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Natalie's pov I don't remember much of the walk back to class. My feet moved, and that was about it. That was all I could take note of.Everything else felt strangely distant.Kian's words kept replaying in my head.I don't like you.I could never like a pauper like you, Mayers.That last one hurt the most, more than I'd like to admit, and it was not because he had called me a pauper. He'd called me worse.It was the way he'd said it.Like the idea of liking me was so ridiculous that he couldn't even imagine it.I reached my classroom and stopped outside the door. I took a deep breath, then another.“Fuck, get yourself together,” I muttered to myself, blinking rapidly. I wasn't going to cry, absolutely not, and definitely not because of Kian. I'd already embarrassed myself enough for one day.I walked inside… and my eyes met Allison's form slouched on the chair scrolling through her phone, a faint smile on her face. Allison looked up the moment she saw me.Her smile disappeared.“Nat

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Natalie's pov I avoided Kian completely for the next two days. I actively avoided him.The moment I saw him anywhere near a hallway, I turned around.If I heard his voice somewhere behind me, I suddenly had somewhere else to be.If I knew he was in the dining room, I ate in the kitchen. And if we happened to be walking toward the same classroom, I slowed down until there were enough people between us that I didn't have to look at him.It was exhausting.But it was better than looking at him.After what happened in the library, I had no intention of giving Kian another opportunity to make me feel stupid.Especially after he'd made it perfectly clear that he didn't like me.I could never like a pauper like you, Mayers.Every time I remembered those words, something twisted unpleasantly inside my chest.I couldn't even understand why those words hurt so much. Why did I even care if he liked me or not? He was an asshole, and I knew so why was I affected by those words?After two long nig

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Natalie's pov It was evident that something had changed in me. I knew it, Allison noticed it and I was very certain, Louis knew it too.I just didn't want to admit what it was, I didn't even know what it was.I had become quieter.It was glaring how reclusive I was becoming. I rarely spoke to anyone now, either at home or in school. I stopped lingering after class. I stopped going to the cafeteria unless I absolutely had to. I stopped sitting around with Allison between lectures, choosing the library instead.Mostly, I studied.The equations had become my escape, my project was my solace. I didn't even care if Kian was involved anymore.Yeah right.I could spend hours staring at numbers without thinking about anything else.And if I made a mistake, I could erase it and start again.And it was still not getting easier!“You're going to kill yourself with that thing.”I looked up from my laptop.Allison was standing beside my table in the library, staring at the stack of papers surroun

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Natalie's pov By six that evening, I was standing in front of my closet wondering why I had agreed to go to a party in the first place.I stared at the clothes hanging in front of me.Jeans.Sweaters.A few dresses I hadn't worn in months.Nothing looked right for a casual occasion.I sighed and rubbed my forehead.This was stupid.I should have been studying.Instead, I was standing in front of my closet trying to decide what to wear to a party I wasn't even sure I wanted to attend.I reached for a black dress, held it against myself, then immediately tossed it onto my bed.Too much.I grabbed another one, this time a turtle necked shirt, with buttons on the sleeves.Too boring.“Fuck this.”I picked up my phone.There was only one person I could call, that would help me with this.****************************************Allison opened her dorm room door and stared at me, before looking past me, as though expecting someone else.“What?” I asked, befuddled by her action.She blinked

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Natalie's pov “I'm going to kill him.”Allison glanced at me as we walked up the steps leading to Ryan's house. She leaned in closer, holding onto my arm as we headed towards what might just be the worst place my head could conjure up.“Louis? Are you talking about Louis?” She asked me, leaning her head in even closer to hear me better.“Who else?” I grumbled, scanning the environment with a grimace.She laughed, “You've been threatening to kill him since the last hour, Natalie.”“And I'm still considering it.” I responded back. The music was already loud enough to feel through the pavement. People crowded around the entrance, some holding cups, others laughing loudly as they pushed their way inside.I stopped at the bottom of the stairs, unable to take a step further.My stomach tightened with fear, and uncertainty.This was a mistake, a huge one.“Maybe we should go home.” I said, biting my lower lip.Allison looked at me, shaking her head.“No.”“Allie.”“You wanted a break. This

