While Nukea and the boys walk around the apartment to make sure everything we bought yesterday was correctly delivered, Rahul, Hellen and I sit down on the new couch to sign the necessary papers and make the payment. "Nukea, come here," I call her a few seconds later. When she approaches us, I hand her a pen and show her the papers, "You have to sign this. The apartment is in your name. You're going to keep all the paperwork.""Okay, I-I understand," she replies looking somewhat stunned, but she sits next to me and signs her name on the contract anyway. Rahul tells her a couple of things about the building and when it's all over, we walk to the door to register the Winters’ fingerprints on the front lock."Theo, you too," Nukea tells me once they finish. Everyone turns to look at me, waiting for me to respond or do something. I start to sweat under their stares, "Register your finger."I don't want to. I don't want to know I have such easy access to this place and I don't like the

I shouldn't go. Violet is going to be mad at me if Indo something so lame after Theo was so mean for no damn reason... but my body doesn’t care, it moves without my permission."I'm going to the bathroom, I'll be right back," I tell them in the most casual voice I can muster, they ignore me because they're still going on about something, "If the waitress comes before me, just order me the most expensive thing you can find in the menu.""Hell yeah," Vi replies with a chuckle and then I head to the bathroom, not turning to look at Theo's table again. I don't know if he's actually coming or not, I don’t even know if that head movement was actually a signal, but I couldn't just ignore it. I reach the hallway that leads to the bathrooms and I wait for a few seconds, not knowing what to do. I'm about to going back to the table when someone approaches. "Hey," Theo says with a shy smile. He turns his head to make sure no one is looking before opening the door to one of the personal restroo

I think Liam is a little surprised by my sudden interest in kissing him because he lets out an obfuscated sound and moves back until he’s lying down on the couch, but I just follow him. Now I'm the one completely on top of him, actively kissing him. Liam's lips are firm and manly and he tastes like peppermint. His kiss feels completely confused, though, he only kisses me back to keep snapping pictures, but he doesn't try to stick his tongue inside of my mouth or anything and once he's done, he pushes me away from him and gives me a surprised look."What the hell, Omega? I should charge YOU for that. You went way too far," he complains, looking like he seriously didn't expect that, which makes me laugh a little. Why does he look so offended after acting so confident? "Anyway, that's all I wanted from you. I'll pick you up Friday at eight to go to the party. Wear something nice and don't do your make up like a whore.""Shut the fuck up, Liam," I shake my head, getting up to open the

{ Theodore }Before I face Liam, I have to take a moment to myself to get my emotions under control and make sure I don't do anything stupid here. I know this is silly nonsense anyway. I know Nukea and Liam aren't really a couple and that he just wants to annoy me... but it's working. He finally found the exact way to get on my nerves effectively. And I hate it. "Hey, come here," Rahul says and grabs me, "Guys, wait a minute. Don't let him go."Rahul pulls me until we’re alone."I want to fucking kill him," I blurt out, Rahul just nods, "Not because I think he touched her, I know he didn't... but I'm so fucking sick of him. If it wasn't for his family, I'd actually consider banishment.”"Theo, come on, stop. It’s just jealousy,” Rahul grabs my arm until I stop pacing back and forth, "You and I both know Liam isn't that bad…”"No, you haven't been here lately. He's unbearable and he has something against me specifically, worse than ever. I'm starting to suspect he's fucking doing dr

I close the door after he leaves and I stay there, all alone in the bathroom thinking... why don't I just leave this shitty party? I mean, why am I even here? Liam can go suck my dick, Theo said I can't be in trouble ever and even if he's mad at me right now, I trust him to keep his word.So, I'm going to leave... soon. Once I feel better. In the meantime, I sit on the toilet seat and I take a couple of breaths. I don't want to look sad when I come out.I don't even have a reason to be sad, if I think about it. I've known what this party was about from the start and I've always known that Theo isn't mine. I've always known that Isabella gets him in the end. That’s the spoiler I’ve had the whole time. Isabella, Theo and their baby, they're going to start a life together and I'll be sidelined because I can’t be a mistress to a dad. Even if he tried to keep giving me money, I would have to decline. Simply, my heart couldn't take it.Before I know it, I can feel tears running down my