The sun had begun setting when Tyler called and asked if he could visit. Clea was playing with Jo when he called. And she was still playing with him when Tyler arrived. Playing with Jo was something Clea had learned over time brought her peace. She and Kali stayed in, expecting a call from Natasha. Until it came, there wasn't much they could do aside from sitting around and pondering about everything. Clea, in particular, now had fear situated in every fibre of her being. She was forced to accept that Kali's theory made sense. And her accepting it made her anxious. What weird situation would she find herself in next? If she didn't even understand what was happening to her, how could she be sure she wasn't being a danger to Kali?That was what scared her the most; Kali getting hurt."Aren't you scared I might unintentionally hurt you?"Kali looked up from the book she was reading. "No. You are?""Yes, I am.""Awww," Kali cooed, then laughed. The matter wasn't as serious to her as it

Clea deciding to see Rose's parents at that moment was more of her running away from Tarik. In the few minutes that she spent talking to him, she had almost confessed love a hundred times. She was leading him on. But it wasn't her fault. She hadn't said anything she didn't mean. But... she also wished she didn't mean those things. She didn't want to feel what she was feeling. That only made the feelings overwhelm her the more. She decided to catch some sleep before visiting Rose's parents. It was a Saturday, and she didn't want to upset them by turning up early in the morning. It was a phone call that woke her up. She would've slept past the stipulated visitation time if Tyler hadn't called. "Clea.""Ty.""Why do you sound like this?""What are you calling for?"She heard him huff. "You... uh... free today?""No, I'm not, Tyler.""Clea, I'm sorry! I wanna make it up—""It's not even about me being mad, I'm really not free today.""What are you doing then?""You don't deserve to kno

Clea dropped onto her knees and unzipped his trouser. As she pulled it down, she maintained eye contact with him. His long, pitch-black lashes cast sultry shadows over his bright amber irises. At that moment, Clea believed he was the sexiest man she'd ever met. He was gazing at her with an intensity that was both warm and invigorating and made her shy. So she looked down. She had to, anyway, since she was doing a gift unwrapping and had gotten to the final wrap. She dragged off his underwear and his cock burst free. It stuck out straight in front of him; long, thick and hard. Clea let out a small gasp, drooling at the sight of it. Her hand slowly went up to touch it, and Tarik twitched a bit when her hand held him. She smiled as she grazed it with her face. She dropped tiny kisses all over it. Then she stuck her tongue out at his head, pulling his taste into her mouth. Licking it up like it was a treat. She dragged her tongue down his shaft, licking all the way to his balls and back

"One thing I'm not gon' let you do is call me by that idiot's name."Clea gaped. "...what?""Get with the program. You're talking to Hunter right now, not Tarik. I don't want this meetup but I couldn't sleep because you're weighing me down." He eyed her. "So, what is it? What's the issue? Come on, drop it. You do know the first step to solving a problem is sharing it."Clea opened her mouth and stuttered. "...you're not Tarik?"He huffed. "No, we've clarified that."That was the problem. The man in front of her was very much Tarik. His shirt was unbuttoned, and his hair was curved to a different angle, but it was definitely, definitely, Tarik. And what was he saying about her soul?"And my soul was weighing you down, stopping you from sleeping?"He sighed like he was losing his temper. That, was a very non-Tarik move. Tarik was someone who you'd never guess was capable of losing his temper. "You were sad. I could feel it. And I couldn't sleep. Yes, it was your soul weighing me down."

Kali and Clea were startled awake by a scream that rang through the entire inn. Even subconscious, they could tell it was coming from the room opposite theirs. The room they left Hunter to sleep in, while they retired to the separate room Kali booked in anger. They sprang off the bed and dashed out, Kali behind Clea. The voice that screamed was familiar to Clea. Her guess was confirmed when she sighted the petite girl standing in front of the slightly ajar door. She rushed inside the room, pulling Rose with her and locked the door. "God, you're so extra," Hunter was saying. "Was the screaming necessary?"Clea was annoyed. "You aren't supposed to be seen here, did you forget that?" "Don't nag at me, I thought it was one of you. Did anyone warn me someone would be coming over?"At this point they all stared at Rose, she was hugging Clea tightly, her head pressed to Clea's chest. Clea gingerly wrapped her arms around the freaked-out girl. "Rose?""Yes, miss Clea."Kali gave Clea a sid