INICIAR SESIÓNLilyKai's brows drew together. "About what?"I hesitated for a second. "Did you ask her to apologize to me?"For a moment, he simply looked at me. Then he shrugged."When someone is wrong about something, the least they can do to make it right is apologize.""So you actually told her to?""Yes."I wasn't sure why that answer made something warm settle in my chest. Maybe because I hadn't expected it from him.Kai had never exactly been the kind of person I imagined caring about whether someone had wronged me or not. He usually seemed more interested in provoking me than defending me.But he'd actually told Camila to apologize. And for some reason, I liked that."Well..." I smiled slightly. "There's no harm in being good once in a while."He raised an eyebrow. "Once in a while?"I shook my head. "At least now I know you actually have a heart somewhere in there.""Somewhere?""Very deep somewhere."He chuckled. I picked up my bag and slung it over my shoulder before glancing around the
LilyMy hand tightened around the strap of my bag as I glanced over at Kai.He was focused on the road, one hand resting casually on the steering wheel while the other rested near the gearshift. His expression was unreadable, but there was something annoyingly relaxed about him.Why had I agreed to get into his car? The library was under construction, so it had been locked when we arrived. We were supposed to have our tutoring session there, but after trying to find another place around school, Kai had suggested we go to his house instead.And somehow, I'd agreed. Which was probably one of the dumbest decisions I'd made since starting at this school.Being alone with Kai in his car suddenly felt different from sitting across from him in the library. Maybe it was because there were no other students around. No one to interrupt whatever conversation we might have.Just me and him. The thought alone made my cheeks warm.I hated it. I shouldn't be feeling this way.Kai was annoying. Arrog
Kai"I'm telling you, she is hot." Brian laughed. "Which one?""The blonde."I rolled my eyes and continued adjusting the tape around my wrist. Gary and Brian had been talking about girls for the past few minutes, and honestly, I wasn't interested.I had more important things to think about. The upcoming tournament.And the fact that I had spent an entire hour sitting across from Lily Valmont while she tried to teach me English like I was some hopeless student who couldn't understand a damn thing."Did you hear that Jace has a girlfriend now?"My hands stopped. I didn't looked at them but I listened."Girlfriend?" Gary asked. "Who?""I don't know. I just heard he's seeing someone."Gary whistled."Seriously? After what happened with his last breakup?"Brian nodded. "Apparently.""I heard that one messed him up."Why the hell was I listening to this? I had no reason to care about Jace's relationship.None.I picked up my stick and checked the tape around the blade, pretending I was co
LilyI glanced at my phone again, checking the time before placing it back on the table."You've been glancing at your phone every two minutes," she said, taking another bite of her food. "Which one is it? Are you waiting for Jace's text, or are you waiting for your tutoring time with Kai?"I narrowed my eyes at her. "What do you mean, waiting for my tutoring time with Kai? I'm just checking the time.""Sure." She nodded slowly, trying not to smile. "If you say so, I'm not going to say anything."I rolled my eyes and picked up my drink. Lisa was becoming way too interested in my business lately."But how is it with Jace, by the way?" she asked. "Are we going to his game?"That reminded me of the message I'd received from Jace earlier this morning.He had told me that he had a game later and invited me to come. He'd even said I could bring Lisa along, which was probably the only reason I had mentioned it to her in the first place."I don't know," I admitted. "I think I might go."Lisa
Lily"Wait, I don't think that's the answer."I looked at the page in front of me and frowned. "Why?""Because the question is asking about the character's motivation, not what she did."I looked at the paragraph again, then back at the screen where Lisa was staring at me with an annoyingly satisfied expression."You could have just said that.""I did.""No, you said my answer was wrong.""Which is another way of saying you should read the question properly."I rolled my eyes and leaned back in my chair.Lisa laughed.We had been on FaceTime for almost an hour, both of us sitting at our desks with our books open in front of us. We had decided to study together even though we were at home, taking turns reading through the material and asking each other questions whenever we reached something we needed to discuss.It was actually working better than I expected."So," Lisa said, flipping through her book, "your turn. Ask me something."I looked down at my notes and scanned the page befor
KaiThere were plenty of reasons why I had agreed to work with Lily.nNone of them had anything to do with liking her.The truth was, I needed those grades. Coach Reynolds had made that very clear.If my grades didn't improve this time, I wasn't playing in the upcoming hockey tournament.nAnd this wasn't some small school tournament I could afford to miss.It was the biggest tournament we'd had all year. Scouts would be there, coaches from different teams would be watching, and for me, it was one of the few opportunities I had to prove that I was more than the reckless idiot everyone seemed to think I was.Missing it wasn't an option.nBut apparently, that wasn't enough to convince my father.He had already told me he was considering taking me out of hockey altogether if I couldn't get my grades under control.That part pissed me off more than I wanted to admit.nHe already thought I was a disappointment.A good-for-nothing son who cared about hockey and nothing else.nI wasn't going to gi
Damien"Listen carefully because I'm only saying this once." I said to the bastard making sure my voice was venomous enough to remind him who is the boss here. "I'll give you forty-eight hours." I said. "Forty-eight hours," I repeated. "If every cent isn't back where it belongs by then, you'll spe
Ariana"Are you sure we shouldn't report this man for sexual harassment?"Matt's voice followed me as we stepped inside the apartment.I closed the door behind us and kicked off my shoes, trying to ignore the fact that my heart was still pounding far too hard.Not from fear. At least that's what I
Ariana It took me a few seconds, maybe longer than that to convince myself that I wasn't imagining things. That this wasn't some cruel trick my exhausted mind was playing on me.Because once upon a time, those same eyes used to look at me like I was something precious. Like I was the only person i
ArianaI used to think survival was about strength... about smiling through pain and standing tall no matter how hard life pushed you.But life doesn't work like that. Now I know survival is just getting through the day without falling apart.The city lights blurred past the taxi window as I stared







