Forbidden Heat

The next day, I received a text message.

“Come to the base,” Zak? How did he know my number?

I can’t believe I’m back in this room again. It was not a dream; this room is really a garbage dump.

“Hi, Natalia. Welcome to Prince Zak’s secret base…although you probably think it looks more like a garbage dump…” said a guy that I saw with Zak very often. He’s the student council president, Bryan.

What world am I living in? The student council president is part of this secret base scheme and is acting like a servant to Prince Zak.

“Hi, I’m Natalia. Nice to meet you,” I greeted him a little nervously as I tried to smile at him.

“I should leave…Zak probably wants to be alone with you,” Bryan mumbled almost as if to himself as he headed for the door.

“What…did you say?” I asked curiously.

“Huh? Oh…nothing…” He said while waving a little and then he was gone.

What do I do now? I sat down and looked around the room. There are no cockroaches here, right?

A few minutes later I heard the door open, and Zak walked in after locking the door behind him.

“Wow! I didn’t think you’d really come,” Zak said as he sat down opposite me. He flashed me his charming smile.

“What if I didn’t come?” I asked. It never crossed my mind that not turning up was an option.

replied indifferently. So, I wasn’t wrong, I didn’t have a

I asked suspiciously. Over the years Zak has never met and spoken to me in person before so meeting him two days in a row was sort of

the number one girl in this school. I’ll make you the most beautiful, the smartest and the most desirable. You’ll be my graduation project,” Zak proposed cockily

I’m fine the way I am now,” I refused immediately.

with determination in his eyes as he took

shock. Prince Zak just kissed my

Zak refused to take no for an answer, and I failed at convincing him to step

to the base” became a text message that I received first thing in the morning every single

…

I knew that I would be in there with Zak every day from now on, I might as well make the room livable. Zak

you already are but being in the top ten and being first is different. So, from now on, I will tutor you on all subjects,” Zak began

not sure if his words

exams. The easier way is for me to threaten the teachers for the exam questions and answers. I’ve never tried it, but I’m sure it’s possible. The harder way is for me to spend time teaching you everything

in resignation. Secretly, deep down, I wanted to be number one. More than anything else, I wanted to see the person

…

and weeks turned to months. From a stranger, Zak became my friend and soon, without me realizing it at first, he became my world. True to his words, I started placing first in almost all of my exams the next time they came around and then placing first in all of them in the next round. Needless to say, between tutoring me, skipping his classes,

place of x, you’ll get…”

my head. I couldn’t understand anything, and I felt so distracted. I’ve been like this for a while now whenever we were together but today was unbearably bad. I felt so aware of how close he was to me, his scent, his voice, his gestures, and

is calling my name.

him, why was he sitting so close? Was he always this close to me? Why is my heart

me to turn around, but I couldn’t face him. Then, I felt his warm hand firmly on mine. Shocked, I turned around abruptly to

nose. Then I felt the softness and warmth of

you don’t, I’ll kiss you every time you