All Chapters of My summer crush : Chapter 1 - Chapter 8

AVA’S POVAnd here came the girl who had been obsessing over my brother since freshman year.She walked into the classroom, and immediately the principal addressed us.“Ava, Lily told me you were going to Pasadena today,” Stella screamed, grabbing my shoulder while shaking me violently.She had always been a fan of my brother, so had Lily and many others.One reason I had asked my brother to stop coming to pick me up for anything at school. I still didn't get why they liked him.He was handsome, but well… I couldn’t quite get it.Maybe because he was my brother.Summer break was getting close in California, and there was something about the way the sun made everything smell that I loved.I had decided to spend June at my elder brother’s apartment before I resumed college. My brother, Davis, had moved out when he was nineteen and had been living alone ever since he started college.He was pissed off when I told him I was coming over, but what could he do to me?I was his perfect, good,

Our eyes locked instantly after he said that.His cold black eyes were now on mine.He didn’t look away, and I was too carried away to do so either. My heart was beating so loudly, I feared one of them would hear it.“Ummm, Ava, take your bags up. The first room you find is yours,” Davis said,I don't think he noticed the shift in the room’s atmosphere.I didn’t bother to say a word. Instead, I dropped my eyes and hurriedly carried my bags upstairs.By now Christien’s gaze was already back on his laptop.I ran into the first room I found.Dropping my bag, I slammed my back against the door, closing it with force, my heart thudding loudly against my ribcage.What was that about?His look was so intense.And why did I stare back? Ava, you just made a fool of yourself.My palm pressed against my chest as I steadied myself.I bent and grabbed my bags, ready to unpack. I definitely wasn’t leaving this room till tomorrow.I actually succeeded in not leaving my room for about twelve hours.B

“Christien!” I gasped, covering my mouth. My mind spiralled, and I could hear my heart beating fast.“What happened to you?” I asked again. He looked up, his dark eyes much darker than before.He opened his mouth, but instead he fell against my shoulder.“Christien,” I said as I placed my hand on his back. I withdrew fast when I felt something warm and sticky touch my palm.It was blood!His whole back and shirt were drenched with blood.I didn’t know what to do.I dragged him into his room. The room was beside the staircase, and I dropped him on his bed with his back up.I ran out to get a towel and a bowl of water.I came back and his eyes were still closed.I hoped nothing was wrong with him.I bent over and dropped the bowl and towel on the table beside the bed, placing my ear on his chest to hear his heartbeat.But suddenly he opened his eyes and grabbed me, slamming my back on the bed while he hovered over my body.I stared blankly at him. His necklace dangled, and this posture

Three days.That was how long I managed to stay away from her.I buried myself in contract signings, meetings, and everything Sophie arranged for me. Three quiet days inside the Imperial Crown Hotel overlooking the glittering lights of Pasadena.And somehow… none of it could clear Ava from my head.I shut my laptop with more force than necessary and leaned back against the chair in the hotel suite.The room was silent except for the faint hum of the air conditioner and the distant sound of traffic below the hotel tower.Luxury always looked peaceful from the outside.Inside, it was just another prison with expensive walls.My loosened tie hung around my neck as I stared at the untouched documents spread across the table.Contracts.Financial reports.Merger details.The exact type of things that were supposed to keep my attention occupied.Normally, they did.But lately, my focus had been slipping in ways I didn’t appreciate.Every quiet moment somehow led back to her.Ava.Stubborn.