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I am way too young to succumb to madness, but here I am. Questioning everything I’ve ever accomplished New a single
Not coherent thought has gone through my mind since I hung up on him. I don’t remember anything that happened over the weekend I just continued on autopilot. It’s been a long time sings that happened. It’s how I got through the constant anxiety that came from the pain of my recovery.
“You’ve been very quiet, Ivar says, placing an energy drink in front of me. “Do you have something on your mind?
“Not particularly” I say, cracking the can open. “I’ve never had one of these.”
Take a couple of drinks. Start off slow,” he grins. “You have to talk to someone. Why not me? I’m not going to say anything Just as I know you’re not going to say anything I’ve told you.”
“I’ll consider it. I have my finals to study for this week. I’d appreciate the silence, I look up at him so he knows I’m serious.
“I will be-“he pauses and shrugs. “Not here. Call me when you want to stop being a weenie, and I shall escort you to wherever you want to go. Don’t leave this house with me,”
“Where are you going?” I roll my eyes.
“There’s a kickback at the frat house near the school. Want to come?” he asks.
“That doesn’t sound like a good idea. You go, I shake my head. The Delta house is having a rager. Those are always trouble.
“He already ruined your life, Soph. We’ve all seen the videos. Why not say fuck it?” he throws his arms out and lets them flop to his sides carelessly.
I’ve seen this in the pups at the main house. They grow tired of the constant routine and the weight of the responsibilities none of us ask for. I have a very that could never be me mentality because who the hell would I rebel against? My grandmother doesn’t give a fuck what I do. I bet she would finall crack a smile before she smacked me across the head for getting caught.
“All right, yeah. F**k it. Do I have time to get changed?
“Seriously?” he grins, “Hell yeah. Get out of those granny clothes. What happened to I wear this recreationally?”
“F**k off Recreational it is,” I go up to my room.
Rebellion doesn’t have to be a show. I’m stepping out of my comfort zone here, that’s exciting enough. I pick a darker shade than last time: dark jeans, a hot pink cropped hoodie, and my favorite boots. I pull my hair up in a high ponytail and retouch my makeup.
“You’re a square with really sharp edges,” Ivar laughs.
“Whose party is it?”
“No idea. Kay invited me,” he shrugs
“She lets you call her Kay?”
I press my lips together because the last time I checked, she had being called that by anyone. It’s what her father called her. and she took his loss very hard. I still remember the way she took down one of the alpha females in combat traning for trying to mock her. No one ever called her that again or questing why.
“Yeah, he nods.
“Is there something
thing you want to share with me, Prince Ivar?” I
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She’s not going to let him call her that unless she plans on keeping him around. There is only one reason why she would entertam him and let him have his way with this.
Not that I can think of”
He’s an excellent bar. I laugh, motioning to the door to the garage. He sighs and goes before I do. For whatever reason, hading this from me. I’m not going to be the one to bring it up.hen they’re both ready, Ill art surprised and congratulate them. I can’t help the smile or the warmth in my chest. It’s like a tle spark of life because I know how great the two of them
Omegas are fucking weird he says once we’re on our way.
“What?” I shoot him a side glance that makes him laugh.
“You were all moody, and now you can’t stop smiling.”
“I thought that was the point of this,” I roll my eyes.
“That’s a genuine smile,” he adds. It’s just a party.”
“It was genuine advice,” I shrug. “You’re right. That asshole ruine my life. What do I care what others have to say about me? It’s not like I’m ruining his reputation as his mate anymore.” I laugh. “If he makes an ass of himself, that’s on him.”
That’s the spirit, Sophie. We might make a rebel of you yet,” he your head, hasn’t it? You’re nineteen, and you act like you’re for be an actual adult.”
mirks, but then gets serious. “Being alone has fucked with You only get a couple of years of fun before you have to
Tve had to be an adult since the day we were attacked, and I lost my family. I looked after myself for the most part.”
It feels like a lie coming out of my mouth. After what Santiago said, I feel like an idiot A delusional, pampered girl he played with. He spoke to me as if I had been a pet all this time. I’ve been wearing a leash all these years without even knowing it, and no one has bothered to inform me. Did they know? Did they see it? How long have they been laughing at me? I’m such a fool.
“We can still have a quick conversation before walking inside? Maybe once you’ve loosened up and we head home.” Ivar
presses.
Those are words you only ever want to say to your mate, dude, laugh. He starts to laugh, but it’s left hanging when my words sink in.
“That’s also excellent advice,” he says, clearing his throat.
This is not going to be some linle kickback. The parties before and lights shining from the other end of the cul–de–sac. Out of
als get” I pause when we turn into the streets to see lasers. an. Many self–sabotage before that can fail
She completely undersold it,” he says, almost as if he were second–guessing himself.
ings
“You can tell her that I got sick and you couldn’t make it I offer le looks over at me, and a gentle smile tugs at the edges of Jars lips
“You would do that for mer
I
“You’re already in deep slat with your brother and my grandmer. The last thing I want is for you to get in any serious trouble. I’ll join your gaming party, or we can come up with an he story for you animations”
For a moment, I think he’s going to keep going, but he puts the car in reverse and runs back to the house. I’m not sure if this is out of the ordinary for him, but I feel like he’s going though some kind of milestone here. I know that took a lot of guts. I mean, we were already there.
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Tvar.” I stop him when he walks past me. “T’m kind of proud of you”
I don’t know what that was, he says, honestly, “It just felt like we shouldn’t be there. I’m going to text Kaylee to ask her to come over. Is that okay?”
“Yeah,” I nod. “That would be perfect. What, if I invite the others, and we can be one of the girls for the night”
“Don’t tell my brother that I was one of the girls. I’ll never live it down,” he agrees.
“Pinky promise,” I hold my pinky up. He grins and steps forward to link our pinkies. “I don’t have any tests tomorrow night. During finals. I like to clear my head the way Gavin taught me when I was a kid. I’m sure his long board is still lying around somewhere. I know a spot.
“All right,” he agrees. “I hold you to that promise.
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Sara Lili is a daring romance writer who turns icy landscapes into scenes of fiery passion. She loves crafting hot love stories while embracing the chill of Iceland’s breathtaking cold.
