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"I can't be pregnant for my uncle!" I muttered under my breath, staring at the results in a state of incredulity. 

Skylar has life's struggles all put into one burden on her young shoulders: the fight to balance school and work, to help with her mom under her uncle's hard rule. Life spirals right at the turn of one weird incident that humiliates her, costs her her job when it is discovered she is pregnant.

Then, when it feels like Skylar's world is falling apart, her mother remarries a very wealthy man whose twin sons immediately complicate her life. One has quietly watched her every move, while the other suddenly comes to her rescue, finding her torn between gratitude and suspicion.

As secrets unravel and hidden agendas finally surface, Skylar must manage a world of deceit, temptation, and betrayal. Can she find the way to retrieve her life, or is the danger too much to bear in this new family?

Lurk Color

The words rang in my head, in that hollowed chamber, like I wanted the thought out yet couldn't no matter how hard I tried. My knuckles burned from the punch I'd thrown into the wall, but it didn't compare to the ache in my chest. Nothing would.

Julian stood beside me, silent for once. He knew there were no words to fix this, no reassurances that would bring Jasper back.

The low murmurs filtered through the resistance camp-hushed voices carrying grief, anger, and a determination that hadn't been there before. Jasper had been the heart of this place, and now that heart had been torn out.

I didn't cry. I refused to. Not here, not now. There were still battles to fight, and I wouldn't let them see me break.

"We need to move," Julian said finally, his voice rough. "The council's still out there.

"You sure? Because you've been standing here, staring at that wall for the last ten minutes."

CHAPTER 73