Chapter: NOW THAT'S WATERING, I HAVE TO TASTE YOUChapter 6Cole’s mouth crashed down on mine, hot and urgent, like he’d been holding back for years. His tongue pushed past my lips, deep and demanding, tasting every inch of me. I moaned loudly into the kiss, my body melting against him.“Mmm… Cole…” He pulled back, breathing hard, eyes locked on mine. “Fuck, Mia… you have no idea how many nights I’ve laid in bed dreaming about you. All the things I’ve wanted to do to you. You really have no clue.” He said, his voice was low and rough. I looked straight at him, heart pounding, body already aching. “Then tell me, Cole. Tell me exactly what you’ve wanted to do to me.” A slow, hungry smile spread across his face.“I’ve wanted to look into your eyes,” he said, staring deep into mine, “and grab the back of your head like this…” His hand slid into my hair and gripped it firmly. He pulled my mouth to his and kissed me hard, deep and wet."And kiss th
Last Updated: 2026-07-26
Chapter: THERE IS NO GOING BACK, MIAChapter 5By Saturday afternoon, the air inside our apartment felt too thick to breathe. Ever since I tripped and Cole caught me on Friday morning, everything had changed. We were both walking around like we were afraid to make a sound.I sat at the small dining table, staring at my laptop screen. I was supposed to be working on some store numbers for the boutique, but I couldn't focus at all. My eyes kept drifting toward the living room rug.Cole was sitting on the floor next to the coffee table. He was surrounded by massive sheets of building plans, a yellow notepad, and a bunch of pens. He worked as a designer for a big building company. He was a guy who liked rules, math, and straight lines. Everything in his life had to be perfect.Right now, he was wearing a simple grey t-shirt and jeans. He had black glasses on—the ones he only used when he was studying his work papers. He looked so focused. His jaw was tight as he used a metal ruler to draw a line on a huge piece of paper.I
Last Updated: 2026-07-25
Chapter: ALREADY CRACKING TO PIECESChapter 4A week went by, and my grand master plan of ignoring Cole was turning into an absolute nightmare.It turns out that it is physically impossible to ignore a man who takes up ninety percent of the space in a tiny two-bedroom apartment. Every single corner of our place now smelled like him. His heavy work boots were parked by the front door. His favorite black coffee mug was always drying in the sink. His keys sat on the counter. He was everywhere.And the worst part? Cole was a total creature of habit.Every single morning at exactly six-thirty, his alarm would buzz through the thin drywall separating our bedrooms. It wasn't a loud alarm, just a low, rhythmic vibration, but my ears had become hyper-sensitive to it. The moment it started, my eyes would snap open in the dark.I would lie perfectly still under my blankets, holding my breath, listening to the sequence of his morning routine. I would hear the heavy thud of his feet hitting the hardwood floor. I would hear the cr
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Chapter: WE HAVE A VERY LONG YEAR AHEAD OF US, LITTLE SISTERChapter 2I looked back toward the dance floor, but the space where Cole and Tiffany had been stood empty. A sudden, cold prickle of awareness washed over my skin."Speak of the devil," Alex muttered, straightening up and adjusting his posture as a massive shadow fell over our corner of the bar."Your Uber is outside, man," a deep, rough voice cut through the thumping noise of the music.It was Cole. His voice was low, and it hit my nerve endings like a direct electric current, sending a shiver straight down my spine. I instantly clamped down on my emotions, forcing my face into an expression of total, unbothered boredom before I turned around to face him.Cole was standing there alone now, having finally left Tiffany somewhere in the crowd. Up close, his presence was completely suffocating. He had a faint shadow of dark stubble along his sharp, aristocratic jawline, and his dark eyes were hooded, looking incredibly tired but intensely sharp as they swept over the two of us. He sme
Last Updated: 2026-07-25
Chapter: IS THAT A CHALLENGE, MIAChapter 2I looked back toward the dance floor, but the space where Cole and Tiffany had been stood empty. A sudden, cold prickle of awareness washed over my skin."Speak of the devil," Alex muttered, straightening up and adjusting his posture as a massive shadow fell over our corner of the bar."Your Uber is outside, man," a deep, rough voice cut through the thumping noise of the music.It was Cole. His voice was low, and it hit my nerve endings like a direct electric current, sending a shiver straight down my spine. I instantly clamped down on my emotions, forcing my face into an expression of total, unbothered boredom before I turned around to face him.Cole was standing there alone now, having finally left Tiffany somewhere in the crowd. Up close, his presence was completely suffocating. He had a faint shadow of dark stubble along his sharp, aristocratic jawline, and his dark eyes were hooded, looking incredibly tired but intensely sharp as they swept over the two of us. He sme
Last Updated: 2026-07-25
Chapter: BOOK 3: MY BROTHER'S BESTFRIEND – HE WAS MY VERY FIRST LOVEChapter OneThere are three things I hated in this world: going to the dentist, calling my mother, and watching Cole Sterling with another woman. Right now, as the heavy bass of a generic pop song vibrated through the sticky floorboards of The Rusty Anchor, I was stuck dealing with the absolute worst one.I leaned against the scratched mahogany bar, my fingers tightly wrapped around a plastic cup filled with a cheap vodka cranberry that tasted mostly like rubbing alcohol and artificial food coloring. The bar was suffocatingly crowded, packed to the brim with college students and locals shouting over the music, but my world had narrowed down to a single, agonizing point on the dance floor.Cole.He was wearing a black button-down shirt with the sleeves rolled up to his elbows, revealing the dark, intricate geometric tattoos that wrapped around his thick forearms. He was broader than any guy in the room, standing a full head taller than the crowd, looking entirely too dangerous for a
Last Updated: 2026-06-10
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