Twice Bitten (New Moon #1)

by Belle Harper

I walked down to where I could hear all the voices and smell breakfast. I rounded a corner and could see a large table, laden with all types of breakfast foods. There were two bench seats on either side, and three young boys were talking loudly with their mouths full. “Oh sorry, Alexis,” Jack said as he quickly avoided crashing into me. His hands were full with three glasses of what looked like orange juice. The smell in here was amazing, the bacon and eggs on the table tempting me forward. I had never had bacon and eggs for breakfast like this. A head popped out from a door, and Grayson smiled and waved a spatula in the air. “Good morning, Alexis. I hope you slept well.” He waited for me to answer, but I didn’t know what to say, so I just nodded. This was not your average foster family. Or if it was, I had been sorely unlucky with my past ones. “Take a seat. Do you want orange juice? Coffee?” Jack was pointing to a space at the end of the table. I went over and sat down, and he placed a plate in front of me as I mumbled, “Orange juice.” A little boy with beautiful, silky jet-black hair was seated beside me, and I smiled down at him. His big brown eyes were so expressive as he looked up at me. He was maybe six or seven. His little mouth dropped slightly. “You’re a girl,” he stated, and I snorted a little. Gotta love the honesty of a child. “Yes, and you’re a boy,” I replied, and he smiled and nodded. I realized then that the whole table had gone quiet. I thought it was bec...