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.

he had managed to get this close to me weren’t pretty. Frank was always

w***e.” He spat, his alcohol tinged breath invading my sensitive nose. He yanked me closer to him and I nearly gagged

fear. He was much

smell of stale

was tightening around my wrist, and I gritted my teeth

get off!” I screeched, bringing my knee up in between

wrist. I could hear his drunken yelling as I

with the lock through the tears that had sprung up

successfully locked, I flopped down on my bed and let a few tears

would all be worth it

hope that Melissa would treat me like her own

to move

The steaming water hid the

house, and always needed to be on guard around him. That fact alone was tiring and

shower feeling completely exhausted,

hours

bought, a pair

handprint bruise left on my porcelain skin

worried about. Kade’s comment about cologne at the restaurant had me confused, but I let it flit from my mind shortly after it

both looked equally irresistible. Both of the twins’ hair were tousled and had that messy look that other guys struggled to

Alec sat across from Kade. I grimaced to myself, realizing I’d have to sit next to one of

to be more serious than Alec and sometimes scarier, so I plopped

had won some bet. I kept my eyes averted from the sinfully attractive twins and pretended to be interested in what the teacher was

doll finish our group project?” Alec teased,

lips shut and ignored him. Of course I finished the project. I couldn’t

over my shoulder and tickled my collar bone. I sucked in a sharp breath at the tingles that bubbled against my skin

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