Mated to the Alpha Twins

– I cringed, but telling him about Frank was a lot easier than telling him about Grace. Frank couldn’t torment me anymore, not with me being forced to live with Garrett. Grace on the other hand could still manage to get to me.

“Frank likes to drink.” I shrugged, “He gets rough. I ran and locked myself in my room. He was trying to break down my door so I climbed out the window and jumped.”

“You jumped from your window?” Garrett’s voice was calm.

“No.” I replied, deadpan. “I jumped from the roof.”

“That fact makes no difference.” Garrett growled under his breath.

“Look.” I sighed, “Don’t go playing the caring father card. Seriously, for my sanity don’t do it.”

This entire conversation was giving me a headache. My heart was being pulled in so many different directions, I wondered if it could withstand all of the torment. ‘Only a few more days’, I told myself. Then I’d be in the wind, not a single person to worry about.

Two devastatingly handsome faces walked through the doors to the restaurant, making my heart skip a beat. I choked on my drink, nearly spewing soda across the table. Alec and Kade strolled through the front doors, stopping in front of Cameron to be seated. It was as though they could feel my eyes on them. The two of them looked up at the same time, meeting my eyes instantaneously. They didn’t even have to search around the room. They were like one person with their movements. Their eyes flickered from me to Garrett, and finally back to me. It took all of the willpower I had in my body to peel my eyes away from theirs, only to meet another familiar pair.

Grace was walking through the front doors, Autumn on one side and the dark haired girl on the other. She too met my eyes instantaneously. A cruel, s**t eating grin spread on her face as she waited behind Alec and Kade. Her eyes were glistening with knowledge, with superiority. It seems she hadn’t noticed my healed face, but that didn’t surprise me. She probably only noticed my fear, and how I practically reeked of it.

Cameron sat Alec and Kade at a table, but Alec shook his head. I couldn’t hear what they were saying, but I quickly figured it out when Cameron sat them at the booth across from us. I had a clear view of Alec and Kade, and boy was it hard to keep my eyes off of them. The two of them continued looking at me, having their own hushed conversation inbetween glances. Cameron gave me an apologetic smile as she walked away, and I nodded once in her direction.

Grace, Autumn and the other girl were seated at their own booth, not much farther from Garrett and I.

The restaurant was feeling much too small. My own personal h**l would be complete if Melissa and Frank walked through the doors. With how this afternoon was going, I wouldn’t be surprised by anything.

Tori came out with our food, setting it down in front of us gingerly. I looked at the white alfredo sauce and tried not to breathe too deeply. My stomach was in knots, making me feel nauseous and somewhat sick.

alright?” Tori murmured down to me, her eyes flickering from Alec’s table to

breathed out,

through my b******t from a mile away–yet

head tilting over to where Alec and

in my mouth, taking my time

shook my head, “Not

his eyebrow, looking much more

Kade’s attention, but it also got Grace’s as well. It felt like every d**n person in the restaurant was looking my

face. They looked like they were ready to leap from the table and come to

the other hand looked livid, while Autumn

My voice was

lacked conviction,

to school with them.” I struggled to keep my voice

unconvinced but satisfied by my

months. I sighed with relief once Tori brought the check. Garrett refused my offer of money and paid himself, leaving

of the building, while Tori pulled me

that’s your Dad?” Tori’s jaw was slowly dropping, her eyes

I huffed, not surprised that Cameron told her.

a detailed phone call tonight.” Tori grimaced, pulling me in for a hug. “I can’t

life had come from my Grandma. I never had someone besides her simply pull me into a hug or console me. The simple action made

replied hoarsely, blinking the

out and grabbed my wrist. The sensation that crawled over my skin was completely unexpected. It felt like tiny pleasurable pin-pricks, or little moving sparks running down my skin. Kade looked up at me in shock, his hand still lingering on my wrist. Alec noticed the look of alarm on his brother’s face and reached towards me slowly. His hand connected with my forearm, trailing lightly down to my hand. The same unmistakable feeling ran through me. It felt like when I was a

meet Grace’s furious eyes. The