Shifters at Law (A Complete Paranormal Romance Shifter Series) by Sophie Stern

Author:Sophie Stern [Stern, Sophie]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2018-02-08T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter 9

Anna

By the time I get off work, it’s nearly seven and I’m exhausted. I go home, shower, and eat a bowl of cereal while reading the news on my phone. Oliver hasn’t called, but if I’m honest with myself, I didn’t really expect him to.

Besides, there are worse things than having really, really, really good sex with a stranger and never hearing from him again.

This way, we’ll never have to ruin a relationship because we never would have started one. We’ll never have to get to that point where we’re worried about hurting each other. We won’t fight over how to celebrate our anniversary because there won’t be an anniversary. Things won’t get awkward and strained between us because there isn’t going to be an “us.”

I tell myself these things as I eat my food, but this doesn’t really calm me down or relax me. I don’t really feel sad, but I do feel disappointed. I knew he wouldn’t call, but there’s still a part of me that wanted him to.

Everyone wants to feel like they’re important.

I finish my cereal and wash my bowl before heading upstairs to bed. The house I live in is pretty small. It’s just a two-bedroom, but it’s more than big enough for one person. It’s more than enough for me.

I’ve just settled in for a good night’s sleep when I start feeling uneasy, like someone is watching me. What the hell? I’m not one to spook easily, but the feeling that someone is in my house is unmistakable.

Did I check the back door?

No, I didn’t, but I locked it earlier. I know for sure that I locked the front door, too. I shouldn’t be feeling this uncomfortable, though. I shouldn’t be feeling nervous or anxious in my own bedroom.

I sit up in bed and look around, but in the darkness, I can’t really see anything. I flip on my nightlight, feeling like I’m being ridiculous, but as soon as the light flickers on, I scream.

And scream.

And scream.

“Shut the fuck up,” Carl says, slinking out of the dark corner. “Or I’ll make you shut up.”

“What the hell are you doing in my house?” My stepfather is a fucking freak. I don’t know what my mother saw in him. At least until this point, I didn’t think he was unsafe.

An asshole? Yes.

A home invader? No.

“I think a better question is what you think you’re doing, dear daughter of mine.”

“I’m not your daughter.”

He laughs. “I think the world begs to differ. Oh, there might be a ‘step’ in front of the title of our relationship, but it’s the same. I’m your father, and you’re my little girl.”

“What the hell do you want?”

“I want to know what the fuck you were doing at an attorney’s office today, Anna. I want to know why you were bothering my lawyer, and I want to know why the hell you think you’re better than the terms of your trust.”

“You were spying on me?” A sick feeling slides over me. Being a jerk is one thing, but this just feels dirty, gross.

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