Page 179 of Dare To Break

“Eli, darling!” Elena hurries toward me, arms outstretched.

I sidestep the incoming hug. “This is Kellan. I assume Dad told you he was coming to stay?”

Something flickers in her eyes, but her smile doesn’t falter. “I’ve made up the room next to yours for him. I hope that’s okay?” She looks behind me. “Is Arabella with you?”

“She’s not here already?” The hairs stand up on the back of my neck. I know for a fact she left with Jace and Evan two hours before we did. I was standing at the window in our room and saw the car drive past.

“Arabella opted to drive with two of our football team,” Kellan says into the silence. “Maybe they stopped somewhere along the way.”

“Boys? Are you sure? I didn’t think Arabella even liked boys!”

“Oh, I assure you, she likes us well enough,” I mutter. “Let’s go.” I walk past her and up the staircase.

“Pleasure to meet you, Mrs. Travers. I can see where Arabella gets her looks from.” Kellan’s words set my teeth on edge.

“Oh, you’re very sweet.” She laughs, and my jaw clenches. “Go and get settled and I’ll ask the cook to make you boys something to eat. You must be hungry.”

Kellan catches up to me just as I reach my room. “You didn’t say your new mom is hot.”

“She snagged a rich husband. Of course, she’s hot. My father didn’t marry her for her personality.”

I push open the door to my bedroom and step inside. Kellan follows.

“Why do you think she’s late?”

I know who he’s talking about. I shrug.

“You can’t tell me you’re not curious. Jace has been eager to get into her pants since she joined the school. Do you think they stopped somewhere so she could suck a dick or two?”

Chapter 115

Arabella

The phone I use to text Sin is missing. As much as I hate him right now for leaving me the way he did last night, I don’t want to be without it.

Did I leave it in the tomb?

Scrubbing a hand over my face, I try to think through my tiredness. I’m feeling vulnerable and exposed after yet another sleepless night. At least I’ll have a few days away from school now that everyone is leaving for the Thanksgiving break.

A thump on the door of my room distracts me from my search. “Come in.”

Evan opens it. “Jace wants to leave in ten minutes.” He looks at the mess on my side of the room. “Whoa! Why do you girls always leave packing until the last minute?”

I glance up from the clothes strewn all over my bed. “I’m looking for something.”

“Well, whatever it is, you’re going to have to leave it,” Evan eyes the chaos. “Or you’re going to miss your ride.”

Fuck.

“I’ll be down before you go.”

He nods. “Okay.”

Once he’s left, I grab the bundle of clothes and shove them back into my wardrobe. My case is already packed. I’m taking the bare minimum back to the house with me.

Why does Sin’s rejection ache so much?

He’s taken a little piece of my soul.

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