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 eyebrows

quite the..adjustment.” Kade frowned,

up, doll?” Alec’s frown matched his brothers, and I felt myself stiffen in

“I’m…acclimating.” I nodded.

I was going through. Something shuddered within me, something

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

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

to keep my

little comments, asked me little questions. I answered the best

my body. I was out of my seat

in this class,

front of my desk the moment I sat

doll.” Alec frowned, his dark eyes glinting sadly. “In

ignoring the heated glare

hurt me any longer. I was safe here in school, surrounded by people. As long as I

in my seat every time Alec glanced my

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

else. I changed quickly, my eyes peeled to each student that flocked

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

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

talk to you.” Autumn spoke in a hushed

past her

Her grip wasn’t tight, more pleading than

She began, but I whipped

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 me

flopped open, and she

on my anger, ignoring the startled gazes from some of the

mean any of it.” I snickered, ripping my wrist from her hand. “That completely excuses

else, I stormed from

blood was boiling the entire class, making my vision fill with a red tint. I couldn’t get the disgusting

volleyball 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

quite competitive, screaming expletives

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