"Is that Aria?" Nyx sashayed toward the bed, clad in a sexy nightdress, and sat by Nate's side.
"Yeah..." He sneered as he flung the phone to the side while he pulled her into his embrace. "She says she needs help."
"Isn't she supposed to be with Rick?"
"Yes, but don't worry, I have nothing to do with her—"
"Help her," Nyx said, with her gaze turning serious. "Rick is incredibly volatile and she must have fought with him."
Nate quickly sat up on the bed while he pushed her off him, "What do you mean? After all she has done, you want her here?"
"How could I possibly bring her over to your place?"
He had wanted to buy a house, but with the recent scandal surrounding him, he couldn't make any reckless money moves.
"I don't care. She needs help..." She stood up and pulled off her nightdress. "Don't worry, I can go pick her up. She just has to stay for a night."
As Nate watched her leave, his eyes narrowed and he wondered what she was up to. At the time when she pursued him, she hated Aria with everything in her and now she was suddenly offering a hand to help?
He sat in the living room of the villa for an hour before Aria appeared at the door with dried streaks of tears all over her face.
As soon as she saw him, her eyes pooled with tears again while her lips quivered.
"Nate…"
At that moment, memories of Aria using him as an emotional support, her go-to ATM, and errand boy whenever she was sad appeared in his mind.
But now, his heart didn't skip a beat like it always did when she approached. He stood up instead, walking toward Nyx who had just walked in.
"Are you cold?" He pulled off the thick blanket he had around his body and gently wrapped it around her body. "You shouldn't go out so suddenly again."
He held her chin, caressing her soft skin and soft lips gently.
Nyx could feel her cheeks turning red and hurting. Her eyes darted shyly to Aria, before she clenched the blanket harder.
"Stop..." She chuckled while jabbing him in the chest.
He pulled away, with a slight smile, "Get her settled in, I will see you later."
The room turned silent as he walked up the stairs with his hands in his pockets. His back looked so proud and laidback and Aria realized she had never seen Nate like this before.
She heard of everything that had happened to him, the sudden money he had amassed and she refused to believe it. But now, she witnessed his change.
She turned to Nyx, her brows raised, "Are you both really dating?"
"Why are you asking?" Nyx asked back.
"Well...I just—"
Nyx cut in, with a sneer, "I don't think you need to ask those questions since you are with Rick now."
"And if not for Nate, you wouldn't be here tonight." Her words were a sharp jab, with a stern voice laced with warning.
She then continued, "Let me lead you to your room for the night."
Aria could only purse her lips as she was led to her bedroom. It was directly opposite Nyx's bedroom with Nate and as soon as the door closed and she settled in, the venom in her eyes couldn't be hidden.
She hated the way he had looked at Nyx so gently, and how he didn't even glance at her. She craved the attention he gave, as it made her feel good and coveted.
Aria used to be the center of his world, but now she was just a backdrop.
"No..." She muttered. "I don't think he has forgotten me."
"If he has, then he wouldn't ask Nyx to save me, right? She is just a puppet to fill my space. I am still the one in his heart."
Quickly, she slipped out of the room and her eyes zeroed in on the opposite door and slowly, she pressed her ear to the hard surface.
She expected them to argue about her, with Nyx showing her displeasure at her presence but instead, it was something else.
Back in the room, Nyx had walked naked to the bed while Nate's eyes were all over her, his gaze intense but suspicious. The desire in his eyes couldn't be hidden.
"Are you trying to seduce me?"
"No need..." She grinned. "You have fallen already..."
Her legs spread over his thighs while he held her waist, with his fingers digging into her soft flesh. Her supple big boobs dangled before his eyes, with her sensitive pink nubs hardening slowly.
His tongue darted out, the tip licking on her nipple, "What do you plan to do with Aria?"
"What do you mean?" She groaned, as she settled her wet pussy on his hardness beneath his briefs. Her hands pulled on the soft material as she smiled, "I am just helping..."
However, Nate sneered, "Cut the crap. You wouldn't help just for being kind."
Nyx laughed, the sound reverberating through the room, "You know me too well, Nate..."
Their lips mashed, as they naked warm bodies curled up together on the bed. His tip pushed her wet entrance, desperate to be let in as their relentless groans filled the room.
And as his hard dick slipped into her, a moan left her lips, breaking the kiss. Nate pushed harder, feeling the softness of her pussy going down his hard length, he almost lost it.
"Oh fuck!" Her eyes opened and closed, her head arching backward and her chest heaving.
"Tell me..." Their breaths mixed, as he held her waist, raising her up slightly and slamming her on his dick, hard.
She went weak, with her lips over his ears as she whispered a few words in his ears. Their words were hushed, as their eyes hardened, filled with venom.
Since they found out that Gerald was behind the parking lot attack, they could guess that everything that had happened was a planned attack. From the student council meeting, to his ridicule on the school grounds up until the attack.
Everything was because a certain fragile kid couldn't stand losing. As their gazes never left each other, they came to a conclusion right there on the bed and Nate spoke up, very loudly.
"I bet Rick would come looking for her tomorrow. We will ambush him right here..."
His voice echoed through the room, reaching Aria who was behind the door. She stood upright, clenching her fists as a bitter taste rose up her throat.
Not only was Nyx having Nate in a way she never did, but she was also being used to go against Rick?
"Oh, hell no!" She scoffed as she stormed into her bedroom. "I can't let this happen."