By the next moment, the players start moving, and the loud, shrill sound of shoes slipping on the floor amidst the cheering makes me feel a strange excitement, especially since I can't take my eyes off Jasper, who is moving so fast that sometimes it's hard to see him. Several times he crosses the court in a matter of seconds, and I wonder how anyone can be so fast and agile.However, all my thoughts are interrupted when Jasper makes the first basket, rising in an incredibly high leap and burying the ball ruthlessly, holding tightly to the basket. The reaction was immediate — everyone in our school stood up, shouting words that I cannot understand, but I can tell by their expressions how excited they're to open the scoring with such an incredible basket.I don't know anything about basketball, it's true, but that basket seems impressive to me.A huge digital number with the number 2 appears on the HOME team's scoreboard.“Have you ever watched a basketball game before?” I ask Lily, wit
— JASPER ROOSEVELT (POV)ㅤEven in the locker room, I can still hear the cheering of the crowd echoing inside my head. It's a pleasant feeling, I must admit. Since I didn't want to waste time on trivial things while looking for my Luna, I rejected all offers to join clubs and teams. Well, it's not that bad, like I thought.But what is really stuck in my mind is the way Scarlett cheered when I made that last point. The way her eyes glittered, thrilled, and a happy smile took over her lips…. My heart really pounded… And if those people hadn't run to me, I probably would have gone to her…I hear a loud noise, the slamming of the locker door. I raise my eyes, annoyed that my thoughts about Scarlett have been interrupted…. Then I notice that a very angry Bryan is coming towards me, and I can't help but let out a dry laugh because that expression looks simply pathetic.“Are you feeling victorious, newbie?” He asks snidely, stopping beside me with his arms crossed, as if intimidating someone
“Hey, you!”I sigh deeply and turn my back, yet Alice comes at me in a burst, holding tightly onto my arm. Before I can complain, she's pulling me away from the Sport Hall, with her hands grabbed around my wrist.“Stop it!” I pull my hand hard, freeing myself from her abrupt touch.Alice stops in place, finally turning to me with an angry expression on her face, and eyes fierce like daggers.“What is your problem?” I ask with frowning eyebrows, touching the place where she squeezed me.“My problem? It's that you're a slut…!” Alice points at me, “You certainly are enjoying having the two most handsome boys in college fighting over you, aren't you? You can't fool me, Scarlett!”“Fighting over me?” I cross my arms, “If you intend to keep saying these meaningless things, there's no reason for me to listen to you. I'm leaving-”I see Alice struggle against the anger that's probably growing and burning in her chest because she clenches her hands into fists tightly. She seems to be biting he
“Oh, I'm sorry…” I start to apologize, desperate, with my hands on an extremely hard, extremely naked chest under the palm of my hands…. But when I hear a chuckle, I immediately freeze.I raise my eyes to face him…. Jasper.My heart skips a beat, and I take a step back, stumbling pitiably over my own feet. If it weren't for his firm arm around my waist at this moment, I would surely hit the ground. Today is definitely not my day.“Hi, Reddy.” He keeps his eyes on my face.“Hi…” I say with a flawed voice and trembling lips, “Y-You can let me go now…”“Are you sure? It looks like you're bound to stumble today.”Oh, Gosh! I feel my whole face heat up, and probably my cheeks are red as my hair, because Jasper lets out a chuckle again and makes me even more embarrassed.Slowly, he holds my shoulders and makes sure that my feet are firmly on the ground.I really could disappear at this point.“Thank you for cheering for me today.” He says, bringing his hand up to his black hair, so dark it
“Lily…?” My voice falters. I swallow dryly, blinking a few times… “Isn't this… Nathan's house?”“Yes.” Lily says, looking at the huge mansion in front of us.“Nathan… Bryan's best friend?”“Yes.”I take a deep breath, bringing my hand up to my face, trying desperately to hide, as a few other students walk past us, so happy they seem to be bouncing around.This can't be happening.“Why didn't you tell me that the victory party would be at Nathan's house?”“If I told you, you wouldn't come.” She gives me a grin, and I let out an annoyed grunt. I definitely wouldn't come!“Come on, Letty… we need to stop an out-of-control Alice!” Lily says, humming, wrapping her arm around mine as she pulls me into the mansion I've never been to.Nathan and Bryan have been friends since high school, so they're always together. I have heard about Nathan several times, but we have never hung out together or had a decent conversation — with him or any of his friends. Now that I think about it, I see how man
I knew that it was a terrible idea.Still, I had no choice but to sit on the floor next to Jasper. And to make this nightmare even worse, Alice is in front of me, and Bryan in front of Jasper. I found this arrangement odd… it's as if they're openly planning to attack us through the game that I'm clearly disadvantaged.I had never played truth or dare before. All I knew was that you either choose to tell a truth, or accept a challenge. At first, the rules seemed simple. So even though my intuition was screaming in my head, I tried to calm down, saying that everything was under control…But of course, it all went wrong when the bottle spun the first time and I saw how this is really played.“Truth or dare?” Nathan asks a blonde girl who, I believe, is Alice's friend.“Dare.” She says with a mischievous smile, raising excited reactions from the people around her, except for the four of us, who are in the middle of a silent battle, with sharp glances and soundless laughter.“I dare you to
— JASPER ROOSEVELT (POV)I heard the whole conversation between Alice and Scarlett, so I knew that she was planning something… I just didn't expect that the target wouldn't be me.Alice would try to prevent me from showing at the game tomorrow, so I figured that it would be okay if I invited Scarlett to the party… But yeah, my motives for this were selfish.I wanted everyone to see her as I saw in that club the day we first met. Maybe I just wanted to clean up some of the mess I had caused in her life, even if I didn't mean to… Or, I wanted everyone to admire her like I do… even if part of me is bothered by the idea of other eyes landing on her. A conflicting feeling between pride and greed.And just like the first time I saw her, my eyes were naturally drawn to Scarlett at the party. Her sweet scent hit me like a wave, so I was unable to take my eyes off her all fucking night… Especially when she turned that ass toward me in those tight pants… or leaned in gently, without realizing i
When I opened my eyes that morning, I thought it had all been a dream. The party, the game, and the challenge that Alice imposed on me. But the smell of Jasper is still on my skin. The imprint of his kiss is still on my lips… As is the sensation of feeling him throbbing in my hand.I never imagined that I would do something like this.I never imagined I would do something like this with Jasper.But I couldn't resist… more than wanting to thank him for taking that suspicious drink in my place, more than wanting to help him… I wanted to feel him. Admitting this makes me feel like a complete stupid… Because even after deciding that I would stay away from him and all this drama, I really wanted to feel him.And if it wasn't for Lily's message waking me up at that moment, I might actually end up sleeping with him again.I let out a grunt, looking in the mirror, deciding if I really should dress like this. Most of the time, I don't give much importance to my appearance… but knowing that som