a's
e fourth brother-quieter than the others, with dark hair that fell over his eyes and an i
glaring at me with open hostility. His exp
ent. Maybe not al
ut shaky. "I don't w
ait for the bus." He held out a sp
ensely my knees felt weak. "Than
with the strap. Kai watched me struggle for a moment before rea
breath caught. His scent hit me then: leather and something darker,
n. Not with
from last night flaring back to life. My nipples tightened against my
cond-dark, unreadable-before he t
" he sai
g. I could feel the heat radiating off his body even through his leather jacket. When I c
I put m
id, his voice rou
could feel the solid muscle beneath. My thighs pressed against his, and tha
He's my stepbrot
about the proximity, the warmth, the solid male pr
-and suddenly jerked
ward, landing hard on the driveway. Pain exploded through my ta
d, breathless f
sympathy was gone. In its place was cold amusem
oment, just so I could hear him clearly. "You're pathetic. Desperate
ut I refused to let th
ll on his lips. "Consider it a lesson, step-sister. We're not your frien
aching in all the wrong ways-bruised from the fall, but still
? And why does my body stil
as my tailbone, my hoodie doing nothing to hid
y God, ther
the school doors. Her excitement was infectiou
, not
ulled me aside, her eyes sparkling.
ipped. "Wha
tell him what they want." Maya waggled her eyebrows. "Apparently,
d to my fa
, Aria. You've been crushing on h
e need that hadn't gone away even after last night. Mayb
d make this f
rd myself say
chickened out ninety-nine. But Maya kept pushing me
m and half the cheerleading squad.
ink. Jus
my voice barely
se gorgeous eyes f
e were staring. I could
He lik
talk to you
ed back in his cha
everyone could hear it. The words
have sex
teria we
brows shot
od, what did
m so wet and I need someone like you to be wi
l chuckle, but a full, loud laugh
h for everyone to hear. "You-Aria whatever-your-name-
ed around us.
Especially inexperienced ones who probably don't even know what they're asking fo
that?" someone wh
u belie
path
er. Phones came out, r
ne called after me as I turned to run. "T
fingers and cruel smiles, out into the hallway.
have
mall, so stupid, so
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