Fractured by N.O Darling

Chapter 0024
Chapter 0024
June teaches me some breathing exercises and calming techniques that involve diverting my thoughts from triggering situations
to happy memories. She goes through some group exercises that involve a lot of touching, which is kind of uncomfortable in front
of June, but the guys don’t seem phased by it at all. By the end of the session I’m feeling much more confident and she
schedules another session with us for a few days time when all of my bonds can participate. She also assigns us some
homework that consists of the guys testing out some subtle ways to distract me if I’m struggling. We say our goodbyes and go to
meet Dot. Cole opens the door, inviting us to follow him in and 1 gape at her ‘room‘. This is no room, its whole freaking
apartment, with five bedrooms, two bathrooms, a huge sitting room and a fully equipt kitchen. When Dot sees me she runs to
greet me, throwing her arms around me I a hug.
“Erm... Hi,” I laugh awkwardly.
“I’m so sorry Josie, please say you’ll forgive me,” she begs
“For what?”
“For that assembly, it was all my fault. Mr Collins didn’t just assign me to help you settle in, he also said I had to report back to
him everything you said and did. I thought it was because he cared about you. If I’d have known he was going to use it against
you like that I’d have refused. I’ve told him I’m not doing it anymore, but I know I’m not the only one reporting to him because he
knew some stuff I never told him,” she picks at her bottom lip waiting for my reaction.
I process what Dot is telling me. She has been a spy for Deacon. I know I should probably be angry but I’m not. He’s her
headmaster. I’m someone she barely knows. Why wouldn’t she have agreed to do that for him? The more important thing is that
the moment she realised this was not innocent curiosity and was used to harm me she had refused to help him further and has
been truthful with me. If anything this has only made me trust her more.
“Thank you for telling me, all is forgiven,” I smile at her.
“Oh
my god, Girl, you are amazeballs! I wouldn’t have forgiven me so quickly. I’d have kicked my own ass and ignored me for at least
a week,” she laughs.

Once it’s clear that everything between me and Dot is fine Theo and Luke leave us to have some girl time. Marcus, Cole and
Damien assure them that they will take turns watching over me for the rest of the night. I know Theo is going to be out looking for
Mason and I suspect Luke wants to spend the night in his own room in case he has to move out of it tomorrow after the seer has
been. Dot shows me around her apartment and explains I’ll be assigned something similar tomorrow. I’m relieved we will all get
our own rooms at least but I’m still apprehensive about moving in with multiple men I barely know, or maybe haven’t even met
yet. By midnight I’m absolutely exhausted, I almost stumble to my room and climb straight into bed. Tomorrow I’m going to find
out who I’ll be spending the rest of my life with.