Unchosen Ruler (Paperback)

Hailee's eyes fill with horror, and she attempts to cover her chest. I yank my shirt off and put it over her lower body. I growl, "Mom! Turn around!"  "Oh! Sorry!" "What are you doing here?" "I-I knocked, but no one answered. So I came around back and used the key Nora used to keep outside."  I had no idea Nora kept a key hidden there, but from now on, that's going to change. "So you just came in?" I pull Hailee into a sitting position and sit in front of her in an attempt to hide her nakedness from my mother.  My mom turns to look at me. "I heard the music—"  "Turn around!" I bark and reach behind me for Hailee. She jumps. "Sorry. I thought you just couldn't hear me knocking." "Mom, go outside to your car. I'll be out in a minute," I demand.  Hailee presses her forehead against my back, and I tighten my grip around her.  My mom's voice sounds hurt. "What? I just got here."  "Don't argue with me," I order, pissed she can't take the hint and obey me when she entered my house without war