The Darkest Flames of Desire

Prologue pt. 1 of 4

Evelyn POV

The water surrounded me as I took another breath, I swam towards the wall, ever since I  could remember water was a way for me to escape everything, no matter how much of a bad day I was having water seemed to be calming, in a strange way it felt like home, I know, I know it sounds strange but it really did. I skimmed the water as I swam, I always was a good swimmer, my father said that I could be in the Olympics if I really tried hard enough, but I didn't want to swim competitively, I loved swimming, don't get me wrong, but making a career out of it would take all the fun out of it. I felt the wall and I knew my lap is done.

I frowned disappointed because I knew that I would have to get out soon, it was getting late, and I had to go to lunch with my father, one of his friends, his best friend to be exact, and his son Ryker Wellington. The thought of him sent chills down my spine, he was honestly the most arrogant, conniving, infuriating asshole I have ever come across of, although he could be really sweet and kind, and sometimes a little overprotective, like an older brother. It didn't help that he was utterly and undeniable the most handsome man I have ever seen. The thought that I found him attractive made me mentally upchuck. It didn't help that he took every chance to get under my skin. It was worse at school he was the king of the Sierra Ridge Academy, one of the most prestigious schools in the country, it was like IV League high school. He was worshiped by all the men there as a god and had almost every girl pining after him, falling at his feet. It made me sick when I saw a new girl on his arm every other week, and each time they all thought that they were the queens, and each time they were all dethroned.

Ryker was two years older me, he had the most gorgeous green eyes I've ever seen, they were a mix between Forest Green and jade green almond eyes, his dark lashes making his green eyes pop out even more, his hair was dark brown almost black, it had dark red, almost Auburn highlights to it, and it looked so  luscious, sometimes I had to mentally yell at myself for wanting to touch it, and his lips were what the girls at my school called "the best damn kissable lips" they were a natural shade of pink, and they were full. He stood to be about 6'4" and of course his body looked like it belonged to a Roman or Greek god, his arms were huge, he had those abs that girls would drool over, and he had no problem tanning, in fact when he did tan he looked like the perfect depiction of a Roman god. He was Captain of the football team, and the lacrosse team, and boy was he good at them, he was one of the best players around. He was also tied to be the best student in the school, the other student was me. And although he made me want to punch him in the face most of the time, Ryker did have a very sweet side, and he could be extremely kind, but sometimes he could be a bit overprotective, which was part of the reason I got so annoyed with him. 

He gave me the nickname of "princess" and my god did I hate the way he said it, he also had a taunting yet seductive tone to it, if it wasn't for the fact that I greatly detested Ryker I would have found it extremely sexy. I had long straight but slightly wavy brown hair, it was a mix between dark and light brown hair, my eyes were dark Hazel, on certain days they looked like a mix of green and brown, they were big almond-shaped with thick long lashes when I wore Mascara people swore that I was wearing falsies. I wasn't anywhere as skinny as the other girls on the cheer team, I wasn't overly plump either, I was what the guys described as the perfect kind of curvy, my thighs were thick, I had an ass, and I had boobs and I stood to be around 5'9". I was one hell of a cheerleader though, second the cheer captain, which meant that next year I would be cheer Captain, I was also a straight-A student, and I was vice-president of the Student Government Association of our school, Ryker was of course President.

"Evelyn, you better get out of the pool, you don't want to be late!" I heard my older sister, Celine, call out from the stairs, our pool was indoor, and it was a perfect lap pool, it also had a jacuzzi tub and a sauna. Above the pool, we had a gym, with all the latest equipment and machines, my father, sister, and I were all huge fitness freaks. I pretended not to hear her and continue to float in the pool. "Evelyn Diana Algernon, if you make me get you, you are not going to like it, get out of the damn pool, NOW!" I heard her scowl at me.