Her Stepbrother's Obsession: His Kitten

~Claire "What...what do you mean you're getting a divorce?"I asked with glassy eyes staring at Dad who looked so fucking remorseful but also helpless. "And you? You're getting engaged?"I was hardly the type who spoke loudly so my words came in a whisper. I was aware our home was in trouble. It started with Dad loosing his job due to God-knows-what, and then becoming a gambling addict. And then, Mum suddenly changing from being the supportive wife and mum she used to be, to a nonchalant one. She began spending late nights out and would blame it on work. Who knew working as a salesgirl in a boutique took so much time all of a sudden. Sure,I knew things were far from okay and that's why I spoke to them about this about five months ago. I made it clear that their now toxic relationship was taking its toll on me. I was beginning to feel depressed and I thought it was best to speak to them about it. They'd promised to try, for my sake. I was getting tired of the midnight yells and curses

~ClaireThud. Thud.The sound of paper being flipped. "Fuck, who in nine hell's disturbing my sleep?"I complained in my head, trying hard to force my eyes open. When I finally succeeded, I got the blurry vision of a guy standing in front of the study table in my new room. Instinctually, I sat up hastily. "Who...."my voice came out small so I cleared my throat. "Who're you?"Whoever the guy was probably didn't receive any home trainings cause he didn't reply me. I looked closely to see he was going through the huge diary I used for drawing. I frowned in displeasure. "Hey. You can't just snoop around my stuff,"I tried sounding firm but failed. Argh. Curse my small voice. He finally clapped the book closed and turned to me. My breath hitched. I literally felt my heart thumbing hard and fast against my chest. Was he human? He kept mute, his eyes locked with mine and then he walked closer. I gripped on tight to the hem of my dress. He was this close to me and then reached out. I al

~Jace"Seriously, bro. I still can't believe he went ahead with bringing them in," Jaxon spoke in disbelief, chewing on his chips. "I knew he was going to push through with it. When has Rowan ever gone back on his words?" Nyx commented with a scoff. I remained mute, staring into space as a million thoughts went through my head. Claire Rainer. The girl who was supposed to be my new stepsister was.... intriguing? She looked innocent but ready for tainting. Shy. Timid. Totally reticent. She looked like a small snail that could crawl into it's shell the moment you looked in it's eyes. She was far from being my type of girl, but that didn't matter. Cause I was going to break her so bad till she begged her mother to take off with her. Neither Helen nor Claire were welcomed in that house and I was going to make sure they got kicked back into the streets.... where they belonged. "Darling," Nyx crawled onto my lap, sitting on me. I ignored her, still staring into space. "What's on your

The morning air was crisp, the sun just peeking over the horizon as I reluctantly got out of bed. Today was the day. My first day at Goldenrod High, a school notorious for its social hierarchy and cutthroat reputation.Well, yeah. I did my research. There was no bloody way I was gonna attend a school I knew nothing about. I glanced at the clock on my nightstand – 6:00 AM. I groaned, pulling the covers over my head. I wanted to stay in bed all day, but I knew I had to face the inevitable.Curse Mondays! Argh, it's the slowest time of the week!After a quick shower and a hastily thrown-together breakfast, I made my way downstairs. Rowan and Helen were already at the table, engaged in a hushed conversation.Wondered what they were talking about. "Morning, sweetheart," Helen greeted me with a forced smile. Nothing about her was real anymore anyways, so it didn't really matter to me. "Morning," I mumbled, taking a seat at

~ClaireSchool was finally over for the day, and I couldn't help but feel grateful. I wanted nothing more than to just go home and hide under the warmth of my blanket. "Okay guys, I gotta run,"Zara spoke as we walked out of our final class together. "My mum's having some bunch of friends over and I need to help out with the cooking."I'd found out Zara, Sage and I were in same class — the Golden Class — while Red, Shawty and Jace were in the diamond class. Apparently things worked in a certain way. Once I passed a certain exam exceptionally, I would be dimmed fit to be in the diamond class as well. That brings me to the question. How the hell is Jace in the diamond class if he was a nutjob who knew absolutely nothing? I found it confusing. "Oh, okay. See you later,"Sage pecked Zara's cheek and she smiled at us both before rushing off. "So that leaves us both,"Sage spoke playfully, swinging his arm over my shoulder and I chuck