
Aurelia’s POV
I have always hated the Thorne twins, and it was no secret.
It’s been barely two weeks since they had walked in on me yet I still couldn’t undo the shame clawing at my chest?
Now, I was leaning against the balcony railing on my nineteenth birthday party, trying to run away from Cassian and Damien's gaze, instead of enjoying my own birthday bash.
I still hated them though all for valid reasons.
From the way they laughed too loud, to the way their stupid smirks made me have butterflies, and how they knew exactly which of my buttons to push.
Worst of all, I hated the fact that no matter how much I tried, I just could never ignore them and that was why I was here leaning over the balcony watching them.
I found myself longing to see their cocky smirk, and still wanted them to catch me staring so they could give me that look… that they knew something… something like the embarrassing moment Cassian had caught me moaning out Damien’s name while pleasuring myself.
Or the time Damien had caught me on my arched back with Cassians shorts placed on my nose just at the brink of my climax with his name on my lips.
It wasn’t just embarrassment but the fact that they had both acted like it didn’t mean anything.
So no, I absolutely didn’t care who he was smiling at when it wasn’t me.
The Thorne twins were in the center of the hall, Cassian laughing at some joke only he and Damien seemed to understand.
Why were they acting so f*****g…casual… like they didn’t care that I was leaving for Toronto in a few days or perhaps I just couldn’t admit to myself that whatever I was feeling was one-sided.
The fact they had heard of how much I hated them from my mouth and watched as my body betrayed me more times than I cared to admit.
As though they had sensed my stares, they both turned up to face me and a flash memory of the smirks on their faces when I was caught pants down caused a flush that creeped across my skin!
Almost immediately they looked away.
My fingers flexed against the folds of my dress. I'd had enough of pretending they didn't exist. I had enough of hiding and letting them go while I suffered in shame.
So, I stepped forward into the hall, walking straight towards Cassian and Damien with a blank mind.
I had just today before they were out of my sight so it was better to clear things off my chest.
Just as I neared them, they started walking towards their shared room and I followed suit.
“Thorne...” I called as they both got to the door, dragging their attention back to me.
Despite how calm I looked, my heart was running a marathon.
They turned as one, Cassian had an unhinged, knowing look while Damien had his usual smirk on like they'd been waiting for this moment.
“Dearest stepsister, you called?” Cassian asked, his voice a smooth, teasing purr as he inserted his hand into his pocket pant.
“I was just asking about you with mother, she can’t understand why it’s your party, yet, you were nowhere to be found.” Damien added with sarcasm.
My jaw tightened and I forcefully pushed away embarrassment, folding my arms to my chest to gather some courage in me, “What do you want?”
Both of them looked confused for a moment.
“You called us?” Cassian teased, and now, I was more frustrated.
“Stop it!” I yelled out, closing my eyes shut. “Stop the f*****g pretense, it's driving me insane!”
Everywhere fell silent for a while before Damien's voice came in.
“Cas, what's she talking about?”
“I don't understand, either.”
I stomped my feet on the tiled floor, tears gathering in my eyes with frustration.
“You guys disgust me! I hate you all!” I blurted out, and with that, I made my way back when Cassian called out.
“Aurelia, what did you just say?” I can feel him making steps towards me, “Repeat what you just said, Aurelia Greyfort.” He dared, making me turn my face at me with utmost disbelief.
“Is that the lie you tell yourself?”
I gulped in as they both cornered me, Cassian moving to stand behind me while Damien closed in, causing me to take steps backwards until we were against their shared bedroom.
“Are you here to tell us to keep your secret?”
Damien stepped closer, his body slowly brushing against my body while his scent slowly filled my senses, “You said it yourself, Aurelia,” he murmured, almost with a growl. “You’ve always hated us… hated how much control we had over everything in your life even without doing anything.”
I gulped in, my hand clenching on the hem of my dress.
Yes and I meant it.
Cassian pressed in from behind, whispering in my ear, “Or perhaps you meant you hated how much you ‘wanted’ us.”
My stomach clenched with every nerve screaming at me to run as I tried to shoving down the arousal slowly creeping through me at their proximity.
I also hated the fact that they had so much control over my body… without having to touch me yet, I was aching all over.
It felt

