- KILLIAN - "Lizzie, please take charge, I need to head out for a bit." I say to her. "Okay, sure. Are you alright? You seem tensed." Lizzie asks, keeping her eyes on me and the girls simultaneously. "Yes, I am. I just need to deal with personal matters." "Well, um, take care Killian." Oh, I sure will. I plan to take care of myself very much after this. And if I don't, I will take care of someone else tonight. In the worst way possible. *I'm in my car, driving at full speed. I had a quick stop at home to get refreshed and changed clothes when I confirmed what Asami told me. People are watching me. It seems like S enjoys playing dirty and hasn't learnt his lesson. 'Incoming call from брат.' My Bluetooth car speaker announce. [Translation: брат means brother.]"Pick it." I said and Liam is on the line. "Caught him yet?" I ask, without greeting to warm the conversation. "Just one, but I got him to talk. It's a solo operation. Apparently they're not from who we think it is." L
- HAZEL -Kaiden walks into my room. I'm on a hospital bed, awaiting the medical report. Being a Crest sure comes with advantages. I'm in a special suite to begin with. And I thought my parents have money. "What did the doctor say?" I ask, tapping my fingers on my thighs, expectantly. No one has said anything to me after my x-ray. "I'll give you the bad news first, although both might please you very much." I smirk. "Go on." "You shouldn't walk or participate in any activity till your ankle is better. You'll have to be in the hospital for a week for constant check ups." Kaiden said. I'm assuming this is the bad news. "And the good one?" I ask with a smile forming on my face. "You get to miss practice without damaging your credit score. I already phoned the coach. And if your regeneration process is smooth, you can leave the hospital to watch the game. That's it." Kaiden says, walking to my side. I try to hide the smile gradually forcing its way to my lips. I don't want him to
- KILLIAN -Liam met me at the door. "You can't be serious, Killian, I told you to back out!" He said, rushing to me. I'm exhausted. My clothes, face and body are stained and dripping with blood. Some which are mine due to cuts and deep wounds, others which aren't. I tried not to stagger in front of Liam. I did my best to put on a good font and come off as okay. I am not okay. My lips spread open as I breathe through my mouth and made my way inside, pushing him away to the side with a lazy hand while supporting myself with my other hand, leaning on the door. "I am here, am I not?" "I told you not to fight them." Liam walked in front of me. I stared at him. He's angry. His furrowed brows and his firmed face speaks more than his raging tone. "Well, I didn't heed your words." I brushed him off, taking a step forward. I can maintain my composure long enough till I get to my room, after that, I'll phone a doctor but I need to come off as strong in front of my brother. One look at Lia
- KILLIAN -An excruciating groan slid out of Marino's mouth as I place the third bloody pair of teeth on a metal tray. He's not talking. I will soon make him. "Still not ready to utter a word?" I ask, holding his head up to look at me by grabbing his short hair in my hand and squeezing my fist. "You're a fool to think I will." He said with a grimace. Because of his removed teeth, his voice sounds quite funny to my ears. I grinned. I was going easy on him but he seems to want none of it. "I'll make you. Sooner or later, if you don't appreciate me being your dentist, I shall give you a pedicure instead."Marino's eyes widened. His blood stained teeth shivered in response and his throat tightened. Marino spread his mouth open wider but instead of speaking, he laughed. "There is this book the Ivanovs used to read." I start, taking my hand off his hair. Marino eyed my movement carefully as I adjust backwards, looking at his face. "When a dog has a lot of free will, it becomes naughty.
- KILLIAN -"Are you really going to let him go?" Liam asks, standing behind me as Marino scurries out, limping. I want to kill him after everything I've heard. But I won't. Like I said before, I'll give him time to warn people. I'll give him time to run. "No. Knowing him, he'd try to flee. Let him run. He can't hide." I groaned and lowered my gaze to my stomach. I need to retire to bed. But I have things to do. "Not with that body anyway." I said and sighed. I want Marino to spend his last twenty four hours with the dread that I'm just a blink away, waiting to end him. My attention left the door and fell on the people chained to the ceiling. I clench and unclench my fist, warming my hand up. They're next. I will enjoy this very much. Or not. I have somewhere to be. "Do you want to do the honour, Liam?" A cackle slid in my ears as Liam laughed. "You have no idea how long I've been waiting to be asked that." A half grin formed on my face. "I'll leave it to you." I walk in front of
- KILLIAN - I got in my car and groaned. Gasping for air while laying my back on the seat. I'm in pain. My body is suffering from everything I did today and I can't begin to talk about the heart ache. I met her today and at least that calmed me down a bit. The encounter wasn't really what I expected but it was something. She didn't really give me an invitation but she spoke to me. That means something because I didn't expect her to. A half grin formed on my face. I can't believe I'm smiling right now when my body is in this state. I'll enjoy the chase. I need to win her back. Have to. And I need to do so with no bloodshed. That means I won't be passing a bullet through the head of some tall blond in the process as tempting as it may be. I raise my shirt up and groaned. Sighting the blood stained plaster around my body and some uncovered bruises and swells messed with my mind. I can barely move my body without feeling a sting. Fuck. I should've come with a driver. I shouldn't hav
- HAZEL - It's been two days, I clench my fingers around the huge pink plushie on my bed, sinking my head into it. It's so soft. And the best part about it is, it comes with a voice box. I gently press the collar around the neck of my plushie, which has my name engraved on a golden heart-shaped name tag, and a deep masculine voice plays. It's Killian's. "Hello kitten, I know I don't deserve your forgiveness but I'm begging you. Please. Forgive me. Give me a chance to make things right. Take care." Rang in my ears. Every word came with a sexy growl and that pleased my ears. In fact, it makes my eyes roll but I'm conflicted. I don't know if I should accept Killian's apology or not. Why does he even care? I'm just his student. Someone walks in. The nurse flashed me a smile and checked the condition of my room again before leaving. Killian also made five playlists for me. This made me giggle. I don't know how he knows but some of my favourite songs are here. He made one for my mood
- KILLIAN - It's the d-day. The game is finally here and seats are getting occupied by home students and the school professors, guests and the opposing team. Certain board members have their own seats in the stadium and everyone seems to be getting cozy. I feel better. I've been on medication and haven't done anything stressful for the past week so despite certain minor aches, I'm confident that I'm improving very nicely. "Got popcorn." Liam says, walking to me. I stared at him with a brow raised. Did I forget to add that I invited him? Not by choice, obviously. Liam wanted to come. "Need I remind you I'm the coach. I won't be sitting with you nor will I have time to snack." "Who said I got them for you?" Liam smirks and puts some popcorn in his mouth. I scoff, looking away. I ran my eyes around the stadium, hoping to find someone. Certainly one week is enough time. Hazel didn't text me back but that doesn't mean I'm backing off. "Looking for someone?" Liam's voice slid in my e