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.

like I had a choice.” I frowned, my

must be quite the..adjustment.” Kade frowned,

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

“I’m…acclimating.” I nodded.

going through. Something

reminded myself why I couldn’t. I couldn’t see

deep down. I could deal with them once I was out of this

get through the class, struggled to

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

was out of my seat before the bell rang, scrambling to get to my next

was thankful Tori was in this class, keeping me safe from

I sat down, a frown

his dark eyes glinting sadly. “In case

ignoring the heated glare from

longer. I was safe here in school, surrounded by people. As long

class passed, and I squirmed in my seat every time

and I talked about nothing and everything. She didn’t push me to talk about what was going on in my

to gym early, heading into the locker room before everyone else. I

about to exit the locker room and head into the gym when a familiar face approached me. My

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

you.” Autumn spoke in a hushed tone, the

need to talk?” I scoffed, storming past her before

soft hand wrapped around my wrist. Her grip wasn’t tight, more

Aurora, I—” She began, but

snapped, letting Thalia egg me on. 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 almost let

and she fought for the words to

on my anger, ignoring the startled gazes from

of it.” I snickered, ripping my wrist from her

anything else, I

tint. I couldn’t get the disgusting metallic

yet again, only this time 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

screaming expletives in my head

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