Chapter 2: “Friends” The soft melody of the school bell was being played throughout the school. Students were immediately released from classes and the corridors were crowded within seconds. He was making his way down the stairs with a few of his classmates. They were happily smiling and laughing about things, which he did not care about. He left them halfway and used his long legs as an advantage to skip three steps down, reaching the ground floor first. Being the best basketball player he was, he could easily slip himself through the hordes of overcrowded students till he reached the school's gate. His name was Chris Lukeman,16, and he was in his first year of high school, the All-Star Academy. He was known as the "infamous" Ace of the school's basketball team, due to his tardiness and delinquency as both a student and an Alpha were

Chapter 4: Uninvited Sleepover It has been two weeks since their last encounter with each other. Nathan and Chris still texted each other from time to time, just like any other best friends would do. Alas, they hardly have any time for themselves to meet-up, due to their busy schedules. Nathan had his hands full with his upcoming class tests. Whereas, Chris found himself occupied with training sessions for the upcoming basketball matches. Chris tackled the ball from his opponent and ran towards the opposite direction with the ball dribbled in hand. He ran past his opponents and evaded their tackles with ease. As he entered the opponent's home field, he leapt from the ground and jabbed the ball right into the hoop. That was the last ball in when the whistle blew, indicating the coming end of the training session. “A'right, boys! Pack i

Chapter 6: Memories After Chris had finished showering and he wore the clothes that were prepared by Nathan, he went to the dining room. At the same point in time, Nathan was done making their breakfast and he was ready to serve the food. As they sat together and ate breakfast, there was not much chatter going around. Nathan liked to eat quietly and enjoyed his food in peace. Whereas, Chris was a big eater and he loved to stuff his face fully without acknowledging his surroundings. As Nathan glanced at the clock mounted on the wall, his eyes widened and his expression turned pale. He was running late. He immediately devoured the last sandwich into his mouth as he ran around the kitchen to put away the dirty dishes. He then ran towards the front door of his home and put on his socks. All the while Chris was still rampaging on his food and being oblivious to the current situation.

Chapter 8: School Life || Nathan || Hey. Just reached school. I can’t text for long. So read CAREFULLY. I mean it. I know that by now, you’re done with breakfast. Do me a favour and wash all the dirty dishes. Make ‘em spotless. If I see a tiny bit of dirt on it, I’ll let Cecile feed you starting tomorrow onwards. There’s a spare key on the top black shelf in my room. You’re free to go whenever. But, make sure not to lose that key! I only have one and it’s not cheap to make another, ya know! And do not touch ANYTHING while I’m gone. I mean it. Especially the stuff in my room! If you break something that you shouldn’t have broken, Just know I will hunt you for life after this! After sending the text me

Chapter 10: Subconscious Marking The school's cafeteria was still filled with students. All tables and seats were taken. Luckily, there was one empty table at the far end of the crowd. Nathan and his friends took a seat there whilst Isaac went to buy drinks for them. With the ball in hand, Nathan mindlessly spins the ball on the tip of his index. Without himself realising, Isaac had come back with four bottles in hand. He distributed the two bottles to Roland and Michael first, who took them with appreciation and started drinking in haste. Upon seeing Nathan, he casually settled himself beside him. “Nathan,” Isaac called out and, as expected, Nathan was far away from reality to respond.  Isaac then impulsively pushed the bottle to Nathan's right cheek. Nathan's abused cheek turned red from cold as he jolted in startled before gla