LOGINEmma Reed never expected temptation when she stayed over at her best friend’s house—but she got more than she bargained for. Luca Carter, her best friend’s dangerously attractive older brother, is reckless, charming, and untouchable—or so it seems. But Emma soon learns his playboy image is a carefully built shield, hiding a past heartbreak that left him wary of love. For Emma, desire is confusing. Friends have long whispered she might be lesbian. Even she has wondered if something is “wrong” with her, because men never stirred her in the way they stirred other girls. And yet, Luca awakens something deep and undeniable in her. As they give in to forbidden passion, secrets begin to unravel: Hannah, Emma's Best Friend, is Lesbian and she has been quietly in love with her for years. Mia, Emma’s roommate, secretly envies Emma and Hannah connection, and has her own feelings tangled in the mix. And Luca? He finds himself protecting Emma in ways he never intended, struggling to reconcile his longing with loyalty to his sister. Every stolen glance, every private touch, every whispered name becomes a dangerous game. Can Emma and Luca cross the line without destroying the bonds around them? Or will desire force truths into the open—and hearts into chaos?
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The music from downstairs pulsed under my feet, a distant heartbeat dragging through the floor. Up here, in Luca’s bedroom that smelled faintly of cedar and stale cologne, the world had narrowed to the space between our bodies.
Hannah was somewhere in the swirling crowd below, probably laughing with her soccer friends, completely unaware that her best friend was about to shatter every unspoken rule.
The tequila shots we’d done earlier were a warm, liquid courage coursing through my veins, blurring the sharp edges of my anxiety and amplifying every point of contact between us.
Luca’s hand was still on my waist, where it had landed when he’d guided me away from the crowded kitchen, his thumb making absent, searing circles on the thin cotton of my dress.
I looked up at him. In the dim light from the desk lamp, his features were all shadows and angles—the strong line of his jaw, the dark intensity of his eyes fixed on me. Hannah’s brother. My best friend’s brother.
The thought should have been a bucket of ice water. Instead, it was just a flicker, drowned out by the roaring need that had been building all night, every time his shoulder brushed mine, every time he leaned down to hear me over the music, his breath warm on my ear.
His other hand came up, fingers lightly tracing the line of my jaw. A shiver, pure and electric, raced down my spine.
“You’re shaking,” he murmured, his voice a low rumble that vibrated right through my chest.
“I’m not cold,” I breathed out, the words barely audible.
“I know.”
He dipped his head, his lips hovering a breath away from mine. This is it. This is the point of no return. My heart hammered against my ribs, a frantic bird trying to escape. I’d never been kissed, not really. Not like this. Not with this kind of intent that promised so much more.
When his lips finally met mine, it wasn’t a question. It was an answer. Soft at first, a testing pressure that sent a jolt straight to my core.
Then deeper, his tongue sweeping along the seam of my lips, and I opened for him with a gasp I didn’t recognize as my own.
The taste of him—tequila and mint and something uniquely Luca—flooded my senses. His hand slid from my jaw into my hair, tilting my head back, claiming my mouth with a hunger that mirrored the one coiled tight in my belly.
I kissed him back, tentatively at first, then with a growing desperation. My hands, which had been clenched at my sides, found the solid planes of his chest, feeling the hard muscle beneath his shirt. He groaned into my mouth, the sound vibrating against my lips, and walked me backward until the backs of my knees hit the edge of his bed.
We broke apart, both breathing heavily. His eyes were black with desire, pupils blown wide. “Emma…” he started, a hint of conflict in his voice.
I didn’t let him finish. The alcohol, the months—no, years—of stolen glances and suppressed feelings, the sheer, overwhelming want… it all crested at once, breaking over me in a wave that washed away every last shred of hesitation.
I placed a finger over his lips. My voice, when it came, didn’t sound like me. It was lower, huskier, filled with a boldness I’d never known I possessed.
“Can I ride you, Luca?”
The words hung in the air between us, shocking in their bluntness. His eyes widened, then darkened further, the conflict evaporating into pure, unadulterated heat. He didn’t speak.
He just reached for the hem of my dress, a simple black slip, and drew it up and over my head in one smooth motion. The cool air of the room kissed my skin, raising goosebumps, but his gaze was like fire, raking over my simple white lace bra and panties.
“God, you’re beautiful,” he whispered, the words rough with need. He leaned in, burying his face in the curve of my neck, his lips and teeth grazing my skin, sending another devastating shiver through me.
His hands were everywhere—cupping my breasts through the lace, his thumbs rubbing over my nipples until they tightened into aching points, sliding down my sides to grip my hips.
I pushed gently at his shoulders. “You too. Off.”
A slow, wicked smile touched his lips as he straightened and pulled his own shirt off. I’d seen him shirtless before, at the pool or after a run, but this was different. This was for me. My fingers traced the defined lines of his abdomen, the dusting of dark hair that trailed down from his navel and disappeared into the waistband of his jeans. He sucked in a sharp breath at my touch.
