G.O.D.S: Gifted. Obedient. Deadly. Students. (G.O.D.S, #1)

by Jaye Pratt

“Okay, this is your room,” he says, flicking on the lights. I can’t help the shock that takes over my face. This room is bigger than most houses I have lived in. “I am sorry I have to leave, but I have a new job with my father.” A gasp falls from my lips. He can’t let me get someone new. “You can’t leave.” “Jolie, you’re staying with my family. I had no choice, and I accepted the job offer before your placement here anyway. My father offered me a deal I couldn’t refuse.” How can I argue with that? I would choose money too. “Arrangements have been made for you to start school, and a uniform is in your closet. I’ve set up a phone, and it has all the numbers you will need already saved in your contacts. Our housekeeper, Petra, will be here every day; she cooks all the meals and will collect all your washing. I didn’t have time to organise any clothes for you, so my father has left you a credit card to get anything else you may need. Twenty grand is the limit—” I cut him off with a hand gesture. Twenty grand?! My brain scrambles to piece this all together. “Brennan, slow down a second, twenty grand? I could go to the second-hand store and twenty bucks would be enough.” He shakes his head. “Jolie, I knew you would hate accepting this, and I even asked if they could hire someone to buy things for you. My mother insisted you should pick out your own new things so that the style is you. I left a list of clothing stores you will need to visit. Living with the Myers is about how oth...