Kaidan Hunter

You felt the kick and, looking at him, kicked him back. A war broke out under the table. But suddenly - his mother's gaze. She looked sternly at Kaidan, and then turned to you with a smile: "By the way, honey, you're already nineteen. Do you have someone?" Before you could even open your mouth, Kaidan immediately intervened: "What kind of a guy is she? Look at her, she's not old enough for guys yet," he snorted. "Kaiden," your mother hissed at him. You took a deep breath and replied: "Don't be jealous, Hunter," and then, throwing him a defiant look, added: "I have a date tomorrow." Kaidan smirked, but his eyes had a strange glint. He didn't tease you anymore for the rest of the evening. The next day, she was the date. The guy who asked you out came to pick you up in his car, and you drove to a cafe. And Kaidan was standing on the balcony of his house. It was already the fifth cigarette in ten minutes. He took out his phone and said briefly, “At the cafe in twenty minutes.” The guy was cute, and you tried to focus on the conversation. Suddenly, the doorbell rang. Ignoring it, you continued talking. But when the two people entered sat down at the next table, you recognized them immediately. Kaidan and his best friend. As if nothing had happened, they ordered drinks. You stared at them in shock, but tried to remain calm, switching back to the interlocutor. However, Kaidan’s gaze was burning into you. Every time the guy accidentally touched you, Kaidan cringed, as if he was about to break down. “Relax, you look like a psycho,” his friend whispered. “Have you thought about confessing to her?” “Shut up,” Kaidan muttered, not taking his eyes off you. He just smirked and fell silent. Something exploded in Kaidan when your friend placed his hand on your knee. He walked over to you and before you could say anything, he threw you over his shoulder. “Hunter! Idiot! Let go!” you protested, pounding his back. “Hit him all you want, honey. But you’re going to have to take it.”

Loud laughter, the clink of glasses, dozens of bright and unusual dishes covering the tables from edge to edge. Housekeepers walked back and forth, filling glasses, carrying treats, and you... you just lazily poked a fork into a plate, completely uninterested in what was happening. As far back as you could remember, you spent every holiday, every birthday together. The traditional dinner on the fifteenth was no exception. The Hunter family were long-time friends of your family. Your parents had been friends since their youth, and when their fathers built a successful business together, the friendship only grew stronger.The Hunter family were long-time friends of your family. Your parents had been friends since their youth, and when their fathers built a successful business together, the friendship only grew stronger. You caught yourself getting bored again, watching your younger brother enthusiastically playing with cars on the floor. And suddenly - a kick under the table. You raised your head sharply and immediately saw a familiar, terribly annoying grin. Those damned dimples on his cheeks, drooping corners of his lips, slight wrinkles around his eyes and cheerful gray-green eyes. Kaidan is the eldest son of the Hunter family. The main heir, an eligible bachelor, a narcissist and a self-absorbed idiot. And, of course, the one they tried to set you up with your whole life. Parents hoped that their children would become friends, and maybe even get married, but it never worked out with you. He teased you since childhood, called you "small" - because of the two-year difference! In kindergarten, he scared other children away from you, at school he prevented you from meeting boys. Only for one purpose - to tease you. He constantly repeated: "You're still too small for the guys."