Read Online Taurus: Book 3 in a Young Adult Paranormal Romance Series (The Zodiac Twin Flame Series) by Rachel Medhurst - Free Book Online Page B
Authors: Rachel Medhurst
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Maybe that was the problem.
‘Right, I’m going to phone the police.’ Kerry dug her phone out of her bag and started to dial.
I moved before my brain knew what it was doing. My body crushed down on her as my hand wrapped around the phone in hers.
‘Ouch!’ she screeched as my weight pushed her into the sofa.
Her body moulded to mine as I wrenched the phone from her hand and turned it off.
‘What are you doing?’
She tried to push me off, but I was too heavy. The left over adrenaline in my veins kicked in. I closed my eyes and buried my nose in her hair, sniffing when she went still. Her sudden complacency startled me, so I thrust away from her.
‘Sorry,’ I mumbled, going back to the window.
She cleared her throat and thumped the sofa with her small fist. ‘Why can’t I call the police?’
‘Because Cancer isn’t in any danger.’
How could I explain the predicament we found ourselves in? I couldn’t let her know that we were fighting evil men that didn’t want us to have relationships. It sounded bloody ridiculous. Aries had dragged me along for the ride when we had rescued Father from Nick. I hadn’t been interested in the politics of it. A part of me wished I had paid more attention.
‘Why are we hiding out up here?’
Her questions were going to grate on me. If I didn’t tell her something to shut her up, I would have to find another way to close her mouth. An image of Sophie popped into my head. I groaned as the memory affected me in the most inappropriate manner.
‘If you’re not going to tell me, I’m leaving,’ she declared, getting up from her seat and going towards the door.
‘I need help,’ I blurted.
She paused, looking over her shoulder at me. The strap of her top was threatening to fall off.
‘You need help?’
My brain tried to think of the best way to divert her attention away from the men outside. If she was scared, she would probably call the police. The last thing I needed was the cops to find out about my family.
‘They were right about my drug problem.’ The words stung as they left my mouth. It wasn’t true, but my mind tried to grab onto something to sound plausible.
‘You’re making no sense.’ Kerry turned towards me.
Her body was shaking. The small movement caught my eye as she watched me. She was scared. I hadn’t even noticed.
‘I’m sorry about all this,’ I said, gesturing towards the window. ‘Cancer has fallen in with a man from a bad crowd. He loves her, but it’s pretty complicated.’
I made no sense on purpose. I wanted her to draw her own conclusions. Hopefully they would be as tame as possible. She would never guess that the men were from a group called the Dysfunctionals.
‘Oh, I get it. Cancer fell in love with your drug dealer?’
It could be true. It could also be used to my advantage. ‘Yes, but he’s married. So his gang are gunning for him. I was just trying to keep Cancer safe.’
‘By setting up a meeting with him?’
It was a stupid thing to do. I couldn’t deny that I had put my own interests above Cancer’s. My selfish intrigue about Nick had put my sister in danger.
‘Haven’t you ever been in love?’ I asked, clutching at straws.
Her shoulders relaxed. ‘No.’
Her confession startled me. I blinked and checked out of the window again. When would the men move?
‘We can’t leave here until those men go,’ I said. If she was already scared, there was no need to hide that from her. ‘They are after me because I…’
My mind searched for a lie.
‘Do you owe them money?’
She was making up the fake story better than I was. Would she hate me if she ever found out the truth? I didn’t care. I wasn’t trying to be friends with her, I was trying to keep her safe. It was her fault she had been dragged into it in the first place.
‘Yeah, I owe them money. They’re going to stand there until I come out. They’ll probably shoot me if I leave.’
She gasped. A niggle of guilt wormed its way into
‘Right, I’m going to phone the police.’ Kerry dug her phone out of her bag and started to dial.
I moved before my brain knew what it was doing. My body crushed down on her as my hand wrapped around the phone in hers.
‘Ouch!’ she screeched as my weight pushed her into the sofa.
Her body moulded to mine as I wrenched the phone from her hand and turned it off.
‘What are you doing?’
She tried to push me off, but I was too heavy. The left over adrenaline in my veins kicked in. I closed my eyes and buried my nose in her hair, sniffing when she went still. Her sudden complacency startled me, so I thrust away from her.
‘Sorry,’ I mumbled, going back to the window.
She cleared her throat and thumped the sofa with her small fist. ‘Why can’t I call the police?’
‘Because Cancer isn’t in any danger.’
How could I explain the predicament we found ourselves in? I couldn’t let her know that we were fighting evil men that didn’t want us to have relationships. It sounded bloody ridiculous. Aries had dragged me along for the ride when we had rescued Father from Nick. I hadn’t been interested in the politics of it. A part of me wished I had paid more attention.
‘Why are we hiding out up here?’
Her questions were going to grate on me. If I didn’t tell her something to shut her up, I would have to find another way to close her mouth. An image of Sophie popped into my head. I groaned as the memory affected me in the most inappropriate manner.
‘If you’re not going to tell me, I’m leaving,’ she declared, getting up from her seat and going towards the door.
‘I need help,’ I blurted.
She paused, looking over her shoulder at me. The strap of her top was threatening to fall off.
‘You need help?’
My brain tried to think of the best way to divert her attention away from the men outside. If she was scared, she would probably call the police. The last thing I needed was the cops to find out about my family.
‘They were right about my drug problem.’ The words stung as they left my mouth. It wasn’t true, but my mind tried to grab onto something to sound plausible.
‘You’re making no sense.’ Kerry turned towards me.
Her body was shaking. The small movement caught my eye as she watched me. She was scared. I hadn’t even noticed.
‘I’m sorry about all this,’ I said, gesturing towards the window. ‘Cancer has fallen in with a man from a bad crowd. He loves her, but it’s pretty complicated.’
I made no sense on purpose. I wanted her to draw her own conclusions. Hopefully they would be as tame as possible. She would never guess that the men were from a group called the Dysfunctionals.
‘Oh, I get it. Cancer fell in love with your drug dealer?’
It could be true. It could also be used to my advantage. ‘Yes, but he’s married. So his gang are gunning for him. I was just trying to keep Cancer safe.’
‘By setting up a meeting with him?’
It was a stupid thing to do. I couldn’t deny that I had put my own interests above Cancer’s. My selfish intrigue about Nick had put my sister in danger.
‘Haven’t you ever been in love?’ I asked, clutching at straws.
Her shoulders relaxed. ‘No.’
Her confession startled me. I blinked and checked out of the window again. When would the men move?
‘We can’t leave here until those men go,’ I said. If she was already scared, there was no need to hide that from her. ‘They are after me because I…’
My mind searched for a lie.
‘Do you owe them money?’
She was making up the fake story better than I was. Would she hate me if she ever found out the truth? I didn’t care. I wasn’t trying to be friends with her, I was trying to keep her safe. It was her fault she had been dragged into it in the first place.
‘Yeah, I owe them money. They’re going to stand there until I come out. They’ll probably shoot me if I leave.’
She gasped. A niggle of guilt wormed its way into
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