Beautiful Lies: A Dark Secret Society Romance (Breaking Belles) by Alta Hensley & Stasia Black

Author:Alta Hensley & Stasia Black [Hensley, Alta]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2020-12-06T16:00:00+00:00

12

Portia

The walls were closing in, causing complete madness.

It was the only way to describe what was occurring between me and Sully. We went from hate to… well, something completely opposite, in a matter of days, hours, even minutes. It was like a yo-yo of emotions, and I didn’t know how to process it. I could only imagine he might be feeling something similar. I most certainly couldn’t read him, or even understand him no matter how hard I tried.

Today… he was weird. Distant, but not mean. We were awkward, but not cold.

I had been in the bathroom getting ready for tonight’s Trial. Neither of us even had a clue as to what it would be since I had been given a sage green dress that reached mid-thigh. It wasn’t slutty, and considering I was usually naked, I was considering it a win. Though who knew in this place. I knew better than to take anything for granted.

“Easy access,” Sully had murmured, running the tips of his fingers underneath the hem and brushing my ass. I shivered, but otherwise chose to ignore the comment rather than snapping back with some witty comeback. I was figuring out I didn’t need to always fight back when it came to him. I much preferred the white flag that waved between us as of late.

As I was applying my lipstick in the bathroom, I heard a knock on the door and then Mrs. Hawthorne’s voice entered the room. I considered leaving the bathroom to greet her but chose to put my ear to the door and spy instead since I could hear she and Sully were already in conversation.

“You need to be nicer to that girl,” she lectured. “She deserves more than being treated like an animal.”

“With all due respect, Mrs. H—”

“That’s the problem, laddie,” she interrupted sharply. “You don’t show anyone any respect at all. I get it. You’re going through a lot with your father’s death and all, and so I’m trying to give you and your poor attitude a long leash before I pull it back in. But don’t think for a second I won’t. Just because you’re a grown man, doesn’t mean I won’t box your ears.”

“My father has nothing to do with my poor attitude.”

I could hear them both clearly, but even so, I wished I could see the standoff between them.

“Your father has everything to do with how you behave, and trying to ignore that fact isn’t doing you any favors,” she said.

I heard a deep sigh come from Sully; a sound I was getting quite used to. “Mrs. H… I really need to get ready for tonight.”

“Yes, you do. Which is why I’m here. Tonight is going to test the both of you, and you need to be there for that girl. She needs you. You need her.”

“I get it.”

“I don’t think you do, Sully. You put up this wall, but the Order is going to break it one way or the other. I just don’t want you to destroy that poor girl in the process.

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