LOGIN“Colton.”“Yes?”I looked at the signage of the brand-new building located in Uptown Caveat City, gleaming under the winter sun.“Why didn’t you tell me that you were participating in a drug trial conducted by Kennedy Consolidated?”Slowly, Colton turned to look at me.He looked positively adorable in his bright green colored puffy jacket, thick black scarf, and black beanie with a little puff ball on top. Apparently, Colton was not built for the snow, which was a surprise, given how he originated from Minnesota, of all places.But then again, he said he was born in California and spent his first three years there before getting adopted, so maybe that had something to do with his abysmal cold tolerance.A lot of things happened in the past few months, but at the same time, nothing really happened at all.The semester came to a smooth end. The exams were a pain, and I’d forgotten how stressful they were. Colton, Vallory, Elara, and I formed a little study group to spend all night in th
“It was so dope!” Elara was telling Vallory, who stared at her, baffled. “Then Colton just whipped out these videos; one from the Club and the other from the motel, because of course those fuckers had videos in their motel rooms.”“Jesus Christ,” Vallory breathed.“It showed everything that happened. And the video from the club clearly showed that Kellin dropped something into Colton’s drink.”“And made me feel like a right idiot for not noticing that,” Colton grunted, glaring disdainfully at the soda he was nursing. “Turned me off from alcohol too for at last another month.”“And then Colton’s Colonel took the Dean aside and told him some really ominous stuff about the top brass getting involved if he didn’t ensure Colton’s safety in his campus, because apperently Colton’s that important.”“He has to be is he made Lieutenant by twenty-five,” Vallory muttered. “How did you even do it?”“I rescued a president.”“What?!” Both Elena and Vallory exclaimed, and I raised a brow at him.He s
Dean Vincent St. James sat behind his humongous desk, glaring up at every single person standing in front of him. We had just stepped into his office moments ago, and he had been doing it since, giving us the silent treatment.Because I was the one who he’d seen getting attacked, I had the privilege of sitting on a chair while the campus nurse fussed over my head.“University of Briarwood prides ourself in being an institution with a fully functional no bullying policy,” he declared, voice tight. “And every single student is required to follow these rules. Violation of these rules will result in direct expulsion. Same goes for any physical altercations happening on campus. The party that started the fight will be expulsed, while the party that was antagonized will undergo suspension.”He laid his hands on the table and looked at both Kellin and me.“Now, drugging a student on the other hand…if this claim is true, I have no choice but to get the authorities involved unless the involved
Seeing Kellin’s face, a torrent of emotions rushed through me. Anger, betrayal, sadness, indignation…But the emotion that stood out the most was disgust. Not even hatred. Disgust.Before, I thought he was a decent Alpha, but now, after knowing what he had done to me, after finally recovering all the memories from the night before, and feeling the remnants of his lecherous touch on my skin, having my mind polluted by knowing what he truly desired of me…And knowing that despite all my training, all my experience, and all the cruelty I thought I was capable of that made me near untouchable…The one thing that got me was trust.Because despite me thinking otherwise, I had trusted him enough to not anticipate him drugging me.Elara had told me everything. It really was him who had assaulted Adam, and everything he told me about his past was a lie. He didn’t have any brothers; he didn’t have parents who neglected him; the reason he hadn’t gone home for Thanksgiving wasn’t that his family
It was a pretty sunny day in the Fall, and the remaining student population at UOB had come out to enjoy the afternoon outside on the various grassy knolls that were scattered around the campus.The foliage had already turned orange in the background, swaying in the slight breeze, adding a rustling melody to the conversation happening all around me as I walked down the path.Some students were having picnics under the trees, some lay on the grass to soak up the rare sunlight in the fall, and others were either studying, chatting, or just existing.But as I passed, they all stopped whatever they were doing to look at me with confusion and growing unease in their expression. Perhaps it was because of the state of my clothes and my hair; messy, wrinkled, and smelling of vomit and alcohol.Perhaps it was because of my expression. I felt like a barely contained thunder cloud, a brewing typhoon waiting to be unleashed, my stride decisive and even, my fists clenched on either side of my waist
Chapter 93.Colton.My head hurt so much when I finally freed myself from the nightmares and opened my eyes.The sterile light that greeted me hurt my eyes, and I let out a groan as every sense I had came alive. It wasn’t the first time I’d woken up in a hospital (because this was a hospital, I had enough experience to notice that. I was hooked into several machines), and I looked around, trying to find Perrin, Farah, or anyone else from my squad waiting for me as they always did, ready to chide me for whatever foolhardy trick I’d pulled this time.The last time, I had a mild concussion and a mangled limb from jumping off a building that was actively on fire. I had no idea what I’d done this time, but it would come to me, sooner or later.But then I realized I wasn’t on active duty anymore.“Well, it’s about time,” a feminine voice came from my side, and I turned with furrowed brows. “Good morning, Sunshine.”I blinked. “You…look familiar.”The beautiful brunette Omega smiled, but it w
Oh, no.I recognized that voice.If I were an animal, my hackles would've been raised already. But I was only human, and my instincts screamed at me that I was in danger. "Kellin," I turned, pushing down on the need to flee and standing tall. Standing my ground. Kellin stood in front of me, look
I stood up from my chair like I’ve been burned.The library was huge and spacious, but at that moment, it felt stuffier than a closet; an abandoned closet with layers upon layers of dust that were creeping into my lungs and suffocating me from within, like a viper.The world was shrinking around me
“How can this be possible?” I demanded, my heartbeat racing in my chest. My eyes flitted over the words on the screen, but my mind could barely believe it.“Yeah,” Colton drawled, leaning back on his chair. “It’s pretty unbelievable.”“Revon was the adopted son of a billionaire family!” I exclaimed.
UOB had many great qualities, but its cafeteria food was pretty bland.Although I had come to campus hoping to cook my own food, I learned pretty quickly that I was only capable of two culinary endeavors.Scrambled eggs and mix jarred sauce with pasta. Oh, and heating stuff. I was pretty good at t







