เข้าสู่ระบบALESSIA’s POV. I dragged myself into the kitchen, still half-asleep.Coffee first. Always. I poured a cup, took a long sip, and dropped into the chair with my laptop. The screen lit up.Fingers on the keys, I typed back an acceptance letter to the school that had invited me.Yeah. This was as good as mornings got. Once that was done, I shut the laptop and gave a good stretch. Kendra walked in yawning.“I take it you’ve accepted the invite already,” she said, and I nodded.“I can’t wait to go.” I squeaked, and she laughed as she began making herself a cup of coffee. “You didn’t tell me what you were doing with Kingsley the other day,” I said, laughing when she froze and turned around to face me.Then she smiled sheepishly and gave a smug shrug. “I may not have really gotten over him. Al, he’s good. Too good for me, but he prioritizes me first,” she said, and I grinned and jerked my head forward.“So you’re telling me this union is permanent. You’ll not break up with him anymore?” I as
ZANE’s POV. “What the fuck is going on here?” I asked as I entered the living room the following morning and saw Mason and Jace organizing party cups around the center table.“Your girl just got a car.” Mason said with a careless shrug as I approached them.“So?” I asked, clearly not understanding it as my eyes roamed around the place.“So… Adrian is throwing a party for her. Like a housewarming thing, but this time it’s a car warming. Do you get?” He explained, and I chuckled.“How old is Alessia? Sixteen?” I teased, clearly not seeing the reason to throw a party because of that. If Adrian needed a party, he could have just fucking said so rather than using Alessia as a cover.“Not funny, Zane. You’re handling the grill.” Jace said seriously, and I shook my head.“No. I’m going out to meet her. You do all the work yourselves.” I said and grabbed my key from the table. My brows furrowed when Mason narrowed his eyes at me.“Have you told her you love her yet? You’re wasting time, and
ALESSIA’s POV. My stomach growled in my sleep and I pulled myself up and stretched. Fuck, it growled again. I was hungry. Apparently, fighting with Zane meant sleeping hungry. I turned on my phone; it was just 7:35 a.m. Good. Zane was either sleeping or training. I wouldn’t have to see him until I was ready to go home.I walked down the hallway and stopped in front of his room. It was slightly open, which meant he was awake already. Resisting the urge to walk in and cuddle with him, I pushed myself down the staircase until I reached the kitchen.Crap… My stomach growled again. What was I supposed to eat? I opened the fridge.Ice cream. And a note. Zane’s writing.Morning, Lessy. Your favorite flavor.I couldn’t stop the smile creeping onto my face as I pulled out the bowl of ice cream from the fridge and leaned against the dining counter to eat.Perfect way to start the morning. Except Kendra’s call came in minutes later.“Hey, babe. There’s a white Honda Civic parked in front of our
ALESSIA’s POV. He mentioned somewhere along the line that we were going to his penthouse so I’d already texted Kendra and told her not to worry about me.ME: With Zane. Till next morning. Do not worry.KENDRA: Details in full tomorrow.She replied and I laughed and imagined throwing my middle finger at her. Unfortunately there was going to be no details. He looked at me with a raised brow.“What’s making you laugh, that’s not me?” he asked and I rolled my eyes. “Something Kendra said. You think so highly of yourself.” I replied and he shrugged.“When it comes to you, I should be the only one that makes you laugh.” He replied and I just looked at him. My heart beating faster against my chest and threatening to be loud enough so he could hear. Apparently he had been doing more of the opposite lately so I couldn’t tell if he meant that or he just actually said it.I quickly turned my eyes away when he caught me staring. The difference was there… it was huge and screaming. Not difference
ALESSIA’s POV. I thought I’d heard wrong from Vanessa, but reality dawned on me when she was actually dragging me towards the starting line.“I’ve not been behind a wheel in like forever,” I protested when we stopped somewhere unrecognizable.“But you know how to drive?” she asked with all eagerness.“Yes. Had a driver’s license when I was seventeen,” I replied, feeling awkward and anxious.“Relax. The road is straight. Just try not to get into another car’s lane and you’re good to go,” she replied, waving her hands.I gulped hard.“I don’t have a car,” I replied, and she grinned mischievously.“You’re Zane Jaxon’s girlfriend. Of course you’ll use his car.”My eyes widened, and I quickly searched for him. When I didn’t see him, I looked back at Vanessa.“No, no, no. He’s going to be really upset,” I said in horror. I didn’t want to complicate things between us at the moment. What was bad was I was already going in the race. What was worse was using his car. Fucking no.“That makes tw
ALESSIA’s POV. The first thing I noticed was his voice.“My girlfriend.”It shouldn’t have made my chest tighten.Not after everything we’d been through. Not after the countless times he’d called me that like it was the most natural thing in the world.But standing there under the harsh lights of the Blacktop, with the smell of gasoline and smoke hanging in the air, hearing him introduce me to the red-haired girl beside him made everything feel different.I stared at him.Zane stared back.For a few seconds, neither of us moved.Then Kendra’s fingers tightened around my arm. “Definitely looks worse in person,” she said, and I swallowed and looked at her, then back at the redhead. She looked better in person. More beautiful. The kind of girl Zane should actually be seen with. Not a pathetic girl like me who always bothered him.My heart clenched as I looked around them. Drinks and cigarettes were littered across the car hood. I didn’t think I’d actually meet him smiling and happy. I m







