Leave Me If You Dare Novel Novels & Stories

And nothing will ever change that. END OF BOOK TWO: DON'T LEAVE

CHAPTER 12 — A DARE TO KISS MY BULLY. 🦋 CATALINA 🦋 Kiss! Kiss! Kiss! How did I get into this mess? A few seconds ago, I was challenged to a dare, and Yumeko forced me to say yes, grinning about how fun it would be. I didn't want to, I really didn't want to. When I woke up this morning with my leg and elbow sore, all I wanted to do was lay low, not speak to anyone, or fuck with anyone.

Mom replied, and Navya nodded sitting back. Taking our luggage, I bent to kiss her, but she moved away shaking her head saying, "You are crossing the stranger zone." I glared at her, and she glared back at me. I got defeated in the glare and moved outside the car. Matt drove her away from the hotel towards his home. Mom and I went inside the two rooms we booked. Her room is on the first floor while mine is on the fourth floor. I am waiting eagerly to meet Navya in the evening...

It was warm and comfortable in the bedroom's lounge. Julian had taken off his coat to reveal the black cashmere shirt underneath. The thin material clung to his toned chest and broad shoulders. Even just sitting there, he looked good. Gabriella held a fairy tale book and read it aloud. "Once upon a time, there was a beautiful princess who had a stepmother. Her stepmother was jealous of her beauty, so she thought of a way to get rid of her. The stepmother used a poisoned apple to hurt the princess, leaving the princess in a deep sleep.

At the time of the call, Mom and I had hiked to the peak of a snow-capped mountain to fulfill our dream of seeing a rare flower that bloomed there. I said softly, "No, we wouldn't. You're too greedy, and you'll always think the best of the things you didn't get. If I hadn't ended things when I had, I would've ended up like how Hannah is now." I vaguely heard Christopher start to weep, but I hung up without listening any further. As Mom and I descended the mountain, I received a push notification on a news update. "Former heir of the Shaw family takes life in nursing home."

It felt like they had been plucked from two entirely different realms and placed into one room together. “Aiden.” He quickly turned in my direction when I called his name. A gentle smile spread across my face as I extended my arm, warmly welcoming him to take the seat next to me. “What?” he raised his brow. Adam rushed to Alicia's side without a second thought, hastily changing his shoes and diving his feet into the cold fish pond. Meanwhile, I sat there watching Aiden, half expecting him to do the exact same thing with no regard of consequence - yet he seemed almost horrified at the thought and was surely more comfortable jumping off a cliff than taking this dare.

He added in a calmer manner. There was silence for a moment. Kael assumed Dare was thinking. After what seemed like forever, Dare responded with a simple question. "Why?" Dare said, sounding curious instead of threatening. "Are you in some kind of trouble?" Dare continued. There was something ominous in his tone. "Because if you are…” Dare trailed off. “Then you need to leave River Bay as soon as possible," Dare said firmly. "No exceptions." He emphasized the last sentence. Kael sighed. "I am pregnant."

"This isn't a game, Dante." "Everything's a game." He finally touched her—not her hand, too intimate, too obvious—but her notebook, sliding it toward him, opening it to a blank page. "The dare isn't about him. It's about you. Make him fall. Prove you can leave. Prove you're not becoming her." "And if I say no?" Dante closed the notebook. Looked at her—really looked, the way he'd looked at her that first night on the porch when she'd cried about her father and he hadn't tried to fix it because some grief can't be fixed, only witnessed.

“Yet, we arrive here at a young age. Do things others can’t. Manipulate things here. Some can show up in the flesh.” “How did you find me?” “Look there are ways. I’ll contact you. Not like I can’t find Luna Raven Jones. Geez, can you get a lower profile for a dreamer? You’re time’s almost up.” Jade pointed to the edge of the woods, where something blurry moved. Raven couldn’t make it out. “That’s in reality. I can’t stay. Sorry. Reality bites. Rules and all that. Nap time is over. Have fun time to wake up. I’ll remind you, Jade, pink hair. You won’t forget.” The girl left smiling. She didn’t seem nervous or upset. Just in a hurry. The event was unplanned.

If I hadn't been blind and fallen for the wrong person, none of this would have happened. Adrian patted my shoulder. "Lucen, don't blame yourself. You've done more than enough." … He had his assistant release all the evidence publicly. The academic world erupted in outrage. A core member of a national lab had risen through theft and deceit. It was a scandal of epic proportions. I was admitted to the best private hospital. My attending physician was Liora Summer, a student of Adrian's—a gentle yet capable woman. When she saw me awake, her expression was complicated. It seemed that she already knew my story.