๋ก๊ทธ์ธ๐ฑ๏ธJayden๐ฑ๏ธโDude, you are so cool.โRiver 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.โYou are too bad for him,โ 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.โSheโll undo it in a minute,โ I said, already tired. โYouโll survive.โJane 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.โIโm proud of you,โ she said quietly as we walked.Th
๐ฑ๏ธVictor๐ฑ๏ธI 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.Daddyโs 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
๐ฑ๏ธJayden๐ฑ๏ธโThis is maddening.โJaneโs 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.โThey want you to say you posted a fake, photoshopped video,โ she continued slowly, eyes scanning the lines again like maybe they would change if she blinked hard enough, โbecause the prince who was interested in you lost interest within a day and you got jealous.โShe looked up at me, eyes blazing.โAre they fucking real.โRiver leaned over her shoulder to peek at the paper, then made a low sound in his throat. โOh wow. They really said letโs villainize the human and call it peace.โI felt something tight and sharp lodge itself right behind my ribs.โWhen they said apology,โ I said quietly, keeping my vo
๐ฑ๏ธSammy๐ฑ๏ธโWhat do you mean heโs been made to issue a public apology tomorrow.โThe 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.โThis is bullshit,โ I yelled. โAll of it. Every fucking part of it.โTony 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.โMy prince,โ he said carefully, โthe vampire king is already involved. This situation is bigger than you want it to be.โI laughed. It came out sharp and ugly. โBigger. 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.โI stepped closer, voice dropping, shaking with rage. โThat is not gossip. That is political failure.โTony inhaled slowly. โThat is exactly w
๐ฑ๏ธJayden๐ฑ๏ธ โI canโt believe you slept over,โ 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. โWell what else were you expecting from a leech,โ Jane said flatly as she grabbed her bag from the chair. โLetโs go. Bestie. This leech makes me want to throw up.โ River rolled his eyes dramatically. โFirst of all, rude. Second of all, I am almost done.โ He bent to pull on his shirt, struggling slightly like he was in a race against time. โGive me five seconds. Literally five.โ โYou said that ten minutes ago,โ Jane snapped. โAnd yet,โ he said smugly, sliding his arms through his sleeves, โhere I am. Still fabulous.โ I shook my head, fighting a smile. A week ago, this would have annoyed me. Today,
๐ฑ๏ธJayden๐ฑ๏ธโO.M.G dude you are a fucking rock star.โRiver 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.Janeโs 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.โTell me again,โ she said slowly, eyes locked on River, โwhy you are on my bed like you pay rent here.โRiver did not even look at her. He waved his phone in the air like a victory flag. โBecause your roommate just dragged the vampire prince on the internet and lived to tell the tale.โJaneโs eye twitched. โGet off the bed.โโNo,โ he said cheerfully. โYou stole my cool roommate. You do not







