Lanvin’s POVAs I watched her stare at me waiting for an answer, something flashed inside me. She couldn't have hidden the hurt in her features but I had seen it and backtracked. I shouldn't have yelled at her. I can't help being a jerk most times. I was finding it difficult trying to talk to her because of my mean behavior and here I was acting exactly the same way. Maybe that was the reason she decided to talk to Dorian but we both know Dorian was faking it all just to get to her but still it doesn't matter. And yeah I guess I messed up.I stood there after yelling, feeling stupid. Her face now went from staring at me to looking like I had hit her. I hadn’t, of course, but words hurt. Mine did. I didn’t mean to shout like that. I let my anger speak before my brain. Zules repeating me being in the hostel with her after offering to leave if she could just say damned word was annoying "I'm sorry," I said quietly, after none of us refused to say a word and the silence was rearing arou
Zuleika’s POVAt the last moment I changed my mind, and they ess after seeing him smile at me approaching his car. I don't know what that meant but it sparked something strange inside of me. Why was he smiling because he was going to drive me back to my hostel? Was he up to something that I had no idea about? My mind suddenly thought about my brother, his warnings and the fight he had gotten into because he didn't want me associating with Dorian. I thought about how hurt he might feel if he saw me drive back home in Dorian's car. Or if he heard it from one of his friends. Or Dorian goes about bragging about it like some rest he had achieved.I looked at Dorian, sitting in the driver’s seat with the car door open still smiling and looking at me expectantly. I knew I should go home. I felt tired. My feet hurt from standing. But I shook my head slowly forcing the seal out of my mind. I won't go home with Dorian. And have my brother bite my head off.“I can’t go with you,” I sighed, looki
Zuleika's POVMy gaze glanced from my brother's furious gaze resting on Dorian to Dorian's calm-collected gaze resting on Zade's but there was something to Dorian's gaze that made me pause. He wasn't ready for my brother's bullshit and even though he looked calm and unfazed by what zade was doing, he was certainly ready to dish out whatever he planned.Realization dawned on me as I remembered I had a lengthy conversation with Dorian and Zade had warned me to stay away from the Blackstone student and their captain; Dorian — earlier today when he saw me conversing with him. Had he listened in on our discussion and found me flirting with him? Ohhh my goodness! Fuck up!So what does he think he is going to do now? Warn him to stay away from me since I refused to listen? I knew it was the kind of thing my brother would do in this situation and decided to do something about it.Before I could step in and stop my brother from harassing Dorian, Zade shouted as he pushed Dorian on the chest.“
ZuleikaBefore I could even move from where I stood, I saw Dorian’s eyes light up.He had just entered, but the moment he saw me, he started walking over like he had only come for me. I tried not to look surprised, but I felt my stomach twist a little. Not in a bad way. Just that weird way it always did when something unexpected happened. I forgot lanvin was behind me with his girl fawning over me and decided to focus on Dorian.He stopped right in front of me, and his smile was big. The kind of smile that made you smile even if you didn’t want to. The kind of smile that sent butterflies to the pit of your stomach. The kind of smile that makes your heart flutter and beat wildly, and you ask yourself if everything is alright.“Zuleika,” he said, drawing out my name like it was a song, savoring the taste of it on his lips. He reared his head back and closed his eyes dramatically and I held myself from laughing at his silly behavior.I gave him the brightest smile of mine. “Dorian.”“You
Zuleika POVI steadied him, my hands acting out of their own accord as they snaked around his waist while I found my feet on the ground so I won't crash the both of us to the cold hard floor.But guess what..Lanvin had the effrontery to chuckle. He chuckled again, the sound soft but annoying. I stepped back and pulled my hand away like I had touched fire. What the hell is wrong with him? What was funny to him?He laughed even harder..“Wow,” he said, still laughing. “You make it look like I burned you.”I frowned and folded my arms. “Can you stop laughing? I don't see what's funny in me catching you from smashing your pretty face on the floor.”He leaned against the wall, arms crossed, still grinning. “Why? You’re the one acting like I have some kind of disease.” he clicked his tongue and his eyes widened making me pause on what I was going to say. "Did you just say my face is pretty? Have you been checking me out? Or staring at me when I'm not looking? This is literally the best day o
ZULEIKA POVThankfully, school finally closed for the day, and I was more than happy to leave. The day had been one hell of a shitty day for me, from having a discussion with grumpy-annyoing-lanvini, to being dragged into a weird conversation with Dorian, to my brother warning and stating facts about me hanging out with the Blackstone student.And the classes I attended, do not believe me if I said I understood everything that was taught. My head feels so heavy and throbbing loudly and to make matters worse, my bag felt heavily on my shoulder like I had placed the whole world in it. I just wanted to go home, throw my shoes somewhere, lie on the floor, and sleep.As I walked out the gate, I heard a voice behind me."Hey, slow down! You tryna escape the whole school or what?"I turned and smiled as I saw who it was. "Freckles."She caught up beside me, swinging her bag across one shoulder like she always did. In my distress, I had forgotten I was supposed to search out my best friend so