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That day I should have taken his advice and not tempted his beast but I think it was too late for me to take precautions because I had already tempted his beast.

I stayed like that on the floor until I felt a little good. Then I went back to my locker room to collect all my belongings. When I was done with putting my hoodie back on my body I headed back to my apartment with an exhausted body and mind. Entering my apartment I went directly to my bathroom while throwing my bag on the couch to take a relaxing bath to soothe my exhausted muscles.

I filled my bathtub with warm water and added a bath bomb with a mild smell and healing bath salt in it. I stripped out of my hoodie and gym clothes and dipped my body into warm water. A satisfactory hiss left out of my mouth when warm water touched my little sore arms and knuckles. 

I stayed in the bathtub for a good twenty minutes with closed eyes. I opened my eyes when I heard the ringing noise on my cell phone. I stepped out of the bathtub and dried my body with a towel. I left my hair open to air dry. I didn't have any items of clothing except a bathrobe. I tied it around my naked body and came out. My phone again started ringing. Taking it I saw Jane was video calling.

"Hello," I tried not to say it with my little stressed voice with a smile.

"Are you ok" was the first thing she asked, listening to my voice and looking at my stressed smile.

"Yes I'm fine," I said, trying to distract her from my worries.

"No, I know you. You are not telling me the truth. What's wrong?" she asked in her worried voice with a scowl on her beautiful face.

"Nothing, I'm just tired," I tried to convince her with my carefree voice and smile.

"Are you telling me the truth, Nina Rogers?" she asked in her warning tone and narrowed eyes. 

"Yes, mother. Now if you are done with all your questions then please tell me why are you video calling so late" I said in my teasing voice and smile.

I heard her breathing out in relief after looking at my face. "I saw the news so when will you get the flight back home," she asked in her calm tone.

"Maybe after three days if the weather is cleared" I replied to her while lying on my bed and holding the phone in front of my face. My little wet hair spread all over the pillow 

"God why this storm has to come now. I waited for a whole year and now I have to wait for three more days to meet you" she said in annoyance. I didn't let her come here to meet me for the whole year.

"Don't worry. Three days will be over in the blink of an eye" I said to calm her down while looking at her face but her eyes were narrowed and looking at something on my face.

"Nina is that hickey on your neck," she asked in a teasing voice. I immediately lifted my hand and covered my neck where his mark was shining bright. "Is that why you are tired?" she asked with a mischievous smile.

"No, it's not. Some bug must have entered the room when I opened the window" I said in my little nervous voice not letting her see through my lies.

"Oh it's a bug with big teeth," she said with the same teasing voice not believing my words. "So who is this bug," she asked with mischievous eyes.

"You know I don't have any in my life. So I have decided when I come back we will go partying and maybe we will meet some nice guys over there," I said in my excited voice trying to distract her from the topic. It is very hard to convince your best friends because they see directly through our lies.

"Nina when you come back I want to tell you something important," she said in her low voice while her eyes were gazing down like she was trying to hide something.  

"What is that you can't tell me now," I asked in my suspicious voice while looking at her sudden dulled face.

"When you come back then I tell you. I need to go now aunt Jennifer is calling me down. I miss you too come back soon and don't forget to message me your flight details. I'll come to receive you" saying that in a hurry she cut the call.  I knew she cut the call in a hurry so I couldn't ask her any questions further.

"She sounded stressed. What does she want to tell me in person?" I whispered while looking at my cell phone screen. Her sudden dull face and sad voice are making me worry. Keeping my cell phone aside I tried to face the big window from where I could see dark clouds which were gathered in the night sky surrounding the moon. 

Moonlight tried to sneak out from the dark clouds but they covered it making the sky turn black completely. I tried to distract myself from what Jane wanted to tell me but that thought I couldn't take out of my mind. She made me so curious now.

I want to know what she is hiding from me. Her sad face made me worry more for her. Her always happy expressive eyes were dull like light from it was snatched away. I have seen this dullness in her eyes when she was in a very rough stage of her life. And that time also she tried to hide it from the world like she was trying to hide it from me today.

This girl has always been like this. Trying hard to hide her pain from the world so people around her are happy. I'm glad to be best friends with such a pure soul. Her being my best friend was the best thing that happened in my life but with every good thing, the bad thing comes too for what I was so unprepared for. I still remember the day I saw her sitting in a class in the corner trying to hide from people. 

I entered my English class alone as Ryan and I   

didn't have the same English class. All the seats were taken except for some seats in the corner of the class. I saw a new girl sitting on one of the seats with her head low and lost in her thoughts.  The seat beside her was not taken but knowing that she didn't want to sit beside someone I thought of sitting somewhere else. I was about to move and sit behind her but she lifted her head like feeling my gaze on her and then her dull hazel eyes met with me.

