The Secrets Within - S & K (novels for teenagers .txt) 📗

the living room. Her heart slowed down a little when she noticed the wide grin plastered on Adrielle’s face.
“WOAH BABY!!” she observed. “YOU LOOK EFFIN GORGEOUS!” she was practically struck with awe as she saw Ariana walk, or rather stumble for the first time in heels. She stood up and pushed Ariana’s shoulders back telling her to take one step at a time and to always stand straight when she walked in heels. Ariana gave her an appreciative look and began to grab her things when the doorbell chimed throughout the apartment. Ariana’s heart felt as if it were pounding against her chest, slowly keeping her from breathing rhythmically. “I got it! You go put on some damn lip gloss or something. Ha-ha” Adrielle walked casually to the door opening it as if it weren’t her sisters first big date.
“Hey there!” Logan said coolly as he walked in. She had to struggle to keep her jaw from plummeting to the floor. Logan was dressed in a olive green shirt that brought out his lavender eyes. The shirt clung to him, sporting his perfectly toned body. “Where’s Ariana?”
“She’s…uh…ARIANA!!” she stumbled over her own words; she knew that as soon as Ariana stepped out of the bedroom she would freak out. Logan looked at Adrielle intently, he knew about what had happened with her and Liam today but didn’t want to remind her about it. HE didn’t know why but he already cared for her as a sister. He figured it must’ve been the whole soul-mate bond thing that made him care for everyone she cared for. None the less Adrielle was going to be his future sister-in-law. Logan’s pupils dilated as Ariana’s beauty seemed to mesmerize him. He nearly froze as she strolled over to him, he chuckled to himself as he watched her nearly trip over her own feet. The emerald dress was tight against her perfectly shaped frame as her hair flowed around the side of her face. Adrielle watched them both and couldn’t help herself from cracking up, breaking the silence that had crept in the room for nearly a full minute. Ariana rolled her eyes and linked her arm with Logan’s as walked out the door.
“Don’t wait up, love!! Oh, say hi to Liam for me!” she winked as she left. Adrielle stopped her fit of giggles and sat in silence. It was nearly killing her that she couldn’t bear to stay away from him, even if he was a douche.
chapter 15

“You look WOW.” Logan complimented, he hadn’t been able to take his eyes off of her. Ariana flipped her hair back and smirked.
“You look wow yourself” she smiled her million-dollar smile and tousled his hair. Logan fiddled his fingers as they walked. He hadn’t fed in nearly three days and Ariana’s scent was especially tempting him today. They chattered non-stop as they walked from shop to shop looking at all the clothes and pretending to actually be there to shop for something. As they entered the cute vintage store, Ariana stopped in her tracks. Logan began to pull her in but she kept her stand. “Let’s not go in here….” She suggested as she watch the guy behind him. It was James. He had been her stalker for nearly a year, and she was glad to have gotten rid of him. He wasn’t just the normal, I like you a lot stalker; he was the clingy, repulsive, psychotic, I’ll kill everyone that comes in between us type of stalker. Memories of how he had tried to hurt Adrielle when she warned her about him flooded back into her mind. Fear rattled her every bone as her heart when on a high speed chase.
“Ariana, are you okay? You look like you’ve seen a ghost…”His lilac eyes displaying concern for her. Ariana opened her mouth to respond, but was interrupted by a hoarse, rough, and slightly demeaning voice.
“ARIANA IS THAT YOU?!” cried Matt, as he scurried towards her with pleading eyes. Just then, she knew her lies and the truth was about to blow up in her face. She wanted to run, but Logan’s tight grip on her wrist kept her from doing so. She began to shake as the troubled man got closer and closer to her. “ITS BEEN YEARS!” Before Ariana had time to react, he wrapped his arms around her enveloping her in a very awkward hug. She clung on to Logan’s hand as if she were hanging on for her dear life. “Who is this with you?” His once innocent looking brown eyes, turned dark and vile as if he were ready to pounce. Ariana didn’t have time to retaliate before Logan introduced himself. This was the once time she had wished that he wasn’t so damn polite.
“Hello, my name is Logan. And you would be?” he asked courteously. He reached his hand out for Matt to shake it, but Matt ignored his hand and gazed at Ariana, who was still trembling from shock.
“Matt.” She whispered out of pure and utter disgust. “Wha-at are you doing here?” She had thought she had gotten rid of him ever since her dad threatened to ruin Matt’s life, but since her dad died, he wouldn’t stay away.
