LOGINJUNE;“June,” he finally said, his voice low and rough, almost like it hurt to push the word out. He took another half-step closer, then paused again. “I… I didn’t know if you’d want to see me.” His fingers still tapping the key, like it was the only thing keeping him sane.I let go of the doorframe slowly, my palm sweaty. “You found me here. At Romy’s place.” My voice came out quieter than I wanted. “How?”He rubbed the back of his neck again, harder this time. “Doesn’t matter how. I just… needed to talk to you.” His eyes dropped to the ground once more, then lifted to meet mine again.“You’ve been avoiding my calls. I get it. After everything dad said to you…”“Your Dad!” I cut in, voice sharp, I was sure Ronan could detect how pissed I was.“Noted!” He replied, raising his hands in a mock surrender. “After the way I acted at the library… I figured you might not want me around.”The mention of his father made my stomach twist. Those cold words from Mr. Grayson still echoed in my h
JUNE;“June,” he finally said, his voice low and rough, almost like it hurt to push the word out. He took another half-step closer, then paused again. “I… I didn’t know if you’d want to see me.” His fingers still tapping the key, like it was the only thing keeping him sane.I let go of the doorframe slowly, my palm sweaty. “You found me here. At Romy’s place.” My voice came out quieter than I wanted. “How?”He rubbed the back of his neck again, harder this time. “Doesn’t matter how. I just… needed to talk to you.” His eyes dropped to the ground once more, then lifted to meet mine again.“You’ve been avoiding my calls. I get it. After everything dad said to you…”“Your Dad!” I cut in, voice sharp, I was sure Ronan could detect how pissed I was.“Noted!” He replied, raising his hands in a mock surrender. “After the way I acted at the library… I figured you might not want me around.”The mention of his father made my stomach twist. Those cold words from Mr. Grayson still echoed in my h
JUNE;“June,” he finally said, his voice low and rough, almost like it hurt to push the word out. He took another half-step closer, then paused again. “I… I didn’t know if you’d want to see me.” His fingers still tapping the key, like it was the only thing keeping him sane.I let go of the doorframe slowly, my palm sweaty. “You found me here. At Romy’s place.” My voice came out quieter than I wanted. “How?”He rubbed the back of his neck again, harder this time. “Doesn’t matter how. I just… needed to talk to you.” His eyes dropped to the ground once more, then lifted to meet mine again.“You’ve been avoiding my calls. I get it. After everything dad said to you…”“Your Dad!” I cut in, voice sharp, I was sure Ronan could detect how pissed I was.“Noted!” He replied, raising his hands in a mock surrender. “After the way I acted at the library… I figured you might not want me around.”The mention of his father made my stomach twist. Those cold words from Mr. Grayson still echoed in my h
JUNE;The rest of the week had been unfortunately uninteresting. But for some reason, it was one of the most peaceful weeks I had had in recent times. Well, aside from the harsh words and disdainful stares from Mrs. Brown at work, Matthew wanting to talk after each class, trying to explain he had a little bit too much to drink on the night he was pressing himself hard against me, and Ronan? He had stayed away. Completely away from me.I paused as the thought crossed my mind. My hand froze on the flat shoes I was shoving onto my right foot. The other hand gripped the sheets a little too tightly, wrinkling the fabric under my fingers. The knots started forming in my chest again, twisting and pulling until it hurt to breathe normally. The calls had stopped coming, each time my phone beeped during the week, I would rush to grab it, heart jumping into my throat, only to feel it sink when it wasn’t his name on the screen. I only saw him around Selene now, either she was tugging tightly o
JUNE;I pushed open the heavy library door, breathing hard from rushing across campus. My watch showed I was exactly three minutes late. The cool air from the air conditioners inside hit my face, carrying the familiar smell of old books, polished wood, and luxury perfumes. My eyes scanned the quiet space for where the fragrances came from and landed straight on them in the center area. Selene sat close to Ronan at one of the big tables, her head tilted toward him as she talked. My feet stopped moving completely. I could have sworn it was my very first time seeing Ronan in the library. What was he doing here?He looked up at the same moment, stood so fast his chair scraped loudly against the floor. His eyes locked on mine, brows creased deep with worry lines across his forehead, like he hadn’t slept all night. I had ignored every single call and text from him since yesterday evening, letting my phone ring out each time, while my heart twisted. And I made sure to leave the classroom
RONAN; I already knew coming to confront Selene at the Arkwrights’ Villa was not a so-good decision the moment I stepped into the massive living room. I felt it, like I shouldn’t be here, like I had acted on impulse without thinking. The mode and speed at which I drove into the compound weren't the same as the ones I used when I stepped into the living room. I had stepped out of my car, leaned against it while I dialed her number. I was fuming, the confrontation I'd had with Dad still burning me up. I needed to know how he got to know about those messages between June and me. Not just that, when June had told me a strange number was texting her, threatening her about us. I hadn't given it much thought. But after what happened with Natalie earlier today, the way she lured me to her house and blackmailed me into banging her pussy hard, the heated conversation with Dad, and seeing Selene in Dad’s office, all of them boiled down to one thing…. What if June was in actual danger







