All Chapters of Dirty Little Secrets : Chapter 51 - Chapter 60

KINGSLEY'S POVIt took a few seconds standing there in the rain, Summer's heartbeat hammering against my chest, before I managed to pull myself back together enough to function."Okay." I eased back just enough to look at her properly, wiping the mix of rain and the tears off my face. "Okay. We need to get everyone out of here.""Good, you're back," George said, already herding the group toward the cars. "We can debrief once we're not standing in the middle of a parking lot."Victor caught up to me as we walked, still catching his breath from whatever had gone down inside. "You look like you saw a ghost.""Close enough." I glanced at him. "What exactly happened in there? Start from the beginning."He exhaled, dragging a hand down his face. "Roberts showed up right on schedule. I called him out about the men he's had following Summer — figured a threat of exposure might buy us some breathing room.""And?""A

SUMMER'S POV I loosened my grip on his hands and took a sharp step backward, the air suddenly feeling thin between us. "Huh!?" I gasped in shock, unable to process what he had just said. "I... mmm..." Kingsley stuttered, his confidence evaporating as he rubbed the tip of his nose—a nervous habit I’d never noticed until now. I just stared at him, my throat suddenly became tight as I gulped down nervously. My heart was already hammering against my ribs from the near-disaster of mentioning Mr. Noel, but now, it was threatening to burst for an entirely different reason. An abrupt, agonizing silence settled over the room before he finally cleared his throat. "You asked me... what my thoughts were about you, right?" He tightened his knuckles, taking a step back to match mine and creating a small, safe distance between us. "I never really wanted to say this until after the Orientation Showcase. I did not want to pressure you." I stood frozen, listening quietly, my shoulders ten

KINGSLEY'S POVI knew that voice before I even turned around.Felix.Of course it was Felix. Of course the one moment in months I'd actually let myself want something without calculating the cost, the universe decided the audience for it would be my best friend standing in the doorway of an empty amphitheater with his mouth hanging open like he'd just witnessed a car accident."Oh my God." Felix's voice climbed an octave, disbelief written across every inch of his face. "Oh my actual God."Summer flinched back from me so fast she nearly toppled off the bench, smoothing down her shirt, her face flushing a deep, mortified red. I straightened slower, dragging a hand through my hair, trying to look like a man who hadn't just been kissing someone like his life depended on it."Felix." My voice came out flat, a warning wrapped in a single word."Don't 'Felix' me." He stepped further into the amphitheater, pointing between the two of us like he was accusing us of a crime. "I leave you alone

SUMMER'S POV The loud cheers of the students, who were expecting us on stage, increased by every second. My stomach tightened due to me being nervous. Kingsley stood by my side, held my hands, stared at me and mouthed "It s going to be fine."I exhaled out a little. I haven't seen George, since. I wanted to tell him about my new found love. I know Kingsley we should do it together. The waiting period might escalate into George finding out himself. Which I do not want. I am not ready to have such a brutal encounter."Can we give it up for our own music students, who will be opening this Showcase for us!" The student emcee spoke. The roars of the other students increased the more. "You know, a lot had happened. One of the duet member got involved into a school violence, which we all found out later that it was staged." He continued narrating the story of my life. Kingsley just kept staring at me all through, like I was going to disappear."I'm not going anywhere, you know that?" I tur

SUMMER'S POVIt had been a month since the Showcase. A month since Kingsley and I officially became a couple. A month filled with soft morning kisses, quiet laughter, and an unbelievable sense of peace.It was a month of silence, too. Mr. Roberts hadn't come after us. No cryptic anonymous messages had lit up my phone. I hadn't seen Jake since the night he barged into our green room. Even Dira had been strangely quiet—she still hovered on the sidelines, occasionally trying to get under my skin, but I mostly ignored her. I hadn't stepped my foot inside the club in weeks. For the first time in forever, it felt like my life was finally settling into place.Except for one thing: I still hadn't found the right moment to tell George about Kingsley and me.Because of that, I and Kingsley of us were walking on absolute eggshells. Clyde had caught us a week after we started dating—he barged into Kingsley's room without knocking while we were kissing, which forced us to spill the truth. Fortuna