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Lurk Color

"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?

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CHAPTER 8

Why must you do this, Jasper?" she asked in a whisper, but one laced with defiance. "Why can't you simply leave me alone?"

Jasper smirked, unfazed. "Because, Skylar, I know what you're hiding. And for as long as I do, you're mine to keep in check.

Skylar shivered, her defiance trembling at the weight of his words. Yet forcing herself, she met his gaze-a small fire dancing in hers. "You may have control over my secrets, Jasper, but you do not own me."

Jasper's eyes narrowed, the glint of his smile faltering for just a moment. "We shall see about that."

One morning, she scrolled through job postings on her phone; with every qualification she didn't meet, she felt her heart shrink just that much more. With the bills piling up and the developing need to get free from Jasper's clutches, her options seemed agonizingly limited. She was about to give up when her phone buzzed with a message.