Twisted

I stay with Beatrix and wait for Alaric.

"We're not much different, you and I." Her words have me staring at her in shock. "Oh, come on, you're here for the money." She sits laughing.

"No, I'm not." Everyone is going to assume that, but I'm not.

"No? Guarantee the novelty will wear off, and you will want compensation for letting him touch you."

Ignoring her words, I look down at my phone, and she laughs.

"Maybe I'm wrong. Maybe you're tricking him, aiming to get pregnant. Then you'll have money for life, right? Had I known he would do so well, I might have come back after a few years."

"Enough. I'm not discussing my relationship with you." I'm guessing Alaric is explaining things to Jake before coming back down. I stay staring at my phone.

"Relationship? That's not what you two have. You're merely a toy. So you're not going to pregnant to get his money?" I glance towards her, and my phone rings. Answering, I place it against my ear.

"Yes?"

"I'm home. Have you two sorted and talked abo