Chapter 32

**•KAIA•**

Callum's behavior had pissed me off so much that I decided to cut the date short and go back to my dorm room.

My mood had completely turned sour when we ran into Adrian and Nate after the game tonight. Plus, Callum taunting him the entire time had gotten under my nerves.

I called an Uber and went back straight to my dorm room. I texted Amy along the way to check if she was there and was still awake, but I haven't received any response from her yet.

Part of me was annoyed with the way Adrian had reacted to Callum's teasing and remarks earlier, but I wouldn't blame him.

Callum has always been an asshole, and tonight he got to show me just how much of an asshole he could be.

As for the other part, I still worry about what happened to Adrian during the game. We all saw how hard he hit his head on the ice, so I can't help but wonder if he's feeling okay despite his angry reaction a couple of hours ago.

The Uber finally arrived back on campus, and I stepped out of the vehicle with an exhausted sigh. I closed the door, and the Uber left.

I stood on the same spot for a few seconds, trying to clear out my head and enjoy the cool breeze outside, before finally heading inside the building.

I walked straight towards the elevator and pressed the button on the wall. My dorm room was on the third floor. Once the doors finally closed, I leaned my head back against the wall and stared at the ceiling.

I am so looking forward to a nice warm shower before going to bed and sleeping this off. Hopefully, tomorrow, I might be able to forget tonight's turn of events.

The elevator door opened, and I had arrived at my floor. I fished out my room keys from my bag and unlocked the door before going inside.

Darkness immediately greeted me, showing signs that Amy was obviously not here. I didn't bother turning on the lights; I just lazily strolled towards my own bedroom, looking forward to that shower.

But suddenly, the lamp in the living room area switched on, and my heart jumped in surprise when I saw a dark figure sitting on the armchair, directly facing me.

Alarms started going off in my head in panic; my heart was in my throat, and I froze in shock.

Two things: this could either be someone I know playing a sick prank on me or this is an intruder that is about to do something really, really bad.

"Who...who are you?" I called out to him.

He didn't respond, and I slowly took a step backwards, and my back hit the countertop.

He slowly leaned forward, revealing his face under the light, and my heart dropped when I saw who it was.

"Fun night?" Adrian asked, his voice dropping an octave.

"What the hell are you doing here?" I quickly confronted him, my guard already down after discovering it was only him.

"I asked you a question."

I looked at him in disbelief.

"Are you serious right now? You need to answer my question first, or else I'm calling campus security."

He chuckled and relaxed into the armchair.

"Amy has my car keys, and I have her room key." He replied casually. "She told me to come and wait here for her till she got back."

"And you couldn't just wait till tomorrow?"

A smile slowly spreads across his lips.

"I need my car. Tonight."

Jesus, is he for real right now?

"Why were you sitting alone in the dark? You nearly gave me a heart attack for fuck's sake."

He suddenly rose from the chair, and my heart skipped a nervous beat. He slowly walked towards me, and I felt a swift electric change in the air caused by his close proximity.

"Did I scare you?" He asked softly while reaching towards my face and tucking a loose hair strand behind my ear.

The action made me feel hot all over, and suddenly, it started to feel hard to even breathe with him being near me right now.

"Yes, and I think you should leave now. Driving this late while being drunk is not safe for you."

A low chuckle escaped from his lips, and the sound made my heart flutter.

"Drunk? What makes you think I'd still be drunk after running into you and your pathetic excuse of a boyfriend a while ago and putting up with both your taunting behavior, which almost tempted me to hurt him right there and make you watch?"

The angry note in his tone made my heart drop, and I started to feel a little afraid about how this situation was going to end.

"That wasn't my intention." I quickly blurted out.

He gave me a long stare before a smirk started to form on his face.

"Wasn't that your intention?" He repeated this while stepping closer to me.

I quickly stepped back, and the edge of the counter dug into my skin.

"I may not know you very well, but one thing I do know is that every little thing that you do, Kaia Lilian, has an ulterior motive. So, don't tell me that it wasn't any of your intention to start dating my arch nemesis on the hockey field."

He took another step forward, and my back started to hurt from leaning against the edge of the counter so much. But there was no one else to turn to.

He has me cornered.

"Don't tell me that it wasn't your intention to show up at my game tonight with him by your side. Don't tell me that it wasn't your intention to allow him to constantly get under my nerves when you were secretly enjoying it!" He yelled.

His eyes glared straight into mine, and I gripped the edge of the counter beside me.

"You do realize that after everything you just said, it only ends up making you sound jealous right now?" I asked him before chuckling under my breath.

That came with the intention of trying to lessen the tension that was almost suffocating me right now.

But I think I just made a big mistake by pointing that out because he still looks pissed as hell.

"Jealous?" He replied, venom dripping from his tone.

"Yeah, jealous."

He slowly nodded his head, and before I had the time to react, he grabbed my shoulder and pulled me away from the counter, only to push me back against the wall on the side with his hand around my neck.

The surprise was evident on my face after realizing what just happened. He locked eyes with me before leaning his whole body closer to mine.

"Jealous would not be the word close enough to describe it." He said to my face with a low, dangerous tone. "Don't guess my emotions because you have no idea what I'm feeling right now."

He paused, then looked down at my lips, and his breathing suddenly changed.

"But since you always love to talk shit, then I'll show you jealous."