The Breaking of Alexis: A Novel (Reinventing Alexis Book 1) by Jessica Sorensen

Author:Jessica Sorensen [Sorensen , Jessica]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Borrowed Hearts Publishing LLC
Published: 2021-11-11T05:00:00+00:00

15

Alexis

Last night, I dreamed of drowning. I was swimming in a pool and then I suddenly drown. Then I was falling into a tunnel of darkness that whispered my secrets and branded them all over my flesh, like toxic smoke that seeped into my pores and consumed my body. And then, if things couldn't get any weirder, my dreams shifted into West territory.

We were under the stars, just like we were last night. Not in the park, though, but some place close to the sky. He was kissing me and touching me, and it felt like his hands were erasing those whispered, toxic secrets consuming me from the inside.

When I woke up, I felt like I’d just ran a damn marathon. It was early, and I never did fall back asleep. I tried to, but then I started getting messages. And after a while, I arrived at the conclusion that I’m definitely being stalked. Or, well … harassed? Honestly, I’m not really sure what to label the messages I’ve been receiving.

Unknown: You’re going to do what I say, or everyone will find out about your little extracurricular activities.

That message, I received only minutes ago.

Okay, maybe I should label this as blackmail.

I reread the message for the third time. “Yeah, definitely blackmail.”

Just the idea of being blackmailed makes my jaw tick. I want to send the texter a middle finger emoji, but I also don’t want everyone finding out that I’m the one who’s been graffitiing quotes on buildings all over town.

“What the crap am I going to do?” I mutter as I flop down on the bed and stare up at the ceiling.

Last night, West told me he’d help me figure out who’s sending these messages, that he has some hacker friend. It seems a bit sketchy if you ask me. Not that I think West is a liar. I just don’t believe some guy will be able to track down an unknown phone number. Not that I know who his friend is—he was pretty vague about that. The only friends of West’s that I know were Masie and Blaine, and the idea of either one of them being some sort of hacker …

I bust up laughing, the noise sounding a bit choked because it’s been a while. “Holy shit, I so needed that.”

“Um … Lex?” Zhara appears in my doorway with her brows knit, her eyes filled with confusion. “Are you okay?”

No, Zhara, I don’t think I am.

I don’t think I’ll ever be.

But I put on my mask and nod, sitting up and dabbing the tears of laughter from my eyes. “Yeah, I was just thinking about something funny.”

She hesitates. “What was it?”

I lift a shoulder, scooting to the edge of my unmade bed and lowering my feet to the floor. “Masie and Blaine being smart enough to be able to hack a phone.”

She smiles. “That is pretty funny. It’s good to see you laugh, too … It’s been a while.”

My smile falters. “It hasn’t been that long,” I mutter, knowing it actually hasn’t.

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