Chapter 1

• Noah
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• “One more shot of tequila please,” I yelled loud enough for the bartender to hear over the loud music buzzing from the speaker.
• He nodded his head and poured from the bottle into the tiny transparent cup. He passed it to me but as I was about to take it from the table, someone else beat me to it.
• “Oh, bummer.” I turned slowly to see it was Aiden. “Buzzkill,” I said drunkenly and pushed him away.
• “It’s time to go home, you’ve had too much to drink.” He lifted me from my chair and returned the shot to the bartender.
• “I don’t want to go back there.” I pouted and caressed his face. I was about to ruffle his brunette hair when he stopped my hands.
• I rolled my eyes and smiled at him. “When will you ever let me touch your hair?”
• He ignored my question and tried lifting me from the stool. “It’s been over two years already, you don’t have to live a miserable life because of him.”
• “You don’t have to keep on saving me,” I responded with a normal voice. “I’m not living a miserable life, I’m having fun.”
• “Drowning yourself in alcohol almost every day isn’t called having fun.” He said, giving me a stern look. “You don’t even hang out with your friends anymore.”
• A huge grin broke over my lips and I stared at him for a few seconds before responding. “Who needs friends when I have you?” I teased him and stood up from the chair.
• He took a step back, watching to see if I was going to be able to walk on my own. The floor was blurry and I was a little bit dizzy, so I staggered as I was about to raise a foot. Aiden placed his arm over my waist to prevent me from falling.
• “Thank you.” I smiled at him and we both walked to his car.
• Aiden always came to my rescue when I made unhinged decisions like going out alone in the dark to get drunk at a bar, without knowing how I would go back home.
• I didn’t have a car and he always had access to my location. He had forced me to share my location with him ever since I started getting myself drunk.
• I just wanted to forget the pain.
• The car ride back home was silent. I just rested my sleepy head on the window of the car admiring the beautiful town of Hawkins, while Aiden drove the car.
• Normally, he would scold me and lecture me on how I was ruining my life. But I guess he was tired of repeating himself without seeing any changes.
• I was glad he wasn’t tired of me or gave up on me because I literally pushed everyone else away. No matter how hard I tried to push Aiden away, he still didn’t leave me.
• After a short drive, we finally arrived at the house. It was dark so the only people roaming around the compound were the guards.
• Aiden parked the car and quickly walked to the door of the passenger’s seat. He opened the door and helped me out of the car.
• We both walked into the house and he led me to my room and tucked me into the bed. After he saw that I was settled, he turned off the lights and made his way out of the room.
• I closed my eyes for a few minutes, trying to drift to sleep but I couldn’t. My head was hurting and I was restless, so I decided to get out of bed.
• My stomach rumbled and I remembered I had only had breakfast throughout the day. The sight of that girl made me lose my appetite.
• Sliding into my fluffy crocs, I walked to the door and twisted the knob, making the wooden door swing open.
• I planned on making myself an easy dish or eating leftovers from dinner. Passing through the corridors on my way to the stairs, I heard strange noises coming out of Dimitri’s room.
• His room wasn’t really far from mine. I tiptoed to the door which was slightly opened. I knew it was a bad decision but my inquisitive mind made me do it.
• “Whose pussy is this?” Dimitri’s voice echoed from inside the room and my eyes glistened with tears.
• “Dimitri’s.” Becky’s shameful voice echoed after releasing breathless moans.
• I took a step closer, so I would be able to see what was really happening. She was naked and on all fours, while he stood behind with his dick inside of her.
• “Call me daddy.” He said and spanked her buttocks.
• “Daddy.” She managed to say in between her hitched breath.
• I knew I wasn’t meant to be watching them. I was meant to be moving on. I was meant to accept my fate. My mate rejected me and settled for a random girl from another town.
• She had come earlier in the day and we had crossed paths. I couldn’t stand being in the same building with them, so I had to leave for the bar. Thankfully, she was in medical school and only visited during some weekends.
• I needed to drown myself in alcohol to try and forget the pain. It had been almost two years since the rejection. I thought it would hurt less with time but it felt like the pain increased anytime I saw them together.
• If they were going to be fucking loudly in a house full of people, at least they should have had the decency of closing the door.
• Frustrated, I banged the door and ran downstairs to the kitchen. It wasn’t the first time I had seen them having sex but I always got triggered.
• I always imagined it to be me. Ever since I met Dimitri, I chose to keep my virginity until he chose me to be Luna. In my twenty years of living, I didn’t have sex because I wanted it to be special with Dimitri, the love of my life. But he was fucking another girl in the same house I lived.
• Wiping off my tears with the back of my hands, I made my way into the kitchen. The lights were already on so I guessed someone was already was already inside.
• “Noah, were you crying?” Aiden asked as he saw me walk into the kitchen. Of course, it was him. He always had late-night snacks.
• I sniffed back my tears. I didn’t want to have that conversation with him. “No, I’m just hungry.” I managed to say without breaking down.
• “You saw my brother and Becky?” He asked, giving me a knowing look. “Right?” He opened his arms and I leaned into his broad and muscular chest. I cried my eyes out and he just patted my back.