Louisa's POVI didn't take that damn lighter, so I'm not afraid of anything. All I have to do is take off my shirt and show him that...My heart sank when my fingertips touched something hard and square in my pocket.I put my hand into the pocket and took it out.It was a fucking gold lighter with a wolf head on it!!!!What?!How did that fucking lighter get into my pocket?!"You... You must have planted it on me!" I castigated him, wide-eyed.He looked quizzical in the dim light of the room while rubbing his hands together."Haha. Gotcha!" he gloated. "Now it's time to claim my booty!"He snatched the lighter from my hand and abruptly held me up by my waist."No! Put me down!" I exclaimed.Well, he put me down.But this time on his lap.My legs were forced to spread on the sides of his body.The inner part of my thighs was placed on his groin."What are you doing?! Let me go! It must be you! You put the lighter in my pocket!" I struggled.He grabbed my arms and twisted them behind m
Louisa's POV"How was your first night shift at the 'grocery store'?" Jackie asked me as soon as I got into the car.My dad's truck was used for transporting horses, so I had to carpool with Leah and Jackie every day in their beaten-up Chevy to school."I was fired," I replied."What?!" Both Leah and Jackie asked at the same time."Lucas Farrow was at the club and that asshole accused me of stealing some fucking lighter from him. That's why they fired me."I intentionally skipped the humiliation I had been through in the VIP room.If Leah knew what had happened to me, she would have had a heart attack.Jackie, on the other hand, might have picked up a knife or a road sign to stab Lucas in his ass.Leah and Jackie looked at each other. To my surprise, neither of them said anything.After a while, Leah said, "Louisa, we'll help you to look for another part-time job."Jackie added, "Yeah, I heard Burger Barn was hiring...""Seriously?" I rubbed my eyes and asked. "Neither of you wants to
Louisa's POVAs soon as the last class was over, I packed my belongings and rushed out of the classroom.I had an interview tonight for another part-time job.The post description didn't reveal much. It was a caretaker for an empty house and I was 89% sure that house was haunted like the one in the Shining because the pay was ridiculously good.If I successfully got that job, my wage would spike.And since I was in a really grumpy mood today and my bad mood was infectious, I didn't plan to carpool with the O'Reilly sisters.Anyway, the interview place was not so far away from the school. I didn't mind walking for 40 minutes to get there.But as soon as I got out of the classroom, I saw Jackie and Leah standing outside."Aha, here we go," Jackie said with relief."Let's go now," Leah said."Wait... Aren't you supposed to be at Economics 101 right now?" I frowned."We skipped it," Jackie said. "We've been waiting here for you.""What?! You've been waiting outside my classroom for an hou
Louisa's POV"Louisa, you need to calm down. Take a deep breath. In and out," Leah said.As soon as she held my hands, I immediately started to breathe again."What did you see, Louisa?" Leah asked. Her voice was hypnotic."I... I saw... It must be a giant, wild beast! We should call animal control!" My mouth was dry."Louisa, there's no wolf on campus. If there was a giant wolf lurking around, people would have seen it!" Leah said."But I saw it... I really saw it!"Jackie handed me a bottle of water and said, "Louisa, you need to be hydrated. Close your eyes for a while. All you need is sleep.""I'm not crazy! I really saw it!" I insisted, gobbling down some water from the bottle."Louisa, you're exhausted. Close your eyes and take some rest. It's for your own benefit."Leah's voice was as soothing as a lullaby.My head started to feel heavy. The world in front of me darkened as time went by. My vision turned blurry."I... I have to..." I murmured.Leah placed my head on her lap and
Louisa's POVGold Gemdale was a high-end department store in the city center."Oh, mine. What is that?" I heard a shriek. "The miserable trio. Three banshee sisters!"Dressed up to the nines and surrounded by her minions, Jessica looked like a walking"Fuck off, Jessica. Go back to your fucking coven," Jackie hissed.The aggressive, sassy Jackie was back. Great.Jessica rolled her eyes and her nostrils flared."Did you guys smell it?" She asked the minions around her."The smell of horse shit." A girl teased me.Other girls giggled."No, it's the smell of poverty," Jessica snarled."Shut up, slut!" Jackie warned. "Beat it before I step on your stupid face."Leah pulled Jackie's arm and said, "Jackie, save it. We've got work to do. Let's just walk away."Work? I frowned. Did someone ask them to buy me stuff?Jackie gave Jessica a dark look and walked away.Jessica rolled her eyes, used a finger to poke at my chest, and said, "Go back to your pathetic stable and stop making a fool of yo
Louisa's POVThat was definitely a new low in my life.How could I possibly shout something like that out loud?"Louisa, listen to me. Everything will be fine." Leah held my arm and said."No! I don't want it! Stop! It's so painful!""Well, if you can't put up with this amount of pain, you'll be in big trouble later on." Another girl whispered, giving me a meaningful glance.Other girls chuckled."Ahem." Jackie cleared her throat.All the girls were silent, busy applying sticky paste between my legs."What?! What are you doing?! Stop putting wax on my crotch!"Nobody seemed to hear me.Jackie pulled up the curtain and brought me a glass of water."You need to be hydrated. Your lips are chapped," she said.I ignored the water and hissed, "Let go of me! You two have been acting weird ever since this morning! What's going on?! You ought to tell me the truth!""Lucas wants to see you tonight at his birthday party. So we are asked to groom you. You can't show up at his birthday party looki
Louisa's POV"Louisa, you look... Amazing! Unbelievably stunning!"Jackie looked at me and said.Leah stared at me with amazement.Both Jackie and Leah were wearing long white chiffon dresses.They looked so rich, so elegant, so sophisticated, so... different from their everyday look that I couldn't even recognize them at first sight.The limousine we were sitting in cruised silently forward. Nobody told me whose limo was. I wanted to ask, but I didn't even bother. I knew no one would tell me anything.It must have something to do with Lucas. No one had ever made so much impact on me the way Lucas did. I couldn't fathom why. Was it his looks? His body? His shit-eating smile? Or his power and wealth?My heart failed to steady to its regular rhythm at all.I shook my head. What was that? Did I get a sudden rush of adrenaline attack even by thinking about Lucas?I looked up to give a sigh and I saw stars on the ceiling of the limo, which was kind of weird, because if a person could affor
Louisa's POVJessica's eyes were full of hostility and disgust."She didn't steal anything, Jessica!" Jackie defended me. "Shut up and pour more wine into your hole.""Well, well, well," Jessica rolled her eyes and said. "Then could you please explain to me how a girl, who was born into a horse farmers' family, who used to work in a strip club, could afford something so expensive like that?""Because I lent it to her." An authoritative female voice appeared.I looked back and saw a queen-like woman, surrounded by servants and maids, making her way into the yard with graceful elegance and radiant gentleness. Wherever she walked, people withdrew and bowed slightly. It seemed that nobody dared to look at her directly into her eyes.Is she an aristocrat? A duchess or a princess? The heir to a throne or something?Jessica, who had always been so domineering and aggressive, had to reduce herself to a bow in front of this lady."Good evening, Mrs. Farrow," she mumbled nervously.Mrs. Farrow?