Rosie's POVEverything's too much for me to handle at this point.Till I lose my brain cells? It's been a minute since Xylus and I had gotten back from the Pack house. The tension back in that room after the greatest revelation ever is still unmatched.Dominic, Ashton, Xylus, Luna Sarah, and my own face are totally priceless.Xylus kept quiet during our walk back, and now we're walking up the living room. With a quick reflex from him, he clips something onto my ankle.I freeze, blinking down at the cold, unfamiliar weight.Shit. I'm too busy drowning in my thoughts while Xylus is scheming.Wait, a house arrest anklet on me?"Xylus, what does this mean?"I claw at the metal, my fingers fumbling uselessly against the tight clasp."You're under house arrest for the meantime, Rosie. Grounding might not be enough.""You can't be serious about this, Xylus. Did I murder someone? This is too far."For goddess' sake, I'm not Georgia Millers.His jaw ticks, eyes blazing. "You call what I've don
RosieAn awkward silence stretches as the minutes passes, time drag slowly, each person wrapped in their different realities. The sound of creaking chairs, shuffling feet, and exaggerated exhales fills the air, each weighing heavier than the other.Goddess, this has to be the worst day in the history of bad days.We're all anxious to meet one person: the seer. Courtesy demands we ask her to come the next day, but then, when life seems more like a muddled dream, you're not exactly generous with your patience."This should help to break the ice," Luna Sarah, ever gracious, offers, hand on tray as she makes her way to the center of the room. Her smile, as genuine as it is, is not only forced but strained. The glass cups clink against the tray as she sets them down.Her eyes dart across the room, hopeful desperation sitting silently in them as her gaze travels from one son to another. When none of them make a move to reach for the lemonades, she lowers her gaze, bites her lips, and settl
ROSIEImmediately Ashton storms out, I know trouble is cooking. Another headline is about to be made, and it hasn't even been a full twenty-four hours since the last one dragged my name through the mud.I take a step to run after him, but Xylus's voice slams into me like a whip."And where the hell do you think you're going? You're grounded, Rosie. Not one step out of this house!"His roar shakes the walls, his eyes blazing like wildfire."I need to stop Ashton before he kills Dominic!" I snap, panicking. "And how exactly do you plan to do that? You should've thought about that before you decided to screw both brothers! What are you now, Rosie? A slut?"His words pierce through me like knives. My face burns, shame and fury tangling inside me. The Moon Goddess knows I'm a breath away from slapping him across his self-righteous face. How dare he? As if his own sins are buried so clean."Go to hell, Xylus," I hiss, shoving past him. My legs carry me before my mind can catch up.By the t
ASHTONOkay. Time to introduce myself properly. I have been secretly in love with my best friend my entire life, but she only has eyes for my asshole of a brotherI swallow my feelings every time she melts in his presence But I have urges, slowly, I find I love being a Dom of course it came from pain, I find this sex club, and after hanging out with sweet innocent Rosie during the day, I sneak off the pack territory, go to the sex club, and hurt women there. Learn from women and men. My nights are full of alcohol, the smell of sweat, dark corners, club music, and orgasms that I dish out like candy, and all of it is clouded by my bitter past. By the fact that, for some reason, I can't hold on to the fucking truth that I'm not a superhero. And for fuck's sake, if only I had a responsible older brother.Then the next day, I am back to hanging out with sweet Rosie in sunny fields, maybe letting her braid rose crowns and put them on my head while she complains that Dominic never sees her,
ROSIEIt's official. Ella is the worst bitch ever. You know, the kinda bitch that eats and dines with you while stabbing you right in the back. Or do I say she's a full-blown psychopath?Ashton's staring at me with the most shocking look ever, and Xylus... I can't even tell who the fuck he's mad at right now. His gaze darts from Ashton, then back to me.Ashton is fuming with anger, and he's about to leave. I don't need the Moon Goddess to tell me, he's going to attack Dominic."No, buddy... no one steps their fucking legs away from here!" Xylus' voice booms, a warning filled with steel.His chest rises and falls as he drags a hand through his hair, frustration spilling out in every gesture. His eyes burn into Ashton, raw and accusing."So, all this while... all this fucking bestie act you two paraded around, you were screwing my sister?" His voice cracks at the edges, disbelief twisting into rage. "And I trusted you, Ashton. I trusted you with her even more than Dominic. More than any
RosieMy grip on the door slips, causing it to slam. A zinging sound echoing in my ear.My heels clack, carrying me away. I didn't know which of the lesser devil I'm running from... Ashton the two-faced bastard or the fact that my supposed friend is right in the room with my brother... And... oh damn!My head feels like cracking open, it's just enough... more than enough to take in...How long has this been going on? To think it's been happening right under my nose. So that was why Xylus kept her identity anonymous and I'd actually trusted her, confided in her... My jaws clench, forming into hard, rigid lines.I'm rushing back to the sitting room..."Rosie..." Xylus calls out, panic seizing his tone. Hurried footsteps follow and I quicken my steps.I don't wait. Don't turn back. Just head the opposite direction, pounding sounds echoing in my wake. My breath, heavy and labored, drowns the sound of my brother's voice."Go away," I mutter under my breath."Come on, Rosie, it's not what y