I worked the button of his jeans, my fingers fumbling slightly, then dragged the zipper down. He helped me, kicking them off along with his boxers. And then he was just… there. Naked. Fully, magnificently erect. I’d never seen a man like this before, not in real life. A flush of heat spread across my chest and up my neck, a mix of awe and a spike of virginal fear that was instantly consumed by fascination. He was perfect.
Luca sat on the edge of the bed, pulling me to stand between his knees. His hands slid my panties down my legs, his knuckles brushing my inner thighs, making me tremble. Then his mouth was on me, right at the junction of my thigh and hip, kissing, nipping, licking a searing path upward until I was panting.
“Luca, please…”
“Please what?” he murmured against my skin, his breath hot.
“I need… I don’t know what I need. Just… you.”
He guided me onto the bed, laying me back against the pillows. He loomed over me, braced on his arms, his body a tantalizing inch from mine. “We don’t have to do anything you don’t want,” he said, his voice thick but serious. “Say the word and we stop.”
I looked up into his face, saw the concern warring with the desire there, and any last fragment of doubt vanished. I reached between us, wrapping my hand around his Cock. He was so hard, so hot, velvet over steel. He jerked at my touch, a groan tearing from his throat.
“I want this,” I said, meaning it with every fiber of my being. “I want you.”
That was all the permission he needed. He kissed me again, deep and consuming, as his hand slid down my stomach, over my pussy, and his fingers found my core. I was wet, embarrassingly, wonderfully wet, and he growled his approval into my mouth. One finger, then two, slid inside me, and I arched off the bed with a sharp cry.
“So tight,” he breathed, watching my face as his fingers moved, curling in a way that made stars burst behind my eyelids. The sensation was unbelievable—a stretching fullness, a friction that built a desperate, coiling tension low in my belly. He added a third finger, stretching me carefully, his thumb circling the sensitive bundle of nerves at my apex.
“I can’t… Luca, I need…”
“I know, baby. I know.”
He shifted, positioning his hard cock between my thighs. The broad, slick head of his dick nudged against my clit. I wrapped my legs around his hips, pulling him closer. Our eyes locked. In his, I saw my own wild reflection, my lips parted, my hair fanned out on his pillow.
“Look at me,” he commanded softly. “Just look at me.”
He pushed forward.
There was a sharp, stinging pain, a tearing sensation that made me gasp and stiffen. He froze immediately, his body trembling with the effort of holding still.
“Okay?” he gritted out.
I nodded, my nails digging into his shoulders. The pain was already receding, melting into a feeling of being utterly, completely filled. It was overwhelming. His Cock was so deep in my pussy, a pressure and a presence I’d never imagined.
“Don’t stop.” I moaned.
He began to move. Slowly at first, shallow thrusts that allowed my body to adjust, to accommodate him. The friction was incredible, a hot, sliding drag that sent sparks through my nerves. Each stroke went deeper, hit a place inside me that made me see white.
“Oh, God,” I moaned, my head thrashing on the pillow.
“Feel good?” he rasped, his pace increasing.
“Yes… yes…”
He drove into me harder, faster, the bed frame beginning a soft, rhythmic knock against the wall. The sound was obscenely loud in the room, mingling with our ragged breaths, the wet slap of skin on skin. Every thrust sparked a new wave of pleasure, building on the last, coiling me tighter and tighter. The fear, the virginity, the complicated history—it all burned away in the pure, physical reality of him. Of us.
He lowered his body onto his forearms, crushing me into the mattress, and the change in angle was devastating. He hit a spot deep inside that made me cry out, a broken, sobbing sound of pure ecstasy.
“Right there?” he grunted, aiming for it again, and again.
“Yes, there, please, don’t stop…”
My climax hit me without warning, a tsunami that shattered my world. It rolled up from my toes, a convulsive, electric wave that clenched every muscle in my body, clenched around him, milking him as I screamed his name into the crook of his neck, the sound muffled by his skin.
The feel of me pulsing around him tore his control apart. With a guttural shout, he drove into me one last, deep time, and I felt the hot rush of his release inside me, the throbbing of his own climax. He collapsed on top of me, his weight a warm, welcome anchor as we both spiraled back down, gasping, sweat-slicked, and utterly spent.
For a long time, there was only the sound of our breathing gradually slowing, the distant bass of the party still thumping below. His face was buried in my hair. My legs were still wrapped around him, holding him inside me, not ready to let go of the connection.
Eventually, he shifted, sliding out of me with a soft, wet sound that made me blush. He rolled to his side, pulling me against him, my back to his chest. His arm came around my waist, his hand splayed possessively on my stomach.
“Emma…” he started again, his voice raw.
Then doorknob rattled.
Then Hannah’s voice, bright and slightly slurred, called from the other side. “Luca? You in there? Emma’s missing, have you seen— The door’s locked?”
