“You do...” I cough violently when I try to use my voice, and he immediately rushes over and gets me water which I gulp down before speaking again. “You do know I was at fault, right? I did hit Penelope.”“Right after she hit you.” He gave me a pointed look, telling me he knew exactly what happened
Unknown: You’re joking, right?Me: Am I?Unknown: It’s me, King.I didn’t reply after that, I just finished up and went downstairs for breakfast. When I enter the kitchen, Penelope is already seated there ready for school in jeans, a yellow blouse and sandals with her hair in a neat bun, and Helena
“Hey, there’s a party tonight at the river. I was wondering if you’d like to come.” King asks when he comes to pick me up Friday morning for school. My mind immediately goes to Andy.“I don’t think so. It’s not really my scene, feels like you guys are defiling the place for me.” He suddenly laughs.
“You’re just an amateur.” I choke and splutter at his words in disbelief.“Amateur!?”“Yes, an amateur who wants to roll with the big boys but can’t. It’s sad.” He continues mockingly.“I am going to throw you into this river and hold you under till you die and I never have to remember this conversa
A body suddenly shoves into me from the side and a heavy arm is thrown over my shoulders, and I’m brought to the here and now to find Andy by my side.“Wanna go for a swim with the sharks, Luna?” I shrug his arm off me and take a step away. This guy is a crazy asshole, and the next thing I know, he’
By the time my mind clears up and comes back to me, I hear rapping against my window and sit up straight wondering who would be at my window this late in the night. I hear the rapping again and move towards the window. When I open the window, I find King holding on to the branches in a t-shirt and s
“Okay, okay calm down. This is a lot, and I’m trying to follow you without panicking, so calm down.” He pauses and I nod before he continues. “You are saying that you saw your mom and she was holding you and all. Now, I don’t doubt that, and I’m sure it’s a gut feeling or something, but how sure are
“Mars!”“Mars, wake up!” I’m shaken awake by King, his voice panicked. I’m drenched in sweat and shaking from a horrible dream that I don’t even remember. But that’s not even the worst of it, the worst is that I’m in pain. It’s as though my hand is on fire like I’ve been branded. I’m clutching my ha
“Rome, what the hell?!” I whisper yell, “My dad kicked you out, what are you doing sitting on my bed.”“I came to see you, he didn’t let me, so I had to come in another way.” I facepalm, he can’t be serious.“The point of kicking you out was so that you’ll stay out, not sneak in and stay in my room,
“What do you want?”“I need to see, River.”“Are you sure, River wants to see you?”“Why wouldn’t she?”“Because you’re the ass who left her this morning when she was expecting you to stay.”“I can’t always stay.”“Maybe you should work on that before trying to see her again, she deserves more than
“Remus?” I ask.It doesn’t make a move, and I find myself feeling unsure in its presence.“Remus, is that you?” It stands to its impressive seven-foot-something height and comes closer. I’m well aware that I should be running for the hills, screaming all the way, but I feel safe in its presence, so
“You are friends with the moon goddess.” He says, slowly enough that I fear the information has managed to break his brain somehow.“Yes.” I reply slowly, mimicking him, and when he realizes what I’m doing, he rolls his eyes in amusement.“It’s just really…it’s a lot, but I’m following as best as I
“But I’m sure he’s been with other women before he met me, and maybe even after.” Saying that leaves a sour taste in my mouth, but I voice it anyway. “he can’t say he’s sexually frustrated if he’s getting the sexual attention he needs.”Aria shakes her head at me.“I can assure you that the only att
“Mars…”“I’m going to the kitchen, have a nice shower!” I say and sprint to the kitchen like my life depends on it, limp momentarily forgotten.“Oh, why does he always catch me.” I groan and bury my face in my hands as I stew in embarrassment for a while, and then I begin to get everything ready for
“I’m gonna shower,” Richfield says when we get to the house. “I stink.”“Agreed.” I say with a smirk as he helps me off Remy.“I’ll heat up some of the leftovers from last night and go shower too, but I think I’ll go out today, some fresh air would do me good.”“Are you hanging out with King, then?”
“You better not be developing a crush on him, he is our father, F-A-T-H-E-R, father…and we have a mate.”“Yeah, a mate you want to strangle right now.” I glare at him.“Don’t encourage her.”“A father is supposed to encourage his daughter.”“Unbelievable you two, simply unbelievable.” They laugh as
I wake up to the sound of knocking on my door, and turn to wake Rome up, but when I stretch my hand to touch him, I find the space beside me empty and cold. I jolt awake, and surely enough, King is nowhere in sight. My heart clenches painfully. The knocking persists and I throw the covers off my bod