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 had a choice.” I frowned, my eyebrows furrowing together in a

be quite the..adjustment.” Kade frowned,

his brothers,

“I’m…acclimating.” I nodded.

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 where Melissa and Frank were

could deal with them

the class, struggled to keep my eyes from flickering to the

I answered the

along my body. I was out of my seat before the bell rang, scrambling to get to my next

this class, keeping me safe

of my desk the moment I sat down, a frown

dark eyes glinting sadly. “In case you

ignoring

wouldn’t let her glares hurt me any longer. I was safe here in school, surrounded by people.

in my

and I talked about nothing and everything. She didn’t push me to talk about what was going on in my life, letting the topic of conversation change

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

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

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

you.” Autumn spoke in a hushed tone, the words

past her before another word could leave

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

Aurora, I—” She began, but

emotions to newfound levels. “You didn’t mean to lure me into a party? You didn’t

mouth flopped open, and she

on my anger, ignoring the startled gazes from some

snickered, ripping my wrist from her hand. “That completely excuses everything

say anything else,

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

time I didn’t struggle. I wasn’t hiding from the ball, waiting for the moment it hit my skin. I

quite competitive, screaming expletives in my head the

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