•Evangeline•╌─═❁═─╌My head... I woke up with a monster headache, I don't know what happened last night or why I was feeling this way. My eyelids had a ton of weight on them making it difficult for me to even open my eyes. I yawned and stretched my body. My lips were chapped, and my mouth had dried up. I groaned with the blinding headache before retreating under the covers. Why was the room so bright? Didn't I draw the curtains last night? I don't remember... I don't even remember how I got to my room and my bed. "Evangeline..." a deep voice resounded throughout my room. Someone said my name with such venom that I flinched in my sleep. It wasn't Scott, I knew that much. I prayed that it wasn't Nikolai. Please, don't be Nikolai. I don't think I can talk to him with so much weight over my head. Pushing aside everything I was feeling, I forced a droopy eyelid open. I propped up on my elbows and leaned my head against the soft headboard. I opened both of my eyes with such difficul

•Evangeline•╌─═❁═─╌I approached the woman with clammy hands and trembling legs, there were just so many people behind her. I have never been a part of a crowd. I have never even been in a place with so many people before. My heart pounded against my ribs as if trying to fulfill a thousand beats. I deeply exhaled, releasing some of the tension that had built up in my muscles. "Welcome to Columbia University, Evangeline. My name is Tara Wells and I'll be your guide through everything..." I smiled politely at her. "Thank you..." "Although your admission was kind of last-minute, you arrived just in time for the orientation week." "Oh..." was all I could say as I didn't even know what orientation week was. I know Nikolai must have something to do with my last-minute admission, and now I really don't know how I will ever repay everything he has done for me. "Let's start with the campus tour" With a smile on my face and anxiety shooting through my veins I followed Tara as she showed

•Evangeline•╌─═❁═─╌IT'S BEEN A WEEK since I had a panic attack. I don't really remember anything, only Nikolai telling me to breathe and then putting me to bed gently. I stayed in my room most of the time and didn't see Nikolai much. He was always working, so, we never really saw each other. I hadn't even seen Bianca in a long time. I attended the whole orientation week, for a beginner at life like myself, it was insanely informative. Today was the first class of my freshmen year. I have chosen psychology as my major and I couldn't contain my excitement about it. I wore a cute outfit, straightened my hair, and applied light makeup. All of the stuff has been bought for me by Nikolai. We haven't even seen each other for the past week but his employees regularly update my closet, makeup, and every single female necessity. After I had told Nikolai that I don't want Scott to be my driver for college, he assigned one of his drivers to take me to college, his name was Marco. This one w

•Evangeline•╌─═❁═─╌I have seen some teen movies, the high school ones and I always thought that maybe they exaggerated everything in the movies. The high school parties in movies were wild and I used to think how can teenagers be this crazy? I wasn't, I couldn't pull something like that off even if I tried, so, how can people my age do all this? But now as I looked at the frat house before me all the flashbacks of the movie parties flashed across my mind. It looked so out of control, I clutched the cover-up and took a small step toward the frat house. I still had insecurities, fears, and anxieties and all of them washed over me with full force. People were making out, jumping in the pool from over the roof of the house, and alcohol was everywhere. Beer cans and bottles sprawled across the crowded lawn. I looked around for Jake, Wade, Stacy, and Brittany. Hoping to find even one of them. All the girls were in bikinis and the boys were in shorts. I spotted Jake as he stepped out of

•Nikolai•╌═❁═╌Jesus Christ! I needed to let this frustration out. I needed to get rid of this anger and rage before it exploded on the person who was the reason behind it. I wanted to bend her over my desk and whipped her ass until she had marks on them, I wanted to punish her for not listening to me, for sleeping with that piece of shit. She lied to me, disrespected me, and talked to me like it wouldn't have any consequences but fucking hell I couldn't punish her the way that I wanted, I ended up locking her ass in a dark room. If only she knew how much her defiance turned me the fuck on. She doesn't know Don Niko, she doesn't know what he is capable of. All she knows is Nikolai. Nikolai, who listens to her and does everything for her before she even asks for anything. Nikolai, who fucking acts like a pansy around her. I fucking lost my mind when I didn't find her in her room last night. I would have turned the whole house up and down if it wasn't for Marco who told me that she