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I shook my head as I chuckled, but I knew that a scandal was in the making. Suddenly, Nate grunted as he tossed his phone on the couch. “Someone has posted your video of skinny dipping on Instagram!”
he mumbled.
“What?”
I squeaked, my eyes going wide in horror.
Kael and Aiden were right beside me instantly as they picked up Nate’s phone and watched the video. They were so mad, I could practically taste it. Kael clenched his fists, his muscles going taut in tension. Toren came to see the video and mumbled curses.
“I spent last night looking at everyone’s phone and deleting the video!”
Aiden informed, looking at Toren. “Toren was also there. We were sure that the video was gone, but I don’t know which fucker still had it in his or her phone!”
I covered my face with my hands, feeling a wave of fresh embarrassment. How would I go to school now? And I hoped that my aunt and uncle didn’t see the video. I couldn’t help but cry, a sob escaping my lips. “This is such a nightmare!”
I wanted the earth to crack and swallow me up.
Kael held my shoulder and pulled me to him. “Don’t cry,”
he said. “And you are going to school with us.”
He cupped my cheeks and wiped my tears. with his thumbs. “Don’t back down now, because if you will, then you are letting your bullies win.”
I shook my head. “It’s easier said than done!”
Kael was the boy who I was distancing myself from all the time, while I got closer to Tracy, when it should have been the opposite.
“I know it is difficult, Astrid, but we are there with you,”
Kael assured me. “Please, just stay with us. I’ll check out who has posted this video.”
“It is from an unknown account,”
Nate hissed.
“Won’t be difficult for me to know!”
Aiden replied. “I can’t believe that Tracy is behind all this. I guess misconduct runs in their genes!”
I didn’t know what he was saying, but I asked, “You can find out?”
“You’ll get to know about it in less than an hour!”
he said and hurried to his room.
Briana called Uncle Fred and informed him about our decision to go to school from Kael’s place. In less than an hour, I was sitting in Kael’s car with Toren and Briana while Nate was driving Aiden, who was still busy on his laptop. Kael had informed me of Aiden’s extraordinary hacking skills, which was pretty surprising. I thought he was only interested in football.
“I can’t do this!”
I said, nervousness blasting in my chest. My body broke in a cold sweat.
Kael took my hand in his and squeezed it. “You can and you will!”
I looked into his eyes and found assurance and… support. Kind of deep–soul connection. I let out a rough exhale and nodded.
We reached school a few minutes later than the time in order to avoid all the comments and stares. Kael, Aiden, Toren and Nate surrounded Briana and me as we walked to our lockers. The corridors were empty, but the classes were full. Taking a deep breath in, and waiting for the impending humiliation, I walked into my first class. And right there was Tracy with her friends, who stifled a giggle. She looked afraid of Kael and averted her gaze, glancing at me just once.
It wasn’t Tracy or her friends who bothered me. It was the entire class that was snickering and giggling when they saw me.
With my head low, I walked to my seat, with Kael following me. He glared at every boy and girl, silencing them in his own way. He placed his hand on the small of my back and guided me to an empty seat. Toren and Aiden sat behind me like my protectors.
“I didn’t know she would resort to being a whore,”
a girl said in a low voice.
“That was a nice show to attract attention,”
her friend giggled.
“Yeah, she trapped Kael,”
another replied.
The group around them burst out laughing, and the teacher had to intervene to stop them.
I blinked away my tears.
As soon as the class ended, I rushed out of the class to find a place to hide, but Kael was on my heels. The corridor was full of nasty people.
“I wish I had the guts to go skinny dipping,”
sighed a girl standing opposite to my locker. “Then I would have attracted Kael’s attention.”
Kael turned sharply towards her and scowled. “Even your fucking presence is not worth my attention!”
he shot at her. “Scoot!”
The girl winced and scurried away.
I closed my eyes and slid my head into my locker. “How many are you going to stop?”
“Every fucking bastard!”
he replied.
Just as we were going to the next class, a group of boys passed us. One of them remarked, “She has a good body. We all can share her together. What do you say?”
Kael and Toren practically snarled at them. And I knew trouble would be right behind.
Astrid POV
In a flash of a second, Kael was on the throat of the boy who passed the remark, his both hands tightening. He peeled his lips back, showing me a hint of his sharp canines that made me stifle a gasp. I’d never seen someone with such sharp canines.
“What did you say?”
he growled at the boy, who balked.
The boy caught his wrist and sputtered, “N–nothing. Please leave. Y–you can’t!”
Other three boys surrounded Kael and grabbed his shoulders to pull him back. “Kael, this is not done!”
One of them shouted. “You are crossing the line. We will complain to the principal.”
Toren pounced on the boys and moments later. The sound of punches and fists filled the air, and within moments, the group of four was sprawled on the ground, some curled up in pain, others groaning in agony.
My mouth dropped open, seeing the sheer strength of the twins. Before I could comprehend, Kael grabbed the back of my neck in a possessive way and pushed me away from them, leaving all four as a spectacle for those who dared to speak against me. Everyone around us watched us in pure fear. As we strode through the corridor, people parted, making way for us in the middle.
I had to match my speed with his as I walked with them. My cheeks turned a bright shade of red as I struggled to comprehend why Kael was willing to take such a serious risk against the student body or the school administration just to protect me.
I could still feel his rage radiating off his body in waves. It was as if he was in a different zone where only he and I existed and where he was going to do anything to protect me. I did not know what happened in the last twenty–four hours, but his reaction was… scary, and… interesting, and… arousing. Not only that, Toren was also extremely protective of me. Confusion about the brothers trickled through my mind. I wanted to ask hundreds of questions, but we reached the next class.
Toren opened the door of the class, and Kael and I entered. Briana, who was sitting with Parker, rushed to my side to sit with me, but Kael narrowed his eyes at her and she backed off. This was absolutely not what I wanted. Was he trying to isolate me from my folks? Others in the class looked everywhere other than us. Awkwardness coated the air as I sat with Kael, with my heart pounding in my chest like that of a wild horse. Tracy and her friends were nowhere to be seen.
The teacher came in and said, “Kael, Toren!”
She glared at me as she addressed them. “You both are wanted at the principal’s office. Now!”
Shit. I snapped my head towards Kael. He narrowed his eyes and got up with clenched jaws. This was trouble and this was serious trouble.
“You too, Miss Astrid,”
the teacher said, giving me accusatory looks.
Murmurs emanated in the class as the three of us got up, collected our bags, and strode out of the class. Walking hand in hand with Kael, it felt as if I was moving through a fog, completely lost. Why did my nude video go viral and result in me being summoned to the principal’s office? Shouldn’t it be the one who posted the video? The one who started the mess just to show me down?
Principal Henson was in a pathetic mood. Sitting behind his mahogany desk, his fingers steepled beneath his chin, he glared at the three of us standing before him. I fidgeted under his icy glare. Except for the ticking of the grandfather clock in the corner, the room was silent.
He leaned forward, his eyes narrowing. “I cannot believe the three of you, of all people, would be involved in such reckless behavior,”
he said, his voice low and controlled, yet seething with anger. “Fighting within the premises of school is equal to vandalizing the property.”
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