The car ride was awkward and silent as Tori flashed me suspicious glances.

“You were awful red when I found you in the hall.” Tori raised her eyebrow at me.

I wanted to tell her the truth, but I knew nothing would come of it. If these twins were really as ‘untouchable’ as everyone claimed, what good would it come?

I was still completely torn about what actually happened. They had touched me against my will, kissed me against my will. If it was all against my will then why did I enjoy it so much? Why did some part of me want this to happen again?

I chalked it up to reasonable insanity and due to the fact the twins were irresistibly hot.

After claiming innocence a million and one times, Tori reluctantly stopped interrogating me.

I navigated the house carefully, nearly jumping for joy when I saw Frank snoring on the recliner.

I flopped down on my bed after finishing some homework and touched my head angrily.

It wasn’t even sore anymore.

A muffled ringing pulled me from the bed and I searched for the crappy phone Melissa had gotten me.

Our social worker practically demanded Melissa provide me with a cellphone. So Melissa being Melissa, she got me the lowest quality phone possible. I didn’t even know they made those chunky flip phones anymore. The only thing this phone was good for is calling people.

“Hello?” I sighed, already knowing who was on the other end.

The only person who called this phone was the social worker.

“Hello, Aurora.” Jenny, my social worked for the last couple years chuckled. “Just calling to check up on you and to see how everything’s going.”

“Everything is the same.” I shrugged, “Not bad, just the same.”

“I’m sorry to hear that, Aurora.” Jenny sighed, it was no secret Melissa never wanted me. “We’ve actually just gotten word your Father’s been sending checks written out for you, and I wanted to see how they were helping.”

I snickered, “It’s been years and you just got word now?” “Your Father’s a pretty private person it seems.” Jenny chuckled. “They should fill up your college fund pretty fast.”

“Yeah, if I had gotten any of them.” I scoffed, rolling my eyes.

Melissa was expecting the next check any day now. No doubt she’d make some snide comment once she received it.

There was a pause on the other end, “You haven’t gotten any of the checks?”

“Melissa’s gotten them just fine.” I shrugged. I had long ago given up on receiving any of the checks, not that I’d want anything from an absentee sperm donor.

Another long pause.

“I see.” Jenny sounded irritated, “Thanks for the info, Aurora. I’ll see what I can do to fix that.”

gotten any since Grandma died and I really don’t feel like

you say so.”

didn’t come easy that night. The twin’s plagued my dreams as though tormenting me in real life wasn’t

After the insults they dragged me into a closet and picked up where they had left

of lightning split the air. Rain hammered down against

did nothing to cool my heated skin.

my bedroom, I peered out into the rain. We lived in a part of California that was

the house. Everything was completely dark under the pale light of the moon, but the lightning spotlighted everything before

with my forehead against the cool glass, my eyes reflecting the brilliant flashes of lightning. Every now and again the deafening crack of

wind, or if something else was rustling the branches below. The lightning only provided seconds of clarity before

crashed down, illuminating the forest and I wasn’t sure

very large, furry heads poked from the forest. The fur surrounding their intelligent eyes was dark as night. I had only a glimpse at the elongated snouts, but if I had to guess I would’ve said they were wolves or a black bear. Did

unsettling was hoe the two wolves seemed to be staring

the next day, feigning sickness. In all honesty, I wasn’t mentally prepared for school today. The relentless dreams had woke me up and the sight of the strange animals had kept me up for the remainder of

the one to look out

on my door and curled back up in bed. I wasn’t sure how long I had slept, but I was beyond grateful it was a peaceful nap. My dreams weren’t plagued with Kade and

effortlessly, and once 2 o’clock came around,

show up to take me to work, especially with me missing school today. Surprisingly Tori’s

some football game rerun, and

were you today?” Tori frowned, “I wasn’t sure if I should pick

frowned, “Sorry, had a rough

bother you?” Tori frowned, curling a lock of fire kissed hair

shrugged, “Yeah, it woke me up. I had a hard time falling back asleep. Just needed

time let a girl know!” Tori scoffed and shook her

was no way I

frowned, “You don’t have a phone? Can’t you

not eighteen yet.” I frowned, “Besides, I need to

and it had never occurred to me that she might be one of the many wealthier families

to replenish it?” Tori

too much money on food, school supplies and

should help with?” Tori grimaced, confirming my

story, but I take care of

nice.”

I shrugged, hopping

I almost thought she had some strange crush on him. Tori reluctantly confessed she had dated Kyle two years ago, and learned the hard way when he left

The manager working at the time gave me another to change into, but unfortunately it was short sleeved. The bruise I had received days ago was already healing, but now it was

the short sleeve, black t-shirt on in the bathroom, tying my

something emitted a familiar intoxicating smell and I stumbled as I tried to stay on

pair of warm and rough hands held my shoulders, steadying me. Alec’s stern face looked down on me, his full eyebrow cocked as I had ran into him for

and tousled hair hung on his head, a strand falling down to just reach his eyes. He looked like the typical bad boy you’d see in all of the movies, a type of guy I had never been

cleared my throat and tried to keep my

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