Tori drove deep into the woods and I watched the trees pass by in silence. We drove about ten minutes into the forest until spotting another paved road.
I let my fingers wander up to my cheek, wincing at the soreness that radiated across my face. Frank had never hit me in the face before, and I wondered how long it would take until my face began to swell and bruise. Hopefully it could wait until I made it safely home. I didn't bother letting Melissa know where I was. I didn't have her number anyway.Tori turned down another road and I felt my jaw drop as a mini town came into view. A small town nestled in the middle of the forest, and it looked all shiny and new. A sprinkling fountain sat in the middle of the small town square. Hell, they even had a few shops lingering around. I instantly spotted a coffee shop and and a little diner type restaurant."Wow." I gaped, looking around the town square.People were out and about, walking down theI followed Tori into her house, my ankle absolutely screaming in protest. I could in the short time I'd been hanging out with Tori, my ankle had swelled up considerably.I tried to cover my horrendous limp, but the sharp pain shooting up my leg made it difficult."Are you limping?" Tori frowned, her eyes locked on my injured ankle."It's nothing." I shrugged, "I fell earlier and must've twisted it."I hadn't much experience with lying, but I hoped I had enough skill to fool Tori. My heart was thundering in my chest from the simple lie and Tori stood quietly for a few moments. The more seconds that passed in silence, the faster my heart began to beat."You should let me wrap it." Tori pursed her lips, she didn't look fooled, "It'll hurt less to walk on."I contemplated that for a few moments and nodded in defeat. I could easily cover up a twisted ankle. A simple fall would be the perfect excuse. She knew how clumbsy I
Alec"Hello there Tori." The new receptionist grinned."Hey Jaycee." Tori smiled in return, "Is my Dad in the back?"Jaycee had just recently graduated highschool, and her parents practically begged for their daughter to apprentice under the pack doctor."Sure is." Jaycee nodded, "Go on through, he's not busy at the moment."My fingers twitched irritably, and I glanced over at my brother. While I relented and let Kade have a turn holding Aurora, I was already beginning to miss her.Twin's were exceedingly rare in the werewolf community, making Kade and I a medical anomaly. While Kade happened to be a few minutes older than I, the two of us shared the role of Alpha. We had spent out entire lives sharing things. The only thing we refused to share was women. Kade and I had never found a woman worth sharing, someone we both couldn't part with.Our parents were at a standstill. It was clear Kade
Tori's Dad was really nice as far as Doctor's go. While I still hated hospitals, I felt a little more comfortable.Tori's Dad had given me half of some little white pill. After about half an hour, the pain in my foot subsided to a dull throb."You have a fracture in your foot." Tori's Dad pursed his lips, obviously eyeing the bruise on my cheek. "Quite a fall you had.""Sure was." I nodded, fighting to keep my voice relaxed and even. "I'm pretty clumbsy though so it isn't a surprise.""Make sure to be careful next time." Tori's Dad nodded, seeming unconvinced."Will do." I murmured, "My folk's are renovating the house at the moment so it's been pretty cluttered at the moment."I was just burying myself in lies at this point. Lying about my relationship with my family. Lying about my house. Lying about my bruises. I reminded myself it'll all be worth it once I graduate and move the hell out. All of the lies would be wo
I somehow managed to sleep well into Friday and I was grateful for the few extra hours.Alec and Kade's words swam in my head like hungry sharks.They said I belonged to them, and for whatever reason the feeling was mutual. No matter how hard I resisted, some part of me felt they were mine. That the twins belonged to me.I kept to my room most of Friday, only dare venturing out when I knew Melissa was at work. Frank was the biggest risk. Shit would go downhill instantly if he was awake.It must've been my lucky day. As I tiptoed downstairs, Frank was snoring away in his recliner. I managed to grab another box of leftovers from the restaurant and creep back up to my bedroom. I couldn't wait until I managed to get out of this hell-hole. Sneaking around my own house was miserable. Constantly tiptoeing around, hoping I didn't step on a land-mine.My Friday was spent in complete solitude, and I was thoroughly enjoying it. Either Fran
"I got you." A familiar voice murmured, lifting me from the ground.I felt weightless in Carson's arms. My mind was swimming numbly, struggling to form any kind of coherent thoughts. All I knew was something was desperately wrong with me. My limbs refused to respond, and if they did it was incredibly delayed.Carson carried me somewhere. Sights and sounds I had experienced multiple times were now completely foreign.I was thrown on something soft. My mind couldn't comprehend what it was. My fingers twisted in the soft material slowly, winding and unwinding."She didn't even notice." Carson's voice rang out, but I couldn't understand what he was saying. I could hear the words clearly, but I couldn't understand the meanings.In the midst of the absolute cloudiness of my brain, something else was happening inside of me. At first it felt like little pinpricks. Like something hitting against a brick wall. The feeling was like an itch
I felt hands wrap around the tops of my arms, and a strangled scream left my throat.Fear was a powerful thing. I had never experienced it in it's fullest. Fear cripples the mind and clouds the senses. Fear brings out our most animalistic tendencies, forcing everything that makes us human from our minds in an attempt to escape, to survive.I didn't look into the eyes of the person that grabbed me, nor did I want to. A strangled scream tore through my throat as my hands lifted to defend myself. The strength I once had was waning, but I used what was left to its fullest. I kicked, punched, and clawed the person touching me.I only bothered to look up when the person's hands left my body and my bottom hit the sidewalk.Kade and Alec looked absolutely fucking horrified. Like I was a caged animal who had escaped and was now on a murderous rampage.I watched the emotion's shift in their eyes when they took in the state of my face. I h
I finally woke up around one in the afternoon.My sleep had been the most pleasant part of this entire weekend. The twin's had vanished from my mind and dreams. I forced any and all thoughts of them from my head. I was left with a dull and sometimes excruciatingly sharp pain in my chest. It honestly felt like a chunk of my soul was missing, but it doesn't help to dwell on what could've been.My plan to leave was officially set into motion. I would leave Friday night. That gave me an entire week to work, and pick up my check Friday morning. I had a little over twenty five grand in my bank account. While it wouldn't sustain me forever, it would be plenty until I found myself a job.I had everything planned out. Friday night I would catch a bus to Atlanta, Georgia. From there I'd get the soonest plane ticket. My destination didn't matter. I wanted to be far away from Georgia, somewhere no one would look. Once the plane landed, I'd find myself a job and
I somehow managed to get through an entire shift without once running into the twins.I finally emerged from the bathroom after pulling myself together and was pleased to find the twins had already left. My pitiful joy was short lived when Cameron handed me a note."They wanted me to give this to you." Cameron frowned, "They didn't hurt you did they?""No." I shook my head. That was all the answers I was willing to give."Good." Cameron nodded, "Just making sure. Men who hit women are scum.""Agreed." I nodded."Here." Cameron grunted, "Take my phone number in case you need anything."After getting over the initial shock of Cameron being nice to me, I looked down at the note in my hands. I waited until Cameron walked away to read the messy scrawl on the paper.'Quit avoiding us, Aurora. We need to talk. Alec & Kade'Of course the simple note had my heart thundering in my chest. Not a chance in hell would I risk