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“Don’t look at“This is up to your father”

A bit of rage flared up inside ainst the ferals With a cal casually So much for female solidarity

“Fine, you win”

The triumphant smiles on both Gabe and Luke’s faces irked loat With a wave over et patched up

They’d see their

Chapter Three

I sat at the edge of the pool, hugging my knees to my chest Water dripped from my forehead down to the tiled floor Hot steam lined the s of the pool house, which looked out upon a dark lawn My fingers scratched mindlessly at the stitches in un to heal, thanks to the Nephili before the dull ache in my shoulder disappeared

A splash of water hit me in the eyes and I made a sour face My friends Adam, Ashley, and Raquel had joined ressed into a dunking war Raquel’s red mop of hair floated on the surface of the pool as Ada maniacally, he used his other arm to fend off Ashley’s attack

“Come on,” Raquel called to me after she spit out a mouthful of water “Join us”

She wore a ruby red monokini that revealed her toned obliques and rail-thin physique As Esther’s only daughter, she shared herof freckles across her face We were already room my best friend this summer, but Raquel was a balrown into so more like sisters

I shookon in my mind to play around in the water And besides, I didn’t think my shoulder could take it

“She’s nothing but a chicken,” Ada

With short blond hair, an athletic build, and a devilish grin, he was the perfect representation of the boy next door And he liked nothing better than to get on my nerves, especially when Gabe wasn’t around It was hard to believe those tere brothers

He flashed a grin and flexed his sculpted chest “She’s afraid to take on the beast”

I rolled my eyes, but it was Ashley who responded