로그인Ryker’s POVI thought I would feel a whole lot lighter after last night, but I didn’t.Not even close.Chris and Oliver had done everything they could to distract me. Pizza, stupid movies, random jokes, Oliver nearly choking on soda because Chris kept doing terrible celebrity impressions. They tried. God, they really tried.And I loved them for it.But none of it changed the fact that my scholarship was gone.None of it changed the fact that while everyone else on campus was stressing over finals, I was stressing over whether I was even going to remain a student here by next week.I barely slept.Every time I closed my eyes, I saw the words again.Scholarship denounced.The sentence sat in my chest like wet cement.Heavy and cold and permanent.The next morning, I
Catherine’s POVI grabbed an empty plate for Leo and started filling it with food from the table carefully.A few slices of toasted bread.Fruit by the side.Everything arranged perfectly.Everything looking normal.My fingers tightened slightly around the plate as I reached for the fork beside the counter, making sure my back stayed turned toward him.Then quickly, almost expertly, I slipped the tiny packet of aphrodisiac open.The powder inside looked harmless.A pale crushed color that disappeared immediately once it touched warm food.I sprinkled some across the toast.Then I grabbed his orange juice and poured a little more into it before stirring carefully with the spoon, I needed him to have enough of it, both to disorient him and arouse him.My heartbeat hammered wildly agains
Ryker’s POVChris walked closer to me slowly like he was scared one wrong movement would make me completely break apart.“Denounced?” he repeated carefully. “What do you mean denounced?”I looked at him, my throat tightening immediately.“It’s gone,” I whispered shakily. “It’s over.”The words sounded unreal even to me.Like somebody else was saying them.“If anything, I’m supposed to get kicked out of this school.” My chest tightened painfully at my sad reality.“None of this makes any sense.”Oliver’s brows pulled together immediately.“Did they state why?”I wiped roughly at my face, but the tears just kept coming anyway.&ldquo
Ryker’s POVI couldn’t believe I was going to miss my finals after everything I did to make sure I didn’t.An idea suddenly popped into my head so fast it almost gave me whiplash.“Can I appeal it?” I asked immediately, desperation practically clawing out of my throat.The admissions officer sighed.It wasn’t annoyed exactly. It sounded more tired than anything else.“You can,” he replied, adjusting himself in his chair, “but appeal cases take time, Mr. Williams. A few weeks minimum. Sometimes months.”My stomach dropped harder.“Months?”He nodded once.“The board doesn’t prioritize scholarship appeals unless there’s some major legal issue attached to it. By the time they even review you
Leo’s POV“It’s yours?” Her voice came out confused, suspicion carefully tucked underneath the softness of her tone, Under different circumstances even I wouldn't believe it was mine.“Yes, it is.”I nodded once again, calm and detached, even though I could already see the questions beginning to form behind her eyes.“You’ve been here recently?”Another nod.That should have been enough, but Catherine had never really been the kind of person to leave things alone once curiosity got its claws into her.“Why didn’t you tell me you were coming?” she asked. “We could’ve come together.”“It was before we got engaged, so…” I answered quickly hoping to throw her of my trail.
Ryker’s POVI stood perfectly still.Like if I moved even an inch, the words that had just come out of his mouth would settle into reality permanently.“Pardon me, sir,” I said slowly, my voice shaky. “I don’t think I got that.”The man sitting behind the desk adjusted his glasses and looked down at the papers again like he was discussing the weather.“Denounced, Mr. Williams. Your scholarship has been denounced.”My stomach dropped so violently it felt physical.“But how?” I asked immediately. “Why? None of this makes sense.”My pulse pounded loudly in my ears.The office suddenly felt too hot.Too cramped.Too small for the amount of panic crawling through my body.The admissions officer si
“Welcome Master Leo.”I nodded as Kevin stepped forward to take my bag, falling into stride with me as I passed it on. “Any stops sir?”I shook my head as we walked to the car and got in. I hated being summoned home, feared it even.And when I was afraid, that memory always came back to me. In frag
Why was I being called home now?I sighed, crossing my legs as I settled in for the long flight. The view outside my window was gorgeous but I couldn't even enjoy it. Because why the fuck?I knew, I just couldn’t prove it, but I knew my parents could sense when I was happy so they could ruin it. Be
“Are you back from your night class?”What the hell?!Even though I was walking back into the room, my mind was still with Leonardo. So you can imagine how startled I was, when out of the darkness of the room, someone spoke.My palm flew to lay against my rapidly beating heart, which had tried to b
Ryker’sI reached for his pants and pulled them down.He sprung out, thick and long as he was yesterday. Hello there my big friend.I gulped, remembering just yesterday I had that fat cock down my throat, how he thrust himself against the back of my throat, taking his pleasure from me like the big







