Chapter 9

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If it wasn't a murderous alpha, an enigmatic father, or my own inconceivable darkness that killed me it would be English homework

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If it wasn't a murderous alpha, an enigmatic father, or my own inconceivable darkness that killed me it would be English homework. What kind of a monster still reads Shakespeare? I was in the midst of scrolling through the SparkNotes webpage when the familiar rise of hair on the back of my neck began. My window opened and a new visitor climbed inside.

Ben grinned at me.

"I have a front door, you know."

"But then how would I sneak up on you?"

I rolled my eyes. "You don't sneak up on me now anyways."

He fell comfortably onto my bed and squeezed the pillow to his chest with a big sigh. I knew he had the same insane load of homework that I did and probably half the time to get it done, but he was nothing if not relaxed. I wondered if Tucker had told him to stay away from me like I'd been told to stay away from them.

"My brother's been around a lot more these last few days," Ben began and I continued scrolling through the internet, feigning disinterest.

"That's good."

Ben hummed and raised an eyebrow. "And I'm sure you had nothing to do with that, right?"

"Nothing," I agreed.

He climbed up off my bed and began to pace in my room before stopping at my desk. He leaned back against the desk and inspected my face. I swallowed and gave him my best innocent smile before turning back to my work.

"So, my neighbor who came to ask about the two kids she saw yelling in the street the other day...she must have imagined it all."

I lifted my eyes to meet his. He waited expectantly for my response and I groaned.

"To be fair," I started turning to fully face him, "I was the one doing most of the yelling. Tucker got yelled at."

He gave me an amused smile before letting out a loud laugh. It wasn't exactly the reaction that I was expecting, but it wasn't bad by any means. He ruffled my hair and then resumed his position back on my bed.

"Serves him right for trying to tell you what to do again."

So Tucker had told Ben what he'd asked of me. Obviously, Ben was ignoring his brother's wishes and I was grateful for it, but hoped that it didn't cause their family any more discord.

I shrugged. "I get why. I'm dangerous."

"Oh, yes," he replied dryly, "so very vicious."

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