“Was your love for me a lie?” Esther cried out.Asher pressed on to his forehead and expressed, “Quit being so dramatic.”“Men are really heartless creatures or else how can you push me to the execution ground. Yesterday you were hugging me and loving me, and now, you want me dead?”“Esther.”Asher stared at her sternly.This made her pout and deflate, almost falling off to the ground in the process. Asher grabbed on to her collar to prevent that from happening.“Why have you only grown to become more and more childish?” Asher pinched her nose while staring at her with adoration in his eyes.She scrunched up her nose.“Alright. Your family is waiting outside of the door. I will go and open it.”Esther showed a helpless expression. Whatever, sooner or later, she will have to face her family. It doesn’t matter if she gets beaten up. Just a little painful and a whole lot embarrassing.Taking in a deep breath, she steeled herself and gestured to Asher to open the door.“Alright. I am read
"First and foremost, this is a work of fiction, and no correlation should be made with living people or incidents. The author doesn't support any of the ideology or the relationship— friendship or romantic— being presented in this story. This was merely written for entertainment sake, not to be followed and used as an ideal. There are many things that are wrong in this novel morally, and therefore, don't let this novel influence you." Esther Ellis was always the unnoticed one. At home, it was her excellent younger brother and twin sister that had the attention. When it came to school, she was treated as an non-existent student both by students and teachers alike. Esther didn’t pin the blame on anyone since her introverted nature played a role as well, and holding a conversation with someone got her sweating. Nevertheless, it would be great if she had a friend, someone to converse with in order to let her feelings about certain issues. A
Esther froze.The musky scent of him coupled with citrus and cedar wood floated into her nose, intoxicating her. Those intimidating blue eyes of his sent blood rushing through her system.Before she could get lost in the beauty in front of her, he let go of her. She stumbled. Nonetheless, she managed to stand right this time, and realizing how everyone had their eyes on her got Esther sweating.The words were stuck in her throat, and the urgent need to escape overpowered the presence of Asher. After mumbling a soft and almost incoherent thank you, she rushed away from the scene.Louis cackled at the sight, commenting, “You terrified her.”Paying no mind to his words, Asher chose to walk away.°°°The art class was a torture for Esther who had a difficult time drawing a straight line. As the teacher explained about a certain technique, Esther was lost in her thoughts and began to scribble randomly on the paper i
Esther’s home was a twenty minute walk from school. She used this period of time to observe those around her and draw ideas inside her head that she would never get the chance to explore.Esther’s brother, Luke, went with Amy in the car. The car was brought for Esther and Amy to use together. However, because Amy went to a lot of social gatherings, Amy used it on her own, and Esther didn’t have a driver’s license.Because of how awkward it felt with her siblings, Esther chose to travel by foot.As always, Esther arrived to an empty home. Both of her parents were career driven, and as one of the most sought-after lawyers, they were barely at home. Even when they were, Esther had no part of their attention.She knew her parents were disappointed at her. The timid her had no voice and would let anyone easily overpower her. The subservient side of hers was seem as shame to her parents. Esther did feel guilt for turning out this way, bu
Leaning against the counter, boredom was present on the features of brooding man. He held on to a glass of whiskey whilst watching the boisterous and unrestrained teenagers dance to the music. Seated on the counter was Julia Knights. Her red locks was pulled into a bun, and she had mesmerizing, androgynous visuals. She held on to a glass of wine. “What got your knickers in a twist, Ash?” She questioned. Being his niece, only she was able to get free pass for such disrespectful behavior towards him. “He is probably agitated that he hadn’t yet met his mate,” Louis commented, “And I do hope he doesn’t meet her. I don’t know who she is, but I feel bad for that poor soul.” “Don’t agitate him further. Last time it ended up with a broken jaw for you,” Aiden Hayes reminded, patting on Louis’ shoulder. His feral instincts were especially riled up today, and not in the mood to deal with these nuisances, he voiced out, “Going out for a smoke.” As
A hand was placed on his shoulder, and he tightly gripped it, about to make a move on the person when the individual’s voice rang out.“Whoa! Take it easy. It is just me.”Asher let go of the hand and leaned against the tree behind him. Aiden assessed his friend from top to bottom. A dark look was there in his eyes, showing off his aggression.The victims of his physical violence got off from the ground and fled after bowing to them without looking back. Asher had blood over his fists as a sign of the fight that went down.“What got you to attack them at the middle of the night?” Aiden questioned.“They are fucking incompetent. It’s better to throw them out. They are only adding on to the burden,” Asher snapped.It wasn’t unusual for Asher to be riled up, but there had to be preceding reason behind it. Contemplating for a while, Aiden questioned, “Have you met your mate?”
Julia Knights was named a wild beauty by everyone, and Esther was yet to see her in action until today. She watched in wonder as she took down four boys larger than her, and in the end managed to stand straight, sneering.Envy took root at Esther’s chest, knowing she wouldn’t ever be able to match up.“Stop hiding,” Julia’s voice resounded, directed towards Esther.Esther was about to go the female’s washroom when she saw Julia being cornered by four boys. After that, it barely took Julia ten minutes to have them all on the ground. They scrambled away quickly following this in fear of Julia.Disheartened at being discovered, Esther nervously walked out from behind the wall whilst praying Julia would spare her from the punches. Esther heard rumors on how Julia was related to Asher, and seeing their fierce expressions, Esther could see the resemblance.Assessing Esther from top to bottom, she said, “Got extra
Watching his niece make her way over to the table caused a frown to form on Asher’s face. As Julia pulled back the chair and sat down, Louis commented, “Eh? What is that you’re wearing? Since when did your sense of style get so weird?”The sweater was obviously few sizes smaller for Julia.“Don’t ask me about that. Those mutts thought it would be great to attack me in the hallway and got me all covered up in blood. At the end, I had to borrow from this tiny girl.”“Name?” Asher questioned.“Esther,” she enunciated, “Why?”Louis’ eyes brightened up in recognition, and he uttered, “She is cute, isn’t she?”“Stay away from her,” Asher commanded, directing to both of them.“But of course, your Uncle has deeply rooted grudge towards her,” Louis pointed out.°°°One of the best way to relief