Beast Brothers by Stephanie Brother

Author:Stephanie Brother [Brother, Stephanie]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2016-09-29T05:00:00+00:00

Tell Us You Don’t Care

Megan

A wolf howls outside. The rest of the pack joins in, serenading the moon. It’s a beautiful sound that sends a chill down my spine.

I’m burrowed under the covers in the bed at Tara’s uncle’s vacation cabin. It’s in the mountains and so remote that most of the area doesn’t even have a cell phone signal — not that it matters, because I have my phone turned off. I don’t want to talk to anyone anyway.

Tara and Zoe drove me here after we left the restaurant. I didn’t even go home, afraid that Dad would show up there. No way was I going to face him and Vivian after Jason outed my fling with the twins.

Tara left me her SUV, and then she and Zoe went back in Zoe’s car. They made me promise to drive into the nearest town every three days and check in with them. Today’s Tuesday, so I need to call them tomorrow and let them know I’m okay.

Which I am, physically. The rest of my life is just as much of a mess as it was two days ago. I’m lost, devastated, and grieving.

The wolves are still singing. Unable to sleep, I roll over in bed, facing the fireplace. It’s been a while since I went camping, but I remember how to gather wood and start a fire. The crackle of the flames is soothing. I adjust the pillow, my mind falling into the same rut it’s been in since Sunday.

After the way my dad reacted, I can’t live under his roof. I’m not even sure I want to stay in the same state, let alone the same town. Maybe I’ll find a job in a different country ... like New Zealand.

I’ll miss my besties, but they can come visit. I need to stay far away from my father. And the twins.

Missing them is a constant ache. They called me during my ride up here, before we lost signal. I didn’t answer. They messaged me, too. Megan, where are you? Call us. And Dammit, Megan, running away doesn’t solve anything.

I have to agree with them. Nothing is getting solved up here. On the other hand, I have my pain buried in a deep freeze, as if I’d punted it into one of the snowdrifts outside. Feeling nothing is kind of awesome compared to the alternative.

I wish I had a dog or a cat, or had asked to borrow someone’s pet. It’s lonely up here.

When I call the girls tomorrow, I’ll ask them how the twins are doing — not personally, but professionally. I’m pretty sure they wouldn’t normally get suspended for what happened, but if my father was angry enough he might have pulled strings.

My only comfort is telling myself I did the right thing in leaving. I got away from there before I could do any more damage to the twins. With luck, everything will blow over and they can go on playing football and living their sex-god lives.

A sob rises in my throat, and I choke it ruthlessly back down.

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