Deviant Devotion: A Dark College Romance by Celeste Night

Author:Celeste Night [Night, Celeste]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: anonymous
Published: 2024-01-08T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter twenty-two

Ava Marie

After the discovery that Gage had been my stalker all along, I sat stupefied in the art building. He acted like it was nothing to simply type his name into my phone, like he hadn’t broken into my room and invaded my privacy.

His words about how maybe he wasn’t the only one echoed in my head. The only other person who it could be was Asher. When he’d seen me at the diner, he’d whispered that my stalker could be dangerous, mocking me.

I was tired of their weird obsession with me, and the fact that they treated my life like it was a game. Sure, they were both beautiful, and my body reacted to both of them like it never had before, but it wasn’t enough. There was still a genuine possibility they could choose to leak the fact that I was a cam girl. That would mean I would lose my scholarship and everything that entailed.

I had enough other things to worry about without adding two smitten psychopaths to the mix. Somewhere along the way, I’d managed to forget who I was. I was Ava Marie Thompson, the daughter of a prostitute and felon, who was determined to claw her way out of poverty and the trailer park no matter what. There was my empty bank account and the threat against my mother that I still had to deal with.

Guess rich people have a different way of showing their affection, I thought to myself, trying to find an iota of humor in the situation as I lobbed paint onto the small square in front of me.

“What did the project do to you today?” Jasper joked as he finally walked in. He lifted an eyebrow at me, and I laughed.

“It wasn’t the project—at least not this time. Remember how I told you I have a stalker? I figured out who they are.” I guided the paintbrush along the surface, smearing color along the edge of the canvas.

Jasper propped himself against the table. “And?”

I frowned, wondering how much I could trust him before deciding the hell with it. “And it’s Gage. Maybe Asher, too, since it seems to be a joint thing. They’ve been leaving shit in my room when I’m sleeping... and they know things that could seriously fuck me over. Things I’ve never told anyone.”

His eyes widened, and he froze. “Gage and Asher.” He said the words slowly, like he was testing them out.

He took the brush from me and laid it down before grabbing my face with both hands. “Ava, Chuck Close can wait. I know a bar that opens at eleven. I would try to make a bad joke about how at least they’re hot, but it would be in poor taste and solve none of your current problems. However, day drinking sounds like a good start.”

He ignored my objections regarding work and catching up on assignments while ushering me out of the art building to the parking area. My pleas fell on deaf ears as he buckled me in and gave me a stern look before pulling out his cell phone.

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