Stepbrother's Secret

sting to life in the Hayes mansion. She cleaned, she unpacked, and she did her best to maintain a

s eyes were there, cold and indifferent, as if he was daring

smirk when she caught him staring-it was enough to make her skin burn with need a

heart raced. Every time he walked by, she could smell the faint scent of his cologne, som

s room for long hours, as if deliberately staying out of her way. But the tension was still there, hanging in the air like a storm cloud waiting to b

n, it h

standing by the staircase, leaning against the railing as if waiting for something-or someon

d have turned away, should have walked past him like she always did, but she couldn't. It was l

as standing in front of him, barely a foo

didn't know why she said it, but it felt right. There was an undeniable pull

orners. "I don't avoid things," he replied, his voice low, dangerous

It was the truth she couldn't handle, the truth about the way her bod

was so close now that she could feel the heat radiating off him, his presence consuming her like a

but the effect it had on her was anything but. Her breath hitched in her throat, and she felt a flu

k the question, but it slipped out before she could stop it. She had to know. She had to unders

r, his breath warm against her ear. "I don't w

dn't. She didn't want to. His presence was too magnetic, too overwhelming. And for the first time, she realized how much sh

e had moved in, stepping back just enough to put distance between them. Lena's c

ke this. She wasn't suppose

one, disappearing down the hall without a word. She was left standing there, her skin ting

crossed a line, and there was no going back. Caleb had made it clear that he was playing a game-a danger

it was only a matter of time