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From the corner of the road, not too far away from the Wooden Lord bookstore, Aiden looked at the girl who had humiliated him in front of the entire school and his brother... happily chatting and flirting together in the middle of the road!The more he looked at this sight, the more unsightly it looked. The more wronged he felt.So this was the reason why Jake relapsed?And why does Ryder brutally turn him down in front of a whole ass crowd?Unspeakable anger welled up in his chest. He felt as though he was about to explode from rage, but there was no one around for him to vent on. Ryder had already gone inside the bookstore and Jake got into the car with Jeremy, driving away. Only he was left on the other side of the road, fists clenched tight and veins popping up...And even if Jake hadn't left, he couldn't cause a scene right in the middle of the street. Aiden tried to convince himself that it wouldn't be nice to jump on his brother with the eyes of strangers passing by him.Yup...
Midnight Smiles Chapter 25.2: Innocence has left the chat
Jake walked to the bed and sat on it, taking Ryder's laptop on his lap to see what his cute Ry was trying to do this time. However, unlike other times, instead of photos or DIY videos, what Jake saw on the screen were tens of books with blinding titles and NSFW covers. Reading the summaries burned his eyes.Jake froze, not knowing how to react.What is this? What happened to the fantasy books she used to read? Is this a new hobby? So she's not that innocent? I mean... I knew a lot of girls read books of these kinds, but I never thought that Ryder... my Ry...Is she interested in this stuff? But... aren't these a bit too... Holy shit these aren't even +18 but +28!!!!!Ryder was still under the quilt and her embarrassment had pushed the contents of whatever she was checking earlier on her laptop to the back of her head. Even when she felt Jake sitting by the lump under the quilt that was her, Ryder didn't even think about what could happen. Even when silence filled the room, her only re
Midnight Smiles Chapter 26: Ryder's family tradition
The moment his lips pressed against the corner of Ryder's mouth, Jake realized that he might have, most likely, fucked up. That is because, once his brain processed what he just did, what had just happened, the fact he had almost kissed his cute Ry's lips... it burned to ashes.His heart had taken control of all this body and reason had flown out of the window since he jumped into the room. He had shamelessly pushed Ryder down on her bed, stolen kisses now and then, and even KISSED THE CORNER OF HER LIPS! His brain which had just started the process of restarting was already on fire and in chaos from all his doing, unable to process anything before shutting down again, which only complicated things even more.His brain shutting down meant only one thing.He froze on top of Ryder, looking down at her with wide-open eyes, even though he could barely make out her face amid the darkness of the room, silently panicking.Things suddenly entered a delicate situation.On one hand, Jake had no
Midnight Smiles Chapter 27.1: You seduce me, I seduce you, we seduce each other
Jake wanted to ask Ryder if he really was the "boyfriend", but at the same time he felt like that question would make things awkward for Ryder and he hadn't achieved that level of shamelessness yet. Maybe he should just bring this conversation up after he has told her who he is. That way, if luck was on his side when he asked her "Ry when you and your father were arguing about a boyfriend of yours... did you mean me?", his adorable Ry would shyly nod, and they would live happily ever after.Even if the possibility of that happening were pretty low, a guy could dream, right?Either way, this topic was left behind, and Jake had to return home. Ryder didn't even try to hide how relieved she was when Jake walked towards the window after forcefully shoving him a few times in that direction."I thought you loved me," Jake pouted, trying to act pitiful, "but here you are forcing me to commit suicide."Ryder wanted to strangle the guy. Her face felt so hot, that she had the urge to smack the
Midnight Smiles Chapter 27.2: You seduce me, I seduce you, we seduce each other
"If you throw rocks at me, I will personally kill you." Ryder sleepily threatened Jake with a hoarse voice."Huh?" Jake asked confused.Why would I throw stones at her?"They taste like dirt." Ryder kept talking incoherently with an aggrieved tone and tears in her eyes, confusing poor Jake even more.He gently pushed Ryder out of the way so he could get inside. Once his feet landed on the hard wooden floor, Jake quietly closed the window. His back leaned against the cold glass while his hand cupped Ryder's cheek, stroking it softly. His thumb wiped away the tear that had just rolled down her face."I would never throw a rock at you," Jake assured her, still not knowing what was going on, yet he kind of guessed that she had just woken up judging by the nonsense Ryder was spurting out of her mouth clumsily, the words tripping over each other."Mhm." Ryder nodded before taking one step ahead. Her arms wrapped around Jake's waist as she buried her face in his neck. "Why are you always so
Midnight Smiles Chapter 28.1: From heaven to hell
It was an empty long hallway behind that door, lit up by only some faint lights, all different colors. The place looked old as if it had survived from ancient times. The floor was covered in paint, yet none of the colors from it matched the color the hallway was painted in. Jake stole a glance at Ryder, and a smile pulled the corner of his lips up when he saw her looking around with eyes filled with curiosity. She looked like a little kitten with big round eyes curiously exploring a new place. At the end of the hallway, some stairs led them towards a door that looked exactly the same as the one they had just gone through. In front of it, there stood a sturdy man. He was tall with a stoic expression on his face, but his lips twitched, and the expression on his face cracked when he saw Jake. It was right then that Jake realized that he could get exposed by this dude or even Caeser if they ran into him. He had no problem with getting exposed, but he wanted it to be a bit... special. A
Midnight Smiles Chapter 28.2: From heaven to hell
Maybe he was hallucinating. After all, Nina's mother threw a rather heavy vase at him earlier today, and the shit hurt like hell. Yep, that's probably it. How else could Ryder be here, in this house? Definitely, a hallucination.Yet the hallucination spoke when she met his eyes. "Oh... hi."Jeremy paled in an instant.Holy fucking shit, what is going on!!! Did Jake tell her who he is? But then why would he leave her alone downstairs while he played with Leah upstairs? That doesn't make any sense!Besides... she wasn't here when I came..."Hi." He answered awkwardly. "What..." his voice came out hoarse, and he had to clear his throat before continuing. "What are you doing here?"Ryder snorted, completely oblivious to Jeremy's panic. She didn't try to hide her dissatisfaction when she answered. "I got dragged into a math competition. I'm here to get some mock exams from Aiden. It won't take long.""Oh." Jeremy nodded.So Aiden brought her here?WHY?For fuck's sake, why? If she sees Jak
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Jake ran to the bathroom and slammed the door hard. His knees went weak, falling on the floor with a loud thump, but his brain couldn't register the pain in his body. It was too busy trying to process the pain in his heart that was painfully beating against his chest.After throwing up what he ate in the morning, finally, the tears he had fought back, washed his face and the voice that had stuck in his throat came out in whimpers.Why? Why like this? Why did she have to find out like this? Why did Aiden tell her that? Why? Just why?!Ryder recognized him, that's for sure. She recognized his voice back in the bookstore twice. It was impossible not to do so again this time. Would she hate him? Hate him for being Aiden's brother... for being such a failure? For being so weak in the past? He was still weak...Anxiously overthinking, Jake started to attack his wrists once more, and when he wasn't scratching the wrists, he was biting on his nails, chewing on his lips.Was she disappointed?
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