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She ht in her apartainst her back, one hand curled around her breast and the other plunging deep inside her Her pulse pounded as her own fingers mimicked what Lucian had done to her In Out In out And she let herself fully slip into the fantasy It wasn’t her hand It was Lucian’s bringing her to the edge, drawing out the slick wetness until she couldn’t--

Pleasure erupted, licking through her veins as her back arched and hips rose, thrusting against her own hand She fell back to the bed, her heart racing and breath coers out

God

She’d never come that hard and that fast by herself before Throat dry, she sed hard as she blinked opened her eyes There was a dull flare of pain along the side of her head What she’d done probably wasn’t a sy to care Her body felt wonderfully spent and--

A rush of cool air washed over her body There was a soft creak that caused every aze darted around the darkness as she yanked her top back in place It sounded like it came by the closet The door was cracked open, like she’d left it

Heart now racing for a different reason, she stared at the closet door until her vision blurred All kinds of insane thoughts filled her mind What if the sound hadn’t come from the closet but the actual door That wasn’t locked One of the brothers could’ve checked on her and she was in the bed, touching herself

Okay That was ridiculous It ay too late for any of the the door Thrusting one hand under the pillow, she firo to sleep Toh

She kept her eyes closed, but sleep didn’t come No matter how hard she tried, she couldn’t shake the uneasy feeling skating over her skin The sensation that she wasn’t alone in the room

Then she heard it

Footsteps from above The sound was unmistakable

A frown pulled at her lips as she sat up and stared up at the ceiling, where the fan churned silently Her hair fell over her shoulders as she tilted her head to the side The bedroom directly above hers wasMadeline’s

Julia sat very still, straining to hear the noise again After a few s, but then she heard it again So around

Could it be one of the brothers?

Glancing at the clock on the nightstand, she seriously doubted they’d be up there at this tis off the bed and stood

Training took over If it were Madeline upstairs walking around, soed She needed to investigate

She slipped her feet into a pair of flip-flops and left the bedrooaze darted to the wide door catty-corner to hers Her heart skipped a beat as she veered away froht there, a handful of steps away froes of hihts of Lucian out of her head, she hurried down the dimly lit hall It ide and the wall sconces did very little to brighten the way She couldn’t help but think of The Shining

A shiver danced over her skin

If two girls on trikes appeared, she was out like a belly button

Julia reached the staircase and quickly made her way upstairs The hallway up there was just as freaky as the one below Each step she took caused the tiny hairs all along her body to rise A tingle started in just below her neck, between her shoulders

It re down on her lip, she glanced behind her No one else was in the hall All the doors were shut, but

She shuddered and picked up her pace Her iht Reaching Madeline’s door, she opened it and quickly ca the room

The lamp beside the bed was on, just as Julia had left it, and Madeline was also where she’d left her Resting peacefully in bed, and nothing else was out--

Chilly air rushed down her arht and saw the curtains covering the porch doors billow and ripple She inhaled deeply, catching the musty scent of the outdoors