ASHLEYI strain my ears trying to overhear anything that is being, not that it helped.The door closes and my hope of escaping this leaves my mind not before I see Andrea rushing into the room.“Hey, what happened?” she turned and glared at Ivan who raised his hands up in surrender. “What did you do to her?”She pretty much yells at him and I let out a sigh of relief. Having a big sister is really nice.“Nothing, God stop giving me that look.” He mumbles the last part turning away.“Do you two know each other?” they share another look, more like exchanged glares.“No!”“Definitely not!”I give them an incredulous look but don’t say anything. Andrea sighs and holds my hand, stroking it gently.“Are you okay? Are you sure you’re okay?” I manage a nod.“Just my back but I fell, it wasn’t his fault.”Though it kind of is his fault, wait I think it is mine, I wasn’t looking but he saw me coming literally running for my life but he stood there and let me crash into him. The fair thing would

ASHLEYThe mall is not so far from the hotel so I just decided to walk, not only because I'm scared of being in a car with a total stranger but I would much rather be in the street where someone might see and rescue me if anyone tries to snatch me.Yes, I think I have this all planned out.Trust me, when you develop a sudden paranoia you'll probably do worse. That aside, the walk actually seems nice.People are going about their business and it all looks great to me. I hope I don't look like your typical small town girl looking around shops like some sort of noob but I just can't help it. When you grow up in a small town where everyone knows their neighbor, seeing so many people who barely spare you a glance is pretty much a cause for glee.There's a skip to my step as I walk, I may or may not be imagining myself in a book or a historical novel, it would be great to run into my own Mr. Darcy.I chuckle lowly before schooling my features. I don't want people thinking I'm crazy except n

LUCAI leave the house as soon as I'm able to get on my feet and if you were wondering if I went to the meeting with the elders, well I didn't.If they want to meet with me and are serious about it, they should make an appointment like every other person. I'm not giving any damn person any special treatment, especially not those old bastards.My phone vibrates with an incoming message, it confuses me for a bit before I decide to check what it is.Ivan: Look where I'm at.I rolled my eyes seeing the message, that is before I opened the image and saw a picture of my mate lying in a bed looking so damn pretty with that little frown on her lips.Me: Get the fuck out of there before I rip you apart.My hand flies over the screen typing out a reply sharply.Ivan is fucking playing with me. He replies with an eye roll which makes me glare, surprising the man sitting opposite me. His jumping reminded me of him and I wave him off, wanting time to calm myself down in private before I go and mee

ASHLEYWe both stay on our sides of the elevator and you may call it childish but I would rather not be within arm's reach of this creepy weird man that basically forced himself on me last night.I pull my knees up to my chin and hug my legs, it is a vulnerable pose but that is the last thing on my mind.We've been here for more than ten minutes but it feels like hours, endless hours to be honest.My phone conveniently has no cell reception, I know my parents must be worried about me. Will they leave without saying goodbye to me? The thought makes me sad because they will have to, they can't stay late with Theo not being able to drive in the night and they can't stay another day, today is Saturday which gives only Sunday and they need their rest since they all have work on Monday.The man stands up in a rush which scares me a bit making me crawl backward."Shit, this cannot be happening." He mutters running his hands over his face, I look up at him with narrowed eyes when he curses ag

ASHLEY“Sister?” The word leaves my lips in a rush of breath.“Yes, quite surprising I know.” She flips her hair over her shoulder and throws an arm over his shoulder, he is taller than her by many inches but that didn’t faze her. “So, you two a thing yet?” she wiggles her brows and I choke, starting a coughing fit.“No,” he says in a curt voice. She rolls her eyes, probably used to his standoffish attitude.“Not with that your attitude, no one would want you.” she pushes him away and plops next to me, almost successfully making me pour the water, she has faster reflexes than me and she takes it from me.“Be careful with that,” she says to me, looking up at her brother that is staring at me, without blinking.“When are we leaving? Is she coming with us?” she doesn’t wait for him to answer before she fixes her gaze on me. “Are you coming with us?”I look between both of them. “Coming where with you?” I ask, perplexed.“No, we are taking her back to her hotel on our way, give her someth