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
I stopped moving, annoyed again at being a pawn in whatever game he was playing."Is she your lover?" He asked, leaning towards me with a lewd smirk. I rolled my eyes, crossing my arms over my chest.I wanted to be out of the room. I had better things to do than to be made fun of like this. It was b
Nan’s POVMy sister's studio apartment was small, but it was cozy. She kept it warm and it always smelled nice. Now the smell of freshly brewed coffee filled my nose.She had a picture of us and Patti from a trip to a theme park a year or two ago, framed on her coffee table. The picture normally mad