Taurus: Book 3 in a Young Adult Paranormal Romance Series (The Zodiac Twin Flame Series) by Rachel Medhurst Read Free Book Online Page A

cowered somewhere behind me.
    ‘No one takes my stash!’ I bellowed, pulling my arm back and pounding the wood one last time. The crack of the door vibrated through my head and brought me back to the room.
    The silence was broken by the sound of my laboured breathing. Sophie whimpered in the corner. I couldn’t look at her. My arm throbbed from the beating.
    ‘You’re bleeding.’ Her voice was small. I glanced at my hand. She was right. Blood seeped from the grazes on my knuckles.
    ‘You don’t want to be involved with someone like me,’ I said through clenched teeth as I pulled on my jogging bottoms.
    ‘Don’t shut me out.’ Sophie got up from the bed when I reached for my sleeveless shirt.
    I spun away from her when she reached out to me. Yanking the door open, I growled when I ran into Aries.
    ‘What the—’
    ‘Leave it out,’ I snapped, ducking back into the room to collect my wallet.
    ‘Sophie, are you okay?’
    My brother’s heroism caused a problem. He was the perfect womaniser but managed to get away with it because he was charming. His protective streak was something that the rest of the family found admirable. I found it irritating. He thought he was so much better than us.
    ‘I’m fine,’ I heard her reply as I made an escape out of the house.
    The busy street did nothing to divert my attention. I needed two things. A drink and a joint. A hit of coke would also make me feel a lot better. I only had one line of coke a week. It wasn’t too much to worry about.
    ‘Taurus!’
    The shout from behind told me that I was being followed. Sophie caught up to me and tried to pull on my arm. I stopped walking, waiting for the onslaught. She placed herself in front of me and put her hands on my shoulders.
    ‘I want to help you.’
    Her words made my bubbling temper rise again. I managed to push it down, resisting the urge to tell her where to go. Her pretty eyes pleaded with me, making me want to poke them out.
    ‘I don’t need any help,’ I said, shrugging my shoulders so her hands fell away.
    The frown on her face didn’t make me feel bad. If she wanted a clean cut man, I wasn’t the one for her. I liked to take drugs every now and then. What was the harm in that? If she couldn’t handle that, she had to go.
    ‘This is who I am. You either accept that, or…’
    She cringed at the unspoken words. We didn’t know each other, yet I was giving her an ultimatum. We had spent a great week together. Could I be bothered with taking it any further?
    ‘I like you. I know we haven’t known each other long, but I really like you.’
    She shrugged, the disappointment leaving her face. I sighed, looking away from her intense gaze.
    ‘Well, I think you’re gorgeous.’ A small smile played on her lips.
    ‘And you’re good in bed.’
    Her smile grew even bigger, which made me start to feel better.
    ‘You’re crap at sports.’ She hit me playfully on the arm.
    ‘But your sexy arse wiggles when you run.’
    ‘Taurus!’
    ‘And when you sleep, you look like an old man, although that would insult old men.’
    Her mouth dropped open. ‘You can’t say that!’
    ‘I just did.’ I laughed at her shocked expression.
    The shake of her head was contradicted by the smile on her face. She liked me.
    ‘I knew you liked me anyway,’ I said, starting to walk.
    She linked her arm through mine. ‘How?’
    ‘Because I’m sexy. Who wouldn’t want to jump on me?’
    I side stepped as she thrust her weight against me. I had no idea what she was trying to do so I pushed her playfully.
    ‘You’re a funny one. Where are we going?’ she asked, taking hold of my hand.
    I was pleased she had accepted me. I sometimes lost my temper. I sometimes did drugs. I liked a drink, but I was a nice man. She probably deserved someone that had something going for them. I wasn’t going to push her away when she so obviously wanted me, though.
    ‘To replace my stash.’
    Her step faltered. Looking down at her, I raised my