I didn't know how to react the moment I saw Oliver Prize inside our dining hall, and it felt like the universe was punishing me for a sin that I hadn't known I had done, and the way he looked at me with contempt fueled my anger towards him.
"What is he doing here, Art?" I asked our butler, and he smiled at me.
"I am sorry, my dear, this so sudden since your father called me a while ago, informing me about Oliver. And I believe you have met at school since he told me you are classmates." He said, and I don't know who Oliver is, but I could tell right away he was from the elite society since my father called our butler.
"Why are you here, Oliver?" I asked in a stern voice.
"Asked your father, Victoria, because if you are going to ask me, I just want you to know, I don't want to be here as well." He responded, and I could tell right away he was trying to provoke me once again, and I tried to control my voice as I sat down on my chair. And if I wasn't only hungry, I have already retreated to my room, but I can't starve because of our unwelcome guest, and the way he looked at me with disdain made me want to throw the utensils at his face, and I wanted to cry since I have too much to deal with in just one day. How could my father punish me this way?
The butler and Celia left, and I couldn't stop myself from feeling so anxious as I tried my best not to look at Oliver. But I can't deny his strong presence is enough to make me feel conscious, and I could tell there was something about him that I can't quite explain. And I know even if I felt angry towards him because for the first time I met a guy who didn't care about my beauty at all, and I must admit he was the first guy who made me feel I was nothing and worthless in his eyes, and that is why my ego was wounded. I know it all started from the incident on the road this morning.
I could feel the hammering on my chest when I looked up, and I found him staring at me with an intensity that made my knees feel so weak, and I couldn't stop myself from blushing, and for a while, I thought he was looking at me with tenderness until I realized he was scowling at me.
"What?" I asked, and he just shrugged his shoulders and continued eating his food, totally ignoring me. I tried my best to control my emotions because I couldn't believe for the first time someone had ignored Victoria Winner, and he was hurting me inside. And I hate to admit that my classmates at school, especially Keisha's friends called me a bitch that was always seeking attention, and maybe if my parents gave me enough of their precious time, I would never feel this way.
I know those girls who gossip about me are envious of me because of my family name alone. My dad is the wealthiest man in the entire country, which is why the cheerleaders hated me, that they all protested when I attempted to audition to become a cheerleader. I am top of my class, and I don't have problems with my grades because even if I don't study, I can answer whatever question my teacher throws at me.
And I am proud of what I am, and even if those cheerleaders tried to ruin my name, they never got successful because the students at Zenith Academy except them love and adore me. I could tell this time they got a boy on their side because this was the first time I met someone like Oliver Prize who hated me even he got the chance to know me.
He already did an excellent job by kissing me on the first day he showed up in our academy. I am not sure what he can do for the rest of the school year. I realized I needed to stay away from his kind even if deep inside me I am so curious to know about him, and this is the first time I wanted to see a boy, but I needed to safeguard my own heart.
I couldn't believe he would leave me on the table without saying goodbye after eating his food, and I let out a soft sigh as I got up from my chair feeling so lost, and I hastily climbed the stairs. The minute I got inside my room, I got my phone from my nightstand table, and I dialed my father's phone.
"Hello, sweetheart!" I felt so excited to hear my mom's voice on the other line.
"I am a little hurt that you are calling your dad instead of me." She declared, and I couldn't stop myself from giggling.
"You answer his phone anyway," I replied, and my mom laughed.
"Of course, so, I assumed you have something important to discuss with your father." She said, and I said yes, because even if I am their only child, my parents told me not to call them unless it was an emergency, and that is one of the things I hated about them. They are my parent's for heaven's sake, but it feels like I am one of their business partners or clients.
"Victoria, my dear, what is so urgent that you are calling me in the middle of my meeting." My father said, and I felt a pang on my chest that he didn't even bother to say hi or ask me how am I doing.
"I am sorry, Dad, I don't want to disturb you, but I want to know who Oliver Prize is and what he is doing in our house. You could have at least told me ahead of time that I would have a new housemate." I said, and I couldn't hide my frustrations anymore.
"Oh, so Oliver is already there? That is good news then." He said.
"Dad, who is he?" I asked, and he fell silent for a long time, and I wondered how important Oliver Prize is that he needed some time to answer my question.