“My aunt lives here, my mom sent me here to stay away from you. But destiny just couldn’t keep us apart.” He was practically drooling as he tried to lean in closer. Logan’s eyes grew cold and hard as Ariana inched closer and closer to him out of fear.
“WE. ARE. OVER. WE HAVE BEEN SINCE YOU FUCKING TRIED TO HURT ADRIELLE. STAY THE HELL AWAY FROM ME!” she was surprised at her own reaction. She hadn’t imagined ever bursting out dramatically like that but she did. Matt brought out the worst in her and he was doing it again, in front of the person she was practically in love with. Hatred burned inside her soul, urging her to swing a punch at him. Matt, however stayed calm as he smiled that crooked smile she hated so much.
“Now, babe don’t say that! You and I both know how much I care about you. Adrielle was only getting in the way. She didn’t like our love. She was jealous.” Ariana slapped his hand away as he tried to touch her cheeks. She clung onto Logan, who stood still.
“Adrielle was trying to protect me from a psycho like you. You tried to KILL her, because she warned me about your possessive behavior, she protected me. You tried to kill the only family I have left.” She gasped when she realized that Logan had heard that Adrielle was her family. She had given away too much information and she knew that after tonight Logan would hate her. Tears began to roll down her ocean blue eyes in perfectly round tears as she spoke. “I swear, if you get within ten feet of me, I will call the cops, or have my dad...” she stopped suddenly. A smile grew on Matt’s face as he spoke his next words with a menacing tone.
“Your dad? Your dad’s dead.” He told her with no sign of compassion. Obsession was writhing in his bones. Ariana’s heart dropped and shattered into a million pieces as she turned towards Logan. He cupped her face in his arms and within a second his fists were smashing Matts face into the clothes rack. Matt stood back up, stumbling as he wiped the blood from his face. “You better watch it Ariana, if I can’t have you, no one will.” At those words, Ariana felt as if she could die right then and there. She watched as Matt furiously walked out the double doors swearing his vengeance.
“I’m so sorry, “Ariana apologized, tears streaming down her rosy cheeks. Logan held her close and wiped her tears away with his thumbs.
“Don’t be…did you know about your dad?” he asked. Ariana looked up and looked into his lavender eyes and nodded as she took a step back. She shook her head nervously.
“I’m sorry…I just can’t talk about it…” she said as she scurried out the door leaving Logan in the empty store. He watched her with grief filling his soul. He wanted to chase her, to hold her in his arms, but he knew that she needed to tell him on her own terms and on her own time.
Ariana ran the whole way home slamming the door as she staggered in. She fell hopelessly onto the floor, crying and sobbing. Adrielle was busy cleaning her closet out when she heard the slam, hoping that it wouldn’t be Liam. She figured he was the type to just barge in. She was ready to yell when her jade eyes filled with a spark of terror as she saw Ariana lay on the floor sobbing. She ran over in an instant and cradled her in her arms.
“What happened?!” she asked panic- stricken. She had hoped Logan didn’t do anything, she was ready to be homicidal if she needed to be. She listened intently as Ariana told her about Matt, and how he almost gave away their secret. She couldn’t tell a soul about what happened, and she couldn’t keep lying to Logan. Adrielle was at a loss of words, silence echoed in the large apartment as they both sat there.
“Adrielle,” Ariana spoke, finally breaking the creeping silence. “I’m in love with Logan. I don’t know why or how but I am. I know it’s too fast to fall in love with someone, but it feels like there’s something dragging me to him all the time. When I hear his name my heart goes on a wild goose chase, when I lie to him, I want to die. When I’m with him, I’m not afraid of anything…at all.” Adrielle nodded her head understandably and gave a smile.
“Tell him the truth. You have too.” She suggested. She knew deep down that Logan was the guy for Ariana, just as she knew that Liam was the guy for her. She couldn’t stand seeing Ariana like this and it nearly killed her having to keep such a big secret about their lives. “Besides, Matt is probably going to stir something up. So tell him now.”
“What about the two people that have been trying to kill us for the past year? They could find us!” she responded with fear etching her every word.
“Do you trust Logan?” she asked. A few long seconds passed by as Ariana thought about it.
“Yes.” She stopped crying and stood up, as if nothing had happened and she wasn’t just sprawled on the ground pouring her guts out. “Thank you.” Adrielle grinned at her “I know I’m the best” grin as Ariana laughed.
“Oh and by the way…” she began to say. Adrielle raised an eyebrow waiting for her to finish.” Forgive Liam. He’s really not a bad guy. He’s kind of like Damon…” she winked.
“HAHA!!” Adrielle was laughing her guts out! “You’re wrong….he’s better than Damon…” she whispered to