Chapter 8

• After my pointless conversation with Lauren, I hopped in the shower. My body refused to put me out of my misery and allow me some restful sleep. Instead, I lay awake, staring at the chipped ceiling, mulling over what Ethan and Kieran had said to me. How could they possibly think I belonged to them? I had just started school here and hardly even knew them, yet they claimed I belonged to them as if they had known me forever.
• It would've been easier to ignore the twins if I wasn't feeling this annoyingly strange connection to the two of them. Sure, they were drop-dead gorgeous, but some innate part of me wanted to be around them. It was as if my instincts were pushing me closer to them while the logical side of me pulled away. Nonetheless, my body seemed to react on its own under the twins' touches as if it wanted to be claimed by them.
• I had no choice but to go to school the next day. Lauren had a day off, and the last thing I wanted was to be stuck inside with her and Darren. Their arguing would torment me enough. I pulled myself from the bed with a tired groan. I had slept a total of four hours last night.