LOGINFiona’s POV
“Um, no he wasn’t, Dad. I had a very bad period cramp and it hurts,” I answered with a trembling voice. My mum smeared her lips, like she wanted to believe me. “Is that so?” he asked and I nodded quickly before sliding off my chair to leave. “I’ll be in my room,” I said, but mum’s voice slashed in before I could move an inch. “And who would you leave all this to tidy?” she asked, her voice dangerous. I turned to start packing when they both left for their room. Then relief washed over me. As soon as I was done, I rushed back to my room in haste before my mum thought of another task she would want me to do. I shut my door quietly and crashed hard on my bed until I fell asleep. *********** The next day came without a warning, I had slept in one position throughout the night and the pain crawled through my skin as I stretched out of bed to the bathroom. Then I remembered Jalen was supposed to explain everything that had happened to me. He hadn’t. I frowned and picked up my phone, yanking off some of the water that still drizzled down my body. I needed answers. My phone pinged with a notification, and I muffled a shocking noise. “Shit, Elena's test is supposed to be held today” I packed everything I had brought into the small bag I’d brought home, ordered a cab, and slipped out the side door while my parents were still asleep. The drive back to campus felt endless. My mind raced but I was so determined to get answers to my questions. By the time I reached the residence hall, it was late, and the bell had rung for lessons to start. I dumped my bag—Advanced Visual Theory was no course to play with, especially not with Elena. I grabbed my notes in a rush, and ran to the lecture hall. The room was already half-full. Elena stood at the front, distributing papers with her usual cool precision. And then I saw him. Jalen was one of the invigilators. He had leaned against the wall near the door, arms crossed, eyes scanning the room—until they landed on me. His jaw tightened. I looked away fast. Heart hammering. “I do not condone late coming to my class. I'm pretty sure you are aware of this Miss Fiona," she said. “Sorry miss Elena," I responded as I walked to my desk. Paris rolled her eyes at me and looked away and I sighed. Things seemed to be getting worse between us, but my focus was on something more important. The test felt eternal. And when the timer finally buzzed to stop everyone, I handed in my paper and slipped out of the class before most students. I waited in the corridor, tapping my leg on the ground impatiently until Jalen emerged last—holding test booklets tight against his chest, his expression was cold. I quickly stepped into his path, interrupting his steps until he could no longer take them. He groaned. “Miss Fiona, step out of my way,” “Jalen—” I paused. “Miss Fiona? Wow.” He grabbed my wrist, and yanked me into the nearest restroom, before clicking the door shut behind us. He spun me around. Pinned me gently against the door. “What are you doing, Fiona?” he hissed. “You can’t just run up to me in the hallway like that. You know the school rules well enough, and Elena might see us.” I blinked. Confused. “I’ve run into you before. In worse places. Why are you suddenly so—” “Because things are different now,” he cut in. Voice low, and urgent. “Anyone could see you, I told you that we need to be extra careful.” I searched his face. “Tell me what happened? Why did you push me away? You said you’d explain to me back home. But you didn’t.” He exhaled. Rubbed a hand over his temple. Then he leaned in. Kissed me hard. Like he needed to let go of every hurt in his chest. My hands fisted his shirt, pulling him closer as his tongue swept into my mouth. His hand slid under my skirt slowly—fingers finding me already sticky cunt. “Jalen—” I called and breathed between his lips. “Shh,” he murmured. “Quick. Before someone comes.” he continued, and dropped to his knees. Pushed my panties aside before his mouth found my clit. It felt hot, and I couldn't help but bite my lips as his tongue kept circling, pulling, and sucking my moan out of me. “Hmm, I love the sound you make” he murmured between my thighs, parting my legs softly as he pulled harder into his mouth. His tongue didn’t stop flipping the tip of my clit faster. I bit my fist to keep quiet. Legs trembling. He slipped two fingers inside me. Curled them up and watched me quiver against them. “Oh!” I whimpered. “That’s my bunny, keep looking at me,” he ordered. But I barely obeyed with his fingers threatening to drive me nuts. “Please,” I begged silently, but he responded with a smirk. “Such an eager bunny, we don’t have all day. I'd have loved to make you lose it.” he breathed and continued. “Let it out bunny, finish for me,” he commanded. I didn’t wait for him to finish his words, I let all my juice out, gasping as I cum fast like I was running out of time—violently, thighs clamping around his hand. I missed it even though I had it a few hours ago. He stood and kissed me again—letting me taste myself on his tongue. “I have to go now,” he whispered while he washed his hands and slipped