LOGINLuther's POV
“Wh– what?” I stammer. “Come on, stop being a pussy.” He growl under his breath. “You want to fight me, don't you?” I swallow a dry gulp, I couldn't take my eyes away from his. Him holding me against the wall like this, it was doing something to me, it was causing a stir in my pants. So, I am going to be that kind of freak? The kind that gets turned on by his bully? “Marlon, I don't know what you are talking about. I don't want any trouble, let me go.” No one dare intervene, even though my legs are barely touching the ground for support. Only William rushes in when he sees what's happening, and place a hand on Marlon's shoulder. “Just let go of him, man. It's not worth it.” He says. Marlon sigh, cursing under his breath before he let go of me. I'm red in the face with embarrassment. I adjust my collar, trying to hide the slight bulge in my pants as I walk back to my seat. Bernice draws closer to me with concern. “What the hell, Luther? What's up with both of you? What's that about?” I can barely steady my breathing as I look at her and shrug. “I don't know, maybe he is still sour about the math test.” The geography teacher walks into the class and everyone has to settle down. Marlon and the crazy thoughts in my head are forced to take a backseat for now… For the next few hours of class everyone is talking about Marlon and his mysterious beanie. They think it's sexy, a fashion statement of some sort. Bernice on the other hand won't stop bugging me about why she thinks Marlon tried to beat me in the middle of class. She is one of my only friends in this hellish classroom, but she is getting on my last nerve right now… I'm updating my biology notes when a warm liquid pours on my pants and shirt. I gasp and find myself all stiff. Hannah has just spilled her coffee all over me. “Goddamn it,” I slam my pen against the table. “Oh my God, Luther, I'm so sorry.” she gasps and try using the sleeve of her sweater to get as much of the coffee off me. “Just forget it, okay?” I tell her as I stand up to my feet. I walk to the restroom and examine the damage done. I take off my shirt and start to wash the stain under the sink. I try my best not to drench the whole thing with water. I start to wipe my trousers too, as carefully as I can. “God, I hate this school.” I mutter. The door slam shut, and I immediately feel a tightening of doom in my stomach. I turn around to see Marlon standing in front of me, with his hideous beanie. “What do you want, Gustave?” I ask, trying not to appear so scared. He doesn't answer, instead he is biting down his lip and staring at my torso. I forgot that I am not wearing a shirt. With the speed of light, I turn around, lest he would see how red my face is. I don't understand why he is staring at me so much. Is Marlon Gustave… gay? “You aren't the most smooth criminal, you know. I saw you with the stupid brick. You almost gave me a concussion, you fool.” He snort. “If it's enough to teach you a lesson not to mess with me, I'm glad I did it.” I say without turning around. My words anger him, and for the second time today, he push me against the wall, holding my neck like he wants to crush it. My lips are tightly pressed together as my chest move up and down. “Don't try to bully me again, Marlon. I still have that brick in my bag.” He shut his eyes and let out the most hungry growl I have ever heard in my life. “Fuck it.” His lips crash against mine in the most passionate kiss I've ever experienced. The warmth and fierceness of his lips consume me, and I find myself kissing him right back, fighting his tongue for dominance. He grab my hands and pin them above my head and he used his other hand to caress the bulge in my pants, my eyes almost roll to the back of my head. The throbbing is like nothing I have ever experienced in my life, I feel so close to releasing in my pants…. Then a sudden panic fills my heart. “Stop! Stop! ” I tell him in a shaky voice that I can't even recognize as mine. “Someone might see us.” He pulls away with a realizing frown on his face. “Crap, I got carried away.” He stands a few feet away and pull his lower lips as he thinks. “What's your house address?” He suddenly asks me. “Huh?” He brings out a pen from his pocket and sticks out his left hand to me. “Here. Write it down.” I work like a sex starved robot. I take the pen and scribble my address over his hand. When I'm done, he reads through it and nods. “Keep your window open tonight.” “Wh– what?” “Don't you understand fucking english, Wayne?” He snap at me impatiently. He walks out and bangs the door very loudly after him. I turn to stare at myself in the mirror. I am sweating and shaking like a leaf on a windy day. I can still taste his lips on my tongue. What the hell just happened between Marlon and I?LUTHER I follow behind Larissa like a meek sheep as she unlocks the door with the key. The room is very spacious and beautiful, but it also has two beds, and this gives me some kind of relief. "See? It's going to work," she dumps her bag on the first bed and jumps on it with a satisfied smile. I sit on the edge of my bed and text my mother. I'm too exhausted to call her and have a whole conversation, but we can do that tomorrow. "Um, Larissa?" I look at her. "Yes?" She sits up. Looking at me. "Thank you for offering to share your room with me." I say. "Oh Luther, don't even mention it again," she rolls her eyes. "Do you know how many siblings I have? I am already used to sharing so much." I smile as I go to stand by the window. It's such a lovely sight of the beach from here. Then my phone starts to ring on the bed, so I dive to grab it. Maybe it's mum, but she would probably allow me to sleep after I told her I am very exhausted. It's not her. It's Marlon. I inhale shar
