Lost & Found: Contemporary Reverse Harem by Serena Lindahl

Author:Serena Lindahl [Lindahl, Serena]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2019-04-24T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter 17

Aric

Senya used to be so strong. She still has the same stubborn streak and bold, independent attitude, but something has affected her self-esteem. It makes me angry, and not much rouses my temper. Can’t she see that every man in this room would gladly lay down their lives for a smile? Okay, maybe that’s slightly dramatic, but the way we hang on her words is more than a crush. I thought I wasn’t as enamored of her, but that changes the more time I spend with her.

There’s also something amazing about our group as a whole. We have a family together, something I long for after my childhood. Something magical happens when we’re all together – even when the air is filled with sexual tension and unspoken promises.

“We have a little time before we have to talk about our project. Let’s do something we used to do.” The idea comes to me suddenly. Everyone looks at me.

“Like what? Go climb a tree or create a secret mission?” Orion jokes.

“I was thinking more about the games we used to play when we spent the night together. Remember how we used to go around in a circle and play truth or dare or two truths and a lie? Maybe it will help us get to know each other again.”

“The three of them have an advantage. They’ve been friends this whole time,” Senya points out. She doesn’t hide the slight bitterness in her voice.

“Same rules we had as a kid,” Orion says, catching my excitement. I knew I could count on him to back me. “Siblings can’t answer each other’s questions. That’s just my brother and me. You and Manny aren’t siblings anymore. And there’s probably a lot about Manny that we don’t know. Still waters run deep.”

Manny smirks and Senya cocks an eyebrow at Orion. “What movie did you pick that up from?”

“Not a movie,” Orion says, puffing out his chest. “It’s a Latin proverb from Aesop’s fables.”

Sen squints at Orion like maybe everything she thought about him was wrong. She nods. “Okay. I’ll play. But Aric has to go first since he suggested it, and we go that way around the circle.” She points to Apollo. The order makes her last.

I shrug I’m fine with that. “Okay. Two truths and a lie. Pick the lie. One: the first thing I bought with my job money was a record player. Two: I can cook really well. Three: I don’t want to go to college.”

“Two,” Orion immediately guesses. “You grew up on peanut butter and jelly sandwiches.”

“Three,” Sen argues. “You want to go to college, you just don’t know if you’ll be able to.”

“Do we all have to guess?” Manny asks.

“I guess not.” I shrug. “Sen’s right. I want to go to college, but I don’t think I’ll be able to. And I’m a really good cook now. I think it was because my mom was so bad, and I did grow up on hot dogs and PB and J. When Mom left, I spent a lot of time burning things and trying out new recipes.

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