All Chapters of Falling for my Vampire Captain : Chapter 21 - Chapter 30

Calen’s POVI lay in bed that night, staring at the ceiling, trying to make sense of what I was feeling.My emotions toward Karl were growing deeply. Becoming something I couldn’t ignore or explain away as just physical attraction or fear-driven compliance.It didn’t make sense. I should hate him. He’d threatened me, marked me, turned my entire life upside down. He was possessive and controlling, always making decisions for me without asking. He’d never once said he had feelings for me, never suggested this was anything more than… whatever this was.But when he’d said he was proud of me today, something inside my chest had cracked open.I kept replaying that moment. The sincerity in his voice. The way he’d looked at me like I actually mattered. Like I was worth something.That shouldn’t be enough to make me feel this way. It shouldn’t override all the fear, all the uncertainty, all the very valid reasons I had to keep my distance.But it did.I was drawn to Karl in a way I couldn’t fi

Calen’s POVMadison raised her hand to hit me again, and something inside me snapped.My hand shot out and caught her wrist mid-air.The surprise on her face was almost comical. But I didn’t let go. I squeezed, harder than I’d ever gripped anything in my life, feeling the bones shift under my fingers.“Ow! Let go!” Madison tried to pull away, but I held firm.I had no idea where this strength was coming from. I’d never been strong. Never been capable of defending myself physically. But in that moment, anger and something else entirely flooded my system, and I felt powerful.“You’re hurting me!” Madison’s voice went shrill with panic.Sophia and Claire exchanged shocked glances. I could see the fear in their eyes, the uncertainty. They’d never expected this. Never expected the quiet benchwarmer to fight back.And that fear… seeing it on their faces instead of feeling it in my own chest… it felt good.“Calen, seriously, let go…” Madison was begging now, her face going pale.I leaned in

Calen’s POVThe walk back to my dorm felt longer than usual. My mind kept circling back to training, analyzing every interaction with Karl, trying to understand what had changed.He’d been professional. Completely, frustratingly professional. Like I was just another swimmer on his team, nothing more. No lingering touches, heated looks and moments where the air between us felt charged with something electric.Just… coaching.It left me feeling oddly hollow. Like I’d done something wrong without knowing what it was. Or maybe this was just Karl pulling back, putting distance between us the way the principal had ordered him to.Maybe he’d finally decided I wasn’t worth the risk.The thought hurt more than it should have.I let myself into my room and started stripping off my damp clothes, tossing them in the hamper. As I pulled off my jeans, something crinkled in the pocket.The paper.I’d completely forgotten about it. I pulled it out and stared at the phone number, debating.My first in

Calen’s POVEmbarrassment flooded through me so intensely I wanted to disappear. That sound I’d made… that helpless, breathy noise… I couldn’t take it back or pretend it hadn’t happened.Morrison’s expression shifted to something almost amused. “Naughty,” he said softly.His foot didn’t stop moving. It rolled in slow, deliberate circles against my crotch, applying just enough pressure to make my body betray me further. I gripped the edge of the table so hard my knuckles went white.“I’ve wanted you for so long, Calen,” Morrison continued, his voice low and intimate in a way that made my skin crawl. “Since the first time I saw you in my office. There’s something about you… something I can’t get enough of.”This couldn’t be happening. My principal… the vampire who was supposed to be the authority figure, the one keeping order, the one who’d warned me away from Karl… was doing *this*.“Do you feel the same?” Morrison asked, his eyes locked on mine. “Toward me?”“No.” The word came out im

Calen’s POVTime stopped.Sophia stood in Karl’s doorway wearing an oversized t-shirt that clearly wasn’t hers. Her hair was messy, like she’d just woken up. Like she’d spent the night here.“What are you doing here?” she demanded, crossing her arms.The question snapped me out of my shock. “What are you doing here?”“I don’t have to answer to you.” Sophia’s voice was sharp, defensive. “You have no right to question me. Let me get my boyfriend to deal with you instead.”Boyfriend.The word hit me like a punch to the gut.No. Please no. Karl had a brother. That had to be it. Some relative staying with him. Anyone but…“Sophia? Who is it?”Karl’s voice came from somewhere inside the apartment. Then he appeared behind Sophia, and my entire world collapsed.He was shirtless. Hair slightly mussed. Looking exactly like someone who’d just rolled out of bed with the girl standing in front of me.Our eyes met.Pain exploded in my chest, so sharp and intense I couldn’t breathe. I didn’t even ha