They hold so much pain in them. The pain in her hazel eyes felt so familiar to me. For a second I felt like looking at my old self in her. I was drawn to it. I don't know when I took a seat beside her. She averted her eyes from me and didn't make a move to talk with me. Taking it as my cue I didn't disturb her.

The class ended but I could stop noticing her throughout the class. Her delicate face held the pained expression as she wanted to be somewhere else. For the third period, I entered my class and she was there again. I took a seat beside her. She looked at me with her eyes widened a little like she thought I wouldn't choose to sit beside her again.

"Hey, my name is Nina. Are you new in the class because I have never seen you before?" I asked with a small smile.

"My name is Jane and Yes, I'm new at this school. I transferred here yesterday" she replied to me in her soft voice. 

She seemed a little happy to talk with me.

"I thought so but why did you get transferred here in the middle of a term," I asked in curiosity. Listening to my question the little happiness fell from her beautiful face.

"I..I" she tried to say with a hurt expression.

"It's ok if you don't want to say it. If you don't mind would you like to join me in the lunch break?" I asked with a small smile. I saw little relief in her eyes. She said yes with a small node.

After that, we both tried to concentrate on what the teacher was teaching. At lunch, I came to know she was a sweet girl in not a fake way but in a real way. We became good friends as we shared so many classes. In a week I came to know the story behind her sad eyes. I know why I felt a connection between us. We both have lost our dear ones in our life.  I saw her everyday struggle to fight with pain. She was trying her best to overcome that pain. I could feel her struggle because I have been in her place a few years ago and It took me years to come over it. She told me that she was surprised that I talked with her because no one was interested in talking with her. She was happy to be my best friend. For a long time, I have made a best friend and I don't regret it because she needs it and I need it too.

"So how are the people who took you in? Are they treating you well?" I asked while eating my burger. I don't know anything about them.

She lifted her eyes from her book with a smile and said, "They are good people, they treat me like their own daughter." I breathe out in relief. Nowadays we can't trust people because they change their colors like chameleons. I don't trust strangers that easily but listening to Jane's reply I feel they are good people.

"And what about their son? You told me they have a son right," I asked, taking a bite of my burger. Listening to me her facial expression changed to anger. It's the first time I'm seeing this expression on her face. I waited for her reply. 

"He is… he is just ugh," she said looking at me and tightening the grip around the pen she was holding.

I laughed at her reply "Why is he ugh" I asked to tease her. We have never talked about boys before as we both are not interested in wasting our time on such a topic but her reaction to my question is making me curious.

"I don't get him. The anger expression is always plastered to his stupidly handsome face. Whenever he is around me he gives me his hard looks making me go crazy in my head" she said in her pissed voice with an adorable pout at the end making me laugh even more.

It's the first time I have seen her so lively while talking about someone.

"You must like him" I tease her again. 

"Like my foot, he is such a cold-hearted person. He even tried to bully me but I didn't let him. He even threatened me not to befriend his best friend against his will" she said in her pissed voice.

"Why do you want to be friends with his best friend? His friend must be like him," I said, taking the last bite of my burger while drinking my cola.

"No, he is the opposite of him. He is so caring and sweet. I don't know how they even became best friends. Jack is such an angel" she said with a smile. Listening to that name I started coughing. "Nina are you ok," Jane said in her worried voice while handing me water.

Nina gets a grip on yourself. He is not only Jack on this planet. The way Jane described his character doesn't match a bite with that Satan. 

"Yes, I'm fine. Thank you," I said, taking the water from her hand and drinking it. "So how is this Jack guy," I asked to assure myself.  I don't know why I'm having this bad feeling.

"Oh him he is a very good guy opposite of his best friend. He even offered to take me on a tour of New York with him" she said with a small smile. Confirmed he is not him. He is not such a kind-hearted person like this Jack.

After that conversation, our day went normal. The next day was Sunday and I had an appointment with the dentist to take out my braces. God, I'm finally going to get rid of them.  After I was done with my appointment I went home and the rest of my Sunday I spent on my bed lazing. The next day at school was normal as usual. "Nina now you are looking even prettier," Jane said while looking at me with her cute smile.

"Yeah and you are beautiful like always," I said and smiled at her and continued coping with my notes. I know I'm not that pretty.

"You are more beautiful than me. Have you seen the way Ryan looks at you? Even though I have not met him officially but whenever I see him with you he doesn't look at any girl around him. I think he has a big crush on you " she said with a smile making me blush.

"It's nothing like that, we are just good friends," I said while looking at my note. I know he liked me but now we are good friends. I don't want anything more from him.

"Ok I'll meet you after school," I said while collecting my stuff after hearing the bell. We had different last classes so we parted our way to meet after school was over. After I was done with my last class I walked out of my classroom to see if Jane was waiting in the corridor but she was not there. "She must be waiting for me near the gate" I whispered to myself. Collecting all the books I put in my bag and went down to meet her. I saw her standing near a familiar-looking sports car and talking with someone who was still sitting in the car.

