Aryan-My attention stayed on him for a long time, after returning to his side to watch. I didn’t know why, but seeing his eyes narrow on his target, the set of his jaw, the way he turned his body slightly to adjust his stance, and the focus he held as he prepared the dart, made me fall in love with him all over again. Seeing him take this outing seriously, the memory of the bet came rushing forward.I knew that there was no way I could win this bet. If I won, I would want him to hate me. However, if I purposefully lost the bet, then maybe I would have a chance with him. I couldn’t tell him about the bet now, at least not until after the deadline, so he would see that I had lost on purpose.At least, that was the only thing I could think of that might salvage things. There was still the matter that he would hate me for lying to him about who I was. I had to believe that if I proved that everything between us was real, he would understand why I had to keep it from him.It was beyond me

Aryan-After school, I went straight to the football field to do my homework. Instead of sitting at the top like I normally do, I sat on the bench that the football players use, at the edge of the field. During practice, the girlfriends of the football players sat there.While I wasn’t technically a girlfriend, I thought it would be the best way to prove to Kierian that I was all in. There was still the guilt of what I had done to him, up until recently but I also felt guilty for always blowing him off or avoiding him when others were around. It did feel a little weird sitting with the girlfriends, as they kept looking at me and whispering to each other.Focusing on my homework, I tried not to even glance up at Kierian as he practiced. It wasn’t until after I finished that I gained more attention, or at least noticed more. As I was placing my books in my bag, I saw the girls who were sitting on the same bench, staring at me.Trying to ignore them, I watched Kierian as ran across the f

Kierian-I finished with my shower before Liam and Sylvie returned. When I returned to the living room, Aryan was sleeping on the couch, in a sitting position. I thought about waking her up, but she looked exhausted.Quietly stepping out of the living room, I went to the closet of my room. Grabbing an extra blanket that I had, I returned to the living room. Setting it aside, I gently helped her lay down on the couch, so she could be more comfortable.After she was lying down flat, I covered her with the blanket. Lowering myself to my knees, I couldn’t help but watch her sleep for a bit. She looked more beautiful now than she did when she was awake. There was a level of vulnerability that softened her edges.At the same time, I could see that the tough demeanor she usually showed was nothing more than a façade. It only made me want to protect her more than I already did. Reaching out, I was just about to touch her face, to brush away a stray strand of hair, but quickly pulled back when

Kierian-Where was she? Aryan said she would be at practice after school. We were already half way through practice and she hadn’t arrived. All throughout practice I could barely focus. I had this feeling something was wrong.“Kierian!” Liam yelled out and just as I looked in his direction, another player was running toward me.I still had the ball in my hand, but even with my speed, it was too late to move out of the way. As he plowed into me, we both hit the ground hard. He quickly got up and started apologizing to me, but I didn’t get off the ground.“I am so-sorry.” The kid that hit me stuttered before quickly running away.Spreading my arms out, I looked up at the sky and realized I was in deep. I have never been caught off guard. Whatever Aryan had done to me, there was no doubt that I was head over heels for her. It didn’t make sense, considering that every time I was around her, I felt as if I didn’t know her.Her moods were about as shifty as a werewolf on a full moon. Even a

Aryan-I couldn’t tell them that I hadn’t known that I was going to survive the jump. I lied to them about having known what I was capable of. In all reality, that entire experience was a first for me. If I had said that I didn’t know what would happen, other than a feeling, they would have made it into a big deal.Moments before I decided to jump, I had felt something stir inside of me. Whatever it had been, had given me the idea to jump and reassured me that I would survive. It wasn’t a voice that I heard. It had merely been a feeling.I questioned it for only an instant before I felt as if I could trust it. It crossed my mind that maybe I was getting my wolf, but as soon as I hit the ground, that feeling had disappeared. Whatever was going on, I could vaguely remember that same feeling the night my parents died.“What are we going to do about them?” Liam asked, looking over at the students that had done Brianna’s dirty work, in an attempt to teach me a lesson.“Leave them.” Kierian