Filed To Story: The Perfect Spiral Book PDF Free by Ashley Constantine
“That’s Brett and Tyler, Kyle’s friends, you know Wes-“They all give him a head bob to greet him.
“That’s Knox, you already know him from TV too-” Knox just stares hard at him, but I ignore it and move on.
“They’re my other brothers Max and Cole, who is the oldest. That’s Austin and Mason Carter, Knox’s older brothers. And these little guys, these are Adam Carter, Eden, and Noah Thompson. Where’s
Lena? LENA!”
“What?” A disgruntled hormonal teenager walks in, glued to her phone, “Come meet my friend Ben.”
She finally decides to take her eyes off the brightly lit screen and focuses them up on the person standing in the doorway. Her eyes widen, shifting them between me and him, her mouth hanging open -it’s catching flies at this point.
“Hi,” Ben says finally when we know nothing is going to come out of her mouth. She tries hard to say something but she just stands there gawking at him.
I lean into Ben and whisper, “I think she likes you,” making him nod his head in agreement. Looking back at Knox, he’s glaring even harder at Ben. Someone’s friendly.
“You must be Ben! I’ve heard so much about you! It’s good to finally put a face to the name, come in child, come in!” My mom makes her way into sight with Eric behind her.
She comes closer to hug him and kisses his cheek, “You must be Alex’s other sister?” He charms her, making her blush and wave her arm in the air. I snort and roll my eyes.
He places his arm over my shoulder, pulling me closer to him, and I hug his side again.
“Oh sweetie, aren’t you a sweet boy! No, sugar, I’m her mother, but you can call me Annie, and this is my husband Eric.” She fixes her hair and points to Eric who takes his hand and shakes it with a smile.
Eric looks down at me and winks.
“You must be hungry! There’s breakfast still out if you want any? I’m about to make lunch either if you want to wait?” She asks, pulling him towards her and linking arms with her, escorting him into the kitchen.
“I think your mom has a new boy toy!” Eric jokes, hugging me and Andy on each side of him.
“You think?” I say sarcastically. Sam makes her way over to me and Lena does the same.
“Alex! He is super cute! Oh my god, like he has this surfer look that I’m totally digging right now!” Sam stares at the back of Ben’s frame.
Lena nods her head, still not being able to say anything while Eric disappears into the kitchen.
“I know right? I keep telling her she should totally go there with-“
“Nobody is going anywhere with anyone!” Knox cuts Andy off before she says anymore. I can tell he’s annoyed.
“Is someone jealous?” Andy teases as she walks by him, following Ben and my mom into the kitchen.
Kyle walks in behind her, not before checking her out and grabbing her ass, causing her to squeal and turn to face him with a smile on her lips. “Mine,” is all he said, making her roll her eyes.
“No!” Knox replies simply. I drag Ben’s bag out of the way of the door and close it. Everyone makes their way into the kitchen.
Feeling Knox put his hand on the small of my back, sliding down lower and lower until it rests on my left cheek. He gives it a light tap with his hand and rests it there.
I snap my head over to him to see him staring ahead with a smirk on his face and I grab his hand to take it off, but he intertwines our fingers once again and I glare up at him.
He’s still not looking at me but over to Ben who is watching him, trying not to smile.
“Knox, what are you doing! Let go of my hand,” I hiss in a low tone so only he could hear me. But he ignores me and continues to stare at Ben who is staring right back at him, both with smirks on their faces.
Focusing his attention back on my mom and Delilah who are trying to fatten him up already. I huff and pull Knox back out to the hallway, still holding onto my hand.
“Knox! What are you doing?”
“I don’t like him!”
“That’s not what I ask-“
“Keep your distance from him, sweetheart! I don’t trust him,” Knox warned.
“Knox, enough! He’s my friend, and I like him. I’m not going to avoid him just because you don’t approve! Quit being so immature,” I retorted.
“Stay away from him, Alex! I don’t like the way he looks at you,” he insisted, his grip tightening around my hand to the point where it was cutting off my circulation. I squirmed, trying to free myself from his grasp, but to no avail.
“Knox, you’re hurting me. Please, let-“
“Shit! I’m sorry, sweetheart. Are you okay? I didn’t mean to-” He released my hand immediately after I cried out in pain. I backed away from him, a little frightened, shaking my hand to restore the blood flow.
“I’m sorry, Alex. I didn’t realize my own strength. I shouldn’t have done that. I’m sorry,” he apologized, guilt washing over his face. He took a tentative step towards me, but I retreated a step further.
I nodded, avoiding his gaze, and maneuvered around him to return to the kitchen. There, I found Ben sitting at the dining table, surrounded by women. Eden was already perched on his lap, and there was an empty seat next to him.
When he spotted me, he patted the vacant seat, inviting me to join him.
After enduring a barrage of questions from my family, I decided to rescue Ben from the kitchen. As I glanced around the room, I found Knox’s gaze fixed on me.
I offered him a tight smile before turning away, only to meet Ben’s ocean blue-green eyes. He was smirking at me.
“What?” I asked him. Leaning in closer so only I could hear, he replied, “Carter is about to rip my head off, that’s what. Jesus, I knew he liked you, but I didn’t realize it was this intense.” I punched him in the arm.
“Shut up, Hendrix! He doesn’t like me.”
“He clearly has jealousy written all over his face, sweetheart,” he countered, glancing over at Knox, whose jaw clenched in response to our conversation.
“He’s just protective. Like the others.”
“Alex, none of the others are glaring at me like he is,” Ben pointed out. I looked around at the boys, who, in fact, weren’t even paying attention to us.
I had no response to that, and Ben knew it.
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