Gemini: Book 4 in a Young Adult Paranormal Romance Series (The Zodiac Twin Flame Series) by Rachel Medhurst Page B

the same time. Cancer sat opposite him, keeping her gaze on her folded hands.
    ‘I’ll go to Mother’s flat on the way to the hotel. If Taurus can get there first, he can keep watch. I’ll check on Mother,’ I said.
    Aries agreed as he lowered himself into the chair at the head of the table. ‘That’s good. I need to talk to Matt. It’s best that we get to know Nick as much as possible.’
    ‘It’s good that we get to know Matt, too,’ Scorpio said, cracking his knuckles and smiling slowly.
    I laughed as I backed out of the kitchen and went to my bedroom. I still had hardly any clothes on. It was time to get dressed.
    ‘You’ll have to tell me what that was about.’ Scorpio stood in the open doorway of my bedroom. Pulling on a crisp white shirt, I did up the buttons. Looking in the mirror, I ignored him as I touched my sleep ruffled hair. The gel was still pretty thick. I managed to shape it into a half decent style.
    ‘I mean it, Gemini. I’ve never seen you in that position.’
    Picking up my glass of water, I went to take a sip. Scorpio flicked his hand. The water splashed up and over my face. I coughed as the liquid surged into my mouth.
    ‘What the hell?!’
    He crossed his arms and leant against the doorframe as I coughed. ‘Don’t ignore me.’
    Why did my brother have to be so intuitive? He liked his space and kept himself to himself. But the first day I ever have anyone in the house, even if it wasn’t someone I invited, he happened to turn up.
    ‘I’ll explain later. I’ve got to go and check on our mother.’
    I went to push past him but he didn’t move. ‘Mother will be fine. I don’t understand why everyone has forgotten what she did. If she went to see Nick tonight, it proves that we can’t trust her. I say we test her. See what she does.’
    I had never heard Scorpio say a bad word about our parents. But then, I had never spoken to him about them either. Maybe he resented them. I couldn’t really blame him. He was right in one sense. However, he hadn’t seen the way mother had been when Aries and I had met her at the shopping centre. She was haunted. Something wasn’t right with her. A part of me wanted to try and help but I was too busy getting beaten up for something I didn’t do.
    ‘Maybe you’re right but Aries asked me to check on her.’
    ‘No, you offered. Why don’t you see if she’s at home? If she isn’t, I bet she’s on her way to Nick…if she’s not already there. Then you can let them get on with it. No more need to spend money in keeping her safe.’ Scorpio uncrossed his arms and stepped back to let me pass. He was a few inches taller and broader than I was but he didn’t intimidate me.
    ‘We’re not spending money on her. Father is the one that pays for her flat.’ I understood where he was coming from. Our mother had betrayed us. So had our father. Why were we so bothered about making sure they were both okay?
    ‘Why are we wasting time worrying about her?’
    As the words I had been thinking came out of his mouth, I realised that we were fighting a war with frenemies. We had no idea whose side Father and Mother was on.
    ‘Gemini, get a move on!’ Aries called from the kitchen.
    I pulled my jacket to straighten it before leaving Scorpio behind.
    ‘I won’t forget,’ Scorpio shouted as I went into the kitchen.
    Ignoring him, I headed for the front door.
    ‘Ring Aquarius for an update on the way there.’ Aries tugged his chair closer to the table.
    A part of me was sorry to miss the lesson on Nick but another part was glad to be out of the house. I needed time to think. A plan of action. Money was my main priority. If I couldn’t come up with the cash, I would be a dead man, anyway.
     

Chapter Eight
     
    The taxi stopped outside Mother’s flat. There was a light on in the living room. I had only ever been inside once. It was a small, unattractive place but necessary. Mother had lived a good lifestyle for a long time. First Father had provided