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Natalie's pov No fucking way…That was.…Kian.He was standing across the room, and for a split second, everything else seemed to disappear. The music, the people and even Louis beside me.All of it blurred into the background.Kian's eyes were already on me, burning into my face. He was not staring casually, definitely not the way someone looked at another person across a crowded room.He was staring directly at me.My breath caught, and I struggled to breathe for another second. He looked different tonight. Dark shirt, sleeves pushed up his forearms, his hair slightly messy like he hadn't bothered trying too hard, like he didn't plan on even coming for the party.But it was his expression that stopped me.It was cold, unreadable, and ominous. His eyes didn't leave mine.My stomach jerked violently, and the intensity made me falter. I blinked quickly and when I opened my eyes again, he was gone.I stared at the exact spot where he'd been standing.Nothing. No one in particular…just p

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Natalie's pov Kian.My heart slammed against my ribs, aggressively. It was painful in its intensity.He stood in the doorway, staring straight at me. For a second, I couldn't breathe.His dark eyes were fixed on mine, and there was something in them that made the room feel colder.Anger.Pure, unmistakable anger.I blinked, rapidly and just like that, the image shifted.The room swayed, and suddenly, the person standing at the door wasn't Kian.It was Ryan.I stared at him. My brows pulled together involuntarily.“What the hell?” I slurred, blinking my eyes again and again.Ryan laughed sinisterly.“Nice welcome, scholarship girl.”Louis turned toward him, clearly annoyed.“What the hell, dude?” Louis said, leaning away from me.“Relax. I didn't know you two were in here.” Ryan responded, raising both hands in a mock surrender. Louis glanced at me before looking back at Ryan.“What do you want?” He asked Ryan, clearly not amused by his interruption.I squinted my eyes, trying to for

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Natalie's pov “Kian?” I called softly, blinking quickly. Was I hallucinating? Did my mind just conjure up his image yet again? “What is happening here?” His voice was low, yet steely. He was in a dark shirt, the sleeves were folded just like I saw….“I saw you earlier!” I said a little too loudly, pointing at him.His eyes twinkled in the dark, yet his expression didn't change. He was still standing there at the entrance, not moving or flinching.Louis sighed heavily and stood to his full height.“Leave, Lawley.” Kian’s eyes moved to him, then he took a step into the room.“What are you doing to her?” He asked calmly, stopping only when he was beside me.Louis scoffed at him, and moved closer.“You seem to be forgetting a crucial fact, Lawley. She is my girlfriend.” Kian squinted at him.“You are forgetting the fact that I don't give a fuck about that as well.” Kian said back to him, then he cast me a sidelong glance at me.Louis's jaw tightened,“This doesn't concern you.”Kian

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Natalie's pov “Are we there yet?” I mumbled, after going in and out of sleep for a while. The car was warm, so warm that I felt my body was not mine.Kian didn't look at me.“No.” he answered rather coldly. I furrowed my brows, a bit put off by his tone. I turned my head toward him.“You're so mean.” I muttered to him, leaning my head on the window.He didn't respond.I stared at him for a little longer, studying the side of his face. His jaw was tight, his hands were wrapped firmly around the steering wheel, and his eyes remained fixed on the road.He hadn't looked at me properly since we'd left Ryan's house.Not once.I wondered whether he was still angry.Then I remembered the way he'd looked at Louis. The way he'd stood in that doorway, his expression completely blank while his eyes practically set the room on fire.A small smile tugged at my lips.He'd looked terrifying. Ridiculously terrifying.I liked it.My smile disappeared.Oh.That was a problem. A very big problem.I turn

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Natalie's pov Kian lifted me bridal style, my body completely touching his. His warmth sobered me up a little.I gasped.“Kian!”“What?” He didn't seem the least affected by my obvious shock.“Put me down!” I ordered, tapping my fingers lightly on his chest. The hardness of it made me still have my hand on it.“No.”“You're kidnapping me!” I complained, pushing his body away weakly.“You're welcome to file a complaint tomorrow,” he said plainly.I stared at him. His face was so close that I could see the faint crease between his eyebrows. He looked irritated.Naturally.Kian Lawley could probably look irritated at a puppy. I rested my head against his chest finally, unable to keep my head from banging against my skull.He smelled good.Clean, expensive, and unmistakably him.I closed my eyes.“You're comfortable.” I muttered.He stopped walking for half a second.“What?” He looked down at me for a moment.“Nothing.” I replied quickly, a little bit embarrassed at his response.“Then k

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