Filed to story: That Campus Prince Is a Girl
Cameron stepped back, putting distance between them. “I’ve already turned you down.”
Bradley stared at her. “Your rejection doesn’t matter.”
Cameron frowned. “Brad, are you really going to force me to fall out with you?”
“Make things ugly between us?” Bradley looked at her, a faint, ambiguous smile playing on his lips.
Cameron said, “If it comes to that, we won’t even be friends anymore.”
Bradley tapped his fingers on the roof of the car. “Cameron, being your friend isn’t what I want right now.”
Bradley’s eyes bore into her; without the gold-rimmed glasses, the intensity in his gaze was impossible to miss.
Bradley looked at her like a hunter eyeing his chosen prey-utterly determined, as if he wouldn’t stop until he got what he wanted.
This look in Bradley’s eyes was something Cameron had never seen before.
‘Bradley is never like this. He has always been so gentle and classy-when did he get so pushy?’ she wondered.
Cameron frowned. “Brad, did someone put a spell on you or something?”
“A spell, huh?” Bradley let out a low laugh. “Cam, you really are something else. Cute, even.”
He paused for a moment, then lifted his hand, reaching out to ruffle her hair Just like he always used to. But this time, Cameron pulled away. Bradley’s fingers curled together
With a faint smile on his lips, Bradley said, “No wonder I always thought you were cute. So you really are a girl after all.
“A girl this cute is mine, only mine,” Bradley said, his eyes fixed on Cameron, drawing out each word with deliberate emphasis.
Cameron said, “Bradley, you’re crazy.” Seeing Bradley like t this sent a chill down Cameron’s spine. She took another step back.
She pulled out her phone from her pocket, planning to call roadside assistance and have someone bring her a new tire. There was only one spare in the car.
With around.
But as soon as she unlocked her phone, Cameron realized she had no signal.
It had been fine earlier. Cameron frowned and immediately turned her phone toward Bradley. “Did you do this?”
Becker’s Smile widened as he stared at her, unblinking. “Yeah, my
‘He’s totally lost his mind,’ Cameron thought. She stuffed her
Bradley called out to her.
“Cam, don’t go out,” Bradley called.
Cameron didn’t even slow down.
SO back into per pocket and turned to leave. She had only taken two steps when
Bradley said casually, “If you want to get zapped into pile of ash, suit yourself.”
Cameron spun around, staring at him in utter shock.
“When did you do something to the door?” Cameron asked, her face darkening.
Bradley said, “While we were eating.”
Cameron was furious. “Bradley, how did you end up like this?”
‘This is seriously scary,’ she thought. ‘It’s twisted-he’s totally lost it.’
Bradley’s smile lingered, but now there was a dangerous glint i in his seyes. “If you hadn’t rejected me, you never would’ve known I could be like this.”
He had always been this way. He always got what he wanted. And when things didn’t go his way, he would show a whole different side of himself.
Cameron’s face was expressionless. “Bradley, what are you really trying to do?”
“Cam,” Bradley called out, his voice low as he stepped closer under the night sky. Every time he moved forward, Cameron instinctively backed away, so he stopped and smiled. “You know what I’m after, don’t you?”
Cameron shot him a cold took. “Bradley, it’s already late. If I don’t go home, my family will definitely come looking for me. How long do you really think -you can keep me here?”
Bradley replied, “I’ve already let your parents know. Even if you go missing for week, they won’t be worried.”
Cameron snapped, “Are you serious?”
Bradley’s grin only widened. “Cam, you didn’t actually believe I went to the law firm, did you?”
Cameron’s gaze toward Bradley grew colder by the second.
“So, Bradley,” she said, her voice even icier than her stare, “you set a trap for me from the very beginning. You played me, and I actually trusted you “Cam, you were the one who turned me down so heartlessly. That’s why I had to take such desperate measures,” Bradley replied with a smile.
Cameron let out a cold laugh. “So, this is all my fault?”
Bradley was still smiling, but there was no warmth in his eyes. “Of course, it’s your fault for rejecting me. And mistakes like that always come with a price, don’t they?”
‘Seriously?’ Cameron thought, at a loss for words. Her face went completely blank. She couldn’t even be bothered to waste another word or Bradley.
Without hesitation, she snapped a branch off a nearby tree and hurled it straight at the gate.
The moment the branch struck the gate, blue sparks crackled and danced, filling the air with a sharp sizzle. In seconds, the branch dropped to the ground, burned to a crisp, and blackened beyond recognition. The whole thing was over in a flash.
Cameron froze.
Bradley caught every bit of Cameron’s little test, his eyes never missing a thing. He said, “Cam, you shouldn’t doubt me. I’ve never lied to you.”
“That was in the past,” Cameron scoffed. “Are you really still someone I can trust now?”
Bradley didn’t hesitate. “Of course I am.”
Cameron let out a mocking, icy laugh. She tightened her down jacket around herself, turned, and without even glancing at Bradley, strode right past him into the hall.
‘Sometimes, you just have to know when to pick your battles,’ she thought to herself. ‘It’s freezing out here. Might as well head inside and warm up!’
Bradley watched her retreating, angry figure, a small smile tugging at his lips. As long as she stayed, that was all that mattered.
Once inside, Cameron headed straight upstairs to the room she’d stayed in before. Just as she was about to close the door, a hand suddenly stopped it.
“I’m tired. I need to sleep,” Cameron said, her face blank as she stared at Bradley, who had followed her up.
Bradley’s lips curled into a smile as he looked at her. “Alright, Cam. Goodnight.” With that, he let go of the door.
Bang. Her only response was the slam of the door.
Cameron pressed her ear to the door, listening for any sounds outside.
“Cam, you say I’ve changed, but aren’t you different too?” Bradley’s low voice drifted through the door. She caught Bradley’s quiet murmur from the hallway. Her brow furrowed.
There was a time when she was truly grateful to Bradley. He really had helped her a lot back then. Of course, she’d always treated him well. But things were different now.
There was no way she could ever show Bradley a kind face again.
Bradley was even more of a handful than Xander or Austin ever were.
Cameron lifted her gaze, taking in the room. The place looked almost exactly the same as before.
The only difference was the bedsheets-they’d been swapped out for pure white ones, embroidered with delicate lace.
She made her way to the bathroom, where she found shelves lined with all kinds of top-brand skincare products and toiletries-every single one for women. There was literally everything you could think of.
Cameron’s brow furrowed. Bradley really had this all planned out from the start. Otherwise, there was no way he could’ve had everything ready like this. A
She stared at herself in the mirror, her brows knitting even tighter. It was obvious now-there was no way she and Bradley could even be friends. And as for being a couple? Not a chance.
She’d already turned him down flat. But Bradley still forced her to stay here. She absolutely hated this kind of behavior.
Now, there was even less of a chance for them-being together was completely out of the question.
Since she’d decided to stay, Cameron figured she might as well wash up and get some rest.
Bradley wasn’t the man she used to know anymore.
Cameron gave the bathroom a thorough once-over, checking every corner for hidden cameras. Luckily, she didn’t find any.
At that moment, Bradley was sitting on the sofa in his room, watching a live feed from the camera in Cameron’s room on his phone.
The camera was aimed directly at the bed.
