Coterie: A Taboo Story by Ally Vance

Author:Ally Vance [Vance, Ally]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2021-01-21T18:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER EIGHT

Sonea

Aston’s acting strangely, but Sean doesn’t seem to have noticed anything’s amiss. I would’ve thought of the two of us it would be me failing to keep my thoughts and feelings obscured. I’m worried because it looks like Aston’s carefully maintained control is slipping, and I’m not entirely sure what he’s thinking right now. His eyes have hardly strayed from me since we left the airport, and I sense that something in him is about to be unleashed.

I inch closer to Sean, not just for the comforting aura his calm presence offers me, but also to put a little distance between me and Aston. I want what we should never share, and I want it so badly I’m afraid of what might happen if I surrender to it. I don’t think he’d do anything with Sean around, which provides me with a small amount of solace. I don’t know what to do. I’m so confused by all of this, and up until now, I believed Aston would continue to reject me. Something has shifted in him, exacerbated by Sean’s arrival, and now I’m left uncertain as to what’s going on with him.

The rest of the day passes with an almost palpable tension hanging over us that I’m sure doesn’t go unnoticed by Sean. I’ll have to talk to him later, and even though Aston was adamant about keeping it from our brother and I agreed, this is eating me up. How could I have believed I’d be able keep anything from my twin, especially a secret as insane as this one?

Sean excuses himself early, and I let him go without even attempting to stop him. He’s just traveled over a thousand miles in the span of a day, and he’s exhausted. He doesn’t need me laying a weight like this on him his first day home. Maybe I can wait it out a day or two and give myself time to think and find clarity. I could potentially discuss it properly with Aston, but I’m not sure how to approach him with the way things are between us right now.

I curl up on the couch, watching the rerun of an old sitcom on the TV when Aston takes a seat next to me. The air in the room charges the longer we sit there silently, and when I feel like I’m about to scream I get to my feet.

“Be back in a minute,” I tell him with a smile, and he nods but doesn’t speak.

I dart from the living room and into the small bathroom on the first floor. I take my time, trying to catch my breath and calm my racing heart. Splashing water on my face, I let the cool liquid sap the heat from my flushed cheeks and refresh me so I can go back out there. When I finally feel ready, I open the door and damn near jump out of my skin when I see a shadowed figure waiting on the other side...for me.

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