SophiaIt was the first time since we started living under the same roof that we spent the day simply ‘hanging out.’ Each past weekend, I lazed around reading and resting, and I rarely saw Kieran, even though I knew he was at home.Despite what I feared when I woke up, Kieran didn’t go back to being closed off, rejecting my every attempt to get to know him and avoiding answering my questions. Of course, he wasn’t all lollipops and candy canes, and I never expected him to be someone he was not, but the change in his demeanor was obvious.Although I didn’t interrogate him much, afraid that I would push him over the edge and he would shut me out again, Kieran answered all the inquiries I did voice out as I tried to learn more about him. And he didn’t restrain himself, either. Besides all the things he asked, he never missed the chance to touch me or kiss me no matter what we were doing… making food together or sitting on the sofa watching a movie.Though it was quickly becoming a habit I

Sophia A dark storm was raging across the deep, grey skies trapped in Kieran’s eyes, and I couldn’t find the strength to look away. I was a prisoner of their magnificent depths, with no wish to escape and be free. His hands got hold of my waist, and the effect of the touch was instant; it added fuel to the quenching fire and made it go wild again. My core was heating, and I found myself craving for more fire he provided. A deep, dark chuckle escaped my lips, a sound of pure disbelief. “What?” Kieran asked, but I was too ashamed of my own thoughts to admit them aloud. “Tell me.” he pressed further, whispering into my ear, pushing my senses into overdrive. “I was just wondering when I turned into a beast starving for sex,” I mumbled, bending my head down to hide tomato-red cheeks. “I was fine without it for years, and now, suddenly, I have the hardest time controlling myself not to rape you. I must be PMSing or something... damn hormones.” Yet, there was one more thing I couldn’t q

Sophia “Oh, my God!” I screamed in happiness, tears cascading down my cheeks. “Look at you!” I stepped back a little to take a proper glance at my sister. “You are glowing!” I pulled her into my embrace and said it in a lower tone. “I missed you so much, Ellie.” But then I felt her bump as it prevented me from pulling her closer, and I moved back again, bending to get on the same level with it. “Hey there, buddy!” I gushed blissfully. “I missed you too, sweetheart. I can’t wait to meet you.” I sensed Ellie stiffening, and without guessing, I knew Kieran was behind me. So, I straightened up, but I didn’t step away from my sister; I wrapped my arm around her shoulders. “Hi,” she squeezed through a tight smile, and watching from this point, I understood her reluctance. The last encounter she had with Kieran was months ago, and she for sure didn’t remember him as the best brother-in-law. “Hello. You look well, Ellie.” Kieran greeted her. “Welcome back, little brother.” He smirked at Ph

Sophia “Don’t worry, dear. I’m perfectly all right.” The woman spoke before she swiftly turned around and left, leaving me behind frozen in place, unable to move even when my eyes couldn’t find her anymore. It was over. It was all over. She’s found me. The life I built here was falling down like a house of cards, and there was nothing I could do to stop it. I looked through the crowd frantically, trying to spot the grey bundle of hair, but I failed to locate her. Did that mean I only imagined her? Was she really here? She didn’t come after Ellie and me? But her voice was too vivid in my head, too real. Aunt Moira was here. “Hey, Sophia, are you OK?” Clara’s hand on my shoulder snapped me back to reality, and I pulled all the strength I had to nod and fake a smile. Yes. Sorry. Let’s go.” Not knowing how my legs carried me forward, we entered the building, and the elevator took us to the 21st floor. As we rode up, so did my lunch, and I barely held it in until I heard the char

SophiaThe ride from the diner where Kieran ‘picked me up’ to home was silent. Dreadful.All along, Kieran was squeezing the steering wheel of his SUV; his knuckles were white from the pressure. It was more than obvious how mad he was. Mad at me.And I? I cried throughout the long ride from one side of the city to the other. Silent tears couldn’t stop running down my cheeks; only a yelp from time to time would break the silence in the car. However, they made Kieran even more enraged, so I tried to swallow each one of them.We were passing the gate of the estate when I muttered: “I’m sorry.”I wasn’t sure if he had heard me at all, but the way the car accelerated and halted in front of the house told me he didn’t miss what I said.Because of a rough ride and a bitter cocktail of emotions mixing up in me, nausea that hadn’t really left me since lunch culminated, and I barely opened the door before I started gagging. But my stomach was already empty; I had nothing to throw up. The next t