"It definitely counts!" Patti argued lightly, grabbing Vera's hand and helping her out of the laundry bin."Oh." Vera yawned as she climbed out of the cart. "Hi daddy, hi Patti's mommy.""Vera, darling, you scared me." Lionel sighed, kneeling beside her and hugging her tightly. Vera rolled her eyes,
“Six months?” I asked, swallowing.The contract in front of me was hard to parse, but that part was spelled out clearly. Six months and six months only.“What would happen after the six months?” I asked, looking up at him with suspicion.Lionel was quiet for a long moment. “This life is not easy.” H
Patti nodded, almost vibrating with her excitement. "This is gonna be great!" She exclaimed.I nodded back to her, holding my tongue."Vera, we need to speak as well." Lionel said, looking down at his daughter. "You need to be more careful."Vera sighed, looking down at her feet as her father scolde
Lionel leaned in closer to me, just to take the tray from my hands."I didn't mean to upset you." He said, his deep voice ringing through my ears.We weren't very close for long, but it was almost intoxicating. I felt his breath warm against my skin, the lingering heat on my wrist from his hand. Hi
"Now, I think I know what I must do next. The little boy said to me, with a grim determination in his eyes." I read.I glanced over at Patti, seeing her eyes beginning to flutter closed. "Alright sweetie, I think two chapters is enough tonight. You're falling asleep on me again."Patti groaned. "But
"Get your peasant food off of the table." Cora sneered at me.Cora was the daughter of one of Lionel's elders. She was tall and thin with long red hair that went almost to her waist. Her eyes were an icy cold blue.She walked around the house as if she owned it. And she did not seem to like me. Whic
"I- no. There's no way that Vera's allergic to spinach, she's been eating it for years." Cora argued. I felt a wave of frustration wash over me."Cora, please don't intervene on anything having to do with the girls." Lionel said with a sigh."What?" Cora squeaked."Don't interfere with the girls or
When I first entered the conference room, I saw Lionel sitting at the head of the table.My face flushed in embarrassment. I hadn't meant to just walk into one of his meetings without even knocking.After my initial embarrassment, I realized who Lionel's guest was.I recognized his brother instantly