Claimed By the Beast - Part One
“Want any breakfast?”
Crystal asked the next morning when Ember came down the stairs, wearing her trademark black skirt with a tight-fitting white top.
It took Crystal a moment to recognize it as one of her tops from two years ago.
Ember’s eyes narrowed and she stopped to sniff and glanced around. “Your mom gone already?”
“Yeah, she had to be in by six. She’s working a double so she won’t be home until tomorrow morning.”
“Good.”
Crystal frowned. “Look, I’m sorry about last night, I’m just—what’s... wrong with my mom? Are you still pissed about the helmet thing?”
“Irritated,” Ember admitted, “but that’s not it. You’re ready for him and he’ll know it. He’ll come tonight.”
“What are you talking about?”
She sniffed again. “His poison sped up your cycle. You’re ready for him.”
“My cycle? What, you mean my period?”
Ember nodded.
Crystal’s eyes rounded. “Oh my God,” she muttered before rushing upstairs to the bathroom. She dropped her clothing and sat down on the stool.MoreLess
Crystal asked the next morning when Ember came down the stairs, wearing her trademark black skirt with a tight-fitting white top.
It took Crystal a moment to recognize it as one of her tops from two years ago.
Ember’s eyes narrowed and she stopped to sniff and glanced around. “Your mom gone already?”
“Yeah, she had to be in by six. She’s working a double so she won’t be home until tomorrow morning.”
“Good.”
Crystal frowned. “Look, I’m sorry about last night, I’m just—what’s... wrong with my mom? Are you still pissed about the helmet thing?”
“Irritated,” Ember admitted, “but that’s not it. You’re ready for him and he’ll know it. He’ll come tonight.”
“What are you talking about?”
She sniffed again. “His poison sped up your cycle. You’re ready for him.”
“My cycle? What, you mean my period?”
Ember nodded.
Crystal’s eyes rounded. “Oh my God,” she muttered before rushing upstairs to the bathroom. She dropped her clothing and sat down on the stool.MoreLess
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