Many people have the same type of car in New York. My inner voice mocked me. But stupid it's a limited edition one and I know particular who owns this car.

My heart was beating fast. I don't want my biggest nightmare to come true. It's not him. His description doesn't even match a tiny bit with Jane's friend Jack so stop thinking about it. I took a deep breath to compose myself. 

"Jane are you going home" I called out to her while still standing in front of the school gate. 

"Yes, Jack came to pick me up. I was just waiting for you. Come here I will introduce you to my friend Jack" she said with a happy smile while gesturing to me to come near her then she bent down to tell the person sitting inside the car to come out.

"Aaa finally I'm going to meet your first friend," I said in little excitement while maintaining my smile. I went near her to meet her friend but it was replaced with anger when I saw who came out of the car.

"Jack meets my best friend Nina and Nina meets my friend Jack," Jane said in happiness. If Jack is the best friend of the person in whose house Jane is living it means she was talking about Zanvil Addams the devil himself. God why my biggest nightmare has to come true like this. I don't want to share my best friend with this Satan knowing what kind of guy he is.

"Jane I didn't know the person Jack you were talking about was Jack Miller," I said those words with venom in my voice as soon as I see his stupid face while straight looking in his eyes. Looking at his stupid face made me remember what he did to me in the locker room.

"Me too. Jane, I didn't know the person Nina you were talking about was Nina Rogers," he said with a clenched jaw and the same venom in his voice.

"You guys know each other," she asked while moving her head from me to him. We both didn't reply to her but kept staring at each other in anger. We didn't move our deadly stare from each other's face but her next words caught our attention. "Is there something that I don't know?" she asked in a suspicious voice.

"No," we both said at the same time in our hard voice making her look at us with more suspicion. 

"Do you want to come with us, Nina?" She asked me to lighten the mood.

"No thank you, Jane, I have something to do. You go and by the way, I don't sit in a random person's car" I said in a calm mocking voice while looking straight in his angry brown eyes. 

"Come let's go, Jane, I don't give a lift to random people too," he said in the same mocking tone. Jane whispered a small ok still looking at us in confusion and then she sat in the car. He was still standing there and looking at me in anger. 

"Nina" I heard Ryan calling my name making me look at him. I didn't miss how Jack's expression changed to pissed one after looking at who was calling my name.

"Hey," I said with a smile.

"Hey," he said and stood beside me with his cute smile not before hugging me. I heard some curses then car engines were turned on and he was out of my sight in the blink of an eye. Thank God he is out of my sight. I talked a little bit with Ryan then I headed back home. Entering the living room I saw dad was looking at his wine collection.

"Hey, dad. What are you doing with your wine collection?" I ask him with a frown.

"Kitten your home" dad said and then side hugged me. "Today we are going to Miller's house for our monthly dinner so I'm choosing the best wine to take with us. Did you forget about it?" he asked with a raised eyebrow. I shut my eyes in annoyance. I forgot about dinner.

"Dad can I pass this time," I pleaded to him.

"No, you can't. I don't think Samantha will be happy by not finding you at her dinner table," he said with a knowing smile. I bit my lower in annoyance and started heading to my room. "Be ready till six o'clock" dad yelled to let me know the time.

It's not that I don't like going for dinner at Millers. Samantha's handmade food is to die for but the only thing I don't like there is I have to see his cocky face throughout the dinner. It's a tradition these two families do from when my mom was still alive and we still do it because Samantha being my mom's best friend she wanted to continue to keep her promise to my mom. At seven o'clock my dad and I were standing in front of their door.

"You guys are on time," Richard Millar Samantha's husband said with a smile. "How are you," he asked dad with a huge smile. 

"Good and I even brought wine," dad replied with a smile.

"How are you, sweetie? How is school?" he asked me in his happy voice while side hugging me.

"Everything is good," I said with a smile.

"Did I hear wine?" Sam came out of the kitchen with a smile.

"Yes. Aged wine," dad said with a smile while Richard moved his head in amusement. She came and hugged both of us.

Taking my face in her hand she said "Nina you are blooming into such a beautiful flower day by day. O, my God, my girl is growing so fast, " affection was in her voice making me smile at her. She was like a mother to me because I never got a chance to meet mine.

"Aunty I'm not even that pretty," I said with a little blush on my face because she still treats me like I'm six and not sixteenth.

"Try to look with your aunt's eyes then you will know the truth," she said while taking us inside the dining area. I made up my mind to meet with someone unwanted but he was not there. 

"Where is Jack'' dad asked, taking his seat at the table.

