitterness in her voice hurt to hear. Because this was not entertainment. It was her act
CRAVING THE BAD BOY 173 - No turning back.
Ariana POVThe moment Laura mentioned her father, the entire mood in the hallway shifted again. Nick’s expression hardened instantly. Not fear exactly. Something worse. Resignation. Laura noticed it too. “That look on your face is exactly why I didn’t want to tell you tonight,” she muttered softly.Nick rubbed a tired hand over his face before asking quietly, “When did he find out?” “This morning.”My stomach tightened immediately.That meant everything had happened before Laura collapsed. Before the hospital. Before any of us had the chance to breathe. “And?” Nick asked carefully.Laura laughed softly without humor. “And he reacted exactly how you think he did.” Silence followed. Even I could feel the tension around his name now, and I had never even met the man.Laura leaned back against the wall again, exhaustion visible all over her face. “He wants me home after I’m discharged.”Nick frowned slightly. “Home as in your parents’ house?”She nodded once. “And he wants to handle ever
CRAVING THE BAD BOY 172 - Oh, damn!
Ariana POVThe second the elevator doors opened, every ounce of air disappeared from my lungs. Laura stood there staring directly at us. At our joined hands. For one horrible second, nobody moved. The hospital hallway suddenly felt painfully silent except for the faint hum of the elevator behind her and the distant sound of rain outside.Nick dropped my hand immediately. Too immediately. And somehow that hurt more than if he had held on. "Laura," he said quietly.She looked exhausted. Not just physically. Emotionally exhausted. Her face looked pale under the harsh hospital lights, and she still wore the oversized hoodie from earlier. Her hair was slightly messy like she had been running her hands through it repeatedly.But her eyes looked heartbreakingly awake. "I was looking for my mom," she said softly.Her voice sounded calm, too calm. That somehow made everything worse. Nick stepped slightly forward instinctively. "You shouldn’t be walking around alone yet."A tiny bitter smile ap
CRAVING THE BAD BOY 171 - Poisoned hearts.
Ariana POVMy fingers tightened around the phone instantly. The picture on the screen looked grainy from the rain outside, but it was clear enough to recognize us sitting together in the hospital waiting room only minutes earlier.Someone had taken it recently. Very recently. Underneath the picture was a single message. You really don’t know when to walk away. Cold panic spread through my chest immediately. Nick noticed my face change at once. "What happened?"Without speaking, I handed him the phone. The second he saw the image, his entire expression darkened. "What the hell?"His voice came out low and sharp enough that a nurse passing nearby glanced toward us briefly. Nick immediately stood up, eyes moving toward the hospital entrance. Like he expected to catch somebody watching us right now. "Nick," I whispered quietly.He looked furious. Not dramatic angry. Protective angry. The kind that made my heartbeat speed up despite everything happening around us. "Someone followed us here
CRAVING THE BAD BOY 19 - Oh, you've got to be kidding me!
Sofia and I decided to have a sleepover at her house since we haven't had one of those in a while and it was also the only way of getting Nick out of my head. We decided to watch a marathon of sisters because it's the only show we could agree on watching. Sofia popped down next to me on her comf
Last Updated : 2026-03-22CRAVING THE BAD BOY 47 - So where does that leave us?
The words hung in the air, surprising me as much as him. There were bigger issues to address, but that question tumbled out first. And suddenly, I needed to hear his answer.He fell silent, thoughtful, as though weighing the question before answering. "Once," he said after a pause. "In my sophomore
Last Updated : 2026-04-05CRAVING THE BAD BOY 46 - No more sex.
"Why did you stop?" He grumbled, brows furrowing as hands immediately began clutching at my side to bring me back to him, but I refused to give in."I won't have sex with you Nick," I said, without any conviction in my voice. "That's the genesis of all our problems." "I didn't want to fuck you." M
Last Updated : 2026-04-05CRAVING THE BAD BOY 44 - Sex over Love.
My shift was over early, because Billy said he wouldn't be around on Wednesday, and wants me to cover up for him, hence, he was taking the rest of my today's shift and that of tomorrow.I couldn't leave now though, because it was raining heavily and I didn't bring an umbrella to work today. Seated
Last Updated : 2026-04-04
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