Intended Series Collection: Books 1-6 by Abigail Grant (most important books to read TXT) 📕

away from each other like a couple of thirteen-year-olds caught by their parents.

A short, beautiful and slightly wild-looking red headed girl peers in through Gavin's window at us, with a wide grin plastered across her freckled face. She looks to be close to my age, maybe older.

She yanks Gavin's door open and pulls him out, surprising me by how strong she must be for her size to drag him from his seat so easily. She stands on her toes and starts whispering something in his ear that I can't understand. Her olive-green spaghetti-strapped dress lifts to just above her knees as she stretches to reach him. I feel a pang of jealousy and really hope this is one of Gavin's family members because she is gorgeous.

She looks like a fairy. The flowery green embroidering along the hem of her dress makes her look like she belongs in a garden, playing and dancing somewhere.

Gavin shoos her away with the backs of his hands and comes around to my side of the car, taking my hand to help me out. I quickly rewrap my neck with the loose scarf before it can be seen. When I make my way to a standing position, Gavin doesn't release my hand but instead, he pulls me along with him toward the still grinning redhead.

“Aella, this is my nosey little sister, Alexa. Lex, this is Aella Lundon.”

“Nice to meet you, Alexa,” I say, relieved, and extend my hand to her.

Without warning, Alexa jumps at me, literally jumps, and wraps her slender arms around me in a warm hug. I have to release Gavin's hand to hug her back. I'm shocked at her familial greeting but love it at the same time.

She steps back and runs one of her hands through her untamable mess of red curls and I notice the same gold in her eyes as Gavin’s. “Meeting any friends of Gavin’s is a very rare occurrence but since my sweet brother brought you home to meet us, you are officially family.” She winks at Gavin. “Especially after what I saw in that old car of his.” She covers her mouth and giggles to herself.

My cheeks flood with warmth, and I'm sure they are redder than ever at the moment.

“Come on, Lex! You need to keep your nose out of everyone else's business. Spying is not the most appealing trait.” He takes my hand back into his and starts towing me toward the large home in front of us.

Alexa comes to my other side and keeps pace with us. She rolls her eyes without Gavin noticing and lowers her voice. “He thinks just because he was born eight minutes before me, he is the wise know-it-all older brother.”

Shocked, I slow my pace. “You guys are twins?!” I say louder than I had intended. “You look absolutely nothing alike.” Their features are astronomically opposite of the other’s, especially the height difference. The only noticeable similarities are their golden eyes.

She just shrugs like it is no big deal. “I look like mom and Gav looks just like dad, like I swear, exactly. If you could've seen them side by side, you'd think they were the twins instead of us.”

“I would love to see pictures if you have them,” I say back.

“We have tons of pictures! I can’t wait to show you little Gavin in a diaper!”

Gavin turns to give me a small smile and shrugs his shoulders, while his skin continues to pulse energy into my palm. I wonder to myself if he can feel the electricity like I do every time we touch. If he can, he is sure good at hiding it.

Chapter 8

Before the three of us reach the steps leading up to the front porch of Gavin’s incredible childhood home, a lady who looks to be in her early thirties comes through the large double doors. She strongly resembles Alexa but her auburn hair is really long and significantly tamer.

She is a little taller as well, with fewer freckles, but some light spots still sprinkle her cheeks and nose. What’s really amazing to me is that her eyes are a striking shade of gold, just like Gavin’s and Alexa’s. It never occurred to me that his whole family would have the same supernatural eye color, but it makes sense.

 The woman meets us on the porch and wraps Gavin in a tender embrace. She smooths back his hair. “You need to brush that mess.” she chastises with a teasing smile.

He just smiles back at her and presses his hair back to his forehead. “Hey, this was just right until you messed it up.” He turns toward me and places his warm hand on my lower back. “Mom, this is Aella. She wants some answers about our way of life, and I thought we could get the family together to help.”

Alexa scoffs and shoves Gavin’s arm lightly. “You make us sound like a cult!” She turns to me. “Don’t worry, girly, we aren’t freaks or anything. Well, most of us aren’t.” She throws a pointed look at Gavin.

I giggle at her teasing and then look back at their mother. I can’t believe that this is Gavin’s mom, she looks way too young. She sends an apologetic look my way and then pulls me into a soft hug, much gentler than her daughter did in the driveway.

“It’s nice to meet you, Aella. My name is Cami.” Her smile is warm and nurturing even though I can’t see her as a mother of twenty-somethings. “I’m glad my son has brought you here. He’s told me a little bit about what has been going on and I hope we can clear some things up for you finally.”

“It’s El if you don’t mind. Not many people use my full name because it is way too formal sounding.” I slide my eyes, briefly, to Gavin. “Thank you for allowing me to come. Your home is so beautiful. I can’t believe a place so gorgeous like this exists out here.”

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