LOGINHi guysâ¤ď¸ Hereâs whatâs happening this month. Iâm switching things up. Iâll be posting one chapter every weekday and three chapters each weekend so youâll get a steady flow of updates without long waits. Make sure you drop your thoughts at the end of every chapter because I really want to hear what you think about the story and the characters. XOXO Amakaâ¤ď¸â¤ď¸
đąď¸Jaydenđąď¸âDude, you are so cool.âRiver said it the moment I stepped outside the dorm, like he had been holding it in and finally lost the fight. His grin was wide and proud and completely inappropriate for someone who had just watched me antagonize a vampire prince in his own room.Jane reacted instantly.I did not even see her hand move.One second River was talking, the next he was clutching his mouth, eyes wide, trying to speak and producing absolutely nothing. Not a sound. Not even a squeak.âYou are too bad for him,â she said calmly, like she had just adjusted a crooked picture frame instead of muting a grown man.River pointed at her, offended and silent.âSheâll undo it in a minute,â I said, already tired. âYouâll survive.âJane ignored him and grabbed my arm, fingers tight and grounding, and pulled me away from the door like she was afraid it might open again and swallow me whole.She did not yell. She did not lecture.âIâm proud of you,â she said quietly as we walked.Th
đąď¸Victorđąď¸I have never felt this small in my life, and that is saying something when you are raised under a crown that teaches you how to kneel before you ever learn how to stand.Daddyâs boy.The words keep replaying in my head like a curse I cannot shake. The way Jayden said it. Calm. Mocking. Sharp enough to cut through every lie I tell myself about strength and control. The worst part is not that he said it. The worst part is that it landed. It fit too well.I sounded exactly like what he called me. A spineless little man hiding behind a powerful father, pretending obedience is the same thing as authority.I hate this. I hate the taste of it sitting in my chest. I hate myself for standing there naked and furious and still powerless to stop any of it.Being a prince means perfection is not optional. It is survival. Every mistake becomes evidence. Every weakness becomes a weapon someone else gets to use against you. And when my father found out about the video, about the mess, ab
đąď¸Jaydenđąď¸âThis is maddening.âJaneâs voice cut through the cafeteria noise as she stared down at the script in her hands like it had personally insulted her bloodline. Trays clattered at every corner with students laughing too loudly, magic hummed in the air, but our table felt sealed off from all of it. A small island of fury and disbelief.I watched her jaw tighten as she read.âThey want you to say you posted a fake, photoshopped video,â she continued slowly, eyes scanning the lines again like maybe they would change if she blinked hard enough, âbecause the prince who was interested in you lost interest within a day and you got jealous.âShe looked up at me, eyes blazing.âAre they fucking real.âRiver leaned over her shoulder to peek at the paper, then made a low sound in his throat. âOh wow. They really said letâs villainize the human and call it peace.âI felt something tight and sharp lodge itself right behind my ribs.âWhen they said apology,â I said quietly, keeping my vo
đąď¸Sammyđąď¸âWhat do you mean heâs been made to issue a public apology tomorrow.âThe words tore out of my chest before I could stop them. I turned on Tony so fast the chair behind me scraped loudly against the floor. My hands were already clenched. My blood was already hot. Everything inside me was screaming.âThis is bullshit,â I yelled. âAll of it. Every fucking part of it.âTony did not flinch. He never does. He stood there with that calm expression that always feels like an insult when I am losing my mind.âMy prince,â he said carefully, âthe vampire king is already involved. This situation is bigger than you want it to be.âI laughed. It came out sharp and ugly. âBigger. That video was not some stupid sex scandal. It showed incompetence. It showed loss of control. It showed the future vampire king breaking laws the royals swore to uphold.âI stepped closer, voice dropping, shaking with rage. âThat is not gossip. That is political failure.âTony inhaled slowly. âThat is exactly w
đąď¸Jaydenđąď¸ âI canât believe you slept over,â I said, staring at River like he had personally committed a crime against my mental health. He had just stepped out of the bathroom, towel slung low on his hips, steam still clinging to his skin like confidence. He was humming. Humming. In my shared space. Like this was normal roommate behavior and not a violation of several unspoken laws. âWell what else were you expecting from a leech,â Jane said flatly as she grabbed her bag from the chair. âLetâs go. Bestie. This leech makes me want to throw up.â River rolled his eyes dramatically. âFirst of all, rude. Second of all, I am almost done.â He bent to pull on his shirt, struggling slightly like he was in a race against time. âGive me five seconds. Literally five.â âYou said that ten minutes ago,â Jane snapped. âAnd yet,â he said smugly, sliding his arms through his sleeves, âhere I am. Still fabulous.â I shook my head, fighting a smile. A week ago, this would have annoyed me. Today,
đąď¸Jaydenđąď¸âO.M.G dude you are a fucking rock star.âRiver launched himself onto my bed like gravity personally offended him, phone already in his hand and his face glowing with unholy excitement. He looked nothing like the aloof hard guy who barely acknowledged my existence when I first arrived. This version of River was loud, animated, and way too comfortable in my personal space.I could not help it. I smiled.Janeâs door was open and she leaned against the frame with her arms crossed, her expression sharp enough to cut glass. The pink walls behind her made her look even more dangerous somehow.âTell me again,â she said slowly, eyes locked on River, âwhy you are on my bed like you pay rent here.âRiver did not even look at her. He waved his phone in the air like a victory flag. âBecause your roommate just dragged the vampire prince on the internet and lived to tell the tale.âJaneâs eye twitched. âGet off the bed.ââNo,â he said cheerfully. âYou stole my cool roommate. You do not







