The knock came again, sharper this time, rattling through the small dorm room like a gunshot. “Lola!” Chris’s voice was closer now, insistent. “I’m not leaving until you answer.” Her pulse skittered, her palm hovering over the knob. Every muscle in her body screamed at her to move, to do something
The air between them still vibrated from the weight of their kiss, heavy with a charge that neither dared to break. Lola’s lips tingled, her breath shallow, her body thrumming with a dangerous rhythm she hadn’t known she was capable of feeling. He hadn’t moved far just far enough that the whisper o
For a long, breathless moment, there was nothing but the sound of lips, ragged breaths, and the wild rhythm of their hearts. When they finally broke apart, both panting, Lola pressed her forehead to his chest, her eyes squeezed shut. “What are we doing?” she whispered, half to herself. “This can’t
The room felt too small for both of them. Lola paced the narrow space, her arms crossed tight, while he stood near the door, watching her with that same unyielding intensity that made her chest ache. “You don’t understand,” she said, her voice sharp, frayed at the edges. “You can fight with Chris,
The tension in the common room was electric, thick enough to choke on. Everyone had gone silent, eyes darting between the two men like they were about to witness a fight no one wanted to miss. Chris’s smirk deepened, though his eyes stayed cold. “Protecting her, huh? You think that makes you noble?
By the time Lola stepped into the common room, the air already felt heavy. Conversations hushed when she entered, eyes darting away too quickly. She tried to ignore it, clutching her coffee cup tighter, but every whisper felt like it was aimed straight at her. A group of girls by the vending machin