Filed To Story: Secret with Betas Daughter: Skylar Story Series
She scoffs. “Get dressed, I’m doing your hair.
We can’t take forever, the guys will come barging in here and carry us down the stairs. I would like to walk back down on my own two feet thank you very much.”
“It will only take a second. You don’t even need make -up, you’re already so tan from training, but I want you to get a little of your hair out of your face.”
She gives me a deep side part, then finger combs my hair.
Instead of tucking my hair behind my ear on the part side, she whips two jeweled clips out of nowhere and pins the loose strands back. It’s super simple, but looks like I put effort in. I can’t help smiling at my reflection. She always knows how to dress me up, but keeps me comfortable.
“They are literally about to bang on the door, let’s go.”
“What? How do you know that?”
She looks at me funny again.
“T can smell them from here.”
We are at the vanity just outside my bathroom, on the other side of the room. “Kota and Oliver are right behind my door, Cam is further away behind Kota and Mateo and Sam are behind all of them.”
I shrug, heading to the door and throwing it open.
Kota had his hand raised to knock, but they all had varying looks of surprise.
“Holy sh*t! How did you do that?”
Sierra breathes out behind me. “I couldn’t smell them til we were halfway across the room. And you got the order correct. Or at least I think you did. Did you guys change?”
She asks the twins.
They both nod. “Call it a social experiment.”
Cam says, looking straight at me.
What are you trying to prove Cam?”
I ask, really intrigued.
“That, so far, you are the only person who has been able to say who is who while we are dressed the same, without hints.”
“T told you, you both have different scents and eye color. That alone should be enough if people pay attention. Your hair is usually done differently and your builds are slightly different. There are so many things that make you each unique, I don’t understand.”
“And I really want to unpack the fact that you are the only one who sees those differences, but mom is starting to get impatient, we have to go.”
Cam smiles at me and reaches for my hand.
I take it and let him lead me down the stairs, but let go when we get to the second floor landing as we are accosted by people. There are so many more people now than when we went up not even fifteen minutes ago and everyone wants to talk to the guys and Sierra and surprisingly, me. We all kind of spread out mingling with the crowd, but I can still see all of them. Thank the goddess all my friends are tall. A guy I know I have seen around gets close to me and starts going on and on about something in the trials. I’m not really sure what he’s talking about though, he’s talking too fast to keep up. I don’t really notice how close he is until I feel something brush my hand, I look down and see him stroking the outside of my hand with one finger. When I look up he’s only a couple of inches from me and I freeze.
“Why don’t we go take a walk.”
Rando says in a low voice, that, I’m sure, was meant to be inviting, but I am just stuck having never been flirted with by anyone other than the guys, who I don’t take seriously at all. He slowly starts to trail his hand up my statue-like arm and gently wraps his hand around my bicep. “You seem like the type who likes a good rough time.”
My eyebrows shoot up into my hairline and I try to step back, but his grip tightens.
“No thanks, I’m good.”
Is all 1 could sputter out.
“T was promised a really good time with you and I don’t intend on missing out on all the fun everyone else has been having. Watching you fight today makes me even more excited. I wonder how much you could handle before you break.”
= “What are you talking about?”
Of course the insult brings me out of my scared state. “Let go of me.”
I say strong and stern, trying to keep my composure. I won’t start a fight in the packhouse while the Luna is hosting, but this guy is giving me the creeps and has clearly been misinformed.
“Not a chance, I want what I was promised.”
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