Emma’s POVFour years later."Christian! Put Uncle Leo’s watch down right now, or I’m telling Daddy!" five-year-old Aurelia called out across the sun-drenched Malibu lawn, her little hands planted firmly on her hips."I didn't steal it! It's a shiny treasure!" three-year-old Christian protested, his dark green eyes—an exact copy of Luca's—glowing with mischievous glee as he sprinted past the infinity pool in his tiny swim trunks.Right behind him, his twin sister, Sophia, came barreling down the grass with a handful of melting chocolate ice cream, leaving a trail of sticky fingerprints all over Uncle Leo’s linen pants as she tackled his leg."Oh, come on!" Leo groaned, dropping to his knees on the grass as both twins climbed onto his back like little monkeys. "I am a high-powered executive intern, not a jungle gym!""You're a terrible jungle gym, Uncle Leo!" Sophia giggled, wiping her chocolate-covered mouth right onto his shoulder."She definitely inherits her threat assessment from y
Emma’s POV"Mia, you need to get up to the rooftop garden right now! We have a massive crisis!"I practically slammed open the doors of the executive suite, holding my phone to my ear with a look of sheer, manufactured panic.Mia dropped her tablet onto the glass desk, her eyes widening in terror. "A crisis?! What crisis? Did the paperback pre-order link crash again? Is Daniel Vance filing another appeal?!""Worse!" I gasped, grabbing her by the arm and dragging her toward the private elevator. "A high-profile entertainment reporter managed to sneak past security onto the glass balcony. She's threatening to broadcast a live leak if we don't give her an exclusive!""Oh, hell no!" Mia growled, her brown eyes flashing with instant fury as she marched into the elevator beside me. "Not on my watch! I'll personally throw her off Fifth Avenue!"I pressed the top-floor button, my heart pounding against my ribs—not from fear, but from the absolute thrill of what was waiting above us.When the
Emma’s POVThe morning sun filtered through the sheer curtains of our Manhattan penthouse, painting the bedroom in warm shades of gold. I stretched against the silk sheets, a slow smile spreading across my face as Luca’s arm tightened around my waist, pulling me back against his chest."Morning, Mrs. Carter," he murmured into my neck, his voice raspy with sleep. "You look thoroughly satisfied.""That's because my husband knows how to celebrate a number-one bestseller," I teased, turning in his arms to kiss his jawline."Always," Luca chuckled, his deep green eyes locking onto mine. "Now get up, heartbeat. We have a flight back to Malibu. Your birthday is in two days, and if I don't get you home, your brother and sister might actually tear the house down trying to set up the party."---Forty-eight hours later, our Malibu estate was filled with the scent of fresh flowers, loud laughter, and the chaotic energy of our entire family."If anyone drops my niece, heads will roll!" my sister
Emma’s POVThe sun hadn't even fully cleared the Malibu horizon when my phone started vibrating so hard against the marble nightstand it nearly shook itself onto the floor.I groaned, burying my face deeper into Luca’s bare chest. His strong arms instantly tightened around my waist, pulling me flush against his warm body while his lips pressed a lazy, sleepy kiss into my hair."Ignore it, heartbeat," Luca rumbled, his voice thick with sleep, his hand tracing the curve of my hip beneath the silk sheets. "It's barely six in the morning.""It's not stopping, Luca," I mumbled, reaching out blindly until my fingers caught the phone.The screen was a blinding wall of notifications. Over forty missed calls. Two hundred text messages. And right in the middle of it all, a frantic group FaceTime call from Mia and Hannah was ringing for the third consecutive time.I hit accept and held the phone up above us."EMMA! LUCA! WAKE UP!" Mia’s screaming voice blasted through the speaker before her vide
Emma’s POVThe University Gala was supposed to be the coronation of my new life. Throughout the evening, Tyler was the perfect consort. He stood by my side in the grand ballroom, his hand a constant, comforting weight on the small of my back. He introduced me to professors and alumni as "the brilli
Emma's POV The silence of the boathouse was deafening.I sat on the edge of the wooden table, my skin still tingling and sensitive from the friction of his touch. My clothes felt wrong against my body—heavy, rough, and a permanent reminder of the lines I had just crossed. I felt like a stranger to
Emma’s POVThe screen of my phone was a glowing portal to a world I wasn't supposed to inhabit. My thumbs hovered over the glass, the blue light reflecting in my eyes as I reread Luca’s proposition. A private spa. A happy ending. A reprieve from the suffocating guilt that had become my constant sha
Emma’s POVThe air in the Carter foyer was thick enough to choke on. Standing there, pinned between Mrs. Carter’s fragile hope and Luca’s cold, razor-sharp gaze, I felt like I was walking a tightrope over a pit of glass."Emma, dear, maybe it’s best if you head home for tonight," Mrs. Carter said,












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