Fated To The Lycan Brothers
Chapter 23

First day back to the Academy. Usually it wouldn't really matter to me. It's the same s**t every year. Same people, same schedule, same bull s hit I have to go through as the proclaimed 'King' in the premises.

Everybody fears me, and as they should.

Well, this time, not everybody... and I can't lie that it doesn't irk me.

Suri f*****g Nightingale. The fresh meat- no, the dead meat.

I let out a low growl as I stretched under my covers. f**k. I have a hard on at seven in the freaking morning all because of her.

It shouldn't be like this. I don't get turned on. No, wait, I do, but only if I want to. I'm able to control myself and my urges, but when it comes to Suri, it's like my body can't stop itself from reacting.

Whether it be how she licked her lips or stared at me with those rare eyes of hers, I think of her for a split second and suddenly it's like this... a damn erection that I need to take care of if I want to get a proper breakfast to start my day.

After pushing my warm covers off of me, I walked to the bathroom and slid off my boxers to take a quick shower.

Well, I assumed it was going to be 'quick', but thanks to the fact that my memory is able to retain everything easily, the moment the cold water hit my skin, it felt more like it was sizzling hot.

Suri on my bed. Suri crawling closer to me. Suri staring at me with her sultry eyes. Suri so close to touching me.

It was impossible not to relive those few minutes alone with her in my head while my fist wrapped tight around my hard cock and I reached my climax even faster than I did that night.

God f*****g damn it. I came because of her... again.

This needs to stop.

I shouldn't be thinking of her like this. Hell, I shouldn't even be thinking of her in the first place. She is nothing. She is nobody. She is just some charity case Keith decided to take in by some absurd relationship he had with her mother and sooner or later-preferably sooner-she'll be out of our lives like she was never even there in the first place.

I tell myself all of that, but then here I am... unable to stop thinking about her.

It didn't really help the fact that I kept seeing her because she slept literally right in front of my room. The only way I could make her believe she didn't have any effect on me was if I made sure she knew her place and that it was not here. I had to keep my cold act around her, and thank f**k for Wes because he was the perfect ass hole partner in all of this.

Devon, on the other hand, I don't know where the hell that guy is. I think he was forced to hang out with Destiny again, and maybe that's for the better so he'd remember that girls like Destiny are who he's supposed to be with. Not girls like Suri.

When I got out of the shower and in my uniform which was whatever I really felt like wearing plus the academy white polo, I noticed that it was already a quarter to eight. I spent too much time in the shower and I missed breakfast.

I guess this was for the better because I know damn well Suri and Keith would be there and right now, I just want to be away from any other... distractions. I'll take care of fresh meat after I have had at least two shots of espresso and my daily dose of ego boost from the students in Thorne Academy.

I ruffled my hair and dried it to the best of my abilities since I don't really do much to it. Wet, damp, dry, they all looked good on me, anyway.

"f**k," I muttered under my breath when there was no text from Wes. I sent him a message last night telling him that he better drive me this morning, but it looks like he was out partying or f*****g another girl too late the night before again. Great. Now I don't have a ride.

Or... do I?

If I get to Benjamin fast enough, I can ask him to drive me first before he does Suri. The academy is about twenty minutes away, and he can get back to her in time. Hopefully. Whatever. I have to take my chances.

I ran downstairs, making sure to take the back route that I know nobody-specifically Suri-usually takes.

"Benjie, my man! Just the person I wanted to see!" I greeted the family chauffeur and though he looks confused, he greets me back with a warm smile.

"Good morning, Sir Atlas. I wasn't aware you were riding with us today."

"Me either, but hey, s**t happens. The thing is, I need to get to the academy like, right now, so if you don't mind, just hop inside and let's get going." I patted him on the shoulder and was getting ready to get in the car when he just stood there and looked at me even more baffled.

"I'm sorry, Sir Atlas, but we can't. I need to wait for Ms. Suri. Sir Keith explicitly told me that she is my priority." Benjamin explained as I stood there, pissed.

She's been here for less than five days and already everyone is supposed to follow her? Exactly who the hell was her mother to Keith back then?

Whatever it was, it must have been one hell of a relationship because I've been bumped to the second priority. Who would have thought?

I could stand here and argue with him, but I knew it would lead me nowhere so instead, I did the next best thing I could do - get coffee so the caffeine could at least give me the energy to function properly while I'm stuck in a car with her.

A few minutes later, I've fueled up with my espresso, and just right on time, I saw that Suri was already in the car waiting for me.

Benjamin gave me a kind smile before opening up the door to the side, and all I could think to myself was - good f*****g morning to me.

I can tell the moment I entered the car that she was on edge, but she's trying to keep herself composed. She doesn't want me to know what she's really feeling and something about that turns me on even more. Which is a dilemma in my case because I'm supposed to be cold and distant towards her, not wanting to get close when a chance arises.

f*****g hell, Atlas, get your s**t together.

I couldn't help but buckle her seatbelt for her, and though I tried acting as if I didn't feel anything during how close we were with each other, my insides were somehow lit on fire and I wanted to touch her so badly.

In conclusion, the entire fifteen minute ride to Thorne Academy was pretty much exactly like that - Suri and I both acting nonchalant one another, but deep down inside, we both knew what we wanted.

Or in this case, who we wanted, which was not hard to say, was each other.

"Thanks for the ride, Benjamin." Fresh meat said to our chauffeur as he opened the door for her and she stepped out.

Benjie used to do the same for me, but I guess this is what happens when I'm no longer first priority. No hard feelings though, I only care that I can be out of this car and away from her which is exactly what I do in less than ten seconds.

I stand in front of the most prestigious school anyone could replace around this area, or pretty much in this entire city, including the neighboring ones. Thorne Academy prides itself in how they're able to combine old traditions with technological advancements all into one perfect little bubble, which is why parents from all over the world will do anything and everything to get their children enrolled here.

"He's here!" "Atlas is here!" "Oh my god, I can't believe he's actually real!" "I didn't think he could look any hotter in person!"

Girls-and some boys-gawk and whisper with each step I take, getting closer to the stoned pillars by the entrance. Groups of students start to form where I pass as they can't help but stop and get a glimpse.

I continue walking. I don't bother giving them any attention because first of all, I do not give a f**k, and second, this has all happened before. The part where I gave one small smile and suddenly the freshman whose name I don't even know claimed that I went out on a date with her.

How the hell did that happen? I have no clue, but needless to say, I wasn't pleased and whoever started that rumor-including the freshman-had quickly been taken care of, and by that I mean they were old news before things could get out of hand.

That was how I dealt with things that I didn't like around here. It's how I keep order, and Suri, oh Suri, she is someone that I'm sure will mess up that order I like.

Before stepping into the sliding glass door entrance, I paused and turned around to get one last look at her.

It's obvious that she is overwhelmed. It's written all over her face. She's never seen anything like this before in her entire life.

Suri wore that purple pastel plaid skirt and tie like an untainted and innocent little girl. Fresh and untested, open and accepting to what this new world has in store for her.

Little does she know that she's got a whole lot of hell about to rain down on her. Not right now, though. For now, I'll let her have her precious time letting her take it all in. She'll enjoy it, for the meantime.

Or maybe she won't, I don't care.

All I know is that when the right time comes, I'll break her.

I'll make her remember that all of these new and shiny things around her are just an illusion. They're polished and pretty, they're everything a girl like her could ever dream of, but it's exactly just that - a dream. Nothing stays shiny forever in this world, little Nightingale.

Soon enough, she's going to see that. I'll make sure she does..