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Seth, less so.
I’d crossed the line with Cora, breaking into her home, but not like that. Not to ruin her. No, I wanted to give her everything she craved. Being fucked by her sister’s asshole boyfriend wasn’t it.
Plus, she was mine.
When Seth left the warehouse twenty minutes later, I tailed his car. Killing again wasn’t something I’d been hoping for as my night ended, but for Cora and her sister? Well, I’d stab every fucker in the city if she needed me to.
Hell, even if she just wanted me to.
EIGHTEEN
CORA
My head ached from the blare of the music throughout the small house.
‘Fuck off, you cunt,’ the man beside me shouted at his character on the TV screen in front of us. I inched as far from him as I could, trying to get away from the sweaty forearm that kept grazing my thigh with every movement.
I should have gone to work.
Ewen had left me confused and conflicted after our night at the club. Two days on, and I was still wet at the mere thought of what he’d done to me—how he’d seen me stripped of both my clothing and my walls.
It terrified me.
When Ruby begged me to go to Seth’s party, I’d said no. The wheedling and whining had won out eventually, though—if only to distract me from thoughts of Ewen and the way in which his cock was pressed against me, so close to taking what I’d never freely given. Would I have regretted it if he’d slipped and entered me?
No.
The thought whispered against me as Ruby sat heavily on the arm of the sofa, propping up her crutch and wrapping an arm around my neck.
‘Come dance with me!’ she squealed in my ear, making me flinch, adding to the din. She reeked of cheap beer, and her pupils were unnaturally dilated. Around us, people laughed and drank, getting louder and wilder by the minute. Discomfort swept through me as I realised just how out of place I was. I’d always followed Ruby around, but this new circle of friends weren’t ones I wanted to be around. Not ones I thought she should be around either. It was one thing exhausting myself with late nights to pay our rent, but to party in some dingy hell-hole? Not worth it.
‘I don’t want to. I want to go home.’
‘No, you can’t. Seth messaged, and he’s on his way. You don’t want to go before he gets here.’ Ruby put on the same pouty face that always made me cave. One day, I’d hopefully grow a backbone and be able to stand up to her. She’d always been a bit self-centred and selfish, but since meeting Seth, it had intensified. Her late nights should have been on a break, but even with me getting home late, she would come in after me. With Seth. She would wake me up in the middle of the night by breaking plates and giggling while trying to cook, putting the TV on to deafening levels, or simply by loudly enjoying herself with Seth without a care for my presence in the house.
I had reached my limit. She was my twin, and I excused so much of her selfish behaviour because of it.
I couldn’t take it. With each day, I wanted to break out from her shadow and start being my own person. Fulfilling my own wants rather than caving to Ruby’s.
But even through it all, I still hated to see her frown.
‘Fine, but I’m going in half an hour, max. I’m supposed to be at work.’
‘Lighten up,’ Ruby slurred. ‘Get that stick out of your arse, and you might actually enjoy yourself. Have a drink, kiss a guy, let your hair down for once.’
The door opened, and Seth let himself in, grinning as Ruby launched herself up from the sofa and hobbled over to him.
‘You’re here!’ she said, going in for a kiss, which he deflected.
‘Hey, babe. In a minute, okay? Need to go put the beers in the kitchen.’ He extracted himself from her grip and grinned at me while she followed behind him. ‘Good to see you here, Cora.’
‘Thanks,’ I mumbled, focusing on the screen again. Pulling my phone from my bag, I scrolled through my socials, losing myself for a while. Nothing entertaining going on there.
Putting my phone away, I closed my eyes. My head was thumping with the insane noise level of the room. I went looking for Ruby to let her know I was leaving. Where was she?
‘Have you seen Ruby?’ I asked a man leaning against the wall, sipping a drink.
‘Aren’t you Ruby?’ he said, frowning at me.
