𝐁𝐈𝐓𝐓𝐄𝐑 𝐁𝐈𝐓𝐄
Thea Quarts was never loved correctly. Not by her family, nor her lovers. She'd always wore a mask to cover up her families brutal truth, causing her to be unknown to who she truly was as a person. But when she meets a quirky p...
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CHAPTER TWENTY-THREE RAISING SUSPICIONS
"THERE is something off about that girl, Alice, why else would I be so paranoid?" Thea frowns as she lets Alice braid her hair in the middle of the library.
They'd gone to the library right after school just like Alice had promised and Thea couldn't stop talking about Isabella Swan.
"Sweetheart, I love you. So I will be honest when I say that you do tend to overthink when it comes to outsiders." Alice kisses the top of her head, "For example, when Jazz and I first met the family."
Okay. She had a point.
Thea sighed, continuing to read her book while Alice finished off the braid. "Edward could've lost control. You should've seen him."
Was Thea overreacting? Thea questioned herself again, "Have you had any more visions of her?"
Alice shakes her head, "not yet...turn."
Thea did a 180, now facing her wife.
"Promise me you won't stress yourself out over the human." Alice frowns. She hated seeing her wife stressed but she felt like Thea had nothing to worry about.
"...fine. I pr—"
Alice's phone rings and she removes it from her tote bag. "It's Carlisle...hello?"
"Alice, Edward is going to go stay with The Denali's for a couple of days."
Thea immediately tossed her book down.
"What? Why?"
"Isabella. Her scent is very agonizing for him." Carlisle explains, "he should return in a couple of days."
"Oh...okay—We'll be home in a few minutes," Alice informs him before hanging up. Alice's eyes move towards her wife, who is giving her the "I told you so" eyes.
Thea frustratingly grabbed her backpack and placed scattering books on their shelves. "I am so going to stress about this."
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"Tell Carmilla and Tanya I said hello," Thea says as she closes the trunk and makes her way to Edward, who stands by the driver's side door.
Ah yes, the two mates Tanya and Carmilla, who figured out they were mates the day of Thea's very memorable wedding.
Carmilla had been staying with The Denali Coven ever since.
