Forbidden Sister (40 page)
Authors: V.C. Andrews
“Have a good life,” I told her, and walked out.
It was overcast and dreary, but even if it weren’t, the street never looked as dark or as empty to me, even though there were people walking on both sides and the traffic was heavy. I did feel a little dazed, but I wasn’t hesitant. I walked with determination to the corner and hailed a taxi to take me to Steve’s apartment building. When he opened the door and saw me standing there with a suitcase, he looked about as amazed as anyone possibly could.
“What’s going on?”
“I’m here.”
“With a suitcase? For how long?”
“As long as you’ll let me stay,” I said.
His amazement changed quickly to a look of worry. “Er . . . I could get into trouble if you were here more than a night. You are underage, Roxy. You’re not quite eighteen. You know I know the truth.” He shook his head and put up his hands. “Look, I’m not ready or able to do something like this,” he said. “What did you do, run away from home?”
“Sorta,” I said.
He shook his head. “Go home, Roxy. This is a mistake that you’ll regret.”
“I guess it is,” I said. “Too bad,” I told him, and left him standing there in his open doorway looking quite relieved.
I took the elevator down, walked through the small lobby, and stepped back into the street.
And that’s how it all began.
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One of the most popular authors of all time, V.C. Andrews has been a bestselling phenomenon since the publication of the spellbinding classic
Flowers in the Attic
. That blockbuster novel began the renowned Dollanganger family saga, which includes
Petals on the Wind, If There Be Thorns, Seeds of Yesterday,
and
Garden of Shadows
. Since then, readers have been captivated by more than sixty novels in V.C. Andrews’s bestselling series.
Forbidden Sister
is the first of two captivating novels featuring the Wilcox sisters, Emmie and Roxy. V.C. Andrews’s novels have sold more than 106 million copies and have been translated into twenty-two foreign languages.
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If There Be Thorns
Seeds of Yesterday
Garden of Shadows
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Dark Angel
Fallen Hearts
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Web of Dreams
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Darkest Hour
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Wicked Forest
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Into the Woods
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Black Cat
Child of Darkness
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Girl in the Shadows
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Delia’s Heart
Delia’s Gift
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Secret Whispers
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Family Storms
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