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?
View MoreEmma’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 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,
Hannah’s POVThe world didn't end with a bang. It ended with the sound of sneakers on gravel and a voice that I had once found more comforting than a lullaby telling me that I was a "sister."Sister.The word felt like a physical weight, a jagged stone lodged in my throat. As I ran back from the ed






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