"Honey, I am sorry if I didn't tell you in advance, but Oliver is my best friend's son, and he is your new bodyguard." He said.
"What? Who told you I needed a bodyguard?" I asked.
"You have bodyguards, Victoria, since you were a little girl, but you don't see them, and you don't know them. You are my only child, and I needed to protect you." He said, and here we are again, and I felt goosebumps cover my entire skin when I heard my father's words. It was too much information for me, I didn't know I had bodyguards growing up, and it was okay because I hadn't known, but now, I couldn't believe I would have Oliver as my bodyguard.
"Dad, please don't do this. I don't need an arrogant bastard to watch over me 24/7, and why do I even need a bodyguard when I am turning eighteen soon?" I asked.
"Looked, Victoria, you have to listen to me, you needed Oliver, I can't explain everything to you right now, but I know you, Victoria, you will always be my charming little girl, so don't mess with him, okay?" He said.
"There are things that you don't know about this world, sweetheart, and that is why Oliver is there for you. You need him, Victoria, for your safety, and of course, Oliver Prize will play an important role in your life, more than you will ever know." He added, and before I could answer him, he said goodbye and ended the call, and I became more frustrated.
I got out of my room, and I was shocked to find Oliver coming out from the room across from mine wearing only his sweat pants. My mouth hung open when I looked at his six-packed toned body, and I couldn't believe I would be staring at him even if I wanted to run away; my feet remained footed on the ground as I gazed at his glorious torso.
"Loving what you see, Victoria? I am sorry, but you can never be my type, no matter how beautiful and hot you are." He said, and I felt my entire face turn crimson as I snapped back to reality, and his remarks made me feel so embarrassed that I turned away from him without a second glance reprimanding myself never to take a look at him ever again.
But I couldn't stop smiling as I realized he acknowledged I was beautiful and hot, and it felt different hearing those words coming from him. I couldn't deny how much I wanted Oliver to touch me and bring me into his arms, yet the way he told me I could never be his type made me madder at him. How could he tell it on my face? And I hated myself. Why did I gaze at him like that? And I know he assumed I like him, and I hate his cocky attitude even more, and the best thing I can do right now is to make him disappear.
I will do everything to make Oliver leave our mansion, no matter how handsome, attractive, and hot he is. I need to do something before I further humiliate myself by throwing myself at him because I can't deny it; he is the first guy who made me feel knots on my stomach and butterflies on my chest. I need to forget that hot kiss we shared to have a peaceful life again.
"What? I don't think that is a good idea. I am not going to have a mate, and that is period." I said sternly, and I couldn't believe the elders would bring up this issue in our meeting, and I know their wisdom is also needed in our pack. However, being civilized wolves, we are now in a different era. We still go on hunting during the full moon, but thanks to our forefather's we are now all living in the city, having the best days of our lives being human. We live in a happy community.But we know sometimes we hear violence happening in other packs, and having a mate is still necessary. I gained my position being the Alpha when the last Alpha in our pack challenged me, and I know I can never say no to our Alpha even if I didn't want to fight him. The rest of our pack asked me to fight, and he was the strongest amongst us. When he asked me, I tried to resist him, and I couldn't believe I needed to fight him because I only wanted to remain a Beta for the rest of my life since, for me bei
I am the CEO of my own company, and now I woke up early in the morning not to go to my office, but instead to go to the most expensive school in the entire country to attend classes as a senior high school student, and I know it is outrageous. But I had to follow the request of the elders, and of course, to make my father's dream come true. But in my heart, I don't want to do this because I am only wasting my time. I know I am needed in the office because I have a lot of documents waiting for me on my table even if I know Zane is reliable and can be as effective as me.I am a software engineer, and I am a proud owner of my company developing the leading software globally. I am successful, and I don't need a woman, especially an eighteen-year-old girl, to complete my stature in life. I am so happy being single, and I can tell that I am content with my life, and I hated my father for having that stupid promise to his best friend. How could they agree without our consent? They arranged f
I almost laughed when I realized our first subject was mathematics, and I couldn't believe I would be here at the Academy as a senior high school student. For the first time, a girl captured my interest, but I could tell she was a feisty one. I tried to look around, trying to find the girl and the reason I was in this predicament, and I could tell there were a lot of beautiful young ladies in this class, and I could tell they all came from affluent families.But nothing can compare to the girl on the front seat who looked at me with disgust. I can say she is the darling of the entire class. Her beauty fascinated me, and I wondered why she seemed so angry with me when I had just joined their class for the first time and smiled when I realized maybe she hated my pretty face.I was wondering who amongst these beautiful girls is Victoria Winner. Our teacher continued to discuss our lesson, and I could tell that my classmates were listening to her intently while my eyes were fixed on the b
