The puppy was sniffing at my feet and around us.
I tried to pull away but Alex refused to let go of my arms.
He screeched as the puppy tried to come close to his legs.
“What the fuck, bro?” I swore but couldn’t help but let one corner of my mouth curl up in a half smile.
“Don’t you dare fucking leave me here!” He whisper shouted.
“Just follow me.” I snickered when his face turned pale.
“No!” He exclaimed and held onto my arms.
“You’re acting like such a kid right now.” I shook my head at him.
“I’m not!” He huffed.
“Move away from me then.” I raised an eyebrow at him daringly.
He glanced over my right shoulder and arched an eyebrow as he crossed his arms over his chest.
The moment he moved away, I stepped two to three steps back before walking inside the living room.
I smirked when I heard him s
“Did you catch him?” I asked and walked further away from the kitchen.The guys shouldn't hear this.“No, I got the information that he had been going to the embassy nightclub on Saturdays. It was already too late by the time I reached there last week. I’m going back tonight.” He said.I clenched my teeth together and remained silent.“Listen, don’t tell the guys and don’t do anything about this, okay? Nick shouldn’t know that I’m here to find him. If Tom and his gang learn about this, they will definitely try to warn him.” Michael added.I gave a short nod before agreeing.I knew how reckless the guys could get.“How’s Lea?” He asked.My mind flashed back to last night.The nightmare almost had her out of breath.If I wasn’t half awake, I would have never heard her screams.She could have died from that panic at
I wanted to call Billy and ask him about this meeting but before I could, I heard a chirp by my feet.I glanced down and found the puppy staring up at me while wagging his tail.After feeding him some food, I carried him as well as his crate upstairs.I placed the crate in Lea’s bedroom and stroke his back.He squeaked happily and nuzzled his snout by my left elbow.The moment I heard the door bell ring, I knew it was the girls.I placed the puppy inside the crate and rushed downstairs.I opened the front door to find Lea and the girls waiting.I pulled Lea in and closed the door before Aubrey and Shelly could get inside. I was fed up with all the gossips they would talk about. I wanted some silence. The guys already made enough commotion while they were here. I would not be able to deal with the girls.“What the hell?” Aubrey punched the door from outside as she cursed out.“Open the door,
Lea’s point of view:Monday came faster than I expected.The girls had dropped by yesterday to choose my clothes for my first day at St-Xavier’s. They made it such a big deal that I felt even sicker to my stomach. I just wanted the ground to open up and swallow me up.The feeling to disappear overpowered any other rational thoughts that were running though my mind. As if things could not get any worse, I had felt nauseous and my head had started aching.Ryder had saved me out of my misery. He prepared dinner so the moment he told the girls that dinner was ready, they had rushed downstairs. They were telling me how starved they were. Shelly had spent the entire day with Max at the hospital while Aubrey helped her mom with some stuffs around her garden.This morning though, I wore my black sweater over the top the girls had chosen. The sweater was not part of the outfit but my fingers itched to grab it and wear it. The ho
Ryder’s fists balled at his sides, the veins in his arms protruding and throbbing from the tension that soon enveloped the hallway.I glanced down at myself as I rubbed my arms. No matter how much I rubbed my arms though, the feeling of his hands on my skin won’t go away.Why did I take off my sweater? I should have never taken it off.I felt exposed.Right when I was trying to fit in, someone just had to spoil my efforts.The girls spoke to me earlier in one of the classes that we had together. They told me to try and be myself and that people here might not be like in my previous high school. They advised me not to pay any attention to the stares. That kind of behavior was normal faced to new students.When I felt hands touch me and pull me off the lockers, I jerked away from them. I hastily glanced up while trying to get away but the hands kept invading my personal space. It was Aubrey and Shelly but even then, I made an escap
Ryder’s point of view:A cold shiver travelled down my spine when I felt Lea’s breath on my neck. Fuck! She was doing something to me for sure.The moment I saw Brian brutally pushing her into the lockers, I had lost it. The need to protect her grew intense when Brian still refused to admit that he was trying to hurt her.That asshole had it coming his way.I stood up when I saw the principal making his way towards us. He seemed quite furious. Dang it! The girls helped Lea get up.She had stopped crying but remnants of dried up tears were apparent on her cheeks.They helped her put on her sweater.“Wyatt, Reeves, McCartney, in my office now!” The principal snapped while he stared at us coldly.I clenched my jaw as I looked sideways.I glanced down at Brian when I heard him grunting in pain. He was trying to get up.You fucking deserved it, bastard! I thought.A guy f
Lea’s point of view:A week had passed by pretty smoothly. No one bothered me after that incident back on my first day at St-Xavier’s.Ryder was quite protective after that day. He wouldn’t leave my side. I knew that I was under his protection until his elder brother returns back but he was not being just protective. It felt like he was being too protective almost.I was thankful to him for arriving right on time. I did not know what Brian’s intention was but if he was trying to hurt me, he did. There were bruises on my arms and back but they were fading away. As if I did not have enough scars on my body, I just had to receive some more.When I do think about Ryder's protective nature though, maybe he was just trying to do his job. I shook my head to get rid of the confusing thoughts that started pilling in my mind. He was simply doing his job. I insisted when my heart started reacting weirdly.There was not
Lea’s point of view:Ryder’s brother, Michael, returned back on Friday.He was a young man in his late twenties. Even if I was not already aware of them being brothers, the moment I saw Michael, I would have known he was Ryder’s elder brother.He was an older version of Ryder. Although the ten years gap between them, they were both equally muscular and have the same kind of attitude which often led to conflicts between their different ways of approaching a particular subject.Unlike Ryder, Michael had gray eyes which accentuated his alluring personality. I bet he got a lot of women chasing after him just like his little brother.Ryder was always being surrounded by girls at school during lunch time. There was not a moment where he was seen walking alone in the hallways. Anyway, I got rid of that thought before it could have messed with my thoughts about Ryder.Michael immediately suggested that I should pro
Ryder waved at me when he saw me looking at him. I waved back with a small smile.He nodded while retreating backwards. He had that cold scary look on his face that I bet was stopping any girl from approaching him right now.“Let’s go talk to that man of yours. He’s been waiting for us to get out for a while now. He seems to be in a bad mood. ” Aubrey said teasingly before frowning while her eyes shifted over to Ryder’s face.“He’s not my man.” I exclaimed before shaking my head at her.“That’s all you heard.” She shook her head at me before leaning back to get her school bag from the back seat.I shrugged.“He got you a puppy, Lea! Can you believe that? He is the Ryder Wyatt. He has never done anything so sweet for just anyone. Even Michael sometimes craves for his little brother’s attention.” She rolled her eyes at me.My heart skipped a beat. As muc