I’d do anything to stay out of that research facility. Yet I couldn’t stay silent with Asher. He’d never let me slide without an explanation. “Nancy told me about some things that could go wrong,” I said, not a total lie. “It was… scary.” Asher’s hands tightened on the steering wheel, knuckles wh
Wearing the sexy bikini, I stepped out of the changing room. For one brief moment, Asher’s eyes grew impossibly wide. His gaze was a heavy, welcome weight on every inch of skin I bared. Then, as quickly, he pounced from his chair, and backed me bodily into the changing room, slamming closed the ch
“Look at you,” Coach continued. “You are so fat, Cynthia. Have you been skimping on your workouts? Sneaking in too many snacks?” I dropped one of my arms from covering my breasts, to covering my waist instead. I was exposed, vulnerable. I wished Asher was here to block me from the world… or the wor
But today, I was afraid to open my mouth. I was disgusted with myself, inside and out. Physically, I felt overweight and slimy from Coach’s unwelcomed gaze. Internally, I hated myself for not speaking out, or speaking louder. I wanted to stand up to Coach, but how could I? To defy him was to risk e
Asher wanted me to tell him that I wasn’t involved in a swimsuit contest. All I had to do was lie to him, and he’d calm down, but when I opened my mouth, the lie did not come out. I said, “Maybe it won’t be as bad as you think.” I hadn’t realized he was still holding the television remote with one
He walked the remaining distance to me, but stopped an arm’s length away. “Cynthia,” he said, a quiet desperation in his voice. He wasn’t quite begging, but it was close. “Let me touch you.” I still didn’t think I was worth it, but when he was like this, I was too weak to refuse him anything. I n
Why would Nurse Irene want to know about Aimee? Surely she didn’t suspect Aimee of being the one with the projection ability. Aimee didn’t even have a wolf yet! I wouldn’t say any of that to Nurse Irene. So I just gaped at her. She continued on, unfazed. “Don’t you find it a bit suspicious that Br
He clapped his hands together. “These guys will go wild for you girls. We’ll be rolling in money.” He lowered his hands. “All of which will come back to help the cheerleading squad, of course.” I looked at the rest of the girls, and saw my own abject mortification mirrored on their faces. “Now,” C