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“Keaton, be nice!” Olivia calls out from the kitchen and I wonder how she heard that. She must really be co
“Okay!” Carter says tightly and glares at his dad, who grins at him with a raised eyebrow. Here, Carter probably doesn’t like to argue as much as usual.
“It’s my basement, spawn of Satan,” Mason states.
“And mine,” Emilia adds and raises her eyebrows.
“YOU!” Keaton points at Ava. “You’re sleeping in my office and don’t go snooping through any drawers or I’ll chop your hands off!” Her eyes widen and Olivia glares at Keaton as she rushes over to Ava.
“Come on, honey,” she says, “help me in the kitchen. Don’t listen to him.”
“Kitchen? My mom never does anything in there,” I hear Ava muttering.
“AVA!” Emilia hisses and I press my lips together because it’s all so fu
However, Keaton Rush isn’t finished yet. And Keaton Rush is not fu
You remain unimpressed compared to the others he has addressed so far. “Yeah? Me?”
Keaton smiles for the first time and I realize you’re his favorite.
“You sleep in the guest room,” he says almost softly and Mason rolls his eyes.
Keaton descends the remaining steps and says over his shoulder as he passes Mason, “Stop rolling your eyes.” Then, he continues on his way. “Sit down.”
In front of us, he stops again and stares at me for an incredibly long time. I want to hide inside myself. For some reason, it feels as if he is about to shoot me. His direct look makes me nervous, as if I’ve done everything wrong my entire life, like he knows everything I’ve ever said and done, even what just happened in the car.
Everyone holds their breath, even you.
Fuck, what is this?
My heart races under Keaton’s piercing gaze.
“Hello, Alayna,” he says softly. “Make yourself at home.” Then he moves on to hug Emilia and I stare at him, confused. She’s the only one to hug Keaton. However, something else is bothering me.
“Did you tell him my name?” I ask quietly, turning to you.
“No,” you reply, “but he knows everything. You better get used to it.”
And I feel sick, Caden. So sick.