fell int
staring at her brother and Charlyn and Rob
call me?" I asked again, rag
t. You have any
wear I ha
mind your fucking bu
" Mom chipped in. "He is yo
her off. "You never asked for my opinion at all, so if my spea
stormed out of the dining ro
.
otstep echoed too loudly, every door creaked under my nerves. I kept imagining Lucian'
. I looked haggard. I was trying to convince myself that it was overs
door drew my attent
r, we need
with a smile on her face.
your new family, please don't start. I have a
eps towards me. She stopped in fr
e paused and brushed her fingers softly into my hair. "But please, I ne
n the morning. I'll apologize to Rob
nd she pulled me into a hug, wr
Won't you apo
mumbled s
ome downstairs for dinner. I asked the
er a sli
.
about her college friends, but I only half-listened. My mind kept drifting to Lucian. He didn't speak much,
anne whispered, nudging my arm. "
back. She giggled, completely ob
k. It was infuriating. Everything about him screamed control: his posture, the sharp lines of his jaw, the
rlier on. That didn't speak wel
ine. "I'm glad you owned up to your mistake, kid. I'm sup
harlyn shrugged her shoulders and went back
ucian and I found him st
flatly. No warmth. No inflec
careful not to give him a
r interactions were minimal but electric. The environment was ten
n I wasn't paying attentio
room; the house was quiet, the only light coming from the glow of my screen. I was
zr
ipped a bea
s voice, low and controlled, yet somehow
hard. "Talk
a couch, arms crossed. His presence was oppr
dy, though my pulse was betraying me. "I'm not the o
"I am no predator.
laptop aside. "Problem? You think I'm
is proximity was dangerous. My pulse raced, and I ha
be part of a family like mine. You ne
thing sharp, piercing, commanding, stopped me. He didn't ne
ck up my laptop, but really, I w
I clutched my laptop to my racing
oo
wondered if he realized how close he had come

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