We pulled into the school and the first two classes of the day went as planned. None of the other students seemed to notice I was gone.

My third class was another story entirely. I had almost forgotten I sat with both the twins in this class.

The moment I walked through the door, both of their eyes were on me. Their gazes burned into my skin, the guilt bubbling within me nearly made me nauseous.

I walked slowly, my eyes guarded as I looked into their own.

It seems the two of them had seen better days. Their eyes looked darker, almost black. Deep rings lined their eyes, making it look as though they needed a good nights sleep.

Kade was as gorgeous as ever. His hair tousled on the top and short on the sides. His long sleeve shirt clung to every dip and arch of his body.

Alec looked stunning with his longer and tousled hair. His typical leather jacket was in place.

They were sitting next to eachother for a change, giving me a chance to spend the class without being touched.

I needed to resist the pull I felt towards them, but now it felt stronger than ever. Something had definitely changed. The urge to be near them was not purely mental torture, it was now physical.

My body ached, shivering at the longing I felt. I wasn’t sure how I’d get past this class, but I was determined to try.

“Well hello, doll.” Alec’s dark eyebrow lifted, his obsidian colored eyes roaming the dress I had chosen.

My cheeks flared under their attention, but I chose to ignore his comment.

“We heard you had quite the week.” Kade spoke smoothly, his eyes running over my face.

“Yes, I did.” I nodded, keeping the conversation as bland as possible.

“You moved in with Garrett?” Alec quipped, and my heart fluttered.

It made my insides warm when Alec called him Garrett. Everyone else had almost slipped up and called him my ‘Dad’.

‘They know how you feel.’ Thalia murmured, ‘If you’d open up to them, you could feel their emotions too.’

‘People don’t feel each others emotions.’ I rolled my eyes, ‘If they did Melissa and Frank would’ve never treated me how they did.’

Thalia sighed and retreated to the back of my mind, clearly tired of arguing with me.

I frowned, my eyebrows

quite the..adjustment.” Kade frowned, looking

are you holding up, doll?” Alec’s frown matched his brothers, and

“I’m…acclimating.” I nodded.

so conflicted with what I was going through. Something shuddered within me,

that feeling, but I reminded myself why I couldn’t. I couldn’t see myself building a life here, one

bottled my feelings, shoving them deep down. I could deal with them once I was out of this

the class, struggled to keep my eyes

made little comments, asked me little questions. I answered the best I could, keeping a

by slowly, their eyes leaving tracks along my body. I was out of my seat before the bell rang, scrambling to get to my next

this class, keeping

front of my desk the moment I sat

to us, doll.” Alec frowned, his dark eyes glinting sadly. “In case you ever need someone

my thanks, ignoring the heated

glares hurt me any longer. I was safe here in school, surrounded by people. As long as I remained with other students, Grace

squirmed in my

to talk about what was going on in my life, letting the topic

locker room before everyone else. I changed quickly, my eyes peeled to each student that

into the gym when a familiar face approached me. My stomach twisted in fear, but Thalia somehow stifled the

of strength washed through me. The strength wasn’t physical, but mental. Just enough to get me through this without turning into a quivering

in a hushed tone, the words spewing from her mouth

talk?” I scoffed, storming past her

around my wrist. Her grip wasn’t

Aurora, I—” She began, but I whipped around

Her anger mixed with my own, heightening my emotions to newfound levels. “You didn’t mean to lure me into a party? You didn’t mean to let Grace beat me? You didn’t mean to

she fought for the

anger, ignoring the startled gazes from some of the

it.” I snickered, ripping my wrist from

she could say anything else, I stormed from the

was boiling the entire class, making my vision fill with a red tint. I couldn’t get the disgusting metallic taste out of my mouth,

I didn’t struggle. I wasn’t hiding from the ball, waiting for the moment it hit my skin. I was seeking the ball out, smashing it over the net with ease. My movements weren’t hesitant, my body knew what

competitive, screaming expletives

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