"He went to Addams. He will be here soon" Sam said, taking the plates out and wine glasses too. It will be best if he doesn't show up until the whole dinner is over. But my happiness was short-lived as he entered the room and took the seat in front of me while flashing me his evil smile which I could only see. He said hello and took his seat. He even said hello to me with an innocent smile making me grind my teeth.

See this the part where my hate for him increases because he becomes a good boy in front of our both parents like he straight came out of the church. Throughout the dinner, I tried to concentrate on my food because his evil gaze was fixed on me.

"Nina, can you please pass me that dish," he asked me so nicely like an angel. All the time he was asking me to pass him a food dish just to irritate me. With a tight smile, I shoved the plate in his hands.

"So from when your house renovation is starting," Aunty Sam asked dad.

"From tomorrow but I'm having some problem with the arrangement of staying," dad replied while sipping his wine. I kept playing with my food.

"What's the problem," Richard asked dad.

"The renovation will take a month and after tomorrow I'm going on a business trip for almost a month and when I'm gone there is no one to take care of a kitten. I don't want to leave her alone in our penthouse. It is even far from her high school. I will be worried sick for her all the time" dad said in his worried voice.

"Dad, I can live alone. I'm not a child anymore. You don't need to worry about me," I said in my calm voice, still playing with my food and taking a bite.

"She can stay here with us," said the innocent acting voice which I hate the most. It made me look up at him at lightning speed. He gave me his evil smirk making me swallow my food.

It's a trap. Screamed my inner voice.

"I was too going to say that. Nina can live here for time being this house is also her home" aunty Sam said with a smile while looking at dad and me.

"Dad I can live alone, I'm not a little girl. There is no need to bother them for taking care of me" I said facing dad with pleading eyes.

"No Nina, you will stay with us, your dad is right and we will be more than happy to have you here," said Richard with a serious face.

"So it's decided you will stay here with us. Jack will come to pick you up tomorrow" Sam said with a happy smile. Her words took away my last hope. I couldn't refuse her. She looks so excited. Dad also seemed happy with this decision. 

"Wonderful, I will be on time to pick you up," he said with a smile. Biting my lower lip in annoyance I looked at him. He gave me his evil smile. It was saying welcome to hell haaaaa. 

"Dad," I said in my low pleading voice but he just ignored me. I stomped my foot in annoyance when he again gave me his mocking smile telling me he was successful in trapping me. For the rest of the dinner, I was thinking about how to convince dad to let me stay alone even though it seemed impossible.

"We should leave now," dad said after finishing his wine when he and Richard were done with talking business. Aunty and Richard nodded in yes when dad said his byes.

"Nina I'll be waiting for you tomorrow. I will cook your favorite food for dinner" aunty Sam said in her excited voice while hugging me. I hugged her back and smiled at her with a small good and followed dad.

I don't know why the hell this stupid Jack is following me to the door. My survival instincts were telling me to move fast. Dad was already out of my sight to take his car out. Ignoring his presence behind me I tried to increase my space but before I could reach the door Jack pulled my hand and I was pinned near the steps where there was dime light with both my hands on either side of my head. A gasp left my mouth because of the suddenness. It happened so fast I did even get time to dodge him. His scent was all over my nose when he pressed his body to mine bringing his face nearer to me. I took a deep breath to calm my wildly beating heart.  

"Let go of my hands," I said in anger.

"Why don't you like me touching you but you liked it when your soft friend was hugging you," he asked me in anger.

"Yes, I like it so much. Do you have a problem with it" I said in a mocking tone while looking into his angry eyes. Listening to me his eyes were now burning in anger. He tightened his grip on my wrist and moved his face near me stopping just an inch apart from my lips while looking started into my eyes. It passed a shiver to my spine.

"The problem is going to start for you from now," he said while smirking in anger and then he moved his face near my ear making me curl my fingers at the nearness of his body. "I'm going to make your life living hell just wait and watch and it's just the start of my revenge" The next thing I know he kissed below my jaw while pressing his body to mine. I felt a sharp pain when his teeth glazed my sensitive skin below my jaw. I moved my hands to get out of his grip but he didn't let me go. As if he enjoyed my panic reaction. My heart started beating fast in my rib cage when his lips moved to the exposed skin of my shoulder making me take a deep breath. Moving my leg I stamped hard on his leg making his hold go weak. A hiss left his mouth because of pain. I pushed him hard and ran out of the door.  Dad was standing in front of the car.

"What took you so long," dad asked me. 

"Nothing" saying that I went and sat inside the car while still breathing hard. I saw him standing near the door flashing me his evil smile.

"I'll be there on time to pick you up" he yelled in his dark voice when dad started the car. I just looked at him in anger. I tried to give him my brave face but inside my heart was running wild. 

I don't know what he will do once I come to live in Miller's house…                                                                         
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