I clocked out of work after making quite a bit of money from tips alone. It would definitely help replenish some of the money I had spent on clothes and necessities.

While I was happy to be free from work, going home was another situation entirely.

When Tori dropped me off, Melissa was still at work for another hour. That left me alone with Frank.

I knew he was completely s**t-faced the second I walked through the front door.

He sat in the recliner watching some fuzzy football match on the TV. His face contorted in anger and I sighed.

“Where the f**k have you been?” He spat, struggling to lift himself off the recliner.

I tried not to roll my eyes, knowing it only pissed him off more.

“Working, Frank.” I repeated myself for the hundredth time.

I turned to walk up the stairs and escape his drunken tirade when something he said had me turning back around.

“Working?” He scoffed, wobbling as he stood from the recliner. “You were out whoring around like your f*****g mother.”

This time I did roll my eyes. If he wasn’t drunk all of the time he’d remember that Melissa made me pay for everything myself. I didn’t have time to ‘w***e around’ when I was busy supporting myself and going to high school.

“Melissa isn’t my mother.” I snapped, turning to walk up the stairs.

His hand wrapped around my wrist and yanked me backwards.

While I didn’t fall, I did stumble back a few steps.

“Get off of me, Frank.” I mumbled, my body tensing in fear.

pretty. Frank was

sensitive nose. He yanked me closer to him and I nearly gagged at the sight

with fear. He was much too close

disgusting smell of stale beer

around my wrist, and I

I screeched, bringing my knee up in between his

let out a hiss of pain as his hand dropped my wrist. I could hear his drunken yelling

the lock through the tears that had sprung

I flopped down on my bed and let a few tears trail down my

days were harder than others, but it would all be

I had quickly lost hope that Melissa would treat me like

not daring to move until I heard the front door open and Melissa

water hid the tears as

be on guard around him.

the shower feeling completely exhausted, and fell

few hours of restless

outfits I had recently bought, a pair of skinny

left on my porcelain skin and yanked my sleeve down over

worried about. Kade’s comment about cologne at the restaurant had

both looked equally irresistible. Both of the twins’ hair were tousled and had that messy look that other guys struggled to achieve. Kade wore a dark blue button down shirt, while Alec had

time Alec sat across from Kade. I grimaced

and sometimes scarier,

eyes averted from the sinfully

project?” Alec teased, his hot breath curling

I clamped my lips shut and ignored him. Of course I finished the project. I couldn’t let the troublesome twins

my collar bone. I sucked in

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