APKDock Logo
Chapters
share
HEALING IN HIS ARMS  Novel Cover

HEALING IN HIS ARMS

The emotional dark college romance 'HEALING IN HIS ARMS' follows Pearl Wilson, a young woman fiercely guarding herself against a world that has caused her immense trauma. After surviving a horrific childhood assault by a family member, Pearl has channeled her pain into a defiant, rebellious exterior, maintaining an absolute distrust and hatred toward all men. At Legacy College, she is known for her fierce hostility toward any guy who approaches her—until she crosses paths with Ronnie Banks, her department's quiet and enigmatic student. Behind Ronnie's calm, Greek-god-ish exterior lies a deep, long-standing fixation on Pearl. As she accidentally steps into his world, an unexpected connection forms, pulling them both into a high-stakes campus drama where buried secrets and dangerous events threaten to shatter everything around them.
Chapters
share

Chapter 3

Students made way for him, and girls began, wetting their pants and gasping as admiration dazzled in their eyes.

It's Roonie Banks.

* Banks?

* It's Banks!

He might be Roonie,, but no one calls him that... everyone calls him Banks, his surname.

His face is a mask of icy calm, and his features looks like they were chiseled from marble, lacking warmth

He looks like he jumped out of a brand commercial or something, so darn hot.

He's wearing simple black sweatshirt, black denims and boots, his looks are aristocratic.

There's just an effortless elegance in the way he carries himself

He doesn't need to talk, his powerful aura speaks for him, and despite his quietness, he's respected and feared, almost more than Rook.

Rook's face morphed into hateful immediately. He hates him madly__any other word better than madly? Insert that.

Pearl isn't even looking at Roonie, all she's concerned about his her phone.

Roonie's two friends are right beside him... Axel and Hyce.

They strode with him till they went out of sight in the hallway,.

* Tell me you captured his face!

* Of course! Especially the lips!

* Send me the pictures right now!

Girls began fighting to get his pictures, and Rook returned his gaze to Pearl.

Slowly, he picked the phone and handed it to her.

She snatched it and left with her friends, leaving Rook to bite his tongue vengefully.

She'd pay for this.

*

Getting to class, the lecturer is already in, so Pearl and her friends quickly settled down.

The class continued...

"We were talking about the business that was bought by Facebook in 2014, and the price" the lecturer said, and hush fell in the class

"Anyone " the woman repeated.

The silence continued.

"Snapchat? For 18 billion?" A new voice came from the back of the class, and everyone turned to see the owner.

Roonie!

It's the first time he talked in class, so the shock is real.

"That's dumb... it's WhatsApp, for 19 billion" Pearl replied immediately, and everyone turned to her.

"That's right, Miss Wilson" the lecturer said.

Instead of praises, Pearl received hateful glares for saying dumb.

The lecture continued, and Roonie"s eyes settled on Pearl, watching her creepily from the back like a creep...that he is.

They had four classes consecutively, and immediately they finished up, Morgan jumped in front of Pearl's desk.

"You called Banks dumb? Bitch you're an icon! Girls will eat you!"

"Blah blahfuçking blah" Pearl rolled eyes, and Lizzy laughed with Rebekah.

"But damn, his naturally sleepy voice! I'd do anything to hear him call me baby with it! Seriously if I don't fûck that guy, I'd kidnap him on his wedding day" Morgan chirped.

"Morgan!" Rebekah coughed as her laughter got louder.

"Party again tonight? Need to get high again" Pearl said, leaving the class.

"Wait up!" The girls ran after her.

*

SCHOOL PARK*

Roonie arrived with his friends just now, all looking exhausted especially Hyce.

The two are just as handsome.

"You intentionally said the wrong answer to make her talk to you in class earlier, yes?" Axel said.

"Obviously" Roonie replied simply, climbing his power bike.

"And what's up with you and her? I can't stand the tension anymore" Axel pressed further, bringing Roonie's helmet out of the car.

"Are you taking over Hyce's duty today? You became the talkative" Roonie raised his thick brows.

Hyce lowered his hoodie cap and and let out a cough intentionally on Axel's face.

"Dude, fûck!" Axel pushed him back.

"Uncle Edward offered to come make dinner tonight" Roonie announced.

"Tell me his wife is the one doing the cooking" Hyce paled up.

"She's on a trip" Roonie replied, holding the bike handlebars.

"I'd rather go paralyzed than eat your uncle's food again. He should be banned from the kitchen" Hyce said, and Axel laughed.

"Ciao" Roonie said casually, and Axel threw him the helmet.

He wore it and drove off on his power bike.

Axel and Hyce entered the car and drove off behind him.

"Banks!" A girl rushed into the park, breathing heavily as sweat covered her face.

You may also like

A Second Chance in Life Novel Cover
8.8
After returning to the day of her mafia marriage, Elysia discovers she can hear the thoughts of those around her. In her previous life, she was envied for marrying the gentlemanly Arnold, while her sister suffered with the brutal Caspian. Now, her sister has also returned to the past and quickly claims Arnold to escape her fate. Little does she know that Elysia’s past was a hidden nightmare. Choosing Caspian this time, Elysia prepares to let her sister face the dark reality of the husband she once coveted.
El padre de mis hijos Novel Cover
8.2
Elena's life is irrevocably transformed after a single passionate night with a mysterious, dangerous man results in an unexpected pregnancy. Years later, her past catches up to her when the powerful mafia boss returns to reclaim his heirs. Thrust into a treacherous world of betrayal and violence, Elena must shield her children from their father's dark legacy. As secrets surface and enemies surround them, she fights to survive his lethal empire.
Engaged to the Devil, Loved by His Shadow  Novel Cover
9.5
Serafina is trapped in a marriage to Luca De Santis, a brutal mafia don who views her as a mere possession. In a world defined by fear, only Luca’s enforcer and cousin, Matteo, treats her with genuine humanity. Their forbidden connection sparks a dangerous rebellion against the family. As loyalty crumbles, Serafina must choose between enduring her life as a monster’s bride or risking execution to find freedom with the man who would burn it all down.
Leave Me and Raise Her Baby Novel Cover
8.3
Don Cesare Ferrante was known for his disdain for children until his wife Giulia’s stepsister moved next door. Suddenly, the mafia boss is consumed by his niece, ignoring Giulia even as she survives a brutal car crash. After fifty-five unanswered calls and a public display of his devotion to the infant, Giulia reaches her breaking point. At a tense family banquet, she stuns the famiglia by demanding a divorce. Despite Cesare’s dismissive accusations of jealousy, Giulia exposes his betrayal, telling him to finally become the father he clearly desires to be.
Taste of the Dark - A Mafia Romance Novel Cover
9.7
For six years, working for the ruthless billionaire Bastian Hale meant enduring constant humiliation and brutal demands. However, a devastating medical diagnosis changes everything: I will be blind in ninety days. Determined to truly live before the darkness takes over, I try to resign, but Bastian refuses. He offers a million dollars and a vow to make my final days of sight unforgettable. In the shadows, my cold boss reveals a hidden, sensual side.
The Corleone Wife Who Died and Disappeared Novel Cover
8.0
After being left to suffer a life-threatening heart episode alone in a cold cellar, the protagonist realizes her husband, Zane Corleone, will never prioritize her. Despite her desperate pleas, Zane chose to comfort another woman, dismissively accusing his wife of faking her illness. This betrayal marks the end of her devotion. Within three days, she intends to vanish from his life forever, leaving the mafia heir behind to face the consequences of his cold indifference.