Lahat ng Kabanata ng Give me Moore - A no strings attached contract: Kabanata 1 - Kabanata 10

“STOP!”The word came out like a strangled cry. It didn’t even seem to belong to me. My baby sister was in my arms, and Mom was nowhere to be seen. She must have still been in the garage, stress-smoking her cigarette. Didn’t she hear me scream?“I said leave her alone! You can’t grab her like that!” I tried as best as possible to make my voice firm, but its wavering gave me no power over Richard, who was potato bagging my thirteen-year-old sister, Kristine, on his shoulder.I saw his gigantic hands on Kris’s thighs. They dug into her skin, and I knew those would leave bruise marks later. I was sure about it.My new little sister, Gabby, was a crying mess in my arms. Nothing seemed to soothe her. But I couldn’t blame her.I snuggled her close to my body, trying to shelter her from Kris’s screaming, thrashing, and banging. My stepfather kept climbing the stairs, and I never left his heels.Richard looked like a demon. His face was contorted as if in pain and fury. His eyes almost bulged

“The rent is how much?” shouted Lena on the phone. “Are you out of your mind?”I had placed the phone on my new bed in the house on Friar Drive and was opening boxes while talking to Lena, who had finally joined her boyfriend on the other side of the country.“No. I’m not.”“Yes, you are. The Olivia I know would never have gone on the upper side and lived like a snobby-rich girl. You’re down to earth and go with the flow. And you’re not frivolous. I bought you fucking new underwear because I was sick of seeing holes in yours every time I did the goddamn laundry. I thought you didn’t want to use your family’s money.”“I didn’t, but I did anyway. And for the record, I never asked you to buy me those, and they are still in the package. I refuse to wear granny panties. You just bought them to have a good laugh and to make a point.”There was a pause, and I heard Chuck say something to my friend on the other end of the phone. I was happy for his distraction, as I would be able to save mysel

Since my last shift at the pub, I hadn’t seen Dominic, and to be honest, I was relieved about it. Instead, I had been spending more time with his sister, Kat. I had been living with her for over a week now, and although we only got to spend a few hours together each day, we had been able to have some great conversations. Kat had a very busy lifestyle, but that was actually beneficial for me because it gave me more time to think about what I wanted to do with my life.Lately, I had been struggling to figure out what I wanted to accomplish. I had considered applying for a few jobs at museums to be able to work in my field of study, but unfortunately, there weren’t many available positions, and the ones that were available were student-starting positions that paid much less than my current job at Crowns even if I didn’t include the tips. It was a bummer, for sure, but I had my mind settled on not letting my studies go to waste. I did spend a lot of money on them, and I was determined not

I had successfully dodged Lena’s questions during the last few hours, but she was getting on my nerves. She kept calling and pestering me, even from the other side of the country.I groaned and closed my computer when I saw her caller ID on my phone.“All right. I’ll tell you,” I instantly said to Lena when I swiped to answer. Might as well pull the band-aid immediately.Lena squealed. Then I heard her apologize to Chuck, who was probably working in the background.“The last two times you asked me to call and pretend something horrible happened was to get you out of a bad date—although ‘date’ is a big word since you don’t really date guys. So, I want to know everything about him. I need details. I’m bored over here. Give Mama some juice.”“I would hate to hear your wordplay when you have sex.”“You’d be surprised! I have quite the vocabulary.” Lena chuckled but quickly stopped so I could tell her what had been going on.I recounted my first meeting with Dominic and everything that had

I laughed nervously.He can’t be serious?“Strip,” Dominic ordered.His eyes followed my hands as I lifted my shirt and threw it on the ground. His blue orbs trailed them once more when I placed my fingers over the string that held my pants to my waist and dragged it until the knot was undone and the fabric slid against my legs. Thank God I had shaved in the shower this morning.My clothes fell into a pool at my feet. I only had underwear on and felt the urge to cover myself. This was embarrassing. When my arms hugged my body, Dominic walked over and lifted my head so I’d look into his mesmerizing gaze.“You never have to hide from me, and you clearly have no reasons to cover that gorgeous body of yours,” he whispered gruffly. “I haven’t been able to stop imagining you naked.”My heart raced when Dominic dropped his hand and took my arm so I could follow him. We went into my bedroom, where he made me stand before the bed and brushed his lips against mine.“I’ve been dreaming of fucking