LOGINGabriel's POV I woke up to the relentless, buzzing vibration of my phone vibrating against the nightstand. I lazily stretched my hand out and picked it up, squinting at the screen. Twenty missed calls from Derek. Five from Scott. Two from Erica. "Urghh." I sat up in bed, rubbing the sleep from my eyes. I scrolled through the call log, staring at the screen. Who was I even supposed to call back first? I stopped on Derek's name. Twenty-two missed calls. Really? He was so dramatic, always going completely over the board. It was pathetic. I tossed the phone back onto the mattress and swung my legs out of bed. I paused. Why was everyone calling me so frantically? What if Derek was actually in some kind of trouble or danger? I closed my eyes and shook my head, cutting off the thought. Don't do that, Gabe. Stop caring. I stood up and limped toward the bathroom. I felt sticky and exhausted, so I stripped off my clothes and stepped into the shower, letting the cold water wash over my ski
Derek's POV The second I heard movement downstairs, I stormed down the staircase.The raw aggression from last night was still burning hot under my skin, and the moment my feet hit the marble floor, I sighted him. He was strolling casually into my living room, looking entirely too proud of himself."Scott!" I roared.He halted dead in his tracks and turned to face me, his hands lazily shoved deep into his pockets."What?" he asked, slowly raising a single, mocking eyebrow. "You want to start another fight?"I forced my jaw tight, my vision blurring slightly as I tried with everything I had not to lunge forward and shatter his nose."What is your intention with Gabriel?" I asked, my voice dangerously low, laced with suppressed, shaking anger."My intention..." He dragged the words out, a small, irritating smirk forming on his lips. "I believe that is absolutely none of your business."He took a step forward, trying to brush past me like I was air, but I slammed my open palm against hi
Gabriel's POV "You know what? Let me just call Derek. I need to ask him," Scott said, already reaching into his pocket for his phone. "No... don't bother," I said, my voice flat. "Why?" he asked, pausing. "Because I don't care. I want to go to sleep." I responded back. "Dude, we have to ask," Erica complained, crossing her arms tightly. "Only Derek knows about your leg. What if it's a stalker? Or something worse?" I looked at the massive mountain of pink petals, then at the deep red ones next to them. "People only stalk hot people. So that just means I am hot," I said, casually pulling the duvet over my shoulders as I lay back down. The three of them just stared at me like I had suddenly turned to an alien. Honestly, I didn't care who sent the flowers. Beside I was already certain Derek had sent them both. After ordering some food to be delivered to my room, Scott and my friends finally packed up their things and left, locking the door behind them. I let out a long, heavy s
Scott's POV I sat on the edge of the bed, carefully tending to Gabriel's wounded leg. I could tell from the look on his face that he wasn't just hurt by the physical gash, but by the very person who had inflicted it. Derek might think he possesses all the strength in the world, but in the end, what is the actual use of power when you don't even have the brains to use it properly? "Ouch!" Gabriel winced, instantly flinching his leg away from my hands. I stared straight into his eyes. "I am sorry, Gabe," I said softly, adjusting the bandage. "I told you before. Derek is nothing but poison to you." Gabriel didn't respond. He just turned his head, staring blankly out the window as if he were waiting for someone to suddenly climb through the glass. He was probably still thinking about him. He had told Derek to leave, and strangely, Derek actually complied without throwing his usual tantrum. He just obeyed and walked out. "All done," I said, gently moving his leg so it rested comfort
Derek's POV I gripped my steering wheel so tight, driving as fast as the engine would allow. The tires violently screeched against the road, fighting for traction at every sharp turn. I leave Gabriel alone for one fucking minute and he already lets my cousin slide into his bed? How dare he? How dare he do this to me? I swerved around the surrounding traffic, blowing straight through red lights without a single thought of slowing down. It was 11:00 PM. By now, I was entirely certain they were already wrapped up in each other. Was it the first round? Or were they already on their second? I thought the bastard was supposedly sick....how the hell can he be hospitalized for a fever and still have the pathetic energy to be fucked? I am going to kill Scott. Tonight, I swear on my mother’s name, I will end him. The moment I reached his building, I didn't even bother parking properly. I slammed on the brakes, cut the ignition, and threw myself out of my car, leaving the driver's side door
Derek's POV "Arghhh! Arghh!"Brenda’s desperate, breathless cries echoed sharply against the cold concrete walls of my apartment. I didn't care. My knuckles were buried deep in her black hair, pulling her head back with a cruel unyielding grip as I pinned her down against the desk. She was frantically clawing at the polished wood, her fingernails scraping the surface as I thrust into her with full, unforgiving force.It was rough. It was violent. But it was entirely empty."Fuck! Fuck!" I growled, a dark, suffocating wave of pure frustration crashing over me.The heat wasn't right. The friction felt completely wrong. With a sudden irritated grunt, I abruptly pulled myself out of her, pushing her body away from me with enough force to make her stumble against the desk. Without a single spare glance, I turned my back on her, marching straight to the bed and slumping heavily onto the unmade bed, my chest heaving.Brenda stood frozen for a moment, her breathing ragged as she tried to fix
Derek's POV I stared at the building and felt like I needed a tetanus shot just for looking at it. It was a gray, peeling carcass of a place. Even Gabriel, my broke step brother who was under scholarship didn’t live in a dump like this. I didn’t even know these kinds of student slums existed on c
Gabriel's POV The car was too quiet. It was the kind of quiet that makes your skin crawl because you know there’s a storm coming. I sat in the passenger seat, my body was stiff trying not to breathe too loud. I kept glancing at Derek’s hands on the wheel. His knuckles were split open, the skin ra
Gabriel's POV The shower stopped. I stayed on the edge of the bed, my skin still buzzing with a sick, electric heat that I couldn’t scrub off. The door opened and Derek walked out, damp and smelling like he had just won the damn lottery. He didn't say a word. He didn't have to. The way he moved
Gabriel's POV I felt like a starving man and Derek was the only thing on the menu. He was all over me, his mouth hot against my neck, my collarbone, everywhere. It wasn't gentle. It was like a hungry lion tearing into its kill. I could hear my own breathing, fast and shallow, echoing in the quiet







