When Athena Rose's parents died when she was just 13, her aunt and uncle had to take care of her. After years of verbal abuse, she's finally out of the house and in college on a scholarship.
But when she thought she was finally free, she's now bein...
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L E O
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She was perfect.
Everything about her was flawless. Her face, smile, laugh, scent... absolutely everything. I was her first and I hoped she'd be my last.
These kind of things were never my thing. I never brought random girls home from parties or anything, especially someone like Athena. She was just a mutual friend to everyone else, but she was special to me.
She was like this ball of sunshine interrupting my thunderstorm and making everything better.
Breaking through my thoughts, my masculine arms wrapped around her naked body as I held her against me. This felt like heaven, a huge difference between reality which felt like hell.
She started stirring, her nose crinkling up and I couldn't help but think of a bunny as she did that. She was so cute.
"Morning, baby," I said, making her blush and snuggle into my neck. "Morning," I felt her smile.
"Are you sore?"
She shook her head, but I knew she was lying. Swiftly, I took her into my arms and carried her into my bathroom. My hands twisted the knobs and I placed my hands under the warm water. I put her into the bathtub, lathering the soothing soap against her soft skin.
She giggled. "You didn't have to do this."
"Yeah?" I lower my face into hers. "Well, I wanted to." I placed a gentle kiss against her plump lips, smirking as I did. I couldn't get enough of her.
Her bath was finished and I helped her out of the water, wrapping a fluffy towel around her. "Meet me in the kitchen for breakfast, bella," I whispered into her ear, letting her get dressed.
She was absolutely perfect.
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A T H E N A
He was perfect.
Everything he did, he left something of him. He made the butterflies in my stomach flutter in so many ways. He made my heart jump every time I even heard his name.
And I knew when he did all those things, I was catching feelings hard.
"Meet me in the kitchen for breakfast, bella," with that, he walked off and let me get dressed.
I sighed, dreamily, inhaling his scent that lingered in the room. I almost couldn't walk into the closet without having to hold onto something after thinking about what happened last night.
My breathing started to get heavy as I remembered his hands touching everything and his warm lips kissing me all over.
I could remember him gently entering me, being careful because he didn't want to hurt me. And me reassuring him I was fine even though it was a bit painful.
But after that, we did it two more times... we couldn't stop even if we wanted to.
I randomly took a shirt off the hanger, slipping it over my head. It smelled just like him. Like his signature cologne with a hint of cigarettes.
I quickly put on my panties before meeting him in the kitchen. As I was on my way, I saw Mya's bedroom door was closed and I heard soft snores coming from it. My eyes widened, hoping to Hell she didn't hear anything last night...
As I walked into the kitchen, the scent of warm pancakes and sizzling bacon made my mouth water. He was completely shirtless, only wearing a pair of light grey sweatpants. All of his tattoos were exposed, along with many scars.
I raised my thumb up to the back of his shoulder, tracing patterns against the light line from which his skin was teared.
I felt all the muscles flex under my touch as he moved around. He turned around, his dark eyes filled with lust and yearning.
His hand snaked around my waist, his other hand caressing the bare skin of my thigh. He lifted me up and onto the white marble counter.
Our lips connected after a heated gaze between each other. His mouth danced with mine, his tongue swiping across my bottom lip. A moan escaped my lips as he moved down to my neck, sucking on the sensitive skin.
His mouth moved to my collar bone, and lower. I threw my head back in pleasure, leaving more access for him.
"You're going to be the death of me," he says, leaning his forehead against mine. He gently kissed my lips and pulled away to make breakfast.
I continued to sit there, still in a daze from what happened.
He was absolutely perfect.
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I ended up being late to class the next day, which absolutely was not good.
"What's going on, Ms. Rose?" The academic officer questioned me in his office. "You've missed quite a lot of days alone in one semester. You're going to have to stay extra to do the work you've missed."
"I'm sorry," I looked down at my lap. "It's just that I've been to the hospital twice this month due to... injuries. I'll do whatever it is I need to do. I'm sorry."
He sighed and stood from his desk, walking towards me. He leaned against the front of his desk. "Trust me, you will. You are one of the top students at this university. It was shocking to hear that you've missed 27 days in just one semester. That's not like you."
"I know, I know," I said. "There's just been a few personal problems with family and all... Really, I'll do anything. Just give me a chance."
"Very well," he said. "You're going to have to do each class twice a day now. Then in a few weeks, you'll be caught up."
"Alright," I smiled. "Well, I guess I should get back to class now."
He gave me a sarcastic look. "Yes, that would be ideal for you."
I left his office, sighing. I just wanted to be held in Leo's arms, and him telling me everything's going to be okay.
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