Oliver's POVI could see her eyes blazing with anger after I let go of Victoria's mouth, and I could tell even if she enjoyed the kiss, she would never accept that I stole her first kiss because I could feel her anger towards me. It was one of the pieces of information I received from Zane. He told me no one had ever kissed Victoria, which made me curious. And since I hated myself for liking her before I even realized she was Victoria Winner, it drove me to kiss her so she would get angrier with me.And when I asked her why she felt so stressed about it when she enjoyed that kiss so much? And I told her it was just a kiss. And I lied when I said she doesn't even know how to kiss. It made her angrier, and I made it worse when I told Victoria I could give her a kissing tutorial for free. I can't explain the wrath that was written all over her face, and I left the classroom without taking a second glance, even if I wanted to stay and know more about her, and I couldn't accept I was the o
Victoria's POVI was turning around on my bed, but I couldn't sleep at all, and I hate to think that it was because of Oliver. I know I hate him so much and I couldn't believe that I felt so happy when I heard him say I am beautiful and I couldn't stop thinking about it. It was stupid of me to feel this way because I could tell that he would make everything to make me so angry with him. I only met him this morning, yet he already managed to wreck my reputation by kissing me in front of everyone. And for that, I will make sure Oliver Prize will pay for what he has done to me.And since I couldn't fall asleep, I got up from my bed and got my book, and started rereading my lesson for tomorrow until I could no longer keep my eyes open. The following morning I was awakened by a series of knocks on my door, and I hated the person outside my door because he disturbed me in my sleep. After all, my alarm clock is still off, meaning I still have minutes to stay on my bed. I didn't get up to ope
Victoria's POVI got out of my car feeling so sick, and I couldn't believe that I would be feeling this way and I knew that this was the first time that I experienced this kind of emotion, and it was so foreign, yet I have read it from the books, and I hate it. I hate Oliver for sure, and Keisha, who threw herself at him like a leech, and I wanted to scream at them.How could Oliver kiss Keisha without opening the car door for me first? And I am just glad Tim came to my rescue. He always came near my car every time I arrived on the school grounds, but my driver always beats him to open the car door for me, and this was the first time he was able to do it, and I could see the happiness on his face."Thank you, Tim," I said, and he offered to take my bag and books, and this time because of the anger that I felt for Oliver. I gladly gave my things to him, and I could tell all eyes were on me now since I didn't let anyone touch my things, and they all knew everything that I like and what
Victoria's POV"What?" Lana asked me after the bell rang, signaling classes were over for the day."Please take me home because I can't be with Oliver after what he had done to me the entire day," I said, and I could see how my best friend raised her eyebrow, and I could tell she was trying to tell me something, but she opted to shut her mouth."What do you want to tell me, Lana? I know that look, and I could tell you will not feel at ease if you will not spit it out." I said, and she moved closer to me."For the record, I haven't seen Oliver come near you the entire day, and I could tell he was avoiding you. It seems he had done the opposite. He only drove your car this morning and explained to our fellow students that you are not that close. Only your fathers are best friends. He informed everyone that he is not interested in you, so I think that is the reason why you don't want to ride with him in the first place, right, Victory?" She asked, and I pouted my lips at her, and I hated
Victoria's POVI was scanning my books, but I couldn't concentrate because I couldn't stop thinking about Oliver and the words he said to me. I didn't eat with him during dinner because I didn't want to see his face and have another unpleasant conversation with him. And I was wondering where he is right now, and I don't like to get downstairs and talk with Celia because I hate to know if Oliver went together with Keisha to attend the beach party.I was sulking in my room because even my dad favored Oliver. How could my dad defend him when he was only his best friend's son while I was his daughter? I hated my father for trusting Oliver so much, and my father didn't even know that his daughter was hurting. I know we can never have a civil conversation because we constantly bark at each other. I think it was because our first meeting was an unpleasant one.For the first time, I put my books back in my bag without reading them and answering my assignments on a weekday. I got tired, didn't