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“Aw, come on. I’m not a stranger. I’m your friend. Rhys isn’t a stranger either. He’s the same great guy who wooed you back in Legacy Falls. As for your clothes, they were removed for your benefit.”
“How does being dressed in nothing benefit me?”
“Well,” she drawled, carrying the soup over to me. “Besides you showing my brother that amazing body you’ve got? The clothes needed to be thrown out. Not only were they filthy, but now that you’ve joined the family, you have to dress to fit the role you’ve been given.”
I tried to gauge if she was being serious. I didn’t have the slightest clue what she was talking about. I was not part of their freakshow.
“Where did Rhett…Rhys go?” God. It was so weird to suddenly call him by something else.
She smiled down at me, looking so much like him in that moment, it was disturbing. “So, he told you his name then?”
“If he hadn’t, you just said it.”
She pursed her lips and nodded. “That’s true, but Rhett isn’t too far off Rhys, so it’s not that big of a deal.”
She brought the soup to my lips. “Here. I know you’ve gotta be starving.”
She was right, I was starving. I greedily accepted the soup. If they wanted to get rid of me by poison, job well done.
“Slow sips,” Angel cautioned. “You don’t wanna get sick. Rhys would kill me.”
I swallowed a mouthful of warm, chicken noodle goodness, and laughed. “Was that a joke?”
She frowned, lowering the container down to her side.
“No. My brother really likes you Nova. And I mean really likes you. If he didn’t, well, sweetie you would be dead. Honestly, I would have offed you myself.”
Those weren’t the words you wanted to hear from someone responsible for feeding you. I licked my lips and leaned as far away from her as I could.
“Oh, no! Don’t worry, I wouldn’t do that now. I like you too much. You’re going to fit right in. Even Daddy can’t wait to meet you.”
“Your…dad?” Had I heard her correctly? There was no way I’d misheard that. Mom had been right. All of us really were a few genetics away from being insane. Clearly, Rhys’ bloodline didn’t skip any generations.
Why would I meet their father? They couldn’t be serious about me joining their family. It wasn’t possible. I couldn’t comprehend that.
An uncomfortable silence settled between us, stretching on with each passing minute, filled only by the sound of me slurping down soup.
“Would you like some water?” she asked suddenly, changing the subject.
I nodded; the movement feeling sluggish.
Angel gave me a bright, toothy smile and rose to her feet, patting the top of my head as if I were a dog.
“Don’t worry about a thing. You’ll be safe here with us.”
What was she talking about?
“I’m sorry,” she said s
oftly.
For what? Why was my body getting heavier?
CHAPTER THIRTEEN
RHYS
My home was the one thing I made sure remained intact and plush. It was the one constant that remained steady. The décor never changed, the neighbors were still the same, and I could relax in comfort after spending weeks or months away.
