Total pages in book: 49
Estimated words: 45585 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 228(@200wpm)___ 182(@250wpm)___ 152(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 45585 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 228(@200wpm)___ 182(@250wpm)___ 152(@300wpm)
Gritting her teeth, she continued driving. Her family’s home was in the middle of the modernized section of Wyvern surrounding the oldest section of the city. Her grandparents still occupied the ancestral home in the Old Town. It was large and had many rooms for guests. They would welcome her to stay with them.
Making a decision quickly, Aurora pulled onto a side street and parked. She pulled her phone out of her purse and called her grandmother.
“Hi, Aurora. I’m so glad to hear from you. Have you changed your mind? Can I tempt you to come stay with us?”
“Hi, Grandma. Like always, you can read my mind. I think sometimes you know me better than I do.”
“There is a tie between all the women of our lineage,” her grandmother said knowingly.
Not knowing what to say to that, Aurora concentrated on her reason for calling. “I did call to see if I can live with you for a while. Just until I find a job. Then, I’m afraid I’ll have to move away from Wyvern.”
“There’s plenty of time to worry about the future. I’m going to focus on today. Believe it or not, Madelyn freshened up the pink room for you today. I had a feeling you might be coming soon.”
Aurora smiled. The crafty woman knew she loved the ruffles and lace in the beautiful room. “You are the best, Grandma. I’m going to go pack some things and I’ll be there in a couple hours.”
“We’ll be glad to see you, sweetheart.”
Smiling, Aurora disconnected the call and dropped her phone in her purse. She merged back into traffic. Her grandparents would hover and be interested in everything she did. Even as an adult, she’d need to be home by a reasonable hour. That wasn’t a problem. She’d gotten burned out on partying in college and she definitely didn’t have a boyfriend to spend the night with.
Just that thought of having sex made her hunch over slightly as the heat inside her flared. What in the hell is going on? She’d had sex before but didn’t really understand the allure.
Sex was okay, but she’d never seen rockets bursting in the air. The guys she’d been with seemed to think it was her fault she hadn’t orgasmed. Whatever they were doing seemed to work for other girls. Either she was weird in some way, or their previous partners had totally faked their orgasms. Aurora was betting the second one was the truth.
She pressed a hand low on her abdomen, trying to soothe the ache. Never had she felt anything like this, even at the beginning of a relationship when she’d been the most attracted to her boyfriend at the time. Maybe something was wrong.
Shaking her head at the mere thought of going to the doctor, she abandoned that plan. How in the world would she explain this feeling to a doctor? She’d go if it didn’t get better in a few days. Maybe she just ate something that was off.
When she pulled up in the drive, her sister rushed out to meet her.
“You can’t put your stuff on my side of the room,” Sheila informed her as Aurora got out of the car.
“Sorry. I didn’t mean to invade.” Distracted by a thick tower of black smoke at the top of one of the mountains surrounding the city, she wondered if the fire would endanger Wyvern.
“And yet you always do,” Sheila sneered, drawing her back into the conversation. “Your laundry basket is one inch over in my space.”
“Yikes. I’ll move it,” Aurora promised. She knew her sister had thoroughly enjoyed having the room to herself when Aurora had gone to college. It was hard to lose that independence. “Grandma called and I’m going to stay with them for a while.”
“Really?” Sheila tried unsuccessfully to keep the excitement out of her voice.
“Really. Try not to miss me too bad,” Aurora urged, walking inside and holding the door open for her sister.
“Why should she miss you?” Aurora’s father, Carl, asked.
“She’s going to stay at Grandma’s,” Sheila rushed to tell him.
“That’s a great idea. They’ll love to have you there,” her father said with a smile. “You do know you’re always welcome here, despite what your kid sister might have said.”
“Hey! I didn’t say anything,” Sheila protested.
“Sheila’s been great. It seemed like a good idea to spend time with Grandma and Grandpa before I move away for a job. They’re not getting any younger,” Aurora pointed out.
“They’re going to be around for a while,” her dad said with a laugh. “But I think you’ll both enjoy having each other around.” He didn’t have to add, ‘unlike your sister who’s counting down the days until you leave.’
A flare of desire caught her by surprise, and she pressed a hand to her stomach.
“Ew! You’re not getting sick, are you?” Sheila asked with all the drama a sixteen-year-old could muster.