TWISTED PASSIONS: TIES THAT BIND
I lie there a long time before sleep finally takes over
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*The next morning*
I wake at six-forty to the sensation of being looked at…with sleepy eyes , I see a younger man staring at me and when I opened my eyes there is a man in the chair by the window with one ankle crossed over his knee, watching me like I'm a programme he's halfway through.
I sat up fast and the sheet comes with me as my mouth flew open to shout.
He lifts a hand to face me before finally speaking…"Hey there," he says.
"Who are you."
"Cashmier."
"Cashmier?."
"Mm." He smiles, and it's his father's smile with the manners taken off. "Eldest. Nice to meet you, stepsis."
"Stepsis."
"Your mum's been running this house right? Th