Adeline couldn't sleep after Damien left. She kept tossing and turning all night, thinking about him. Why did she let him in? She must've been high or something. Or stupid. After spending hours agonizing and overthinking things, she finally dozed off.
In the morning, Adeline realized she had overslept as soon as she opened her eyes. She groaned and rushed to take a shower, but by the time she made it downstairs, she heard the school bus leaving. She cursed under her breath and proceeded to walk out the front door but paused as she saw Damien and Robbie waiting for her outside.
He can't seem to leave her alone no matter how hard she pushed him away, Adeline thought to herself. She couldn't help but feel a flutter in her stomach.
"Who's that punk? You fucking him?"
She cringed at Jimmy's crude remark behind her. "That's none of your business," she snarled. She didn't want to deal with him this morning. She i
Damien tried to get Adeline out of his mind, but her face kept appearing in front of him. He kept thinking about how upset she looked when her asswipe of a brother harassed her. But why should he care what happens to her? It was none of his business as she reminds him all the time.He needs to stop being so hung up on Adeline. He wasn't some weak asshole that falls in love with some girl just because she was pretty.Love. What a waste of emotions and time. He saw what happened to his father because he was so in love with his mother. He never cared about him or Nik. His whole world revolved around their mother. She was his queen. When she died, all hell broke loose. He beat and tortured them because he was angry. Angry at the world, angry at them. Especially Damien. Damien had to take on extra beatings because he looked just like his mother. His dad took his anger out on him.Damien wo
Damien mentally prepared himself to attend his Systema class. Prepod Antonov had another gruesome yet effective training planned for him. He had to be in a strong mental state, and that encounter with Adeline made him feel restless again."Good, you're here. I hope you're ready for some pain," Antonov grinned."Aren't I always?" Damien barked."We'll see about that," Antonov said. "You there! Get your asses over here," he called out, and three guys walked in and crowded Damien."What's going on?" Damien asked. He had a bad feeling about this."What's going on is that these guys are gonna punch the shit out of you, and you will take it all," Antonov declared."Why the fuck would I do that?" Damien barked."I'm teaching you how to take punches without flinching by taking in pain and turning it into a rage. It will convert your rage into energy and help you win fights," Antonov said."You're kidding me!" Damien exclaimed."
Damien hopped in his car and headed to school. He smirked as he remembered Adeline's face from yesterday. She thought he didn't notice her since he was too busy making out with Betty from math class.But he noticed.He saw how jealous she looked, and it pleased him way more than Betty's tongue.He got out of the car and headed towards the school. He stopped as he saw four junior mafiosos approaching him. Unlike the other gang members, they were flashy with their gold chains and their chain wallets.What do those assholes want from him? Damien thought irritably. He knew they were Mafia wannabes who called themselves Cosa Nostras, which meant 'our thing' based on "The Godfather." The last time he remembered, he didn't have any beef with them."Damien Sky, just the person we wanted to see," their leader Tony said."What do you want?" Damien barked."Tell your
Adeline didn't move from Damien's side for a few moments. She watched him drift into sleep then placed her hand on his forehead, carefully, so he didn't wake up. He was burning up.Adeline's chest tightened at the sight of him so vulnerable and helpless. Why couldn't she control her emotions? Every day she told herself she didn't give a hoot about this asshole, yet seeing him like this broke her heart. Especially when he said thank you. His eyes were gentle, and he looked like he truly appreciated her, and it was nice to be appreciated for once.Be strong, Adeline, she told herself. You don't really care about Damien. He is a terrible person and only cared about himself. So what if he was hurt? It was probably his own fault. No one asked him to go around and fight other kids at school. She headed to the bathroom. She needed to wash the
Damien woke up in his bed alone. His room was dark, and he felt chilly. He looked around to see if Adeline was still here, but she was gone. Of course, she left. Why would she stay? Damien thought. Her scent still lingered in his room.He got up and looked at his wound in the mirror. He had to hide it from his dad. The last thing he needed was to be verbally abused by his father about how useless he was and how much of a scoundrel he was for picking a fight with some puny gang members.He went downstairs to find Maxim and Mrs. Petrushka."Damien, honey, why are you walking around? You need to rest!" Mrs. Petrushka exclaimed."I don't feel like lying in bed all day. Where is Maxim?" he asked."Here I am," Ma
Addie went into the kitchen to prepare dinner, so she didn't have to listen to her mother about how she wasn't 'taking care' of her stepfather enough. She boiled some water and threw some pasta in."What's this? We are having pasta again?" Jimmy walked by and frowned."Oh, sorry, is this not to your liking? Maybe I should throw some rat poison in the pot to spice up the flavor," she remarked."Ha ha. You are real cute, sweetheart. Have you heard the news about your new school?" Jimmy asked."What are you talking about?" Adeline looked at him curiously."There were some kids at your school who were beat-up and tied to the fence. I heard they were from the Italian gang," her stepfather
Adeline woke up and looked around the room to see if Damien was still there, but he was gone. The bed was neatly made. That's funny. He didn't seem like the type of guy who kept things clean and organized. Adeline was amused.She found a small note on her nightstand."Thanks for last night. Don't worry. I won't tell everyone we slept together. Don't miss your school bus. Smiley face." the note with surprisingly neat handwriting said. This guy was full of surprises.At school, she found Noriko and Mandy hanging by the lockers. Mandy was waving her hands back and forth as if having the most riveting conversation of her life. What was so interesting, Adeline thought."Adeline, hey! We were looking for you," Mandy chirped."What's up?" Adeline narrowed her eyes."Are you going to Alison Gomez's party this weekend? I heard it was going to be huge," Noriko asked."
"Are we going to your house?" Molly asked Damien."Nope. We are going to Robbie's place since you "for real" want to learn math. I figured we could focus better when Robbie's around," Damien smirked."Whatever, hey so...what's with you and that new girl Adeline?" Molly looked at him curiously.Damien narrowed his eyes. "What do you mean. Nothing is up with us. She is just a girl in my class. We aren't even friends. Besides, she hates me."Molly looked at him intently as Damien's facial expression changed when she mentioned Adeline. His eyes turned gentle.He must really like her,she thought irritably. She had been trying to make Damien go with her for months, but he kept brushing her off. This girl comes out of now