I must have fallen asleep, because the next time I woke up it was morning. Sunlight streamed into the room, falling along the bed and sheets that were tangled around my limbs. I sighed into the pillow and rolled over, hitting something warm in the process.8964 copyright protection245ＰＥＮＡＮＡZcqQ03VXox 維尼
Christian was staring at me, hair disheveled, his lips curling into a smirk. He lifted his hand and touched my jaw, tracing it lightly with his fingers. “Do you want to talk about it?”8964 copyright protection245ＰＥＮＡＮＡbCqexnDWyX 維尼
I moved the hair out of my eyes and shook my head. “I don’t remember what happened.”8964 copyright protection245ＰＥＮＡＮＡi8dm8d9uym 維尼
This time I wasn’t lying. I didn’t want to remember the images and actions that caused me to wake up shrieking. I bit my lip, feeling bad that he had to deal with all of this, even though he said he didn’t mind.8964 copyright protection245ＰＥＮＡＮＡDJblcGpHuJ 維尼
I wasn’t stupid, but I was scared, and I know that he was too.8964 copyright protection245ＰＥＮＡＮＡWCPI7AeWxB 維尼
“I don’t want to get up. What time is it anyway?”8964 copyright protection245ＰＥＮＡＮＡS9IDqCFk8w 維尼
“Shit!”8964 copyright protection245ＰＥＮＡＮＡKCY6DkVX2H 維尼
“We’re late for school, aren’t we?” I asked.8964 copyright protection245ＰＥＮＡＮＡdRq67Tx1iR 維尼
“Not by much,” Christian said, frowning. He wrapped his arms around my body and nuzzled my neck. “I don’t want to go. I want to stay here with you all day.”8964 copyright protection245ＰＥＮＡＮＡwFxEXsgrp8 維尼
As much as I appreciated the offer to skip out today, I knew we had to get ready. I nudged him and he groaned like a child before rolling entirely off the bed. He hit the floor with a thud and muttered a curse.8964 copyright protection245ＰＥＮＡＮＡXhWwI36Ot4 維尼
I poked my head over the edge of the mattress to see Christian lying on his back, a wild grin spread across his face. The second he started laughing, I smiled, a slight weight lifted off my shoulders.8964 copyright protection245ＰＥＮＡＮＡxxZG05argX 維尼
He stopped laughing and stared at me, a sly look coming across his face. One second I was lying on a warm, comfortable mattress, the next I was falling into him as he pulled me down off the bed.8964 copyright protection245ＰＥＮＡＮＡr47jAEmiRi 維尼
“Okay, we’re both out,” he said, kissing the top of my head. “We should get ready.”8964 copyright protection245ＰＥＮＡＮＡM5lXvEd7Op 維尼
I laughed until a scent filled my nose and I frowned, scrunching my nose. I looked at him and shook my head.8964 copyright protection245ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9lEIR4W5Oa 維尼
“You smell really bad,” I said, moving away from him. I wasn’t surprised when he came after me. He pinned my body beneath his and leaned down to kiss my jaw.8964 copyright protection245ＰＥＮＡＮＡHfE9W2MrzV 維尼
“You’ve been sleeping next to me all night, and you were sweating, so you smell too.” He smirked and sat up, bringing me with him. Then he hoisted me over his shoulder.8964 copyright protection245ＰＥＮＡＮＡc3VxiOj5BV 維尼
I tried kicking him but he had a firm grip on my legs. When he started walking toward the bathroom, I squirmed. “Come on, put me down!”8964 copyright protection245ＰＥＮＡＮＡYTfAJ7Mx7t 維尼
He opened the bathroom door and I prayed he was going to put me down. He didn’t. Instead, his body tilted and I slid as he turned on the water. He tried to right himself but I had gripped the shower curtain in protest.8964 copyright protection245ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6SIMFd0860 維尼
He let me go, finally, because he didn’t want to rip anything. I was practically glued to the curtain, shifting away from him and into the shower. A cruel smile settled on his lips before he turned the nozzle on. The water pounded down on me, and I glared at him, fully cloaked and soaking wet.8964 copyright protection245ＰＥＮＡＮＡb8p1UWWmdy 維尼
“I’ll be right back,” Christian said, grinning, as he backpedaled out of the room.8964 copyright protection245ＰＥＮＡＮＡtE8UmVU41C 維尼
With him gone, I climbed out of the tub, grabbed a towel from the closet and started to dry off. Though it didn’t matter, because when Christian came back, he had his cell phone in his hand and an expression I didn’t like on his face.8964 copyright protection245ＰＥＮＡＮＡvOD9blQ7hS 維尼
“Don’t bother going home for new clothes,” he said, his voice strange. “School’s been called off early. Something happened.”8964 copyright protection245ＰＥＮＡＮＡJ5tCc0BtcM 維尼
I turned around. “What, did one of the Imposters have a break out? You know how all the students and teachers love them, so why go to school if they wouldn’t be there?”8964 copyright protection245ＰＥＮＡＮＡ96e3Zjc2t4 維尼
I started laughing when he looked at me, his eyes telling me to stop. He shook his head. “Kendall, stop it. It’s not funny.”8964 copyright protection245ＰＥＮＡＮＡvRgsT5eGIO 維尼
“What?” My mouth formed a frown. “You’re freaking me out. What happened?”8964 copyright protection245ＰＥＮＡＮＡyOZC1Ylvil 維尼
He looked into my eyes and there was no warmth left in his. There was only fear. I reached behind me to grip the sink as he spoke; his words seeming distant at first, then they hit me like a ton of bricks.8964 copyright protection245ＰＥＮＡＮＡiLFnNXhMMW 維尼
“Cassie Winters was found dead this morning. Her head was bashed in with a metal pipe.”8964 copyright protection245ＰＥＮＡＮＡr5iDJa1Dj6 維尼
By the time he was done telling me everything he found out, I was already on my hands and knees, trying to remember how I’d ended up on the floor, my eyes burning from tears. Then my stomach twisted and I threw up.249Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZbEfqgCQJx
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