LUTHER Stockholm. "Luther, wake up," Larissa lightly shakes my shoulder. "We are here already," My heavy eyes manage to open and I sit up to see that everyone else is gone. It's just the two of us. "What? How is that possible?" She snickers as she throws her bag over her shoulder. "You sleep like an old and tired farmer! And so deeply too!" I yawn as I stand up to grab my own bag. This nap is definitely one of the most satisfying that I have ever had in my life, but I guess it's not a shock at all. After all that Marlon did to me in that back cabinet...."Where were you?" Larissa suddenly asks as we get off the plane. "Excuse me?" "Everyone was asleep, I opened my eyes for a second and you were missing from your seat." My heart immediately skipped a beat. I warned Marlon, that careless and nonchalant bastard, I told him that we were going to get caught. Nevertheless, I laugh and pinch the bridge of my nose. "Just relieving my bladder in the toilet. Where else? It's not like
JANAE It's like hot air rushes into my ears and I have to grab the wall because I'm falling. I can't be fired, no this is not happening. I'm finally putting my life together. I'm already planning on making a down payment for a small house for myself and my son. This can't be happening to me, I can't go back to being jobless and depressed. "Please, sir," I go down on my knees. "Please, sir, I made a mistake, I won't do it again." "You're right, you won't, because you are not going to be here. To be honest, I blame myself for all of this. I should have gone for a more qualified candidate and not given it to you because I felt sorry for you..." Tears are streaming down my face at this point, but his cold countenance remains unchanged." "Please, Marlon, I need this job." I beg with my hands clasped together. "Please, my son..." "Janae, I don't care. It's either you leave, or I am going to call security to come and kick you out." He turns his back to me, and at that moment, ever
JANAE I am very happy that I get to work today, even though I'm excited that my son gets to travel internationally. This might just be the best day of my life working for the Gustave family. I'm literally alone in the house. Every other servant is taking the day off. The way they do every month, to just catch up on personal stuff. As for me, I really don't have much to do, so I am not worried when I am informed that I won't be given a day off. I would have spent the entire day alone in the house with a bottle of wine anyways. So, I spend the entire late morning/afternoon, dancing in the spacious kitchen and drinking from the quarter-full bottle of expensive champagne. Do not worry, I'm not doing anything wrong. It's either I drink it, or it's going to get thrown away, plus, I really don't think that I am going to be working today. May has traveled for a job retreat, Marlon and Luther are on a plane that is Sweden-bound, and well, Marlon, my boss, has been locked in a meeting
MARLONThe reflection staring back at me is so nervous. I've played a lot of games with very intimidating guys, but I've never played against professionals on this level. But that's not even what's bothering me. Luther is coming, and he is the reason I can't allow those guys to beat me. I'd be damned if I allow Luther to watch me get defeated. I button up my shirt and then make sure that my belt is buckled. My fit is perfectly between casual and formal. I like it like this. A knock comes on my door, and I roll my eyes because I know it's my father. He walks in, in a gray suit, and he drops his black card on my desk. "Good morning, Marlon." He says in that monotonous voice that I hate. "I don't need money, Dad. This is just supposed to be for a few days." "Do you want to embarrass me by being stranded in a foreign country?" He huffs. "Do you want to give the news something to talk about?" "Everything has been paid for already, everything! Tell me, why do I need your fancy li
LUTHER The words get all entwined and I can't come up with a good enough lie to tell my mother, and she rolls her eyes at me. "Oh, Luther, do you think I was born yesterday? Are you trying to lie to me?" "I'm not trying to lie, mum. Maybe it was the wind that you heard. Sometimes, when it's a little windy, my window makes this funny noise..." My mother snorts before throwing a rolled shirt in my face. "Luther Wayne, are you actually trying to lie to my face, boy?!" "I'm not lying!" "Except you've been fucking the wind–" "Mum!!" I pull at my face. This is so cringe. I don't want to talk about sex with my mother. She has a cheeky smile on her face as she shakes her head. "Look, Luther, no judgement. Just tell your little friend to keep the volume down..." "Mum!!" "... And tell him that I won't mind meeting him sometime," she shrugs, trying to play it casually. "I'm your mum after all. I should know who your boyfriend is." "Mum, I don't have a boyfriend," I tell her. "Okay,
37. LUTHER The food suddenly tastes like sawdust in my mouth, and she notices it too. “I– i– I don't understand what you are saying, Maybelline. You said that you only wanted to buy me food.” “Yes, Luther, I did, and I also want to know what's going on between you two. It's alright, you can tell
LUTHER Parking my car into the parking lot, I notice some of the students talking and whispering as they point to my car. Honestly, I get it. It's quite pricey for someone who lives in the most awful house, but I don't care. I grab my stuff and just as I am about to get down from the car, I mist
MARLON I woke up with the worst headache, and about four half naked girls in my room. The whole place is a mess. Jesus Christ. I stagger out of bed, my shirt is missing, but thankfully, my giant diamond pendant is still on my neck. I'm relieved. I immediately go into my closet to check on the
LUTHER Everyone is celebrating, but I can't. My face is stiff from fear, and this fear is directed at Marlon. I saw the way he hit Taylor over and over again, and I must say that he's indeed his father's son – no matter how much he would like to think otherwise. To think that this is the second