out before me. I waited thirty seconds. Fixing my skirt, then a sound came from one of the closed toilets, I shivered and walked towards each door to check who was there. “Hello?” I called but no one answered. I pushed each door open until I reached the last door when I got distracted by a group of girls rushing in and laughing so loudly. A light sigh escaped my throat, and I adjusted my shirt before stepping into the hall. Head high. Cheeks flushed. I wasn’t sure what my instinct heard but I was scared of being watched. Then I remembered he still didn’t tell me what happened. I groaned. Jalen’s POV I barely had time to drop the booklets on the desk before the door opened again. No one knocked, and I immediately knew who it was. Elena. She closed it behind her. Leaned against it, and smiled slowly. “Busy morning?” she asked. I didn’t answer, I was so pissed at the audacity she suddenly grew but I focused on gathering the test scripts. She leaned even closer and whispered in my ear with her raspy voice. “I thought we could… revisit our arrangement,” she stated as her fingers brushed my arm. “You seemed so tense during the test. I could help you with that.” I caught her wrist firmly. “No thanks. I don’t need your help, and you can take your leave now” Her smile faltered. “What?” “What happened between us was one time. To protect Fiona. That’s it. I’m not continuing this, and that’s final.” Her eyes narrowed. “You would rather lose everything because of that girl?” “I can,” I said quietly. “And I will.” She stared at me for a long second. Then she laughed—sharp, and bitter. “You’ll regret this.” she snapped and stormed out, slamming the door behind her. I exhaled—Sank into my chair. A flush of relief engulfed me as I tried to prepare my mind for what’s ahead, I was so sure she wouldn’t back down. The day dragged through lectures, grading, and meetings that raised my curiosity with fear, and by evening, I drove home exhausted. The house was quiet when I walked in. Marian stood in the foyer with her arms crossed. Her face was cold and thunderous. I could instantly sense trouble. I knew Elena would go to any length to make me regret pushing her away, but I never thought it would be that soon. She clutched her phone in her hand like a weapon. “Evening,” I said carefully. She didn’t speak, she walked closer to me a little too fast and landed a hard slap on my face. So hard, my cheek burned. Then she shoved the phone at my chest. “Watch it, you son of a bitch!” she snapped. I looked down at the phone and played the familiar video staring at me, shot from inside a restroom stall. Fiona’s back against the restroom door. My head buried between her thighs, squeezing her thighs against my head and eating her out like I was hungry. Her hand fisted in my hair. Her muffled moans. My name on her lips—over and over. Then the clip ended. I stared at the frozen frame, gulping down the last drop of saliva that hung in my throat. My blood boiled. “Who sent this?” I managed to speak in a flat voice. Marian smiled victoriously. “Does it matter?” she paused. “You are in for one hell of a ride, Jalen.”Jalen’s POVThe moment Marian left my office, the temperature in the room seemed to plummet. I stood frozen behind my desk, staring at the closed door as if it might swing open again at any second. My breath came shallow and tight, my legs gave out as I dropped into my chair, elbows braced on the polished wood, and dragged both hands down my face.She wasn’t bluffing.After everything I had seen during our marriage—her cruelty, the manipulation, and the way she destroyed anything that stood in her path, the scariest was what she did to Fiona before she was arrested—I knew exactly what Marian was capable of, she was a monster. And now she had set her sights on Fiona again.My pulse hammered against my ribs. I reached for my phone with unsteady fingers and called mason, he was my long time private investigator.Mason answered on the first ring.“Mason speaking.”“I need eyes on Fiona. Twenty-four hours a day.”He paused briefly before speaking again. “Something happened?”“Marian is out
Fiona’s POVFor a moment, the world narrowed to a single point.The noisy crowd of students at the school entrance and their cheers made me extremely nervous; the flashing phones and excited whispers blurred into white noise. All I could see was Jalen.He stood a few yards away, holding an absurdly large bouquet of red roses, wearing that half-smile that had once undone me completely. His eyes locked on mine with an intensity that made my knees weak.I had replayed this scene in my head a thousand times. The daydreams. The late-night silent prayers in my heart, and now that he was actually here, I didn’t know what was real anymore.Jalen started walking toward me. Each step sent my heart slamming against my ribs. When he finally stopped in front of me, close enough that I could smell the familiar notes of his cologne, my throat closed.He handed me the bouquet and Paris quickly took it from me. I couldn’t even bring myself to smell or admire it. My eyes were glued to his, my lips were
