Sera povThe whole crowd had gone completely silent, the whispers and murmurs were fading as everyoneâs attention was on us.Lucaâs lips had barely left mine, but the audacity of the moment hung heavy in the air. He grinned like a boy who knew heâd just caused chaos.Kael didnât move immediately. His jaw flexed, his eyes darkened, and then⊠he stormed forward.âLuca,â he said, voice low, sharp, dangerous. âStep back.âLuca raised an eyebrow, still smirking. âOr what? You gonna kill me? Bury me somewhere?ââI said step back!â Kaelâs voice rose it was angry and commanding, he looked like he was trying to suppress every inch of the raging storm he always tried to contain.I froze between them, stomach twisting painfully. My hands gripped the hem of my shirt, knuckles white.âYouâre insane,â I whispered, barely audible.âYou like it?â Luca teased, leaning closer again despite Kaelâs glare. âCome on, Seth, live a little!âKaelâs eyes snapped to me, and anger in him was undeniable. His
Sera povI whipped around so fast that my heart nearly stopped.Alexander.He stood just a few feet away, his posture was casual, but his eyes were sharp, unblinking.My stomach dropped thinking of possibilities of how much had he heard?âAâAlexander.â My voice cracked. âI was just...âHe tilted his head slightly, studying me with unwavering calm. âTalking to your mother.âMy mouth went dry. âYeah. So?ââYou said you were at St. Helia.â His voice was quiet. Not accusing or mocking. He was just⊠stating the fact.My pulse thundered in my ears.Think...Think... Think!âI⊠misspoke.â The lie burned my throat. "It was slip of the tongue.âFor a long, endless moment, Alexander just looked at me and then, slowly, he nodded. âHm.âThat was it. Just one sound. Then he turned, walking back toward the courtyard, leaving me frozen on the bench, my heart was pounding so hard it hurt.I exhaled shakily, relief flooding me. He hadnât called me out. He hadnât said a word to the others.He hadnât
Chapter 24 â SeraâIs thatâŠ?âThe voice came from somewhere in the crowd, but honestly, it couldâve been anyone. Everyone was whispering and staring.Because at the front gates of Virelade there was a car so polished, so sleek, so ridiculously expensive that half the boys were practically drooling.A black limousine, shiny as glass, with a crest stamped on the side that screamed wealth and power.And stepping out of it Kaelâs father.He was tall, perfectly tailored suit, with an aura of authority. He wasnât just wealthy, he was untouchable.âHoly...â River whistled low under his breath. âIs that him? The Kael Ashbourne senior?âLuca grinned. âIn the flesh. Damn! no wonder Kael walks like he owns every room he enters. Itâs genetic.âTheo was awed âThat car alone could feed me for ten years.âI didnât say anything. My eyes flicked to Kael instead. He was already striding toward the gates, his expression was unreadable and his jaw was set like stone.Every student in the courtyard turn
Chapter 23 â SeraSleep wasnât an option at night because the cramps were wrecking my insides like some monster. On top of that, my mind was filled with the accusations kael was throwing at me earlier. âYouâve been lying to me.âThe words still rang in my head long after the dorm had gone quiet.I curled myself tighter under my blanket, clutching my stomach as another cramp shot through me. A muffled whimper escaped before I could stop it, my throat burned with the effort of swallowing the sound back down.I was Seth and boys didnât whimper about period pain, boys didnât have period pain at all.If anyone found out, if Kael found out it would all be over. How will I explain to kael why was I crying while clutching my stomach? And going to the infirmary is like a suicide mission me because the nurse will know in an instant that I was a girl.I bit down hard on my sleeve and squeezed my eyes shut, willing sleep to come but it didnât Instead, my ears picked up the quietest sound like s
Chapter 22 â SeraâYouâve been lying to me.âKaelâs words kept replaying themselves in my head for a while. I tried to play it cool, act like I was not affected by anything but in the end, I couldn't. The others froze when they heard kael.Riverâs eyes went wide before narrowing into a grin. âOhhh⊠wait a damn second. Did Kael just⊠call Seth out? For lying? Or is this about something else?âLuca tilted his head. âNo, no⊠this isnât about lying. This is about Kael being possessive. Our boy here canât stand Seth ignoring him.ââPossessive?â I sputtered, heat rising to my face. âThatâs insane.âRiver gasped dramatically. âOh my God. He does like you.âTheo choked on his granola bar. â No way!Finally, something interesting.âI buried my face in my hands. âYou guys are ridiculous.âBut of course, they werenât stopping.âThink about it,â River continued, pacing like a conspiracy theorist. âEvery time Seth tries to leave Kael grabs him. Every time someone teases Seth, Kael glares at the pe
Chapter 21 â SeraOne thing I hate about waking up in the morning is the sunlight. the sunlight was cruel, it shined through our room window illuminating my messy hair and the scattered blanket on the floor. I groaned, burying my face in my pillow trying to get back to sleep because I didnât want to get up today. Not after everything that happened yesterday. Nope!Juliette Beaumont, the kiss, everything was unbearable to me and I didn't have any idea why was I feeling like this.Everything that happened yesterday especially the kiss replayed itself over and over in my brain, this was humiliation and jealousy I could not escape.I raised myself upright, groaning as my legs threatened to go numb. My heart was already pounding, and I hadnât even left the room, what would happen if I step out of this room and meet the SC? I wonder.âCome on, Seth,â I muttered under my breath. âYouâre not going to die from sunlight Probably from embarrassment".The door opened before I could even grab m