My Notorious Boyfriend

Chapter 1.

Bunny Rose.

It’s my last semester at Crystal High College, and I could not be any more grateful.

Finally! I would be free from my aunt’s bondage, free from her endless torment after graduation.

A soft exhale slipped past my lips, and I held the strap of my one-hand bag, staring at the students who had been making their way down the hall.

Today is the first day of resumption, and I could not be any happier. I have spent these few weeks in pure agony, and I just can’t wait to throw myself into my man’s arms.

A smile formed at the corner of my lips as the image of Daniel filled my mind gracefully.

Daniel and I have been in love since freshers, after he saved me from the cliff where I almost lost my life. I have always had a thing for him, but that moment changed everything forever.

I made my way to the library, since it was one place we often meet before departing to our various lecture halls.

With every step I took closer to the library, my heart swelled with excitement.

When I got in, there were barely many people in the library, but I met a few faces who would have normally waved at me, but they just gave me a weird glare, ignored my wave, and scrambled for their stuff.

My brows pulled together, and I stared at them as they walked off like my presence was sending them away.

My hand was still in the air, and I was still as confused as hell, but I shrugged my shoulders gently, then continued to navigate the library while wearing a big, bright smile on my face.

When I got closer to the spot where Daniel and I often stayed, I heard the faint sound of his voice that triggered my excitement, but my legs suddenly halted the moment I heard him speak again.

“Do not talk about that Bunny girl, sunshine. It’s you I have always wanted, okay?”

My brows pulled together at the sound of his voice, and I blinked back gently, trying to convince myself that the voice was in no way similar, but he spoke again, this time louder and clearer, because I had taken another step closer, and I could now see him perching gently on a table while holding a lady’s waist and pulling her closer to himself.

“I know… I know you think I love her, but I don’t. I only pity her.”

Pity?

My heart skipped, and the word cut into my chest like a dagger would, while the lady’s lips twitched into a smile.

Seconds back, I had tried to act like I couldn’t recognize her, because there was no way in the world that Daniel would betray me for Beige Brown, but who doesn’t know the daughter of Brown Clark? The Queen Bee of my school and the one who has always found joy in bullying me. Since fresher, she has done absolutely nothing but frustrate my life, and Daniel had always stood up for me… well, until now.

Tears formed on my lids, and I watched gently as she placed her hand on his shoulder, planting a gentle kiss on his lips.

My chest tightened at the sight, but what broke me more was when Daniel pulled Beige deeper into the kiss, preventing her from pulling away.

I blinked back the tears in my eyes, trying to process everything that was happening, but nothing was making sense. I couldn’t bring myself to believe that Daniel was cheating on me. That the man I have loved and believed had loved me right back was out here kissing my worst enemy while backstabbing me.

My legs moved before I could process it, and before I knew it, I was standing right beside them.

“Daniel…” I called in a shaky voice, tears blurring my vision.

Beige and Daniel pulled out of their kiss, but when they tilted their heads in my direction, they didn’t seem to care.

“What are you doing here?” Daniel asked, staring at me scornfully while tightening his grip around her waist.

A scoff slipped past my lips, and the little detail of their intimacy broke me more. “You… you are cheating…” I muttered, my breath coming out shaky from shock.

Daniel stared at me for a brief second, and I thought he had some sympathy left, but his next words shattered my heart. “I am glad you know now.”

Glad I know now? My lashes fluttered, and I blinked back roughly. “So… so you have been cheating on me?”

His lips curled into a wicked grin, and he chuckled roughly. “What now? You think you are some angel who deserves loyalty?”

The sting in my chest burned deeper, and it felt like another dagger had been pierced into my heart.

“So this is it? All our years of late-night talks and never-ending dreams. Did you never love me?”

“Love?” Daniel asked with a scoff, staring at me like I was some joke. “So you truly believe that you were worthy of my love? Oh, come on, girl! There is no love between us, there has never been.”

Beige’s lips twitched superiorly, and she kept her gaze on me, but I didn’t look in her direction. I just kept my gaze on Daniel, unable to look away, just so this nightmare remains a nightmare, but clearly I wasn’t dreaming, because when he spoke again, his words shattered my heart into millions of pieces.

“All this year, I have been looking for ways to inform you that I didn’t save you from that hill, but you had been too obsessed, constantly throwing yourself at me like some cheap whore.”

The words burned into my chest, and before I could realize it, my hand moved, and I threw a slap across his face.

Daniel’s head tilted sideways, and the sound of the slap echoed through the library.

“You are a bastard!” I cursed, tightening my fist while all my pent-up emotions came pouring in.

“Who gave you the right?” Beige surged forward with anger, but Daniel grabbed her wrist, shaking his head gently.

“Is this all you have got?” he asked with a dark chuckle, cleaning the cut on his lips. “I thought you were going to stab me like your aunty does to you, or grab a knife and trail it down my skin. Ain’t you hoping for that?”

My palm curled, and the tears that had been burning my lids slipped down my cheeks.

Three years. Three years of my life with a man who didn’t just cheat but found it normal to humiliate me with the pains I could only share with him.

A tired exhale slipped past my lips, and I stared at the two mischievous beings before turning to leave.

I ran as fast as my legs could carry me, but it turned out that I had not run too far, because five steps into it, all I could feel was a collision, like my body had just bumped into something.

My body jolted backward, and I could have believed that I fell, but a huge arm moved behind my waist, grabbing me swiftly and pulling me back up.

“Careful.” The voice came in, thick and hard to ignore.

My body stilled gently, and I tried to recover from the shock of almost falling before my cheating ex and the Queen Bee, but I soon got the shocker of my life when I caught sight of the person before me.

Xavier Thorne stood at an imposing 6’5 feet, a figure of reckless aura and eyes that pierced deeply into mine.

My breath hitched for a moment, and I stood there, unable to move, think, or believe that he was standing before me.

All I could do was stare at the man who was dressed in a black shirt with rolled-up sleeves.

The air in the library stilled, and for a brief second, it felt like we were the only ones in the room. Slowly, my eyes traced the structure of his face… straight nose, hard-angled brows, heart-shaped lips, and a jaw that could pierce through steel.

He looked hot and brooding, but no cold guy has ever looked this striking, with a medium mullet hairstyle that was tousled to frame his face.

My heart thumped softly at the closeness of our bodies, and almost immediately, a reckless image invaded my mind…

My eyes trailed back to the place that made me arch.

His lips, the perfect shape of a heart. One that I would very much love to taste.

Daniel has always hated Xavier. The sight of this man has always triggered something in him, and that… that was because Xavier had the fucking aura to pull ladies closer in ways he could never.

My mind spun with thoughts, and I knew I should give myself the time to think, but I couldn’t, because the intrusive part of my brain kicked in, and without consideration, I moved my hand to his collar, stood on my toes, then dragged him down before slamming my lips against his.

Xavier’s body stilled, and his muscles tightened, but I didn’t stop. I didn’t know if his reaction was from shock or anger, I just kissed him gently while picturing how burnt-out Daniel’s face would be for seeing me kiss the guy he has never liked.