Fiona's POVThree weeks, twenty-one days, five hundred and four hours. That was how long Jalen had been gone, not that I was counting—okay, maybe I was.Every day felt emptier than the one before. No matter how hard I tried to distract myself, every thought somehow found its way back to him. I missed him, I missed him so much it hurts.One evening, after spending almost an hour staring at our old pictures, I made a decision—If Jalen weren't going to speak, then I would. I set up my camera in my bedroom, hands trembling as I adjusted the angle, my ring light illuminated my face as I sat on my bed and stared at my phone lens.For several seconds, I couldn't find the first word to say, and tears rolled down my face. All I could think of were the good memories I had with him. I sniffed, wiped my tears, and finally summoned the courage to speak. "Hi," My voice cracked and I laughed bitterly. "Wow. This is already going terribly." I whispered."I don't even know why I'm recording this but I
Boring GoodbyeJalen's POVThe moment Paris reached Fiona's bedside, she broke down completely.Tears streamed down her face as she grabbed Fiona's hand carefully, afraid of hurting her."Fiona, I'm so sorry," she sobbed. "I'm sorry for everything. I should have protected you better. I should have been there."Fiona looked exhausted, but she managed a weak smile."Paris...""No," Paris cried. "Let me finish. I've been blaming myself every single day. When I heard what happened, I thought..." Her voice cracked. "I thought I lost you."The room fell silent as Fiona squeezed her hand gently."You didn't lose me."Paris let out a shaky laugh through her tears."Thank God."Jude sluggishly emerged from Paris's back, his face looked annoyingly sober, he looked genuinely ashamed."I'm sorry too, Fiona."Fiona's expression immediately changed, Jude felt it and instantly lowered his head."I know I don't deserve forgiveness. I know I caused you a lot of pain. I was selfish. I thought I loved y
Jalen’s POVThe hospital room was quiet except for the steady beeping of machines. Fiona had been stabilized, but she was still sleeping. Harry and I sat on opposite sides of the room, the silence between us thick and heavy.I couldn’t take it anymore.“Harry,” I said quietly. “We need to talk.”He looked at me for a long moment, jaw tight, before nodding once.I leaned forward, elbows on my knees.“I know you hate me right now. And you have every right to. But I need you to hear me out.”He remained silent, waiting.“I never loved Marian,” I began. “Not even a little. I met her at a charity dinner my mother dragged me to when she was still alive. Marian was intelligent and ambitious and worked at the University of Arts. At the time, all I wanted was to become a professor. To teach art. You know I always had a passion for it. She seemed like a good match on paper.”I exhaled slowly.“My mother was dying. Her last wish was to see me married to Marian. She believed Marian would be good
Jalen’s POVMy hands gripped the steering wheel so tightly my knuckles turned white, rage built inside me the moment I dropped the call from Marian. I could kill her with my bare hands if I lay my eyes on her. The city lights blurred past as I sped through the streets, breaking every speed limit. My heart hammered violently against my ribcage. Every second felt like a lifetime.My phone rang and I answered quickly—tapping the edge of my earpods like I have no extra time to give, I obviously don’t. “Speak!” I ordered. .“We’ve been able to track down the location of Mrs Marian's phone. I just sent you the link right away sir,” a voice answered.“Thanks, keep me updated,” I answered and hung up before swiping into his message. “Shit, that warehouse?” I muttered. It was the same warehouse that her father closed down after he lost almost all his money in an investment. I haven’t been there in a while but I could still remember the route. I stepped harder on the acceleration pad to spee
Her loud laughter interrupted my fading thoughts.“You sounded like you were being fucked so hard! And did I hear you call Jalen? You don't come close girl—It’s past school hours, and you’re still in bed?” Kelly snapped, her thick, sluggish voice echoing through the room.If only she knew how right
“What… how did you know my room?” I asked, hands trembling as he led himself into the room, pushing my steps back towards the wall. His hand rested on the wall behind me, pinning me in place. I had consumed my mind with thoughts on how to find him in this gigantic school, I wanted him there and he
The surge of being outside for the first time—completely alone hit me hard. My body shivered at the thought of doing things without my parents’ control. It felt strange, almost unreal, yet thrilling. For the first time in my life, I could breathe. I could be whoever I wanted to be.Students in perf
The voice rang ever so familiar. I froze in place as my dream replayed in my mind. The sound, the tone—everything felt the same. But my memory faded before I could fully recall his voice. Maybe it was just my illusion, I thought.I excused myself quietly and stepped away from the lively conversatio







