LOGINNatalie's pov Kian lifted me bridal style, my body completely touching his. His warmth sobered me up a little.I gasped.“Kian!”“What?” He didn't seem the least affected by my obvious shock.“Put me down!” I ordered, tapping my fingers lightly on his chest. The hardness of it made me still have my hand on it.“No.”“You're kidnapping me!” I complained, pushing his body away weakly.“You're welcome to file a complaint tomorrow,” he said plainly.I stared at him. His face was so close that I could see the faint crease between his eyebrows. He looked irritated.Naturally.Kian Lawley could probably look irritated at a puppy. I rested my head against his chest finally, unable to keep my head from banging against my skull.He smelled good.Clean, expensive, and unmistakably him.I closed my eyes.“You're comfortable.” I muttered.He stopped walking for half a second.“What?” He looked down at me for a moment.“Nothing.” I replied quickly, a little bit embarrassed at his response.“Then k
Natalie's pov “Are we there yet?” I mumbled, after going in and out of sleep for a while. The car was warm, so warm that I felt my body was not mine.Kian didn't look at me.“No.” he answered rather coldly. I furrowed my brows, a bit put off by his tone. I turned my head toward him.“You're so mean.” I muttered to him, leaning my head on the window.He didn't respond.I stared at him for a little longer, studying the side of his face. His jaw was tight, his hands were wrapped firmly around the steering wheel, and his eyes remained fixed on the road.He hadn't looked at me properly since we'd left Ryan's house.Not once.I wondered whether he was still angry.Then I remembered the way he'd looked at Louis. The way he'd stood in that doorway, his expression completely blank while his eyes practically set the room on fire.A small smile tugged at my lips.He'd looked terrifying. Ridiculously terrifying.I liked it.My smile disappeared.Oh.That was a problem. A very big problem.I turn
Natalie's pov “Kian?” I called softly, blinking quickly. Was I hallucinating? Did my mind just conjure up his image yet again? “What is happening here?” His voice was low, yet steely. He was in a dark shirt, the sleeves were folded just like I saw….“I saw you earlier!” I said a little too loudly, pointing at him.His eyes twinkled in the dark, yet his expression didn't change. He was still standing there at the entrance, not moving or flinching.Louis sighed heavily and stood to his full height.“Leave, Lawley.” Kian’s eyes moved to him, then he took a step into the room.“What are you doing to her?” He asked calmly, stopping only when he was beside me.Louis scoffed at him, and moved closer.“You seem to be forgetting a crucial fact, Lawley. She is my girlfriend.” Kian squinted at him.“You are forgetting the fact that I don't give a fuck about that as well.” Kian said back to him, then he cast me a sidelong glance at me.Louis's jaw tightened,“This doesn't concern you.”Kian
Natalie's pov Kian.My heart slammed against my ribs, aggressively. It was painful in its intensity.He stood in the doorway, staring straight at me. For a second, I couldn't breathe.His dark eyes were fixed on mine, and there was something in them that made the room feel colder.Anger.Pure, unmistakable anger.I blinked, rapidly and just like that, the image shifted.The room swayed, and suddenly, the person standing at the door wasn't Kian.It was Ryan.I stared at him. My brows pulled together involuntarily.“What the hell?” I slurred, blinking my eyes again and again.Ryan laughed sinisterly.“Nice welcome, scholarship girl.”Louis turned toward him, clearly annoyed.“What the hell, dude?” Louis said, leaning away from me.“Relax. I didn't know you two were in here.” Ryan responded, raising both hands in a mock surrender. Louis glanced at me before looking back at Ryan.“What do you want?” He asked Ryan, clearly not amused by his interruption.I squinted my eyes, trying to for
Natalie's pov No fucking way…That was.…Kian.He was standing across the room, and for a split second, everything else seemed to disappear. The music, the people and even Louis beside me.All of it blurred into the background.Kian's eyes were already on me, burning into my face. He was not staring casually, definitely not the way someone looked at another person across a crowded room.He was staring directly at me.My breath caught, and I struggled to breathe for another second. He looked different tonight. Dark shirt, sleeves pushed up his forearms, his hair slightly messy like he hadn't bothered trying too hard, like he didn't plan on even coming for the party.But it was his expression that stopped me.It was cold, unreadable, and ominous. His eyes didn't leave mine.My stomach jerked violently, and the intensity made me falter. I blinked quickly and when I opened my eyes again, he was gone.I stared at the exact spot where he'd been standing.Nothing. No one in particular…just p
Natalie's pov “I'm going to kill him.”Allison glanced at me as we walked up the steps leading to Ryan's house. She leaned in closer, holding onto my arm as we headed towards what might just be the worst place my head could conjure up.“Louis? Are you talking about Louis?” She asked me, leaning her head in even closer to hear me better.“Who else?” I grumbled, scanning the environment with a grimace.She laughed, “You've been threatening to kill him since the last hour, Natalie.”“And I'm still considering it.” I responded back. The music was already loud enough to feel through the pavement. People crowded around the entrance, some holding cups, others laughing loudly as they pushed their way inside.I stopped at the bottom of the stairs, unable to take a step further.My stomach tightened with fear, and uncertainty.This was a mistake, a huge one.“Maybe we should go home.” I said, biting my lower lip.Allison looked at me, shaking her head.“No.”“Allie.”“You wanted a break. This
Natalie's pov “Did he say 'the' Kian Lawley set you up?” Allison said, her words coming out breathless. I didn't reply. I ground my teeth, repeatedly counting my right fingers. “At least you won't be expelled. It's just a harmless prank, Natt.” “A harmless prank?! Allison, I was framed!” I s
Natalie's povFINAL YEARThe beginning of the end. As I stepped into the hallway of Bennington college, I grinded my jaw, the sharp pain that rose soothed me strangely.Students gathered in clusters, talking over each other. The chaos felt new, even when it was the same as always, at the start of
Natalie's pov The shelf at the Dean's office was filled with awards and plaques… all in shades of brown and grey.I looked at the door, sighing inwardly to myself. My mind was already made up as to what to ask the dean.Where might he-“Quit acting like a trapped squirrel.” A voice snapped beside
I scrunched up the letter, throwing it at the far end of my room.I was up and ready before 7am, not because I was heeding to the Kian's command. I was simply scared of offending Joey.Kian was bluffing anyways. I knew there was no way in hell that he'd be taking me in his car to school.When I st







