Killian's POV "Get in the back," I ordered.Katie stared at me with wide eyes. "You can't be serious," she muttered."I am," I said tersely. "Now get in the back."Katie stared at me, disbelief clearly written all over her face."Do you know how ridiculous you seem right now?" Katie mumbled, disbelief evident in every line on her face. "How does your brain even work?" She muttered, shaking her head slowly."I–""This was a terrible idea from the start," she stated. "I'm leaving," she said, and was about to open the door, but I quickly locked it from my end.Katie's eyes blazed with anger as she stared at me."I asked you to go to the back seat, not leave," I told her, ignoring the anger oozing out from every pore in her body.Katie chuckled and then took a deep breath."Let me out," she demanded in a calm but threatening tone."No," I said firmly. "Go to the back seat."Katie closed her eyes, inhaled, exhaled, and treated the process for about a minute, before slowly opening her eyes
Katie's PovFor the last two weeks, Killian Huxley had found a way to burrow into my life and under my skin. He wasn't everywhere—more like he was in places you least expect someone like him to be which made the experience a lot more intense.Evan on the other hand had recently turned into the bright light in the dim environment that was my high school. I couldn't even tell the difference if it was him being nice or he was just being civil and I on the other hand, just wasn't used to that.I was in the library trying to read when the Principal's voice came over the intercom“Students, there will be an emergency assembly to be held in the auditorium. You are all expected to be present in the next five minutes, thank you.”I couldn't help but wonder what the emergency assembly was for. Was the Pack under attack or what?I quickly packed my books, and the rest of my belongings, and headed out of the library.The hallway was chaotic, with students shoving each other in their haste to reac
Katie's POV “Glad you could finally join us, Miss Katie Whitlock…”Principal Shawman announced all the way from the podium, giving me all of the eyes that I never asked for. I felt like the ground should just open up and swallow me."Attention whore…" I heard someone say. I wasn't interested in who was saying it, so I didn't bother finding out.Principal Shawman cleared his throat and all of the side remarks stopped as he commanded everyone's attention back. His black blazer shimmered under the pressure of the state light.“Students of Red Moon High," he began. " It has come to my attention that there has been an irrational bullying of a certain student here in our school.”My head shot up faster than the next second could have struck. It was the last thing I was expecting to hear. Suddenly everything turned quiet and no one was saying anything.“Leslie Akins??” He called out.Then the random chatters fueled the air again, students throwing dart eyes at me and then at her as she came
“Am I in trouble?” I asked, which to me was a really dumb question to ask, considering I left in the middle of Leslie apologizing and also, school won't be over till another thirty minutes.He chuckled, a small cloud of fog leaving his lips. "I think we're both in trouble, you more so than me though."Evan chuckled again, before sitting on the bench keeping some inches between us as he stared ahead. I took out one earpiece and handed it to him so it didn't feel rude that I went back blocking him out.He took it and fixed it into his ear.“Mazzy star…that's a little old school," he said. "I thought you would be on the current blaze.”“Current blaze??” I chuckled. “Prof… Evan, no one says that. Not even me who is a little old school.” I saidHe shrugged. “Time dynamics is funny. What is old to you is new to me and vice versa with everyone else," he explained. "You would get to understand that someday.”I didn't know what to say in response, so we just listened to the song in silence, th
Katie's POV “Miranda is my mate," Evan said out of nowhere. His fingers trace the line curves engraved into the table, creating a shallow depth. His aura changed, and I could tell he was sad.“What happened?" I asked, my voice barely above a whisper.“She fell ill for an entire year," Evan answered after about a minute. "That was the most difficult phase of my life," he said, his voice filled with sadness. "She got well though, but…" he trailed off.I didn't know what to say or do. I'm not best when it comes to saying comforting words, and right now saying anything to Evan didn't seem like such a good idea.Evan and I sat down in silence until the ice cream came."Don't pay attention to me and enjoy your ice cream," Evan said, his voice no longer filled with sadness.I had blueberry gelato ice cream while Evan had coffee, which I found weird. I haven't really spoken to him enough for him to know my favorite flavor for anything I was taking. I didn't let him know of this but I showed
Katie's PovHe shrugs it off. “It is the least I can do after all I—you have been through.”I gave Evan a smile in agreement, as we drove to the bus stop."Th–""I'm going to stay here till the bus comes," Evan said before I could thank him and bid him goodbye.I sighed in defeat, because his mind seemed made up, and no amount of words would make him change his mind.Evan and I waited by the bus stop until the bus came and we bid each other goodbye.Arriving at the cafe, I noticed Shedrack had cleaned and set up everything perfectly."Shedrack," I called out to him, and he turned to me with a bright smile, which only made me feel more guilty. "Sorry, I came late, and let you do all the work," I apologized."There's nothing to be sorry for, Katie," Shedrack said dismissively with a smile across his lips. "I just did what anyone would do."I smiled in return and made my way to the backroom to get changed into my work clothes.After changing into my work clothes, I walked over to where S
Katie’s POVKillian emerges from the dark just behind the walls of the café, “A party would be nice for your edges.” I could already imagine the subtle smug look he would have on his face. I don't know how he does it, I think it is a complex that has to be linked with rich people. Their peculiar ability to act so rude with a perfect smile or neutral like they couldn't give a f**k.“You are no more mysterious, just stalk-ish and uncool," I said irritatedly. "And before you say anything, I have my solid reason why me going to that party might just never work," I suddenly felt the urge to explain myself to him. "One, Donald is not gonna let me go—”“Why don't you just call him your dad?” he interrupted.I cocked my head in disbelief. “If anyone in this goddamn pack was supposed to know how fake my father and I’s relationship is, it is you, his biggest rival who he won't stop yapping about," I pointed out plainly. "It's like you're an insect that had managed to get under his skin. I won
Killian’s POV“You know what, Ana? I will catch you and let me freshen up.”I left without looking back. Walking straight into a separate elevator which she strolled right into, causing the air to instantly go stale with awkwardness. I totally forgot we took the same private elevator to the top floor rooms where my parents had decided to move her to from the hotel so we could be ‘closer’, regardless of how much I told them I didn't need the extra effort they were putting in to make it work.*Flashback*“Mum, I took her on a date, bought her flowers, and we went strolling. All the while I'm working with the locals for votes and watching over the new business. What more do you want from me??”I had been complaining of her words of ‘encouragement’ which only made me feel like I wasn't doing enough for Ana.“I’m not saying you aren't doing enough for Ana. I'm just saying I know how difficult it can be with your schedule. That's why I brought her closer so you both can be in the same build