Fine...
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Raven.
For a brief moment after his absurd request, I stood there, too shocked to react.
The infamous Chase had just asked me to date him, and no matter how much I tried to process it, it didn't make any sense to me..
" You mean fake dating?" I asked, little tremors of what I couldn't exactly place accompanying my voice.
" No..I want you to be my girlfriend." He added, seriously, and once again, I was rendered speechless, by him..
At some point, I actually took a closer look at him, just to make sure he was the same Chase Whitmore, the feared Captain.
Unfortunately, he was.
" Why? Why me?" I asked, still in disbelief, still in shock.
"Because you have a debt you need to pay, little muse." He reminded, as a matter of fact, a subtle grin playing on his lips.
"And if I don't want to?" I found myself asking.
Julian had just betrayed me, treated the three years we had together, the love, like it was a joke, and I hadn't even gotten time to process it, to come to terms with that bitter reality, and Chase wanted me to become his girlfriend?
Not to add, after everything that had happened in my life, I genuinely wanted nothing to do with the rich, and their botched attitudes and worlds!
Thanks to Julian's betrayal, I had been reminded of exactly where I belonged- to a world miles away from theirs.
" Relax..." He stated, this time looking serious, and I perked my ears, listening.
" It's not as serious as you think." He added, his tone even..
" I happen to need a girlfriend, for personal reasons." He explained, and, I relaxed, albeit a little.
" You are the perfect candidate... perfect GPA, quiet, and..." He paused, and my body tensed up..
" Your background is not chaotic.." He added, his eyes still on me, but I had long zoned out.
My background was not chaotic? What was that even supposed to mean?
" It doesn't have to be long..." He wore a thoughtful face as he stated, and at that moment, I had to admit, he looked just like the Chase Whitmore, the one who commanded the ice and the rink, the king of the ice.
" You can play my girlfriend for a year...After graduation, we will go our separate ways." I was snapped out of my daze by those words and my gaze was complicated when I looked at him..
He had those classic sharp jawline that had anyone wanting to kiss them, if he weren't so intimidating..His eyes were an ocean blue, deep, captivating, and a face that looked out of place, like those mythical Greek-gods'.
A few minutes ago, I happened to share a kiss with him. And it almost rattled my world.
It was not just him, his name and his world that I was skeptical about, I was afraid for my heart too.
A year was too long. Feelings could blossom, boundaries could blur ..
"A year is too long, Chase." I whispered, and instead of his anger flaring at the rejection, just like it was classic of privileged heirs, he smiled, his gaze shrouded with mystery as it held mine .
" Since when did genius Raven become a coward?" He teased, and my heart missed beats from how intense his gaze was.
"Are you afraid you will fall in love with me in one year?" He asked, and before I could deny it, he went on..
"Are you scared of throwing yourself at me?" I knew it. He was clearly trying to provoke me, but I still lost it, completely and especially when I remembered how lustfully Victoria had looked at him, I couldn't allow myself to be associated with such a thing.
" Me? You are mistaken if you think I will throw myself at you like they all do!" Unmasked anger rolled with my tongue as those words seeped out.
"How will we know unless we try, Raven?"And once again, with the same calmness, that burned my nerves, he challenged and without thinking, I found myself nodding.
"Fine, Chase Whitmore."
" I will play your girlfriend, for a year " I added, and it was not until the words were out that I came back to my senses.
But it was too late.
He wore this annoying victorious look, and while I was still dazed, he kissed my forehead and left ..
For about a minute or so, I stood there, beautifully dazed, and it was not until I received a call from my best friend that I snapped out of it.
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Third Person's POV.
After they parted ways with Raven, Chase hopped into his waiting car, but he didn't instruct his assistant to drive.
He settled in his seat, his eyes locked on Raven's unmoving figure..
As he looked at her from the car, his gaze was heated, he looked nothing like the Chase that she had interacted with a while ago..
'I have just found you, Raven..' There was a sly grin on his lips as he whispered.
' And this time,' He didn't get to finish what he was saying, though.
He was interrupted by his assistant, who had just gotten in the car from the other end.
" Boss?" His assistant sounded strained as he called.
" What did you find out?" Chase asked, his voice terrifyingly cold.
" She. ..she.." He hesitated.
" They are the same people, but her current name is Raven Blake.." The assistant informed, and for a brief second, stifling silence materialized in the car.
"So, her mother only changed her second name then?" The silence was broken by Chase's unreadable tone.
"No..She didn't just change her name, young master. Her mother erased Raven's previous memories, too." After much deliberation, the assistant revealed, then held his breath.
By then, through the window, Chase happened to catch a sight of Raven's retreating silhouette.
'Raven Blake, I will have fun getting to know you all over again..' He wore a wicked grin as he whispered into the silence.
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