Page 73 of Reckless Dare

She still couldn’t believe that her tormentor won the elections by landslide. What was so great about him that everyone had an exalted view on him? And the look he directed towards hers just before his win made her even madder because of the way her body had reacted.

Ugh! I hate him!

She shook her head hoping it would ward away thoughts of her tormentor.

She had to put all her focus on Neeraj to cheer him up that evening. Their date was long overdue. Until then, she had kept putting it off using some or the other excuse. No more.

“Oh hey!” Nitya greeted. Seeing Ava’s expression, the other girl frowned. “Are you okay?”

“I’m fine,” Ava said, forcing out a smile. “Just a little disappointed that Neeraj didn’t win.”

Nitya nodded in understanding. “You did work hard in campaigning for him.”

Ava sighed. “Yeah. I guess we didn’t stand a chance against someone whose family literally owns the university.”

Nitya frowned. “That’s not the reason why everyone voted for Abhi, Ava. He won the elections on his own credit.”

Ava didn’t argue. She knew Nitya and nearly everyone had a great impression about her tormentor.

“Want to order pizza tonight?” Nitya asked, trying to cheer her up.

Ava shook her head with a smile. “Let’s order tomorrow night. Neeraj and I are going to a sports bar this evening for dinner.”

There was a strange look on Nitya’s face.

“Is something wrong?” Ava asked.

Nitya shook her head with a smile. “No. Have fun. Call me if you need a ride back home.”

Ava smiled. “Thanks.”

Ava went to her room and then into her walk-in closet. She stared at her clothes, trying to decide what to wear for the evening. She mostly only had t-shirts and jeans.

She grinned, imagining her sister’s reaction to wearing a t-shirt and jeans for what was technically her first date at Simha University.

She finally decided on a frilly pink top with jeans. She also grabbed a shawl in case it got too chilly in the night.

Placing her clothes on her bed, she stepped in for a quick shower.

The hot, steaming water from the rainwater setting of her showerhead washed away the tensions from her body.

She stepped out of the shower and dried herself before applying a generous amount of body lotion. The mild scent of jasmine relaxed her even more. Letting out a deep sigh of content, she wrapped a fluffy towel around her body before stepping out of the bathroom. She barely took a couple of steps when she stopped and let out a shocked gasp.

Standing by her bed, and casually looking at her family pictures on the wall was her tormentor. At her shocked gasp, he turned to her. His eyes flashed when he saw her standing in just her towel.

She was horrified and embarrassed for a few moments, but her anger propelled her to find her voice. “How dare you!” she snapped.

His mouth twisted. “How dare I, what?” he asked.

She sucked in an angry breath. “How dare you break into my room! I’m going to call the housing unit warden right now.”

She strode towards him and stopped next to her nightstand where the landline phone was placed on the top. Glaring at him, she picked up the receiver about to place the call.

His mouth continued to remain twisted with a small smile. “It’s going to be very interesting when both of us are sent to detention.”

She froze. “What? Why would I be sent to detention?”

There was an amused look on his face. “Because everyone would assume you called me here.”

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